HP Xw460c Managing the HP BladeSystem c-Class systems, 2nd edition - Page 12

Onboard Administrator graphical user interface The GUI provides remote administration capabilities from a desktop web-browser. The GUI allows administrators to simplify tasks such as managing users and network settings, Virtual Power control, boot order control, and enclosure DVD attachment to one or more blades. The GUI can also simplify administrative tasks when identical operations are performed on multiple server blades. The GUI contains graphical views for server-to-interconnect port mapping, zone cooling measurements, and power use history. The GUI displays a graphical view of one or multiple enclosures which shows the status for each device (Figure 11). At a glance, the administrator can tell if any devices in the enclosure need attention. By logging in to a single enclosure, an administrator gains access to all enclosures and blades on the link. Figure 11. Onboard Administrator GUI - Device Bay Summary Onboard Administrator command line interface The Onboard Administrator's CLI (Figure 12) allows administrators to use serial, telnet, or SSH connections to control the operation of the enclosure and its devices, including the use of scripts for automation. CLI commands include commands to connect to the ILO 2 on each server blade and to supported interconnect module management processors such as Virtual Connect. The Onboard 12