Installing and Using Utilities 6-21NEC ESMPROThe NEC ESMPRO lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network. NECESMPRO monitors server hardware and software configurations, failures, and performance. Withlog data collected by NEC ESMPRO, a system administrator can track long-term and short-termperformance, monitor server usage, and check server failure rates. The administrator can use theinformation collected to create more efficient data routing procedures and optimize server usage.Functions and FeaturesThe NEC ESMPRO offers many functions and features for managing remote servers across anetwork. These features help the system administrator perform daily system operation, systemextension, and transfer tasks. Some features of NEC ESMPRO Manager include: Hardware and software server configuration– Hardware resources mounted in servers, such as the CPU, memory, disks, RAIDSystem, and LAN boards.– Software resources, such as operating system information and drivers running on eachserver. Server failures– On-screen real-time displays provide the system administrator with the failure type,location, cause, and suggested corrective action.– Failure data includes hardware failure information such as system board temperature,memory failure, crashes, and software failure information. Performance– NEC ESMPRO monitors server performance and displays server usage on the screenand displays information, such as the rate of CPU load, memory usage, disk usage, andLAN traffic. Usage threshold values can help the system administrator monitor andprevent server overloads.
