IBM Partner Pavilion manual Introduction, Remote Supervisor Adapter features

Chapter 1. Introduction

This manual explains how to use the functions of the IBM® Remote Supervisor Adapter when you install it in an IBM Eserver xSeries™ server. The IBM Remote

Supervisor Adapter is one of the products in the Advanced System Management (ASM) family. The Remote Supervisor Adapter provides around-the-clock remote access and system management of your server and supports the following:

vRemote management independent of the status of the managed server

vRemote control of hardware and operating systems

vWeb-based management with standard Web browsers (no other software is required)

vText-based user interface

You can use either the ASM Web interface or the text-based interface to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter. The ASM Web interface is described in Chapter 2 through Chapter 5 and the text-based interface is described in Chapter 6 through Chapter 8.

Remote Supervisor Adapter features

Standard features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter are as follows:

vContinuous health monitoring and control

vAutomatic notification and alerts

vBattery-backed event log showing time-stamped entries

vRemote access through Ethernet, point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection, serial port, and ASM interconnect peer-to-peer network

vFull Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support

vE-mail alerts

vAlphanumeric or numeric pager alerts

vDomain Name System (DNS) server support

vDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support

vRemote power control

vBlue screen capture (not supported on all servers)

vRemote firmware update

vAccess to critical server settings

vText-based user interface terminal access

vRedirection of the server graphical or text console (not supported on all servers)

vAccess to server vital product data (VPD)

vRemote start (boot) from a diskette image

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