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Setting, Remote, Supervisor, Adapter, features, Setup, requirements

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3. Use the arrow keys to select the drive to format. Attention: Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data you want to save, back up the hard disk before continuing this procedure. 4. Use the arrow keys or the End key to scroll to the right. 5. Select Format, and press Enter to start. Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter This section describes the Remote Supervisor Adapter features and setup requirements. It also explains how to cable and configure the adapter 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 User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Remote Supervisor Adapter features The Remote Supervisor Adapter has the following features: v Continuous health monitoring and control v Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) v Configurable notification and alerts v Time-stamped event logs that can be saved in nonvolatile memory and 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® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64-bit) 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 turned off Setup requirements Before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you must download the EFI Remote Supervisor Utility program from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on the World Wide Web, and create a CD. You might need to enable the server to use the CD creation feature to create the Remote Supervisor Utility CD. If you have Microsoft Windows Server 2003, complete the following steps to enable the CD creation feature. Note: You cannot copy an ISO image or make a CD that recognizes the El Torito format using the CD creation feature. 1. Right-click My Computer. 2. Click Manage. 3. Double-click Services and Applications. 4. Double-click IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service. 16 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
drive
to
format.
Attention:
Low-level
formatting
removes
all
data
from
the
hard
disk.
If
there
is
data
you
want
to
save,
back
up
the
hard
disk
before
continuing
this
procedure.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
or
the
End
key
to
scroll
to
the
right.
5.
Select
Format
,
and
press
Enter
to
start.
Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
This
section
describes
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
features
and
setup
requirements.
It
also
explains
how
to
cable
and
configure
the
adapter
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
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
features
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
has
the
following
features:
v
Continuous
health
monitoring
and
control
v
Advanced
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
®
(PFA)
v
Configurable
notification
and
alerts
v
Time-stamped
event
logs
that
can
be
saved
in
nonvolatile
memory
and
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
®
Server
2003,
Enterprise
Edition
(64-bit)
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
turned
off
Setup
requirements
Before
you
set
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
you
must
download
the
EFI
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
program
from
on
the
World
Wide
Web,
and
create
a
CD.
You
might
need
to
enable
the
server
to
use
the
CD
creation
feature
to
create
the
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
CD.
If
you
have
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2003,
complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
CD
creation
feature.
Note:
You
cannot
copy
an
ISO
image
or
make
a
CD
that
recognizes
the
El
Torito
format
using
the
CD
creation
feature.
1.
Right-click
My
Computer
.
2.
Click
Manage
.
3.
Double-click
Services
and
Applications
.
4.
Double-click
IMAPI
CD-Burning
COM
Service
.
16
IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide