Table Of Contents - IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Manual

Contents
Safety . . .
Chapter 1. Introduction .
Installation prerequisites .
Installation requirements .
Remote Supervisor Adapter II features .
The IBM Documentation CD .
Hardware and software requirements .
Using the IBM Documentation Browser .
Related publications .
Notices and statements used in this book .
Unpacking and verifying components .
Inventory checklist .
Remote Supervisor Adapter II components .
Chapter 2. Installing and cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
Before you begin
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Installing the adapter .
Connecting the 20-pin ribbon cable to the system board or riser card .
Connecting the 20-pin ribbon cable to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
Cabling the Ethernet LAN connector .
Connecting the external power-supply adapter
Connecting the ASM breakout cable with one serial connector .
Connecting the ASM breakout cable with dual serial connectors .
Serial-to-serial redirection .
Serial-to-Telnet redirection
Obtaining Remote Supervisor Adapter II software and firmware
For Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003
For SuSE Linux and Red Hat Linux .
Completing the installation .
Chapter 3. Using the ASM interconnect network .
Overview . .
Planning and cabling your ASM interconnect network .
Using the RS-485 terminator plugs on interconnected servers .
Considerations when configuring xSeries 232 and xSeries 342 servers .
Forwarding alerts .
ASM interconnect network configuration examples .
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance .
Before you call .
Using the documentation .
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