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You
can
dedicate
the
integrated
management
port
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
to
system
management
or
share
it
with
the
operating
system.
If
the
management
port
is
dedicated
to
system
management,
it
serves
only
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
and
is
always
available
for
dial-in
or
dial-out
alerting
purposes.
You
cannot
view
the
port
using
the
operating
system
or
any
application.
Note:
To
use
this
management
port,
you
must
first
install
the
ASM
device
drivers
as
described
in
“Installing
Advanced
System
Management
device
drivers”
on
page
61.
If
the
management
port
is
shared
with
the
operating
system,
it
is
dedicated
to
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
only
while
the
server
is
turned
off
or
during
POST.
The
port
is
returned
to
the
operating
system
after
POST
completes.
You
can
view
the
port
using
the
operating
system
or
any
application.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
takes
over
the
port
from
the
operating
system
only
when
information
about
a
critical
event
is
received.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
dials
out
and
transmits
an
alert
and
keeps
the
port
dedicated
until
the
server
is
restarted.
The
port
is
no
longer
available
to
the
operating
system
or
applications.
Parity
The
default
is
None.
Stop
Bits
The
default
is
1.
Note:
The
data
bits
value
is
preset
to
8
and
cannot
be
changed.
For
detailed
information
about
the
management
port
and
modem
settings,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
5.
If
you
made
changes
to
the
management
port
settings,
press
F6
to
apply
the
change.
6.
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
Configuration
Settings
window.
If
you
need
to
set
up
point-to-point
protocol,
go
to
“Setting
up
point-to-point
protocol.”
7.
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
Utility
program
main
window.
8.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Exit
Utility
from
the
menu,
or
press
Esc
to
close
the
Utility
program.
9.
Remove
the
diskette
from
the
diskette
drive.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
restarts
automatically.
10.
Continue
with
“Setting
up
point-to-point
protocol.”
Setting
up
point-to-point
protocol:
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
management
port
supports
point-to-point
protocol
(PPP).
PPP
enables
TCP/IP
communication
over
the
management
port,
which
enables
Web-based
management
and
Telnet
sessions
over
a
modem.
To
set
up
PPP,
complete
the
following
steps.
If
you
completed
the
procedure
for
configuring
the
management
port
and
the
Configuration
Settings
window
is
open,
go
to
step
3
on
page
59.
1.
With
the
server
turned
off,
insert
the
downloaded
utility
program
into
the
diskette
drive;
then,
turn
on
the
server.
The
utility
starts
automatically,
displaying
the
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
window.
2.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Configuration
Settings;
then,
press
Enter.
The
Configuration
Settings
window
opens.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
PPP
Settings;
then,
press
Enter.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
59