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Before you begin, review the following:
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Note: For more information about the IBM Remote Supervisor adapter, see the
Connecting the ASM bus
The servers in the ASM bus are referred to by their assigned addresses and not their
position in the rack.
After you install the server in the rack, complete the following steps to connect the
ASM bus:
1. Turn off the servers.
2. Locate the RS-485 connectors on the rear of the servers and several unshielded
3. Starting at the topmost server to be included in the ASM bus, plug one end of the
4. Continue connecting the servers together in this manner until you reach the next-
5. Connect a cable from the RS-485 (B) connector of the next-to-last server to the
6. Turn on the servers. See "Turning on the server" on page 21.
Connecting the servers with a C2T chain
To share the same monitor, keyboard, and pointing device with several servers, you
must connect the servers together with Cable Chain Technology (C2T) chaining
cables through the C2T (In) and C2T (Out) connectors.
Before you begin, review the following:
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The ASM bus is designed to connect up to twelve units or servers. When using
the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter, you can connect a total of eleven units or
servers.
You can hot-swap the cables in the ASM bus.
Use standard unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors.
documentation that comes with the adapter.
twisted pair (UTP) cables with RJ-45 connectors.
cable into the RS-485 (B) connector and the other end of the cable into the RS-
485 (A) connector of the next server.
to-last server in the ASM bus.
RS-485 (B) connector of the last server. Refer to the following illustration to see
how to connect the ASM bus.
Ethernet cable
with RJ-45 connectors
RS-485(B)
RS-485(B)
RS-485(B)
You can connect a maximum of 42 servers with the C2T chaining cables.
RS-485(A)
RS-485(A)
RS-485(A)
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