Cabling The Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii Slimline - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 Hardware Maintenance Manual

v Make sure that the server has an Internet connection, so that you can download
v If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alerts
v If you plan to use the Web-based interface to access the Remote Supervisor

Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine

You can manage the server remotely through the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine by using one of the user interfaces and one of the connection methods
that are described in the following table.
To connect the Ethernet cables, complete the following steps:
1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the dedicated
2. To make sure that the network connection is working, check the Ethernet LEDs.
software and firmware from the Lenovo support Web site during the installation
process.
on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, install and compile the
management information base (MIB) on the SNMP manager.
Adapter II SlimLine remotely, install the Java 1.4 or later Plug-in and one of the
following Web browsers on the client system:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 with the latest Service Pack
– Netscape Navigator version 7.0 or later
– Mozilla version 1.3 or later
The Web browser must be Java-enabled and must support JavaScript
Table 3. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine
User interface to Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine
ASM Web-based interface using HTTP
Text-based interface using Telnet
Ethernet connector for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Connect the
other end of the cable to the network. The following illustration shows the
locations of the Ethernet connectors.
The following illustration shows the locations of the LEDs.
Connection to Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine
LAN using the Ethernet connector
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions
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