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Chapter 1. Technical description 27
1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter
The x440 includes a Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA), which is positioned
horizontally in a dedicated PCI slot beneath the PCI-X adapter area of the
system.
Figure 1-15 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors
The Remote Supervisor Adapter offers the following capabilities:
򐂰 In-band and out-of-band remote server access and alerting through IBM
Director
򐂰 Full Web browser support with no other software required
򐂰 Enhanced security features
򐂰 Graphics/text console redirection for remote control
򐂰 Windows NT and 2000 blue screen capture
򐂰 Dedicated 10/100 Ethernet access port
򐂰 ASM interconnect bus for connection to other service processors
򐂰 Serial dial in/out
򐂰 E-mail, pager and SNMP alerting
򐂰 Event log
򐂰 Predictive Failure Analysis on memory, power, hard drives, and CPUs
򐂰 Temperature and voltage monitoring with settable threshold
򐂰 Light Path Diagnostics
򐂰 Automatic Server Restart (ASR) for operating system and POST
򐂰 Wake on LAN
򐂰 Remote firmware update
򐂰 LAN access
򐂰 Alert forwarding
See the IBM Redbook
Implementing IBM Director Management Solutions ,
SG24-6188 for more information on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
External power
supply
Error LED
(amber)
Power LED
(green)
ASM interconnect
(RS-485) port
10/100
Ethernet port
Management
COM port
Rear of x440