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  • Page 1 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 115. Seventh Edition (April 2007) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2003, 2007. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2. Opening and using the Web interface ... . 5 Logging in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II ... . . 5 Remote Supervisor Adapter II action descriptions .
  • Page 6 Viewing vital product data ..... 75 Chapter 5. Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter II tasks ..79 Server power and restart activity .
  • Page 7 Hardware service and support ....114 IBM Taiwan product service ....114 Appendix B.
  • Page 8 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Remote Supervisor Adapter II from an IBM System x3500 server to an IBM System x3850 server. v If a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed in an xSeries 366 server, when you turn on the server for the first time after the adapter is installed, the server might appear to be unresponsive for an unusual length of time (up to 10 minutes).
  • Page 10 E-mail alerts v Enhanced user authority levels v Event logs that are time stamped, saved on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II, and can be attached to e-mail alerts v Independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the server even...

  • Page 11: Web Browser And Operating-System Requirements

    Red Hat Linux version 7.3 v SUSE Linux version 8.0 v Novell NetWare 6.5 Note: The Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface does not support the double-byte character set (DBCS) languages. Notices used in this book The following notices are used in the documentation: v Notes: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
  • Page 12 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Opening And Using The Web Interface

    Remote Supervisor Adapter II to which you want to connect. Notes: a. If you are logging in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II for the first time after installation, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II defaults to DHCP. If a DHCP host is unavailable, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II uses the default static IP address 192.168.70.125.
  • Page 14 Select a timeout value from the drop-down list in the field that is provided. If your browser is inactive for that number of minutes, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II logs you off the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface. Note: Depending on how your system administrator has configured the global Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...
  • Page 15 For descriptions of the actions that you can perform from the links in the left navigation pane of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface, see “Remote Supervisor Adapter II action descriptions” on page 8. Then, go to Chapter 3, “Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II,” on page 11.

  • Page 16: Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii Action Descriptions

    Firmware Update Update firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Description You can monitor the server power and state and the temperature, voltage, and fan status of your server on the System Health page.
  • Page 17 Remote Supervisor Adapter II, from the System Settings page. You can set the Remote Supervisor Adapter II clock that is used for time stamping the entries in the event log. You can define 12 login profiles that enable access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
  • Page 18 Log off Log off the Remote Supervisor Adapter II This feature is available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, except when the SlimLine is installed in any of the following servers: v IBM xSeries 236 v IBM xSeries 260...

  • Page 19: Chapter 3. Configuring The Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii

    – Set ASM date and time v From the Login Profiles page, you can: – Set login profiles to control access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II – Configure global login settings, such as the lockout period after unsuccessful login attempts –...

  • Page 20: Setting System Information

    To set the Remote Supervisor Adapter II system information, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set the system information. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 21: Setting Server Timeouts

    Setting server timeouts To set your server timeout values, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set the server timeouts. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 22 O/S watchdog Loader watchdog Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Use the POST watchdog field to specify the number of minutes that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will wait for the server to complete a power-on self-test (POST).
  • Page 23 Loader watchdog field to prevent an unwanted restart of your server. b. If the Loader Time-out check box is selected in the Remote Alerts area of the Alerts page, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will send an alert to all configured remote alert recipients. Power off delay...

  • Page 24: Setting The Date And Time

    To verify the date and time settings of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set the ASM date and time values. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 25: Synchronizing Clocks In A Network

    To set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II NTP feature settings, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to synchronize the clocks in the network. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 26: Disabling The Usb Device Driver Interface

    To disable the USB device driver interface, complete the following steps. 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to disable the USB device driver interface. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 27 Note: By default, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is configured with one login profile that enables remote access using a login user ID of USERID and a password of PASSW0RD (the 0 is a zero, not the letter O). To avoid a potential security exposure, change this default login profile during the initial setup of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.

  • Page 28: Configuring The Global Login Settings

    Configuring the global login settings Complete the following steps to set conditions that apply to all login profiles for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II: Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Adapter II. Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
  • Page 29 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II for which you want to set the global login settings. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5. 2. In the navigation pane, click Login Profiles.

  • Page 30: Configuring Remote Alert Settings

    Alerts link on the navigation pane. After you configure a remote alert recipient, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II will send an alert to that recipient. The alert is sent through a serial connection or a network connection, a numeric pager, or an alphanumeric pager when any event selected from the Monitored Alerts group occurs.

