Network Card User Manual

Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
Remote Supervisor Adapter features .................1
Web browser requirements .....................2
Notices used in this book .....................2
Chapter 2. Opening and using the ASM Web interface .........3
Logging in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter ..............3
Logging in to the ASM processor in an xSeries 330 server .........6
Remote Supervisor Adapter and ASM processor action descriptions ......7
Remote Supervisor Adapter action descriptions in xSeries 330 servers .....9
Chapter 3. Configuring your Remote Supervisor Adapter or ASM processor 13
Setting system information ....................14
Setting server timeouts .....................15
Setting the date and time ....................18
Creating a login profile ......................19
Setting the global login settings ...................21
Configuring remote alert settings ..................22
Configuring remote alert recipients.................22
Forwarding alerts .......................25
Setting remote alert attempts...................25
Setting remote alerts......................26
Setting local events ......................29
Configuring the serial port .....................29
Initialization-string guidelines ...................33
Configuring network interfaces ...................34
Configuring an Ethernet connection to the Remote Supervisor Adapter . . . 34
Configuring PPP access over a serial port ..............36
Configuring network protocols ...................38
Configuring SNMP ......................38
Configuring SMTP.......................41
Configuring remote control keys ..................41
Using the configuration file ....................42
Backing up your current configuration ...............42
Restoring and modifying your ASM configuration ...........43
Restoring ASM defaults......................43
Restarting ASM.........................44
Logging off ..........................44
Chapter 4. Monitoring remote server status .............45
Viewing system health ......................45
Viewing the event log ......................49
Viewing vital product data .....................51
Chapter 5. Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter tasks ........55
Server power and restart activity ..................56
Remotely controlling the power status of a server ............57
Remote boot (start) .......................58
Remote control .........................59
Accessing the server graphical console ...............59
Viewing the server POST ....................60
Viewing the server blue screen ..................60
Updating firmware........................61
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