Cabling
the
serial
(COM)
port:
To
cable
the
serial
(COM)
port,
connect
a
modem
or
null
modem
cable
to
the
serial
connector
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter.
Then,
continue
with
“Configuring
the
adapter.”
Configuring
the
adapter
This
section
describes
how
to
enable
remote
access
to
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
and
install
ASM
device
drivers.
These
procedures
assume
that
you
have
a
keyboard
and
pointing
device
attached
to
the
server.
Enabling
remote
access
to
the
adapter:
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
must
be
configured
to
enable
remote
access
through
the
Ethernet
connector
or
the
serial
connector.
Perform
the
configuration
procedure
for
the
interface
method
you
want
to
use.
Note:
For
detailed
information
about
using
the
ASM
Web
interface
and
the
text-based
interface,
see
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Table
2.
Configuration
tasks
to
enable
remote
access
to
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
User
interface
to
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
Connection
to
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
For
the
configuration
procedure,
see
ASM
Web
interface
using
the
HTTP
protocol
LAN
using
the
Ethernet
port
“Configuring
the
Ethernet
settings
for
Web-based
remote
access”
Text-based
user
interface
using
the
Telnet
protocol
Text-based
user
interface
using
a
modem
or
a
null
modem
Serial
(COM)
port
“Configuring
the
serial
port
for
text-based
remote
access”
on
page
22
and
“Setting
up
point-to-point
protocol”
on
page
23
ASM
Web
interface
using
point-to-point
protocol
(PPP)
Text-based
user
interface
using
the
Telnet
protocol
over
PPP
Configuring
the
Ethernet
settings
for
Web-based
remote
access:
If
you
have
an
accessible,
active,
and
configured
Dynamic
Host
Configuration
Protocol
(DHCP)
server
on
the
network,
the
host
name,
IP
address,
gateway
address,
subnet
mask,
and
DNS
server
IP
address
are
set
automatically.
The
default
value
should
have
no
effect
on
whether
you
have
to
do
any
other
configuration.
If
you
need
to
configure
the
serial
port,
go
to
“Configuring
the
serial
port
for
text-based
remote
access”
on
page
22;
otherwise,
go
to
“Configuring
the
remote-control
password”
on
page
25.
If
you
do
not
have
a
DHCP
server
on
the
network,
complete
the
following
steps
to
configure
the
Ethernet
settings.
Note:
For
instructions
to
create
the
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
CD,
see
“Setup
requirements”
on
page
16.
1.
With
the
server
turned
off,
insert
the
CD
containing
the
EFI
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
program
into
the
drive;
then,
turn
on
the
server.
The
utility
starts
automatically,
displaying
the
Remote
Supervisor
Utility
window.
2.
Use
the
Up
Arrow
and
Down
Arrow
keys
(↑
and
↓)
to
select
Configuration
Settings;
then,
press
Enter.
The
Configuration
Settings
window
opens.
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and
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