IBM Partner Pavilion Remote Supervisor Adapter - Manual (Page 7)

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
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