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Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
This
section
describes
features,
setup
requirements,
and
how
to
cable
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
for
use
on
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
network
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
from
a
remote
location.
For
more
detailed
information,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
features
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
provides
the
following:
v
Seamless
remote
accelerated
graphics
v
Enhanced
security
features
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Advanced
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
®
(PFA)
support
v
Automated
Server
Restart
(ASR)
v
Automatic
notification
and
alerts
v
Event
logs
that
are
time
stamped,
saved
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA,
and
can
be
attached
to
e-mail
alerts
v
Server
console
redirection
v
LAN
and
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
interconnect
remote
access
v
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
trap
support
v
Domain
Name
System
(DNS)
and
Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol
(DHCP)
support
v
Remote
power
control
v
Capture
operating-system-failure
screen
v
Remote
firmware
update
and
access
to
critical
server
settings
v
Independent
power,
which
enables
around-the-clock
access
to
the
server
even
when
the
server
power
is
off
v
Virtually
attach
remote
diskette
drive,
CD-ROM
drive,
or
disk
image
to
server
Setup
requirements
The
following
items
are
required
to
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA:
v
Make
sure
you
have
an
Internet
connection.
You
will
need
an
Internet
connection
during
the
installation
process
to
download
software
and
firmware
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
For
information
about
how
to
download
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
files,
see
“Obtaining
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
software
and
firmware”
on
page
44.
v
Install
the
operating
system
on
your
server
before
you
install
the
device
drivers
for
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA.
For
information
about
installing
the
operating
system,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
your
server.
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
device
drivers.
See
Table
1
on
page
29
for
a
list
of
the
supported
operating
systems.
Note:
Not
all
versions
of
Red
Hat
Linux
or
SuSE
Linux
are
supported
for
all
server
models.
To
check
if
there
is
a
supported
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
device
driver
for
your
server
model
running
your
version
of
Linux,
go
to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
40
xSeries
445
Type
8870:
User’s
Guide