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5.1.1 The Remote Supervisor Adapter The functions and information made available by the Remote Supervisor Adapter can typically be accessed either in-band via IBM Director (via IBM Director Agent installed on the server), or via one of the out-of-band interfaces. In-band means by means of the operating system and device drivers installed on the server. Out-of-band means bypassing the operating system and connecting to the adapter directly. Important: At the time of writing, a 64-bit version of IBM Director Agent was not available for either Windows or Linux. Consequently, this chapter concentrates on out-of-band alerting and management through the Remote Supervisor Adapter. There are three physical connections to the adapter for out-of-band management (that is, management without going through the operating system on the server), as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 118: Ethernet port, supporting TCP/IP connections Serial (COM) port, supporting null modem or PPP connections RS-485 ASM interconnect port, for connection to other service processors The adapter supports three user interfaces for out-of-band management: Web browser Telnet ANSI terminal The recommended and usually the easiest ways to perform out-of-band management are: Using a Web browser to connect to the adapter via its Ethernet port Connecting to the adapter from a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in another server, using the RS-485 ASM interconnect port 5.1.2 Connecting via a Web browser To use a Web browser to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter remotely, ensure that your browser meets the following requirements: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1) or later Netscape Navigator 4.72 or later (Version 6.x is not supported) Java-enabled Web browser Support for JavaScript 1.2 or later Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 256 colors Chapter 5. Management 119

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Chapter 5. Management
119
5.1.1
The Remote Supervisor Adapter
The functions and information made available by the Remote Supervisor Adapter
can typically be accessed either in-band via IBM Director (via IBM Director Agent
installed on the server), or via one of the out-of-band interfaces.
In-band means by means of the operating system and device drivers installed on
the server. Out-of-band means bypassing the operating system and connecting
to the adapter directly.
There are three physical connections to the adapter for out-of-band management
(that is, management without going through the operating system on the server),
as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 118:
±
Ethernet port, supporting TCP/IP connections
±
Serial (COM) port, supporting null modem or PPP connections
±
RS-485 ASM interconnect port, for connection to other service processors
The adapter supports three user interfaces for out-of-band management:
±
Web browser
±
Telnet
±
ANSI terminal
The recommended and usually the easiest ways to perform out-of-band
management are:
±
Using a Web browser to connect to the adapter via its Ethernet port
±
Connecting to the adapter from a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in
another server, using the RS-485 ASM interconnect port
5.1.2
Connecting via a Web browser
To use a Web browser to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter remotely,
ensure that your browser meets the following requirements:
±
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1) or later
±
Netscape Navigator 4.72 or later (Version 6.x is not supported)
±
Java-enabled Web browser
±
Support for JavaScript 1.2 or later
±
Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 256 colors
Important:
At the time of writing, a 64-bit version of IBM Director Agent was
not available for either Windows or Linux. Consequently, this chapter
concentrates on out-of-band alerting and management through the Remote
Supervisor Adapter.