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Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
This
section
describes
features,
setup
requirements,
and
how
to
cable
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
for
use
on
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
network
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
from
a
remote
location.
Note:
The
information
in
this
section
is
intended
for
use
with
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
not
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA.
For
information
on
setting
up
and
configuring
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA,
go
to
“Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA”
on
page
40.
For
more
detailed
information,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
features
Standard
features
of
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
are
as
follows:
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Advanced
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
v
Configurable
notification
and
alerts
v
Event
logs
that
are
time-stamped,
saved
in
nonvolatile
memory,
and
can
be
attached
to
e-mail
alerts
v
Remote
graphics
console
redirection
v
LAN,
serial,
and
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
interconnect
remote
access
v
Point-to-point
protocol
(PPP)
support
v
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
v
Domain
Name
System
(DNS)
and
Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol
(DHCP)
support
v
Remote
power
control
v
Microsoft
Windows
2000,
WIndows
NT,
and
Windows
Server
2003
blue-screen
capture
v
Remote
firmware
update
and
access
to
critical
server
settings
v
Optional,
independent
power,
which
enables
around-the-clock
access
to
the
server,
even
if
the
server
is
powered
off
Setup
requirements
Before
you
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
you
must
download
to
a
diskette,
the
DOS
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
program
from
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Complete
the
following
before
you
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter:
v
Install
the
operating
system
on
the
server,
using
ServerGuide
and
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
operating
system.
v
Install
the
agent
component
of
UM
Server
Extensions
to
use
the
following
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
Web
interface
features:
–
Shutdown
O/S
and
then
Power
Off
Server
–
Shutdown
O/S
and
then
Restart
Server
UM
Server
Extensions
is
on
the
system-management
software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
For
information
about
installing
the
agent
component,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
system-management
CD.
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xSeries
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Type
8870:
User’s
Guide