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Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server. To find updated information about configuring the controllers, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html. 2. From the Hardware list, select System x3655 and click Go. 3. Click the Install and use tab. 4. Click Product documentation. Updating IBM Director If you plan to use IBM Director to manage the server, you must check for the latest applicable IBM Director updates and interim fixes. To install the IBM Director updates and any other applicable updates and interim fixes, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Check for the latest version of IBM Director: a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ xseries_sm/dwnl.html. b. If the drop-down list shows a newer version of IBM Director than what comes with the server, follow the instructions on the Web page to download the latest version. 2. Install IBM Director. 3. Download and install any applicable updates or interim fixes for the server: a. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html. b. From the Hardware list, select System x3655 and click Go. c. Click the Download tab. d. Select any applicable update or interim fix that you want to download. e. Click the link for the executable (.exe) file to download the file, and follow the instructions in the readme file to install the update or interim fix. f. Repeat steps 3d and 3e for any additional updates or interim fixes that you want to install. Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine You use an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine to obtain enhanced system management capabilities, beyond those of the integrated BMC. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine has a dedicated Ethernet connection at the rear of the server. This section describes how to set up, cable, and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine so that you can manage the server remotely. In addition to the information in this section, see the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide for information about how to configure and use the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine to manage the server remotely through the Web-based interface or the text-based interface. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 89

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Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Gigabit
Ethernet
Software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
To
find
updated
information
about
configuring
the
controllers,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
From
the
Hardware
list,
select
System
x3655
and
click
Go
.
3.
Click
the
Install
and
use
tab.
4.
Click
Product
documentation
.
Updating
IBM
Director
If
you
plan
to
use
IBM
Director
to
manage
the
server,
you
must
check
for
the
latest
applicable
IBM
Director
updates
and
interim
fixes.
To
install
the
IBM
Director
updates
and
any
other
applicable
updates
and
interim
fixes,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Check
for
the
latest
version
of
IBM
Director:
a.
Go
to
xseries_sm/dwnl.html.
b.
If
the
drop-down
list
shows
a
newer
version
of
IBM
Director
than
what
comes
with
the
server,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
Web
page
to
download
the
latest
version.
2.
Install
IBM
Director.
3.
Download
and
install
any
applicable
updates
or
interim
fixes
for
the
server:
a.
Go
to
b.
From
the
Hardware
list,
select
System
x3655
and
click
Go
.
c.
Click
the
Download
tab.
d.
Select
any
applicable
update
or
interim
fix
that
you
want
to
download.
e.
Click
the
link
for
the
executable
(.exe)
file
to
download
the
file,
and
follow
the
instructions
in
the
readme
file
to
install
the
update
or
interim
fix.
f.
Repeat
steps
3d
and
3e
for
any
additional
updates
or
interim
fixes
that
you
want
to
install.
Setting
up
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
You
use
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
to
obtain
enhanced
system
management
capabilities,
beyond
those
of
the
integrated
BMC.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
has
a
dedicated
Ethernet
connection
at
the
rear
of
the
server.
This
section
describes
how
to
set
up,
cable,
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
remotely.
In
addition
to
the
information
in
this
section,
see
the
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
User’s
Guide
for
information
about
how
to
configure
and
use
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
to
manage
the
server
remotely
through
the
Web-based
interface
or
the
text-based
interface.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
89