IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter manual Setting system information

Chapter 7. Configuring your Remote Supervisor Adapter using a text-based interface

In the Advanced System Management window, use the Settings options under the Setup heading to configure your Remote Supervisor Adapter values. The monitoring features available to you depend on whether you are logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter or the ASM processor on an xSeries 330 server.

Note: F1 through F4 are the only function keys that are supported in the text-based interface.

vFrom the System window, you can:

–Set system information

–Set server timeouts, which results in automatic corrective action by the Remote Supervisor Adapter

vFrom the Login & Alert Profiles window, you can:

–Set login profiles to control access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

–Configure modem and dial-in settings

–Configure remote alert recipients

–Set the number of remote alert attempts

–Select alerts that will be monitored and sent

–Select local events to track

–Set e-mails to include the event log attachment when alerts are generated

vFrom the Serial Port 1 window, you can:

–Configure the serial port to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

–Configure advanced modem settings

vFrom the Network Interfaces/Protocols window, you can:

–Set up an Ethernet connection to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

–Set up a PPP over serial port connection to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

–Configure SNMP setup

–Configure DNS setup

–Configure SMTP setup

vFrom the ASM Processor Clock window, you can set the ASM date and time.

Setting system information

Complete the following steps to set your Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor system information:

1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see “Accessing the text-based interface through a Telnet connection” on page 65 or “Accessing the text-based interface through a direct serial connection” on page 66.

2.For an xSeries 330 server: Log in to the ASM processor. For more information, see “Accessing remote adapters through an ASM interconnect network” on page 67.

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