Asm Interconnect Network Configuration Examples - IBM 450 xSeries User Manual

ASM interconnect network configuration examples

The illustrations in this section show sample ASM interconnect network
configurations.
The following illustration shows an Ethernet cable connecting the remote
administrator system to the Remote Supervisor Adapter that is installed in an
xSeries 450. Server 1 uses the LAN connection to forward system-management
data generated by the other xSeries 450s in the ASM interconnect network bus to
the remote system-management administrator.
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Ethernet
xSeries 450
Server 1
Note: The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the
back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server.
Remote system
management administrator system
xSeries 450
Server 3
xSeries 450
Server 2
RS-485
terminator plug
RS-485
terminator plug
ASM
Interconnect
modules