  • Page 31: Configuring Remote Alert Recipients

    To configure a remote alert recipient, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II for which you want to configure remote alert settings. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 32 [PIN]) v Alphanumeric pager v IBM Director over Modem Type an IP address or host name if you are using the IBM Director over LAN method. 9. Enter additional information for the selected notification method: v If you selected the alphanumeric pager notification method, in the PIN field, enter the PIN.

  • Page 33: Forwarding Alerts

    Adapter or Remote Supervisor Adapter II that is designated as the gateway. The gateway adapter then forwards the alerts through an Ethernet connection on the network to the alert recipients. A Remote Supervisor Adapter II is a gateway to the interconnect network if one of the following circumstances is true: v On the Alerts Forwarding page, you click Make this ASM the Gateway.

  • Page 34: Setting Remote Alert Attempts

    To verify whether the selected Remote Supervisor Adapter II is the gateway to the interconnect network, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II for which you want to see the alert forwarding status. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 35: Setting Remote Alerts

    To select the remote alerts that are to be sent, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set remote alerts. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.
  • Page 36 Table 3. Warning remote alerts Alphanumeric Alphanumeric pager code recovery code 14 - 19 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Event Action Temperature Generates an alert if any of the monitored temperatures are irregularity outside critical threshold values.

  • Page 37: Setting Local Events

    4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save. Setting local events Note: For the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, the setting local events feature is available only when using LAN-based alert functionality. Complete the following steps to select the local events to which the Remote...

  • Page 38: Configuring The Serial Connectors

    1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set local events. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5. 2. In the navigation pane, click Alerts and scroll down to the Monitored Local Events area.
  • Page 39 3. In the Port function field, select the function for which this serial port will be used. If the Remote Supervisor Adapter II supports point-to-point protocol (PPP) over a serial port, select PPP as the port function to enable the PPP interface for that port.
  • Page 40 Auto answer stop* Caller ID string Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide What you type Type the initialization string that will be used for the specified modem. A default string is provided (ATE0). Do not change this string unless your dial-out functions are not working properly.

  • Page 41: Configuring The Dual Serial Connectors For Serial Redirection

    LAPM link access protocol for modems Configuring the dual serial connectors for serial redirection Note: This feature is not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine on some server models. You can use the ASM breakout cable with dual serial connectors to connect the...

  • Page 42: Serial-To-Serial Redirection

    To set up the software configuration for serial-to-serial redirection configuration, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to configure the serial port. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 43: Serial-To-Telnet Redirection

    [ ( ]. Notes: 1. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II allows two open Telnet sessions. The Telnet sessions can independently access the serial ports so that multiple users can have a concurrent view of a redirected serial port.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Command-Line Interface Settings

    Chapter 6, “Command-line interface,” on page 91. To use the command-line interface, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to configure the serial port. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 45 Enter CLI key sequence and Exit CLI key sequence. The fields are defined in the following sections. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II does not provide a server reset key sequence in this mode. CLI authentication The command-line interface can be automatically invoked when a user types the Enter CLI key sequence.

  • Page 46: Configuring Port Assignments

    To change the port numbers of Remote Supervisor Adapter II services, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to configure the port assignments. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 47: Configuring Network Interfaces

    To configure the Ethernet setup for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to set up the configuration. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 48 If you enabled DHCP, go to step 12 on page 42. If you have not enabled DHCP, continue with step 5. 5. Type the IP host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II in the Hostname field. You can enter a maximum of 63 characters in this field, which represents the IP host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
  • Page 49 (in bytes) for your network interface. For Ethernet, the valid maximum transmission unit (MTU) range is 60 - 1500. The default value for this field is 1500. Chapter 3. Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II , that corresponds...

  • Page 50: Configuring Ppp Access Over A Serial Connection

    16. In the navigation pane, click Restart ASM to activate the changes. Configuring PPP access over a serial connection Note: This feature is not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Use the point-to-point protocol (PPP) access method if you do not have Ethernet access.

  • Page 51: Configuring Network Protocols

    4. In the Local IP address field, type the local IP address for the PPP interface on this Remote Supervisor Adapter II. The field defaults to 192.96.1.1. The IP address must contain four integers from 0 through 255 separated by periods and no spaces.
  • Page 52 II firmware update package that you downloaded from the IBM Support Web site. To configure SNMP, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to configure SNMP. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.

  • Page 53: Configuring Smtp

    Then, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your corrected information. You must configure at least one community to enable this SNMP agent. Chapter 3. Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II...

