Configure Alert Standard Format

Use the Configure Alert Standard Format task to configure Alert Standard Format (ASF) on managed systems that contain ASF-capable network interface cards (NICs).

After ASF is configured, IBM® Director can perform some or all of the following actions on the managed system:
  • Power on
  • Power off
  • Restart system
  • Receive PET events
The actions that IBM Director can perform depend on the level of ASF supported on the NIC in the managed system. In IBM Director Console, ASF-capable systems are represented in the Systems with ASF and the Systems with ASF Secure Remote Management groups.

Before a managed system is recognized by IBM Director Server as ASF-capable, the Inventory task must be run on the managed system. If the managed system supports ASF 1.0, IBM Director Server adds it to the Systems with ASF group. If the managed system supports ASF 2.0, IBM Director Server adds it to both the Systems with ASF group and the Systems with ASF Secure Remote Management group.

Icon Configure
Alert Standard Format icon
Supported IBM Director objects Level-2 managed systems
Supported operating systems

For detailed operating-system support information, see the IBM Director information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.

Availability Part of the standard IBM Director installation.
Required hardware or hardware limitations Managed systems that contain ASF-capable network interface cards (NICs) installed with the applicable device drivers.
Required software None
Required protocols None
Required device drivers The applicable device drivers for ASF-capable NICs.
Mass Configuration support Yes
Scheduler support No
Files associated with this task None
Events associated with this task PET

For detailed events information, see the IBM Director information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.

Related tasks
Configuring ASF
Performing power-management operations on ASF 2.0 systems
Testing secure communication with an ASF 2.0 system
Related reference
Configure Alert Standard Format window

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