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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/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Publications lookup. 4. From the Product family menu, select System x3650 and click Continue. 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/systems/support/. b. Under Product support, click System x. c. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers. d. Click System x3650 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 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. Note: The Web-based interface and text-based interface do not support double-byte character set (DBCS) languages. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 111

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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.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
3.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Publications
lookup
.
4.
From
the
Product
family
menu,
select
System
x3650
and
click
Continue
.
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.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
.
c.
Under
Popular
links
,
click
Software
and
device
drivers
.
d.
Click
System
x3650
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
server.
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.
Note:
The
Web-based
interface
and
text-based
interface
do
not
support
double-byte
character
set
(DBCS)
languages.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
111