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Setting, Remote, Supervisor, Adapter, II-EXA

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Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA This section describes features, setup requirements, and how to cable and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA for use on an Advanced System Management (ASM) network so that you can manage the server from a remote location. For more detailed information, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA features The Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA provides the following: v Seamless remote accelerated graphics v Enhanced security features v Continuous health monitoring and control v Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) support v Automated Server Restart (ASR) v Automatic notification and alerts v Event logs that are time stamped, saved on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA, and can be attached to e-mail alerts v Server console redirection v LAN and Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect remote access v Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap support v Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support v Remote power control v Capture operating-system-failure screen v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings v Independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the server even when the server power is off v Virtually attach remote diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, or disk image to server Setup requirements The following items are required to set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA: v Make sure you have an Internet connection. You will need an Internet connection during the installation process to download software and firmware from the IBM Support Web site. For information about how to download the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA files, see "Obtaining Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA software and firmware" on page 44. v Install the operating system on your server before you install the device drivers for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA. For information about installing the operating system, see the documentation that comes with your server. v Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA device drivers. See Table 1 on page 29 for a list of the supported operating systems. Note: Not all versions of Red Hat Linux or SuSE Linux are supported for all server models. To check if there is a supported Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA device driver for your server model running your version of Linux, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 40 xSeries 445 Type 8870: User's Guide

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Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
This
section
describes
features,
setup
requirements,
and
how
to
cable
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
for
use
on
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
network
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
from
a
remote
location.
For
more
detailed
information,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
features
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
provides
the
following:
v
Seamless
remote
accelerated
graphics
v
Enhanced
security
features
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Advanced
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
®
(PFA)
support
v
Automated
Server
Restart
(ASR)
v
Automatic
notification
and
alerts
v
Event
logs
that
are
time
stamped,
saved
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA,
and
can
be
attached
to
e-mail
alerts
v
Server
console
redirection
v
LAN
and
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
interconnect
remote
access
v
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
trap
support
v
Domain
Name
System
(DNS)
and
Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol
(DHCP)
support
v
Remote
power
control
v
Capture
operating-system-failure
screen
v
Remote
firmware
update
and
access
to
critical
server
settings
v
Independent
power,
which
enables
around-the-clock
access
to
the
server
even
when
the
server
power
is
off
v
Virtually
attach
remote
diskette
drive,
CD-ROM
drive,
or
disk
image
to
server
Setup
requirements
The
following
items
are
required
to
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA:
v
Make
sure
you
have
an
Internet
connection.
You
will
need
an
Internet
connection
during
the
installation
process
to
download
software
and
firmware
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site.
For
information
about
how
to
download
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
files,
see
“Obtaining
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
software
and
firmware”
on
page
44.
v
Install
the
operating
system
on
your
server
before
you
install
the
device
drivers
for
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA.
For
information
about
installing
the
operating
system,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
your
server.
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
device
drivers.
See
Table
1
on
page
29
for
a
list
of
the
supported
operating
systems.
Note:
Not
all
versions
of
Red
Hat
Linux
or
SuSE
Linux
are
supported
for
all
server
models.
To
check
if
there
is
a
supported
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA
device
driver
for
your
server
model
running
your
version
of
Linux,
go
to
40
xSeries
445
Type
8870:
User’s
Guide