monitor the appliance even if it is powered off, unresponsive, or without any operating
system.
Figure 4-1
Diagram of how IPMI works
How does IPMI work?
When an appliance is
powered off or cannot be
accessed using the
network interface
Remote Management
Port
Out of band management using IPMI
Remote Management Console
You can use the Veritas Remote Management Console for the following:
■
Manage an appliance that is turned off or unresponsive. Turn on, turn off, or
restart the appliance from a remote location.
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Provides out-of-band management and helps manage situations where local
physical access to the appliance is not possible or preferred, like branch offices
and remote data centers.
■
Access the Velocity shell menu remotely when the appliance is not accessible
using regular network interfaces.
■
Reimage the appliance using ISO redirection.
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Monitor appliance hardware health from a remote location.
■
Avoid messy cabling and hardware like keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KVM)
solutions.
Supported browsers
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Microsoft Edge
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Mozilla Firefox 46.x and newer
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Google Chrome 50.x and newer
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Apple Safari 9.x and newer
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Veritas Remote Management (IPMI) configuration
About the Veritas Remote Management Console on the Velocity physical appliance
