Smart Server Manager v1.2 – Best Practices
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Firmware update supported systems
ASSM FW Update Manager v1.0
Server model
BIOS Update
IPMI FW Update
BIOS Setting
Deployment
AT110 F2
*N
*N
*N
AT310 F2
Y
Y
Y
AR320 F2
Y
Y
Y
AT150 F2
In Planning
In Planning
In Planning
AR160 F2
In Planning
In Planning
In Planning
AR180 F2
In Planning
In Planning
In Planning
AT350 F2
Y
Y
Y
AR360 F2
Y
Y
Y
AR380 F2
Y
Y
Y
AT115 F1
N
N
N
AT310 F1
N
N
N
AR320 F1
N
N
N
AT150 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR160 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR180 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR350 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR360 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR380 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR385 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AR585 F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AW170h/ht F1
N
N
N
AW175h F1
In Planning
In Planning
N
AB2x280 F1
N
N
N
AB460 F1
N
N
N
Additional power capping enablement and use
Acer Smart Server Manager v1.2 extensions also include the optional power management extension for
data centers and enterprise users seeking to reap cost savings possible from power capping. Power
capping allows users to fix a maximum power usage for a given group of servers to ensure they throttle
themselves so as not to exceed the set power limit. This can be useful for virtualized environments or for
server farms that are running 24/7 but only require basic functionality – i.e. web servers, file and print,
storage and/or email servers. In such a case the admin can save the company money by preventing the
rare power spike to waste energy resources fulfilling unnecessary tasks.
To enable this feature in SSM v1.2 the admin will need to purchase additional licenses via the online
website reached via the add extension tab. <insert image>.
Once purchased and installed the admin can begin to set up the power management extension. First
ensure that the necessary accounts are granted access and use IPMI 2.0 for control.