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Gateway IP Address: The IP address of the router for this server.
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Subnet Mask: The IP address for the server's subnet. The server uses this to decide if the
alert destination is on the same subnet.
7. Click Save to save the changes.
8. Click Close to return to the PEM window.
How to Set Up Remote Modem or Serial Access
To set up the server so you can access it through a modem or a serial connection, you can use either
the Server Configuration Wizard or the System Setup Utility.
To use the Server Configuration Wizard to configure remote modem or serial access:
1. Use the System Resource CD to boot the server to the Server Configuration Wizard.
2. Click on the "Continue>>" button.
3. Select the "Server Configuration Wizard" option and click on the "Continue" button.
4. Select the "Run Wizard" option and click on the "Continue" button.
5. Select the "Configure this server for remote Server Management over a Serial/Modem
connection" option and click on the "Continue" button.
6. Review the system date and time for accuracy and click on the "Continue" button.
7. Enter the appropriate Serial/Modem parameters and click on the "Continue" button.
8. Click the "Serial/Modem Password" button (optional) to require that a password be entered before
a user can perform server management functions on this server from a serial or modem
connection.
9. Select the "Access Mode" to set the points at which serial/modem connectivity can be activated:
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Preboot Only: The EMP is available only when the server is powered down or is running
POST during startup. Once the operating system is loaded, a connection cannot be made.
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Always Active: The EMP is available at any time.
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Disabled: A connection cannot be made to the server using serial/modem access.
10. Select the "Restricted Mode" to set the restrict power control operations:
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Enable: Enable restrictions. A user cannot use Serial/Modem access to affect the power state
of the system, such as powering the server on or off.
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Disable: Disables restrictions. A user can choose to power the server on or off through a
Serial/Modem connection.
11. Select the "Connection Mode":
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Direct Connect: Use direct connect when a system is connected directly to the server
through the serial port, without using an external modem.
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Modem Connect: Use Modem Mode when the serial port is connected to an external
modem.
12. Enter a "System Phone Number" (the telephone number that is being used to connect to this
server).
13. Click on the "Continue" button.
To use the System Setup Utility to configure remote modem or serial access:
1. From the System Setup Utility "Available Tasks" window, choose Platform Event Manager
(PEM).
2. In the PEM window, click "Configure EMP" and fill in the boxes described in the following steps
(boxes that are not listed here are not required for remote access).
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