HP apps allow remote server administration

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has revealed that it will be offering the remote administration and configuration of its servers, from applications on both smartphones and tablets, running the Google Android OS and Apple iOS platforms, IT Pro Portal reports.

These new applications will provide information about the condition of the servers and also permit system administrators to manage and even shut down these devices remotely.

The Register reports that the new mobile management apps will be designed to show off the capabilities of HP's just-announced Gen8 servers.

The Gen8 servers reportedly monitor 1 600 system parameters, data that will be available on the mobile app, PC World writes.

A system administrator will also be able to check the location of a server in a data centre through HP's mobile apps. That should help isolate specific server problems.

The service will be provided directly by HP or its partners for customers who opt in to receive the data. The company did not share information on when the mobile apps would be available for download.