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User’s Guide Page User’s Guide Page Contents Monitoring remote server status Viewing system health Command-line interfacePerforming Remote Supervisor Adapter II tasks Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance Page Introduction Remote Supervisor Adapter II featuresPage Web browser and operating-system requirements Page Logging in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter Opening and using the Web interfacePage Opening and using the Web interface Link Action Description Remote Supervisor Adapter II action descriptions ASM2 Link Action Description Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter Setting system information Setting server timeouts Watchdog Post watchdogLoader watchdog NMI reset delay Power off delay Setting the date and time NTP update frequency NTP auto-synchronization serviceSynchronizing clocks in a network NTP server host name or IP address Disabling the USB device driver interface Creating a login profile Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Supervisor Configuring the global login settingsRead Only Custom Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II User login password required Configuring remote alert settingsNumber of previous passwords that cannot be used Maximum Password Age Configuring remote alert recipients Page Forwarding alerts Setting remote alert attempts Delay between entries Setting remote alertsDelay between retries Remote alert retry limit Can be sent for any warning alert Alphanumeric Pager code Recovery code Event Action System alerts Setting local events Event Action Configuring the serial connectors Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Field What you type Field What you type Port function field, select Serial redirect Serial-to-serial redirection Example session Serial-to-Telnet redirection Scroll to the Serial Redirect Settings / CLI Settings area Configuring the command-line interface settingsCLI mode None CLI disabled Enabled CLI authenticationDisabled CLI with user defined keystroke sequences Https Configuring port assignments TCP command mode Configuring network interfacesSnmp Agent Snmp TrapsPage Field Function Configuring PPP access over a serial connection Configuring Snmp Configuring network protocolsPage Configuring Smtp Setting up a client to use the Ldap server Configuring Ldap Domain Source Root DN Service NameGroup Filter Configuring the Ldap search attributes Configuring the Ldap client authenticationBinding Method UID Search Attribute Login Permission AttributeGroup Search Attribute Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Service Location Protocol SLP TCP Command Mode ProtocolCommand mode Command mode timeout Secure Web server and secure Ldap Configuring securityAddress type Multicast address SSL certificate overview Generating a self-signed certificate SSL server certificate management Generating a certificate-signing request Country Required certificate dataState or Province City or Locality Contact Person Challenge PasswordEmail Address Optional certificate data Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SSL client certificate management Enabling SSL for the secure Web server SSL client trusted certificate management Enabling SSL for the Ldap client Configuring the Secure Shell server Enabling the Secure Shell server Generating a Secure Shell server key Using the configuration file Using the Secure Shell serverBacking up your current configuration Restoring and modifying your ASM configuration Restarting ASM Restoring ASM defaultsLogging off Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Page Viewing system health Monitoring remote server status Hard Shutdown Soft Shutdown Non-critical Non-recoverableCritical Return to normal Soft Shutdown Viewing the event log Informational Machine level VPD Viewing vital product dataComponent level VPD Component Activity Log Diagnostics VPD POST/BIOS VPD Integrated system management processor VPD Page Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter II tasks Server power and restart activity Power-on hours Remotely controlling the power status of a serverPower on server immediately Restart count Remote control Remote console Remote disk Remote console keyboard supportClick Save Buttons Page Removable Drive Select FileUSB flash drive Serial redirection quick setup Setting up PXE network boot Serial pass-thru Disable serial redirectRedirect to Telnet Click Continue Updating firmware ASM Name System HealthASM Interconnect Connection No LAN support Direct LAN ConnectionFunction not supported No LAN connection Logging in to the command-line session Accessing the command lineCommand syntax Features and limitations Exit command Utility commandsHelp command History command Clearlog command Monitor commandsFans command Readlog command Temps command Syshealth commandVolts command Server power and restart control commands Vpd command Reset command Power commandSerial redirect command Console command Dhcpinfo command Configuration commandsOption Description Option Description Values Ifconfig command LAA Ldap command Name/ipaddr Passwordcfg command Ntp command Portcfg command Srcfg command Slp command Ssl command Tcpcmdmode command Option Timeout Units Values Timeouts command Users command Clearcfg command ASM control commandsClock command Update command Resetsp command Example Page Before you call Using the documentation IBM Taiwan product service Software service and support Hardware service and supportGetting help and information from the World Wide Web Trademarks Appendix B. Notices Important notes Appendix B. Notices Page Index Ldap Remote Supervisor Adapter Configuring Features Functions Web site Page Part Number 43W7827