User's Manual

Remote Supervisor Adapters
This section describes how to identify the Remote Supervisor Adapter by its
features and prerequisites for setup. It also explains how to cable and configure a
Remote Supervisor Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA for use on an
Advanced System Management (ASM) network so that you can manage the server
from a remote location. For more detailed information, see the appropriate Remote
Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.
Identifying the Remote Supervisor Adapter
Your server comes with either a Remote Supervisor Adapter or a Remote
Supervisor Adapter II-EXA installed. Before you can configure and use your Remote
Supervisor Adapter, you must identify which Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed.
The easiest way to identify the Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in your server
is visually.
Use Figure 13 and Figure 14 to identify the type of Remote Supervisor Adapter
installed in the server. After identifying the adapter, see “Setting up the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II-EXA” on page 40 or “Setting up the Remote Supervisor
Adapter” on page 52.
External power
connector
Heartbeat LED
(amber)
Power LED
(green)
RSA II - EXA
breakout port
Ethernet link LED
(green)
Ethernet activity LED
(green)
10/100
Ethernet port
Video port
Figure 13. Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA connectors and LEDs
External power
connector
Error LED
(amber)
Power LED
(green)
ASM interconnect
port
Ethernet link LED
(green)
Ethernet activity LED
(green)
10/100
Ethernet port
Management port
Figure 14. Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors and LEDs
Chapter 2. Configuring the server 39