IBM 88701RX User Manual page 58

v IBM Eserver xSeries BIOS update with support for the Remote Supervisor
v Diagnostics code update
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA device drivers
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA firmware code update
v Advanced Settings Utility program
The software and firmware files that you need are contained in one system service
package for Linux installation kit. Complete the following steps to locate and
download the package file:
10. From a command-line prompt, type tar -xvfz filename.tgz, where filename
11. See the readme.txt file that is extracted into the ibmssp directory for a list of
12. To ensure correct software installation, follow the detailed installation
Completing the setup: Complete the following steps to complete the setup of the
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA:
1. If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps on
2. If you did not restart the server after installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter
3. See the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide on IBM xSeries
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xSeries 445 Type 8870: User's Guide
Adapter II-EXA
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 is installed. The file you download will be in *.tgz format.
9. Click the file link to download the system service package.
is the name of the file you downloaded. This command will create a directory
named ibmssp and extract the files to it.
the file names and their descriptions.
instructions in Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions for Linux
Users, which is in Portable Document Format (PDF) in the ibmssp directory.
Then, continue with "Completing the setup."
the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA, install and compile the management
information base (MIB) on your SNMP manager. The MIB supports SNMP traps.
The MIB is available on the IBM Support Web site. For more information, see
"Obtaining Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA software and firmware" on page
44.
II-EXA device drivers, restart the server now.
Documentation CD for detailed instructions for completing the configuration of
the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA, including the following features:
v Defining the login IDs and passwords
v Selecting the events that will receive alert notification
v Monitoring remote server status using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA
Web interface