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3. In the Login ID prompt, type USERID. 4. In the Password prompt, type PASSW0RD. 5. Select Settings, and press Enter. 6. Select Network Interfaces/Protocols, and press Enter. 7. Select Ethernet, and press Enter. 8. Select IP Configuration Assigned by DHCP server, and press Enter. 9. Note the IP address on the IP Configuration Assigned by DHCP server screen. 10. Assign a static IP address to the server: a. Open an Internet browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. b. Type the IP address that you noted in step 9, and click OK. A prompt asking for your user ID and password is displayed. c. Type USERID and PASSW0RD, and click OK. The Advanced System Management Welcome screen is displayed. d. Set the timeout options that you want, and click Continue. e. Click Network Interface. f. Disable DHCP, and assign a static IP address in the IP address field; then, click Save. g. Click OK. 11. Update the Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware: a. From the Advanced System Management Welcome screen, click the Firmware Update link. b. Click Browse to locate the following firmware files: v The boot ROM file: cnetbrus.pkt v The main application file: cnetmnus.pkt v The remote graphics file: cnetrgus.pkt c. Click Update. d. Click OK. e. Repeat steps 11a through 11d for each firmware file. 12. Click Restart ASM to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter. 13. Logoff the Advanced System Management utility, and exit Internet Explorer. 14. Remove the ANSI terminal emulator from the serial port of the server, and turn on the server. Restoring the nonvolatile EFI variables You might need to manually restore the nonvolatile EFI variables after replacing the Remote Supervisor Adapter. To restore the nonvolatile EFI variables after replacing the Remote Supervisor Adapter, complete the following steps: 1. Ensure that the formated media where you plan to store the backup file is installed, and start the server. 2. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select EFI Shell [Built-In], and press Enter. Note: If EFI Shell is not a choice on the list, the server has a customized startup configuration. Contact the system administrator for further instructions. 3. At the Shell prompt, type map -b, and press Enter. 4. Look for a file system in which you can locate the backup file, and note the file system number (fsn:, where n is the number of the file system). 5. At the Shell prompt, type fsn:, and press Enter. The prompt changes to fsn:\. 134 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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3.
In
the
Login
ID
prompt,
type
USERID
.
4.
In
the
Password
prompt,
type
PASSW0RD
.
5.
Select
Settings
,
and
press
Enter.
6.
Select
Network
Interfaces/Protocols
,
and
press
Enter.
7.
Select
Ethernet
,
and
press
Enter.
8.
Select
IP
Configuration
Assigned
by
DHCP
server
,
and
press
Enter.
9.
Note
the
IP
address
on
the
IP
Configuration
Assigned
by
DHCP
server
screen.
10.
Assign
a
static
IP
address
to
the
server:
a.
Open
an
Internet
browser,
such
as
Microsoft
Internet
Explorer.
b.
Type
the
IP
address
that
you
noted
in
step
9,
and
click
OK
.
A
prompt
asking
for
your
user
ID
and
password
is
displayed.
c.
Type
USERID
and
PASSW0RD
,
and
click
OK
.
The
Advanced
System
Management
Welcome
screen
is
displayed.
d.
Set
the
timeout
options
that
you
want,
and
click
Continue
.
e.
Click
Network
Interface
.
f.
Disable
DHCP,
and
assign
a
static
IP
address
in
the
IP
address
field;
then,
click
Save
.
g.
Click
OK
.
11.
Update
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
firmware:
a.
From
the
Advanced
System
Management
Welcome
screen,
click
the
Firmware
Update
link.
b.
Click
Browse
to
locate
the
following
firmware
files:
v
The
boot
ROM
file:
cnetbrus.pkt
v
The
main
application
file:
cnetmnus.pkt
v
The
remote
graphics
file:
cnetrgus.pkt
c.
Click
Update
.
d.
Click
OK
.
e.
Repeat
steps
11a
through
11d
for
each
firmware
file.
12.
Click
Restart
ASM
to
restart
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter.
13.
Logoff
the
Advanced
System
Management
utility,
and
exit
Internet
Explorer.
14.
Remove
the
ANSI
terminal
emulator
from
the
serial
port
of
the
server,
and
turn
on
the
server.
Restoring
the
nonvolatile
EFI
variables
You
might
need
to
manually
restore
the
nonvolatile
EFI
variables
after
replacing
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter.
To
restore
the
nonvolatile
EFI
variables
after
replacing
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Ensure
that
the
formated
media
where
you
plan
to
store
the
backup
file
is
installed,
and
start
the
server.
2.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu,
select
EFI
Shell
[Built-In]
,
and
press
Enter.
Note:
If
EFI
Shell
is
not
a
choice
on
the
list,
the
server
has
a
customized
startup
configuration.
Contact
the
system
administrator
for
further
instructions.
3.
At
the
Shell
prompt,
type
map
-b
,
and
press
Enter.
4.
Look
for
a
file
system
in
which
you
can
locate
the
backup
file,
and
note
the
file
system
number
(
fs
n
:
,
where
n
is
the
number
of
the
file
system).
5.
At
the
Shell
prompt,
type
fs
n
:
,
and
press
Enter.
The
prompt
changes
to
fs
n
:\
.
134
IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide