IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual

names used by the ASM Web interface are identical; however, the information and functions that are supported differ. In the following table, these features are explained as they function when you are logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter and not the ASM processor.

Table 2. Actions available when logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in an xSeries 330 server

Link	Action	Description
Event Log	View the event log for Remote	The event log window contains information specific to
	Supervisor Adapter events	the Remote Supervisor Adapter, such as remote access
		attempts and dial-out events. All events in the log are
		time-stamped using the Remote Supervisor Adapter
		clock.
Vital Product Data	View the Remote Supervisor	You can view information about the Remote Supervisor
	Adapter vital product data (VPD)	Adapter firmware data from the Vital Product Data
		window.
Firmware Update	Update the Remote Supervisor	You can update the firmware of the Remote Supervisor
	Adapter firmware	Adapter from the Firmware Update window.
Access Remote ASM	Access other	You can view a list of system-management processors
	system-management processors	and adapters1 on the ASM interconnect network and
	or adapters on the ASM	establish a connection to any of those systems.
	interconnect network
System Settings	Configure the system settings	You can configure information about the Remote
		Supervisor Adapter, such as the name, contact, and
		location information on the System Settings window.
	Set the Remote Supervisor	You can set the clock used by the Remote Supervisor
	Adapter clock	Adapter for time-stamping the entries in the event log.
Login Profiles	Configure login profiles on the	You can define up to 12 login profiles that enable
	Remote Supervisor Adapter	access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the
		Login Profiles window.
Alerts	Configure alert forwarding	The Remote Supervisor Adapter forwards alerts
		generated by the ASM processor. It does not generate
		alerts on its own. You can configure settings for
		forwarding alerts from the Alerts window.
Serial Port	Configure the serial port of a	You can configure the serial port and modem settings
	Remote Supervisor Adapter	used by the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Serial
		Port window.
		Note: The serial port used by the Remote Supervisor
		Adapter is different from the serial port used by the
		ASM processor. The Remote Supervisor Adapter has a
		dedicated serial port.
Network Interfaces	Configure the network interfaces	You can configure network-access settings to the
	of the Remote Supervisor Adapter	Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Network Interfaces
		window, which is available only when you log in to the
		Remote Supervisor Adapter. The Remote Supervisor
		Adapter supports both Ethernet and point-to-point
		protocol (PPP) connections, enabling remote access
		using a Web browser or Telnet application.
Network Protocols	Configure the network protocols	You can configure Simple Network Management
	of the Remote Supervisor Adapter	Protocol (SNMP), Domain Name System (DNS), and
		Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) settings used by
		the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Network
		Protocols window, which is available only when you log
		in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

10Remote Supervisor Adapter: User’s Guide