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Setting, Remote, Supervisor, Adapter

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Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter This section describes features, setup requirements, and how to cable and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter for use on an Advanced System Management (ASM) network so that you can manage the server from a remote location. Note: The information in this section is intended for use with the Remote Supervisor Adapter, not the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA. For information on setting up and configuring a Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA, go to "Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA" on page 40. For more detailed information, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Remote Supervisor Adapter features Standard features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter are as follows: v Continuous health monitoring and control v Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) v Configurable notification and alerts v Event logs that are time-stamped, saved in nonvolatile memory, and can be attached to e-mail alerts v Remote graphics console redirection v LAN, serial, and Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect remote access v Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support v Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support v Remote power control v Microsoft Windows 2000, WIndows NT, and Windows Server 2003 blue-screen capture v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings v Optional, independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the server, even if the server is powered off Setup requirements Before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you must download to a diskette, the DOS Remote Supervisor Utility program from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Complete the following before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter: v Install the operating system on the server, using ServerGuide and the documentation that comes with the operating system. v Install the agent component of UM Server Extensions to use the following Advanced System Management (ASM) Web interface features: - Shutdown O/S and then Power Off Server - Shutdown O/S and then Restart Server UM Server Extensions is on the system-management software CD that comes with the server. For information about installing the agent component, see the documentation that comes with the system-management CD. 52 xSeries 445 Type 8870: User's Guide

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Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
This
section
describes
features,
setup
requirements,
and
how
to
cable
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
for
use
on
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
network
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
from
a
remote
location.
Note:
The
information
in
this
section
is
intended
for
use
with
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
not
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA.
For
information
on
setting
up
and
configuring
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA,
go
to
“Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II-EXA”
on
page
40.
For
more
detailed
information,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
features
Standard
features
of
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
are
as
follows:
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Advanced
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
v
Configurable
notification
and
alerts
v
Event
logs
that
are
time-stamped,
saved
in
nonvolatile
memory,
and
can
be
attached
to
e-mail
alerts
v
Remote
graphics
console
redirection
v
LAN,
serial,
and
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
interconnect
remote
access
v
Point-to-point
protocol
(PPP)
support
v
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
v
Domain
Name
System
(DNS)
and
Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol
(DHCP)
support
v
Remote
power
control
v
Microsoft
Windows
2000,
WIndows
NT,
and
Windows
Server
2003
blue-screen
capture
v
Remote
firmware
update
and
access
to
critical
server
settings
v
Optional,
independent
power,
which
enables
around-the-clock
access
to
the
server,
even
if
the
server
is
powered
off
Setup
requirements
Before
you
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
you
must
download
to
a
diskette,
the
DOS
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
program
from
Complete
the
following
before
you
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter:
v
Install
the
operating
system
on
the
server,
using
ServerGuide
and
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
operating
system.
v
Install
the
agent
component
of
UM
Server
Extensions
to
use
the
following
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
Web
interface
features:
–
Shutdown
O/S
and
then
Power
Off
Server
–
Shutdown
O/S
and
then
Restart
Server
UM
Server
Extensions
is
on
the
system-management
software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
For
information
about
installing
the
agent
component,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
system-management
CD.
52
xSeries
445
Type
8870:
User’s
Guide