IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Network Card User Manual


 
field can contain up to 63 characters. To minimize confusion, set the ASM
Name field to the nonqualified portion of the IP host name. The nonqualified
IP host name consists of up to the first period of a fully qualified IP host
name. For example, for the fully qualified IP host name
asmcard1.us.company.com, the nonqualified IP host name is asmcard1. For
information about your host name, see “Configuring an Ethernet connection
to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II” on page 39.
4.
In the ID number field, assign the Remote Supervisor Adapter II a unique
identification number.
5. In the Contact field, type the contact information. For example, you can specify
the name and phone number of the person to contact if there is a problem with
this server. You can type a maximum of 47 characters in this field.
6. In the Location field, type the location of the server. Include in this field
sufficient detail to quickly locate the server for maintenance or other purposes.
You can type a maximum of 47 characters in this field.
7. In the HOST O/S menu, click the type of operating system that is running on the
server.
Important: For the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to function correctly, the
specified operating system must match the operating system of the server in
which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed.
v Select Linux before installing Remote Supervisor Adapter II software for
Linux operating systems.
v Select Other before installing Remote Supervisor Adapter II software for
Microsoft Windows and Novell Netware operating systems.
8.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
Setting server timeouts
To set your server timeout values, complete the following steps:
1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set the server
timeouts. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web
interface,” on page 5.
2. In the navigation pane, click System Settings and scroll down to the Server
Timeouts area.
A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed.
You can set the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to respond automatically to the
following events:
v Halted power-on self-test
v Halted operating system
v Failure to load operating system
v Power-off delay to shut down operating system
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