NEC Express5800/120Mc2 series, User Manual

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B-12 Management Workstation Application
Using MWA
Opening a Server Window
To remotely access a managed server from the management PC using MWA,
you must open a server management window for the server. You can then issue
commands to the server and make various settings though this window.
There are two ways to open a server window:
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Using a command — Select Open from the File menu. The Select a
Server dialog box displays. Select the server you want to remotely
access.
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Automatic connection — If a server is set for automatic connection,
MWA opens a server window and connects to the server when a
notification is received from the server. Refer to
Connection and
Disconnection in the next section.
Connecting and Disconnecting the Server
MWA is a pre-boot management application. MWA can be connected to a
server only from the time the server is powered on or reset until the operating
system is booted in the server. Once a server is connected, the remote control
function displays the server screen in the server window at the management PC.
Most MWA functions can be executed only when a server is connected.
Connect to a server as follows:
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Connect command — Select Connect from the Pop-up menu in the
server window.
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Setting automatic connection — Select Properties from the Pop-up
menu in the server window. The Server Properties dialog box displays.
Check [Activate] for RESET or POST Error alert on the Alert page.
After this setting is made, MWA will automatically connect to the server
each time a specified alert is reported from the server.
Disconnect a server from the management PC using one of the following
commands:
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Disconnect command — Select Disconnect from the Pop-up menu in
the server window.
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Close command — Close from the File menu closes the active server
window and closes the connection to the server.
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Exit command — Exit from the File menu terminates MWA and closes
the connections to all servers.
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Server reset or reboot — When a server is reset, its connection to
MWA is closed. If automatic connection is set for the server, the server
is connected again.