Network Card User Manual

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:

v Remote management independent of the status of the managed server

v Remote control of hardware and operating systems

v Web-based management with standard Web browsers (no other software is

required)

v Text-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:

v Continuous health monitoring and control

v Automatic notification and alerts

v Battery-backed event log showing time-stamped entries

v Remote access through Ethernet, point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection, serial

port, and ASM interconnect peer-to-peer network

v Full Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support

v E-mail alerts

v Alphanumeric or numeric pager alerts

v Domain Name System (DNS) server support

v Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support

v Remote power control

v Blue screen capture (not supported on all servers)

v Remote firmware update

v Access to critical server settings

v Text-based user interface terminal access

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

v Access to server vital product data (VPD)

v Remote start (boot) from a diskette image