IBM eServer 445 xSeries Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual page 48

For Microsoft Windows 2000: If the server in which the Remote Supervisor
Adapter II-EXA is installed is running the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system,
you will need to download one file, which contains the following software and
firmware:
v Software and firmware installation instructions
v Video adapter basic input/output system (BIOS) update
v IBM Eserver xSeries BIOS update with support for the Remote Supervisor
v Diagnostics code update
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA device drivers
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA firmware code update
v Integrated system management processor (ISMP) update
v Video device driver
v Advanced Settings Utility program
The software and firmware files that you need are contained in one system service
package for Windows installation kit. Complete the following steps to locate and
download the package file.
10. Browse the d:/ibmssp directory and double click the *.exe file to extract the
11. See the readme.txt file that is extracted into the d:/ibmssp directory for a list of
12. To ensure correct software installation, follow the detailed installation
For SuSE Linux and Red Hat Linux: If the server in which the Remote Supervisor
Adapter II-EXA is installed is running the Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux operating
system, you will need to download one file, which contains the following software
and firmware:
v Software and firmware installation instructions
v Video adapter basic input/output system (BIOS) update
v IBM Eserver xSeries BIOS update with support for the Remote Supervisor
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xSeries 445 Type 8870: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
Adapter II-EXA
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2. In the left navigation pane, click Search PC support.
3. In the "Search PC support" window, under Additional search options, in the
Restrict to this document type field, select Downloads and drivers.
4. In the Restrict to this brand field, select Servers.
5. Wait for the page to automatically refresh; then, in the Restrict to this family
field, select the server model.
6. Wait for the page to automatically refresh; then, in the Enter search terms
field, type "system service package". (Do not use the Search field.)
7. Click Search.
8. Select the system service package that corresponds to the server model and
the operating system that is running on the server in which the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II is installed. The file you download will be in *.exe format.
9. Click the file link to download the system service package to d:/ibmssp, where
d is the hard disk drive letter. (Create the directory if necessary.)
packaged files. Extract the files into the d:/ibmssp directory.
the file names and their descriptions.
instructions in Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions for
Windows Users, which is in Portable Document Format (PDF) in the d:/ibmssp
directory. Then, continue with "Completing the setup" on page 39.
Adapter II-EXA