IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Remote console keyboard support, Remote disk, Click Save Buttons

console and the login session. After a short delay, you can log in to the adapter again with a new session, start the remote console again, and exit the server Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Remote console keyboard support

The operating system on the client system that you are using will trap certain key combinations, such as Ctrl+Alt+Del in Microsoft Windows, instead of transmitting them to the server. Other keys, such as F1, might cause an action on your computer as well as on the server. Use the Remote Console Preferences link to create and edit customized buttons that can be used to send key strokes to the server.

To create and edit customized buttons, complete the following steps:

1.In the Remote Disk area, click Preferences.

2.Click the Key Button tab. A window similar to the one in the following illustration opens.

3.Follow the instructions on the Key Button page and the other pages.

4.Click Save Buttons.

Remote disk

From the Remote Control window, you can assign to the server a CD-ROM drive or diskette drive that is on your computer, or you can specify a disk image on your computer for the server to use. You can use the drive for functions such as restarting (booting) the server, updating BIOS code or diagnostics code, installing new software on the server, and installing or updating the operating system on the server. You can use the Remote Console function to access the remote disk. The drive will appear as a USB drive on the server.

Notes:

1.The following server operating systems have USB support, which is required for the Remote Disk feature:

v Microsoft Windows Server 2003

vMicrosoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later

vRed Hat Linux version 7.3

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