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1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter
The x440 includes a Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA), which is positioned
horizontally in a dedicated PCI slot beneath the PCI-X adapter area of the
system.
Figure 1-15 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors
The Remote Supervisor Adapter offers the following capabilities:
򐂰In-band and out-of-band remote server access and alerting through IBM
Director
򐂰Full Web browser support with no other software required
򐂰Enhanced security features
򐂰Graphics/text console redirection for remote control
򐂰Windows NT and 2000 blue screen capture
򐂰Dedicated 10/100 Ethernet access port
򐂰ASM interconnect bus for connection to other service processors
򐂰Serial dial in/out
򐂰E-mail, pager and SNMP alerting
򐂰Event log
򐂰Predictive Failure Analysis on memory, power, hard drives, and CPUs
򐂰Temperature and voltage monitoring with settable threshold
򐂰Light Path Diagnostics
򐂰Automatic Server Restart (ASR) for operating system and POST
򐂰Wake on LAN
򐂰Remote firmware update
򐂰LAN access
򐂰Alert forwarding
See the IBM Redbook
Implementing IBM Director Management Solutions
,
SG24-6188 for more information on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
External power
supply
Error LED
(amber)
Power LED
(green)
ASM interconnect
(RS-485) port
10/100
Ethernet port
Management
COM port
Rear of x440