IBM 8688 manual Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter, Remote Supervisor Adapter features

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:

vContinuous health monitoring and control

vAdvanced Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA)

vConfigurable notification and alerts

vTime-stamped event logs that can be saved in nonvolatile memory and attached to e-mail alerts

vRemote graphics console redirection

vLAN, serial, and Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect remote access

vPoint-to-point protocol (PPP) support

vSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

vDomain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support

vRemote power control

vMicrosoft® Windows® Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64-bit) blue-screen capture

vRemote firmware update and access to critical server settings

vOptional, 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-clickServices and Applications.

4.Double-clickIMAPI CD-Burning COM Service.

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