field can contain up to 63 characters. To minimize confusion, set the ASM Name field to the nonqualified portion of the IP host name. The nonqualified IP host name consists of up to the first period of a fully qualified IP host name. For example, for the fully qualified IP host name asmcard1.us.company.com, the nonqualified IP host name is asmcard1. For information about your host name, see “Configuring an Ethernet connection to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II” on page 39.

4.In the ID number field, assign the Remote Supervisor Adapter II a unique identification number.

5.In the Contact field, type the contact information. For example, you can specify the name and phone number of the person to contact if there is a problem with this server. You can type a maximum of 47 characters in this field.

6.In the Location field, type the location of the server. Include in this field sufficient detail to quickly locate the server for maintenance or other purposes. You can type a maximum of 47 characters in this field.

7.In the HOST O/S menu, click the type of operating system that is running on the server.

Important: For the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to function correctly, the specified operating system must match the operating system of the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed.

vSelect Linux before installing Remote Supervisor Adapter II software for Linux operating systems.

vSelect Other before installing Remote Supervisor Adapter II software for Microsoft Windows and Novell Netware operating systems.

8.Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

Setting server timeouts

To set your server timeout values, complete the following steps:

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set the server timeouts. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.

2.In the navigation pane, click System Settings and scroll down to the Server Timeouts area.

A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed.

You can set the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to respond automatically to the following events:

vHalted power-on self-test

vHalted operating system

vFailure to load operating system

vPower-off delay to shut down operating system

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