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Cabling, Remote, Supervisor, Adapter, SlimLine, Installing, firmware

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Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine You can manage the server remotely through the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine by using the dedicated systems-management Ethernet connector on the rear of the server. For additional information about network configuration, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Guide. To cable the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, complete the following steps: 1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the dedicated systems-management Ethernet connector. See "Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power" on page 8 for the location of the systems-management Ethernet connector. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the network. Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware The software and firmware files that you need are contained in one system service package installation kit. The kit contains the following files: v Software and firmware installation instructions v BIOS code update with support for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine v Diagnostics code update v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine device drivers v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware update v Integrated service processor firmware update v Video device driver v Firmware-update utility program To download and install the software and firmware, 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/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html. 2. From the Hardware list, select System x3755 and click Go. 3. Click the Download tab. 4. Select the system service package for the operating system that is running on the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed. 5. Click the file link to download the system service package to d:\ibmssp, where d is the hard disk drive letter. (Create the directory if necessary.) 6. Extract the files into d:\ibmssp. See the readme.txt file, which is included with the extracted files, for a list of the files in the package. 7. Follow the instructions in Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions, which is in Portable Document Format (PDF) in d:\ibmssp, to install the software and firmware. 8. Restart the server after the software and firmware are installed. 70 IBM System x3755 Type 8877: User's Guide

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Cabling
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
You
can
manage
the
server
remotely
through
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
by
using
the
dedicated
systems-management
Ethernet
connector
on
the
rear
of
the
server.
For
additional
information
about
network
configuration,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
Installation
Guide
.
To
cable
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Connect
one
end
of
a
Category
3
or
Category
5
Ethernet
cable
to
the
dedicated
systems-management
Ethernet
connector.
See
“Server
controls,
connectors,
LEDs,
and
power”
on
page
8
for
the
location
of
the
systems-management
Ethernet
connector.
2.
Connect
the
other
end
of
the
cable
to
the
network.
Installing
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
firmware
The
software
and
firmware
files
that
you
need
are
contained
in
one
system
service
package
installation
kit.
The
kit
contains
the
following
files:
v
Software
and
firmware
installation
instructions
v
BIOS
code
update
with
support
for
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
v
Diagnostics
code
update
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
device
drivers
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
firmware
update
v
Integrated
service
processor
firmware
update
v
Video
device
driver
v
Firmware-update
utility
program
To
download
and
install
the
software
and
firmware,
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.
From
the
Hardware
list,
select
System
x3755
and
click
Go
.
3.
Click
the
Download
tab.
4.
Select
the
system
service
package
for
the
operating
system
that
is
running
on
the
server
in
which
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed.
5.
Click
the
file
link
to
download
the
system
service
package
to
d
:\ibmssp,
where
d
is
the
hard
disk
drive
letter.
(Create
the
directory
if
necessary.)
6.
Extract
the
files
into
d
:\ibmssp.
See
the
readme.txt
file,
which
is
included
with
the
extracted
files,
for
a
list
of
the
files
in
the
package.
7.
Follow
the
instructions
in
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
Installation
Instructions
,
which
is
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
in
d
:\ibmssp,
to
install
the
software
and
firmware.
8.
Restart
the
server
after
the
software
and
firmware
are
installed.
70
IBM
System
x3755
Type
8877:
User’s
Guide