Setting Up The Remote Supervisor Adapter - IBM 88701RX User Manual

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
v Remote graphics console redirection
v LAN, serial, and Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect remote
v Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support
v Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
v Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
v Remote power control
v Microsoft Windows 2000, WIndows NT, and Windows Server 2003 blue-screen
v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings
v Optional, independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the
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
v Install the agent component of UM Server Extensions to use the following
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server, even if the server is powered off
documentation that comes with the operating system.
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.