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want to install the most recent device drivers, the MIB is provided in the \MIB
directory on the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter Support CD that comes with the
Remote Supervisor Adapter.
v If you want to use the operating system shutdown feature of the Advanced
System Management (ASM) Web interface server Power/Restart Control or use
the ASM Web interface Remote Control features, you must install the agent
component of the UM server Extensions. This application is provided on the
system-management software CD that comes with the xSeries 330 server. For
information about installing the agent, see the documentation that comes with
your xSeries 330 server.
v If you want to configure the remote alert recipients for Director over LAN or
Director over modem, the remote alert recipient must be an IBM Director server
with UM Server Extensions.
Installation requirements
The following items are required to install the Remote Supervisor Adapter:
v IBM xSeries 330 server
v An Advanced System Management device drivers for the Remote Supervisor
Adapter are supported on the following operating systems:
– Novell NetWare 4.2, or later
– Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server (with Service Pack 4 or later)
– Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
– Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
– SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, or later
v Documentation that comes with your server
If you want to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter remotely through a Web
browser, the supported Web browsers and browser requirements are:
v Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1), or later
v Netscape Navigator 4.72, or later (version 6.0 is not currently supported)
v Java enabled Web browser (See your browser documentation or online Help for
instructions about enabling its Java support.)
v Support for JavaScript 1.2, or later (See your browser documentation or online
Help for instructions about enabling its JavaScript support.)
v Support of HTTP Version 1.0, or later
v Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 256 colors
Note: The ASM Web interface and the ASM text-based inferface do not support the
double-byte character set (DBCS) languages.
Remote Supervisor Adapter features
The Remote Supervisor Adapter features the following:
v Continuous health monitoring and control
v Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
v Configurable notification and alerts
v Event logs that are timestamped, saved by battery backup, and can be attached
to e-mail alerts
v Remote graphics console redirection
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