IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II manual Disabling the USB device driver interface

Disabling the USB device driver interface

If you want to prevent any application that is running on the server from requesting the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to perform tasks, you must disable the USB device driver interface. To disable the USB device driver interface, complete the following steps.

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to disable the USB device driver interface. 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 Miscellaneous area. A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed.

3.Select the Disallow commands on USB interface check box to disable the USB device driver interface. Selecting this option does not affect the USB remote control functions (for example, keyboard, mouse, and mass storage). When you disable the USB device driver interface, the in-band system-management applications such as the management processor command-line interface (MPCLI) and Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) are disabled. If you try to use system-management applications while the device driver interface is disabled, there might be unwanted consequences.

4.Click Save.

Important: If you disable the USB device driver interface, you cannot perform an in-band update of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware using the Linux or Windows flash utilities. If the USB device driver interface is disabled, use the Firmware Update option on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface to update the firmware. For more information, see “Updating firmware” on page 88.

To enable the USB device driver interface after it has been disabled, clear the Disallow commands on USB interface check box and then restart the server so that the USB device driver is loaded and initialized correctly.

Creating a login profile

Use the Login Profiles table to view, configure, or change individual login profiles. Use the links in the Login ID column to configure individual login profiles. You can define up to 12 unique profiles. Each link in the Login ID column is labeled with the configured login ID for that particular profile. If you have not configured a profile, the name of the link, by default, will be ~ not used ~.

To configure a login profile, complete the following steps:

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

2.In the navigation pane, click Login Profiles. The Login Profiles page displays each login ID, the login access level, and the password expiration information, as shown in the following illustration.

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