Monitoring the Enclosure
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Monitoring the Enclosure |
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On certain platforms, like Dell PowerEdge computers and IBM xSeries computers running Windows or Linux, BPM Express for Hardware can detect if the enclosure of the machine is open. This intrusion that is detected could mean that somebody has gained physical access to the machine, as well as its internal components, especially the physical disks with all the data. It is therefore quite helpful to monitor the enclosure status of servers. Depending on the platform, for each enclosure discovered, the Status, Power Consumption and Intrusion Status parameters are displayed.
Monitoring the enclosure Basically, the enclosure instance represents the computer's main chassis of the element. ●The Locator parameter to physically locate a component. ●The Status parameter, if collected, represents the overall status of all the classes of monitored element. ●The Intrusion Status parameter, when available, raises an alert when the enclosure is opened. ●The Power Consumption parameter when available, displays the power consumed by the element in Watts.. Related Topics |
