IBM eserver xSeries 360 8686 User Reference Manual page 106

Attention: Do not connect the ASM interconnect port to the RXE management port
(shown at "Input/output ports" on page 87).
To enable remote server management through a network, use the Remote Supervisor
Adapter Ethernet port. To enable remote server management using a modem, use
the Remote Supervisor Adapter serial port. To connect the server with another
server, use the ASM interconnect port.
See the Remote Supervisor Adapter documentation on the xSeries 360
Documentation CD for more information.
The following illustration shows the communication ports and other major components
on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
Ethernet port
Serial port
Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect port
Power and error LEDs
External power-supply connector
Lithium battery
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Ethernet link
LED (green)
Ethernet activity
LED (green)
ASM Interconnect port
P - P
(RJ-14)
Error LED
(amber)
External power
supply connector
Connect a CAT 3 or CAT 5 Ethernet cable to this port to enable a LAN
connection or TELNET session. The Ethernet port LEDs on the Remote
Supervisor AdapterRemote Supervisor Adapter indicate whether the link is
good and whether activity is taking place on the network.
Connect a serial cable to this port to enable system management through a
modem, or connect a null modem cable to enable system management
through a workstation or laptop computer.
Attach an ASM Interconnect module (which comes with the server) to this
port to connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter to the other devices on the
ASM Interconnect network.
The green power LED indicates the status of the power connection. The
amber Error LED indicates an error on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
Connect the optional power-supply adapter to this connector. This
connection provides power to the Remote Supervisor Adapter, independent
of the server power supply.
This battery provides backup of the Remote Supervisor Adapter real-time
clock, event log, and configuration settings.
Lithium
battery
Ethernet port
(RJ-45)
Serial port
(COM)
Power LED
(green)
System board
connector
(J5)