Cabling The Serial (Com) Port; Configuring The Adapter; Enabling Remote Access To The Adapter; Configuring The Ethernet Settings For Web-Based Remote Access - IBM 450 xSeries User Manual

Cabling the serial (COM) port: To cable the serial (COM) port, connect a modem
or null modem cable to the serial connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
Continue with "Configuring the adapter".

Configuring the adapter

This section describes how to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor
Adapter and install ASM device drivers. These procedures assume that you have a
keyboard and pointing device attached to the server.
Enabling remote access to the adapter: The Remote Supervisor Adapter must
be configured to enable remote access through the Ethernet connector or the serial
connector. Perform the configuration procedure for the interface method you want to
use.
Note: For detailed information about using the ASM Web interface and the
text-based interface, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User's Guide on
the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.
Table 2. Configuration tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter
User interface to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
ASM Web interface using
the HTTP protocol
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
Text-based user interface
using a modem or a null
modem
ASM Web interface using
point-to-point protocol
(PPP)
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
over PPP
Configuring the Ethernet settings for Web-based remote access: If you have
an accessible, active, and configured Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server on the network, the host name, IP address, gateway address, subnet mask,
and DNS server IP address are set automatically. The default value should have no
effect on whether you have to do any other configuration. If you need to configure
the serial port, go to "Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access" on
page 21; otherwise, go to "Configuring the remote control password" on page 24.
If you do not have a DHCP server on the network, complete the following steps to
configure the Ethernet settings.
1. With the server turned off, insert the CD containing the EFI Remote Supervisor
Utility program into the drive; then, turn on the server.
2. The utility starts automatically, displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility
window.
3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select Configuration
Settings; then, press Enter. The Configuration Settings window opens.
4. Use the arrow keys to select Ethernet Settings; then, press Enter.
Connection to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
LAN using the Ethernet port
Serial (COM) port
For the configuration
procedure, see
"Configuring the Ethernet
settings for Web-based remote
access"
"Configuring the serial port for
text-based remote access" on
page 21 and "Setting up
point-to-point protocol" on
page 23
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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