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Setting up remote modem or serial access

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Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server Setting up remote modem or serial access To set up remote modem or serial access: 1 Boot your server from the Server Companion CD, then select System Setup Utility from the menu. The System Setup Utility starts. 2 In the SSU Main window, click Platform Event Manager (PEM). 3 In the PEM window, click Configure EMP. 4 To require a password for remote access, type the password in the Enter New Password box and in the Verify New Password box. Passwords can be from 1 to 16 characters long, using any ASCII character in the range 32-126. To clear the password, leave both boxes blank. You can also clear the password by clicking Options, then Clear LAN Password. 5 In the Modem Ring Time box, type the number of 500 ms intervals that the BMC should wait before answering an incoming call. A value greater than zero gives the BIOS time to answer before the BMC takes control. A value of zero causes the BMC to answer immediately. The maximum value, 63, tells the BMC to ignore the call. Modem Ring Time applies only to Preboot access mode and is ignored for other access modes. 6 In the System Phone Number box, type the number for the phone line connected to the modem on the EMP. 7 In the Access Mode list, click the remote access mode: ■ Always Active-The EMP is available at any time. ■ Preboot-The EMP is available only when the server is powered down or is running POST during startup. After the operating system is loaded, a connection cannot be made. ■ Disabled-Remote systems are not allowed to initiate connections. 8 In the Restricted Mode list, click either: ■ Enabled-A remote system can initiate a connection, but cannot perform control operations such as power down, reset, or front panel NMI. ■ Disabled-The remote system has full control of the server. 28 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server
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Setting up remote modem or serial access
To set up remote modem or serial access:
1
Boot your server from the
Server Companion CD
, then select
System Setup
Utility
from the menu. The System Setup Utility starts.
2
In the
SSU Main
window, click
Platform Event Manager (PEM)
.
3
In the
PEM
window, click
Configure EMP
.
4
To require a password for remote access, type the password in the
Enter
New Password
box and in the
Verify New Password
box. Passwords can be
from 1 to 16 characters long, using any ASCII character in the range 32-126.
To clear the password, leave both boxes blank. You can also clear the
password by clicking
Options
, then
Clear LAN Password
.
5
In the
Modem Ring Time
box, type the number of 500 ms intervals that the
BMC should wait before answering an incoming call. A value greater than
zero gives the BIOS time to answer before the BMC takes control. A value
of zero causes the BMC to answer immediately. The maximum value, 63,
tells the BMC to ignore the call. Modem Ring Time applies only to Preboot
access mode and is ignored for other access modes.
6
In the
System Phone Number
box, type the number for the phone line
connected to the modem on the EMP.
7
In the
Access Mode
list, click the remote access mode:
■
Always Active
—The EMP is available at any time.
■
Preboot
—The EMP is available only when the server is powered down
or is running POST during startup. After the operating system is
loaded, a connection cannot be made.
■
Disabled
—Remote systems are not allowed to initiate connections.
8
In the
Restricted Mode
list, click either:
■
Enabled
—A remote system can initiate a connection, but cannot
perform control operations such as power down, reset, or front panel
NMI.
■
Disabled
—The remote system has full control of the server.