IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Enabled v Try DHCP server. If it fails, use static IP config

3.If you want to use an Ethernet connection, select Enabled in the Interface field. Ethernet is enabled by default.

4.If you want to use a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server connection, enable it by clicking either of the following choices in the DHCP field:

vEnabled

vTry DHCP server. If it fails, use static IP config.

The default setting is Try DHCP server. If it fails, use static IP config.

Note: Do not enable DHCP unless you have an accessible, active, and configured DHCP server on your network. When DHCP is used, the automatic configuration will override any manual settings.

If DHCP is enabled, the host name is assigned as follows:

vIf the Hostname field contains an entry, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II DHCP support will request the DHCP server to use this host name.

vIf the Hostname field does not contain an entry, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II DHCP support will request the DHCP server to assign a unique host name to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.

If you enabled DHCP, go to step 12 on page 42.

If you have not enabled DHCP, continue with step 5.

5.Type the IP host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II in the Hostname field.

You can enter a maximum of 63 characters in this field, which represents the IP host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. The host name defaults to ASMA, followed by the Remote Supervisor Adapter II burned-in media access control (MAC) address.

Note: The IP host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II (the Hostname field) and Remote Supervisor Adapter II name (the ASM Name field on the System page) do not automatically share the same name, because the ASM Name field is limited to 15 characters but the Hostname 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

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