Using The Remote Supervisor Adapter; Configuring Scalable Partitions - IBM xSeries 455 Installation Manual

2. You must configure your SCSI controller with RAID capabilities before you install
3. If you install a different type of RAID controller in your server, follow the
Complete the following steps to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. From the EFI Firmware Boot Manager, select Driver setup.
3. From the device driver menu, select the LSI Logic Ultra320 SCSI device driver.

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 has the following features:
v Remote management regardless of the status of the server
v Remote control of hardware and operating systems
v Web-based management with standard Web browsers (no other software is
v Text-based user interface terminal access
The Remote Supervisor Adapter provides the following specific features:
v Continuous health monitoring and control
v Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis
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 Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64-bit) blue-screen capture
v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings
v Optional, independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the
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 xSeries Documentation CD.

Configuring scalable partitions

This section provides information and instructions for creating and deleting scalable
partitions through the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
your operating system to use RAID level 1.
configuration instructions in the documentation that comes with the controller to
view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.
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attached to e-mail alerts
access
support
server, even if the server is powered off
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