Organizations usually don’t have a technician physically located at the server when it needs attention. Servers are frequently placed in remote or distributed locations and, in the case of service providers, at many different companies. The ability to centrally monitor, diagnose, and repair (or preventively avoid) server problems is a significant advantage. It is also a major benefit to be able to provide technical service from any location—any point in the world—across the Internet.
Novell Remote Manager provides IT staff and service providers the ability to monitor and control a complete selection of server controls and functions through a standard Web browser.
The management power and flexibility now available simplifies network administration and allows fewer staff to effectively manage more resources. Novell Remote Manager lets you do the following:
Securely access and manage a Linux server from any location. With proper login credentials and Internet access, administrators can control servers from any location.
Group servers for collective management, allowing you to manage multiple servers through the same interface and application.
Quickly locate and assess problems. An intuitive graphical user interface provides a control dashboard with indicators for server health and status.
Manage servers comprehensively. Novell Remote Manager provides control for viewing or managing Linux servers, directories, processes, and hardware.
While using Novell Remote Manager, you can perform the following major tasks:
Monitor and manage your server’s health
Monitor the health status of one or more servers
Build a group of servers and items to be monitored together
Access server and configuration logs
Configure your server
View information about all hardware adapters, hardware resources, and processor data
Upload and replace files
Monitor memory resources
Access files
Shut down or reset a server
Troubleshoot server problems
Find high memory users
Monitor server processes