Using The Remote Supervisor Adapter; Using The Serveraid Configuration Programs - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Installation Manual

Using the Remote Supervisor Adapter

The Remote Supervisor Adapter is one of the products in the Advanced System
Management (ASM) family. It provides around-the-clock remote access and system
management of your server and supports the following:
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For information about cabling, configuring, and using the Remote Supervisor Adapter
to manage the server remotely, see the User's Guide and the Remote Supervisor
Adapter User's Guide on the IBM Documentation CD.

Using the ServeRAID configuration programs

Note: If your server model came with an operating system installed, such as
A ServeRAID adapter enables you to use multiple physical SCSI hard-disk drives as
logical drives, operating as a disk array. To enable you to configure the ServeRAID
controller, the adapter comes with a CD containing the ServeRAID Manager program
and the ServeRAID Mini-Configuration program. For details about using these
programs, see the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID adapter.
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Remote management regardless of the status of the server
Remote control of hardware and operating systems
Web-based management with standard Web browsers (no other software is
required)
Text-based user interface terminal access
Continuous health monitoring and control
Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis
Configurable automatic notification and alerts
Remote access through Ethernet, point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection, serial
port, and ASM interconnect peer-to-peer network
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
support
Remote power control
Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings
Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 blue screen capture
Independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the server even
when the server power is off
E-mail alerts
Event logs that are time-stamped, saved by a battery power unit, and can be
attached to e-mail alerts
Redirection of the server graphical or text console
Access to vital product data (VPD)
Alphanumeric or numeric pager alerts
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, see the software documentation
provided with your server for configuration information.
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