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Chapter 1. Technical description 27
1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter
The x440 includes a Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA), which is positioned
horizontally in a dedicated PCI slot beneath the PCI-X adapter area of the
system.
Figure 1-15 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors
The Remote Supervisor Adapter offers the following capabilities:
In-band and out-of-band remote server access and alerting through IBM
Director
Full Web browser support with no other software required
Enhanced security features
Graphics/text console redirection for remote control
Windows NT and 2000 blue screen capture
Dedicated 10/100 Ethernet access port
ASM interconnect bus for connection to other service processors
Serial dial in/out
E-mail, pager and SNMP alerting
Event log
Predictive Failure Analysis on memory, power, hard drives, and CPUs
Temperature and voltage monitoring with settable threshold
Light Path Diagnostics
Automatic Server Restart (ASR) for operating system and POST
Wake on LAN
Remote firmware update
LAN access
Alert forwarding
See the IBM Redbook
Implementing IBM Director Management Solutions
,
SG24-6188 for more information on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
External power
supply
Error LED
(amber)
Power LED
(green)
ASM interconnect
(RS-485) port
10/100
Ethernet port
Management
COM port
Rear of x440