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

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- Mozilla version 1.3 or later v If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alerts on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, install and compile the management information base (MIB) on your SNMP manager. v You will need an Internet connection to the client system to download software and firmware from the IBM Support Web site during the installation process. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware and the SNMP MIB are available on the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD; the latest versions are available at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/serverguide/sub.html. Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine You can manage the server remotely through the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine by using the dedicated system-management Ethernet connector on the rear of the server. For additional information about network configuration, go to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Installation Guide. Complete the following steps to cable the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine: 1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the dedicated systems-management Ethernet connector. See "Rear view" on page 10 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 Complete the following steps to download and install the software and firmware. 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/support/. 2. In the left navigation pane, click Downloads and drivers. 3. In the Search field, type Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware and click Search. 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. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 71

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–
Mozilla
version
1.3
or
later
v
If
you
plan
to
configure
Simple
Network
Management
Protocol
(SNMP)
trap
alerts
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
install
and
compile
the
management
information
base
(MIB)
on
your
SNMP
manager.
v
You
will
need
an
Internet
connection
to
the
client
system
to
download
software
and
firmware
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
during
the
installation
process.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
firmware
and
the
SNMP
MIB
are
available
on
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD;
the
latest
versions
are
available
at
Cabling
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
You
can
manage
the
server
remotely
through
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
by
using
the
dedicated
system-management
Ethernet
connector
on
the
rear
of
the
server.
For
additional
information
about
network
configuration,
go
to
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
Installation
Guide
.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
cable
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine:
1.
Connect
one
end
of
a
Category
3
or
Category
5
Ethernet
cable
to
the
dedicated
systems-management
Ethernet
connector.
See
“Rear
view”
on
page
10
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
Complete
the
following
steps
to
download
and
install
the
software
and
firmware.
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.
In
the
left
navigation
pane,
click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
3.
In
the
Search
field,
type
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
firmware
and
click
Search
.
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.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
71