IBM 8688 manual Configuring the adapter

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	Connection to Remote	For the configuration
Supervisor Adapter	Supervisor Adapter	procedure, see
ASM Web interface using	LAN using the Ethernet port	“Configuring the Ethernet
the HTTP protocol		settings for Web-based remote
		access”
Text-based user interface
using the Telnet protocol
Text-based user interface	Serial (COM) port	“Configuring the serial port for
using a modem or a null		text-based remote access” on
modem		page 22 and “Setting up
		point-to-point protocol” on page
ASM Web interface using
		23
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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