IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter User Manual

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names used by the ASM Web interface are identical; however, the
information and functions that are supported differ. In the following table,
these features are explained as they function when you are logged in to the
Remote Supervisor Adapter and not the ASM processor.

Table 2. Actions available when logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in an xSeries 330 server

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Action

Description

Event Log

View the event log for Remote
Supervisor Adapter events

The event log window contains information specific to
the Remote Supervisor Adapter, such as remote access
attempts and dial-out events. All events in the log are
time-stamped using the Remote Supervisor Adapter
clock.

Vital Product Data

View the Remote Supervisor
Adapter vital product data (VPD)

You can view information about the Remote Supervisor
Adapter firmware data from the Vital Product Data
window.

Firmware Update

Update the Remote Supervisor
Adapter firmware

You can update the firmware of the Remote Supervisor
Adapter from the Firmware Update window.

Access Remote ASM

Access other
system-management processors
or adapters on the ASM
interconnect network

You can view a list of system-management processors
and adapters

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on the ASM interconnect network and

establish a connection to any of those systems.

System Settings

Configure the system settings

You can configure information about the Remote
Supervisor Adapter, such as the name, contact, and
location information on the System Settings window.

Set the Remote Supervisor
Adapter clock

You can set the clock used by the Remote Supervisor
Adapter for time-stamping the entries in the event log.

Login Profiles

Configure login profiles on the
Remote Supervisor Adapter

You can define up to 12 login profiles that enable
access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the
Login Profiles window.

Alerts

Configure alert forwarding

The Remote Supervisor Adapter forwards alerts
generated by the ASM processor. It does not generate
alerts on its own. You can configure settings for
forwarding alerts from the Alerts window.

Serial Port

Configure the serial port of a
Remote Supervisor Adapter

You can configure the serial port and modem settings
used by the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Serial
Port window.
Note: The serial port used by the Remote Supervisor
Adapter is different from the serial port used by the
ASM processor. The Remote Supervisor Adapter has a
dedicated serial port.

Network Interfaces

Configure the network interfaces
of the Remote Supervisor Adapter

You can configure network-access settings to the
Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Network Interfaces
window, which is available only when you log in to the
Remote Supervisor Adapter. The Remote Supervisor
Adapter supports both Ethernet and point-to-point
protocol (PPP) connections, enabling remote access
using a Web browser or Telnet application.

Network Protocols

Configure the network protocols
of the Remote Supervisor Adapter

You can configure Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), Domain Name System (DNS), and
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) settings used by
the Remote Supervisor Adapter from the Network
Protocols window, which is available only when you log
in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

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Remote Supervisor Adapter: User’s Guide

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