IBM 8870 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
For
Microsoft
Windows
2000
or
Windows
Server
2003:
If
the
server
in
which
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
is
installed
is
running
the
Microsoft
Windows
2000
or
Windows
Server
2003
operating
system,
you
will
need
to
download
one
file,
which
contains
the
following
software
and
firmware:
v
Software
and
firmware
installation
instructions
v
Video
adapter
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
update
v
IBM
Eserver
xSeries
BIOS
update
with
support
for
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
v
Diagnostics
code
update
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
device
drivers
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
firmware
code
update
v
Integrated
system
management
processor
(ISMP)
update
v
Video
device
driver
v
Advanced
Settings
Utility
program
The
software
and
firmware
files
that
you
need
are
contained
in
one
system
service
package
for
Windows
installation
kit.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
locate
and
download
the
package
file.
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2.
In
the
left
navigation
pane,
click
Search
PC
support.
3.
In
the
“Search
PC
support”
window,
under
Additional
search
options,
in
the
Restrict
to
this
document
type
field,
select
Downloads
and
drivers.
4.
In
the
Restrict
to
this
brand
field,
select
Servers.
5.
Wait
for
the
page
to
automatically
refresh;
then,
in
the
Restrict
to
this
family
field,
select
your
server
model.
6.
Wait
for
the
page
to
automatically
refresh;
then,
in
the
Enter
search
terms
field,
type
system
service
package.
(Do
not
use
the
Search
field.)
7.
Click
Search.
8.
Select
the
system
service
package
that
corresponds
to
the
server
model
and
the
operating
system
that
is
running
on
the
server
in
which
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
is
installed.
The
file
you
download
will
be
in
*.exe
format.
9.
Click
the
file
link
to
download
the
system
service
package
to
d:/ibmssp,
where
d
is
the
hard
disk
drive
letter.
(Create
the
directory
if
necessary.)
10.
Browse
the
d:/ibmssp
directory
and
double
click
the
*.exe
file
to
extract
the
packaged
files.
Extract
the
files
into
the
d:/ibmssp
directory.
11.
See
the
readme.txt
file
that
is
extracted
into
the
d:/ibmssp
directory
for
a
list
of
the
file
names
and
their
descriptions.
12.
To
ensure
correct
software
installation,
follow
the
detailed
installation
instructions
in
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
Installation
Instructions
for
Windows
Users,
which
is
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
in
the
d:/ibmssp
directory.
Then,
continue
with
“Completing
the
setup”
on
page
46.
For
SuSE
Linux
and
Red
Hat
Linux:
If
the
server
in
which
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
is
installed
is
running
the
Red
Hat
Linux
or
SuSE
Linux
operating
system,
you
will
need
to
download
one
file,
which
contains
the
following
software
and
firmware:
v
Software
and
firmware
installation
instructions
v
Video
adapter
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
update
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
45