Apple MB449LL/A User Guide - Page 24

Connecting to the Xserve, Using the Command Line

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ÂÂ Review basic Xserve information, such as ÂÂ Uptime ÂÂ Mac OS X Server version running on the Xserve ÂÂ Amount and type of memory installed in each slot ÂÂ Model and capacity of each drive module ÂÂ Shut down, start up, or restart the Xserve ÂÂ Generate an Apple System Profiler report for the Xserve ÂÂ Send email alerts in response to changes in the status of the Xserve You can run Server Monitor on the Xserve or on any computer connected to the same network. Connecting to the Xserve To add an Intel-based Xserve to the server list in Server Monitor, you use the network address, user name, and password of the lights-out management port in the Xserve. For information about changing these settings, see "Configuring the Lights-Out Management Port" on page 13. To add the local Xserve (the one on which Server Monitor is running) to the list, use the IP address 127.0.0.1 and the local administrator's user name and password. For information about using Server Monitor, see the Server Monitor onscreen help. Using the Command Line For information about using SSH to connect to a remote Xserve and using commandline tools to check the status of the Xserve, see Mac OS X Server: Command-Line Administration at www.apple.com/server/resources. 24 Chapter 3 Monitoring the Xserve

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Review basic Xserve information, such as
Â
Uptime
Â
Mac OS X Server version running on the Xserve
Â
Amount and type of memory installed in each slot
Â
Model and capacity of each drive module
Â
Shut down, start up, or restart the Xserve
Â
Generate an Apple System Profiler report for the Xserve
Â
Send email alerts in response to changes in the status of the Xserve
Â
You can run Server Monitor on the Xserve or on any computer connected to the same
network.
Connecting to the Xserve
To add an Intel-based Xserve to the server list in Server Monitor, you use the network
address, user name, and password of the lights-out management port in the Xserve.
For information about changing these settings, see “Configuring the Lights-Out
Management Port” on page 13
.
To add the local Xserve (the one on which Server Monitor is running) to the list, use
the IP address 127.0.0.1 and the local administrator’s user name and password.
For information about using Server Monitor, see the Server Monitor onscreen help.
Using the Command Line
For information about using SSH to connect to a remote Xserve and using command-
line tools to check the status of the Xserve, see
Mac OS X Server: Command-Line
Administration
at
www.apple.com/server/resource
s.
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Chapter 3
Monitoring the Xserve