Setup Requirements - IBM eserver xSeries 440 User Manual

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Setup requirements

Before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you must download to a diskette,
the DOS Remote Supervisor Utility program from the World Wide Web at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
Do the following before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
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Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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Remote power control
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Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 blue-screen capture
Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings
Optional, independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the
server, even if the server is powered off
Install the operating system on the server, using ServerGuide and the
documentation that comes with the operating system.
You must install the agent component of UM Server Extensions to use the
following 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.
To configure the remote alert recipients for Director over LAN or Director over
modem, the remote alert recipient must be an IBM Director-enabled server with
UM Server Extensions.
If you want to use a Web browser to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter
remotely, the supported Web browsers and browser requirements are:
— Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1), or later
— Netscape Navigator 4.72, or later (version 6.0 is not currently supported)
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— Java enabled Web browser (See your browser documentation or online Help
for instructions about enabling its Java support.)
— Support for JavaScript 1.2, or later (See your browser documentation or
online Help for instructions about enabling its JavaScript support.)
— Support of HTTP version 1.0, or later
— Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 256 colors
Note: The ASM Web interface and the ASM text-based interface do not support
the double-byte character set (DBCS) languages.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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