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problem, a higher level of database logging was manually turned on overnight and accidentally left on. The system administrator clicks Remediate to change the settings back to those established in the Software Policy for the application. Figure 6: HP Server Automation Compliance Dashboard As a final step, the system administrator looks at the PMP performance graph to verify that the CPU is returning to expected levels. Example 2: Solving a cooling problem In this example, a system administrator receives a page generated by HP SIM that is used for routine monitoring in the data center and discovers that several server blades in a particular enclosure have exceeded a predefined temperature threshold. One server blade is running a performance sensitive, mission-critical Oracle RAC database. The administrator uses VCEM to rapidly assign a predefined profile, containing one of the additional database instances, to an available server blade in another enclosure. Before putting the server into production, the administrator uses the Server Automation Compliance Dashboard to quickly verify that the configuration is in compliance with current operating system, application, and security policies. Now that the performance and redundancy of the database cluster is assured, the administrator proceeds to investigate the underlying problem. BladeSystem visualization When HP SIM sends a pager alert, the administrator uses HP SIM to investigate an alert on several server blades within a particular enclosure. The administrator discovers an ambient temperature threshold is being exceeded. The BladeSystem Integrated Manager view (Figure 7) within HP SIM gives additional information about server blades within the enclosure. Not only is there a photorealistic view of the front and back of the enclosure, showing each component overlaid by health status icons, but additional information on the same page about power and cooling is provided. To display a popup window with additional information about the component, mouse-over a component within the picture. The Events tab shows the set of events that have not been cleared for the components of this enclosure. 15