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Chapter 1
Introduction
The Intelligent Environmental Sensor Module (IES) is an ISA-style board that monitors Cubix subsystem environmental parameters such as bus slot voltages, fuses, temperature, and fan rotation.
The IES module is intended for installation in the following Cubix subsystems:
* ERS II - The ERS II subsystem contains a sixteen slot ISA style backplane that can be divided into eight separate bus groups. By installing a single board computer in each group, the maximum density of eight complete PCs within a single ERS II is obtained.
* ERS - An older version of the ERS II.
* ERS/FT - The ERS/FT is a fault tolerant version of the ERS that supports both ISA and EISA backplane configurations.
* BOS - A desktop enclosure containing a six slot ISA style backplane that can be divided into five separate bus groups.
! The ERS/FT II contains an imbedded IES. The SafeStor/FT may optionally contain a special IES designed specifically for the SafeStor/FT. Therefore, neither the ERS/FT II nor the SafeStor/FT requires the IES module documented in this manual.
The ERS II, ERS, ERS/FT, and BOS are enclosures designed to house multiple managed PCs. These PCs are Cubix BC Series single board computers. A wide range of processor options are available, including 80386, 80486, and Pentium BC products. In addition to managing the Cubix subsystem environment, the IES also monitors BC processor activity and resets any processor that becomes inactive.
The IES is a critical component of the Cubix management scheme which is outlined in the following Management section.
Cubix provides a multi-tiered management scheme for the Cubix family of products. The tiers of the management scheme are:
. IES-Only - refer to Figure 1-2
' Monitors the Cubix subsystem environment
' Resets inactive BC processors
' Illuminates diagnostic LEDs and sounds a speaker in the event of a fault
. IES Supervisory System - refer to Figure 1-3
' Connects up to thirty-one Cubix enclosures on an out-of-band Cubix data highway
' Includes BCVision, a DOS-based user interface application
' Allows the user to monitor and control all of the enclosures on the data highway
' Allows BC processors to be reset, taken offline, and placed online automatically or on demand
' Provides disk utilization information for SafeStor/FT enclosures on the data highway
' Notifies the user of any active faults
' Provides SNMP instrumentation
. Cubix Management System (CMS) - refer to Figure 1-4
' Provides all of the IES Supervisory System functions in a Windows environment
' Manages all Cubix devices installed on a NetWare network (no limit to the number of devices)
' Performs SNMP communications with Cubix devices via a NetWare LAN
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by Cubix Corp., Carson City, NV, USA.
