IBM 8688 Manuale Utente

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Cabling

and

configuring

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

Complete

the

following

tasks

to

cable

and

configure

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter.

Note:

After

you

initially

configure

the

adapter,

use

the

Web-based

interface

to

create

a

backup

copy

of

the

configuration.

If

you

need

to

replace

the

adapter

in

the

future,

you

can

use

the

backup

copy

to

restore

the

configuration

and

resume

normal

operation

more

quickly.

See

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

User’s

Guide

on

the

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

CD

for

details.

Task

1.

Connect

the

Ethernet

and

serial

port

cables.

See

Task

2.

Perform

the

initial

configuration

to

enable

remote

access

to

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter.

See

Completing

this

task

enables

you

to:

1.

Configure

the

Ethernet

port

2.

Configure

the

serial

(COM)

port

3.

Set

up

the

point-to-point

protocol

Task

3.

Configure

the

remote-control

password

to

enable

the

ASM

Web

interface

remote-control

features.

See

Task

4.

Install

the

ASM

device

drivers.

See

For

service,

assistance,

or

additional

information,

see

Cabling

the

Ethernet

LAN

port

and

serial

port

You

can

manage

the

server

remotely

through

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

using

one

of

the

user

interfaces

and

one

of

the

connection

methods

that

are

described

in

Perform

the

cabling

procedure

for

the

interface

method

you

want

to

use.

If

you

plan

to

set

up

an

ASM

interconnect

network,

before

you

begin

cabling

the

server,

see

for

instructions

for

cabling

the

ASM

interconnect

port

and

setting

up

the

network.

You

might

want

to

review

the

information

in

before

you

connect

the

cables.

Then,

return

here

to

start

the

cabling

procedures.

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xSeries

450

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