  • Page 54: Configuring Ldap

    To set up a client to use the LDAP server, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on which you want to set up the client. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...
  • Page 55 The Remote Supervisor Adapter II contains a Version 2.0 LDAP client that you can configure to provide user authentication through one or more LDAP servers. The LDAP server that is to be used for authentication can be discovered dynamically or manually preconfigured.
  • Page 56 Groups in one level are searched before groups in a lower level. Loops are not detected. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide the default value of 389 is used for nonsecured LDAP connections. For secured connections, the default is 636. You must configure at...

  • Page 57: Configuring The Ldap Client Authentication

    The user ID can be provided using a Distinguished Name, a fully qualified domain name, or through a user ID that matches the UID Search Attribute that is configured on the adapter. Chapter 3. Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II...
  • Page 58 11. A value of 1 at a particular position enables the function that is associated with that position. A value of 0 disables that function. The string IBMRBSPermission=010000000000 is a valid example. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...
  • Page 59 Reserved (bit position 11): This bit is reserved for future use. If none of the bits are set, the user has read-only authority. Chapter 3. Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II...

  • Page 60: Tcp Command Mode Protocol

    2. Scroll down to the Service Location Protocol (SLP) area. A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide security-related adapter configuration parameters, consider giving this same user the ability to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter II (bit position 10).

  • Page 61: Secure Web Server And Secure Ldap

    You can configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to use SSL support for two types of connections: secure Web server (HTTPS) and secure LDAP connection (LDAPS). The Remote Supervisor Adapter II takes on the role of SSL client or SSL server depending on the type of connection. The following table shows that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II acts as an SSL server for secure Web server connections.

  • Page 62: Ssl Certificate Overview

    Remote Supervisor Adapter II and an LDAP server. If you are not familiar with the use of SSL certificates, read the information in “SSL certificate overview.” Use the following general tasks list to configure the security for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II: 1.

  • Page 63: Ssl Server Certificate Management

    Web browser, the browser will be able to validate the certificate and positively identify the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web server. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II requires a certificate for the secure Web server and one for the secure LDAP client. Also, the secure LDAP client requires one or more trusted certificates.
  • Page 64 3. In the SSL Server Certificate Management area, select Generate a New Key and a Certificate-Signing Request. A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 Organization Name Use this field to indicate the company or organization that owns the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. When this is used to generate a certificate-signing request, the issuing certificate authority can verify that the organization that is requesting the certificate is legally entitled to claim ownership of the given company or organization name.
  • Page 66 Challenge Password Unstructured Name Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Web address to the name that appears in the certificate. To prevent certificate warnings from the browser, the value that is used in this field must match the host name that is used by the browser to connect to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.
  • Page 67 Remote Supervisor Adapter II. This field can contain a maximum of 60 characters. 5. After completing the information, click Generate CSR. The new encryption keys and certificate are generated. This process might take several minutes. A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed when the process is completed.

  • Page 68: Enabling Ssl For The Secure Web Server

    SSL client, see “Generating a self-signed certificate” on page 55. If you want to use a certificate authority signed certificate for the SSL client, see “Generating a certificate-signing request” on page 56. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Ssl Client Trusted Certificate Management

    LDAP server, or it can be the actual certificate of the LDAP server. At least one certificate must be imported to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II before the SSL client is enabled. You can import up to three trusted certificates.

  • Page 70: Enabling Ssl For The Ldap Client

    Note: The Secure Shell server feature is not available on all servers. The Secure Shell (SSH) feature provides secure access to the command-line interface and the serial (text console) redirect features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Generating A Secure Shell Server Key

    When you request a new server key, both a Rivest, Shamir, and Adelman key and a DSA key are created to allow access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II from either an SSH version 1.5 or an SSH version 2 client. For security, the Secure Shell server private key is not backed up during a configuration save and restore operation.

  • Page 72: Using The Secure Shell Server

    If you are using the Secure Shell client that is included in Red Hat Linux version 7.3, to start a Secure Shell session to a Remote Supervisor Adapter II with network address 192.168.70.132, type a command similar to the following example: ssh -x -l userid 192.168.70.132...

  • Page 73: Restoring And Modifying Your Asm Configuration

    1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II where you want to back up your current configuration. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5. 2. In the navigation pane, click Configuration File.

  • Page 74: Restoring Asm Defaults

    8. Click OK to confirm that you want to restart your Remote Supervisor Adapter 9. Click OK to close the current browser window. 10. To log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II again, start your browser, and follow your regular login process.
  • Page 75 The current browser window closes to maintain security. You must manually close other open browser windows, if any, to prevent a cached version of your user ID and password from remaining available. Chapter 3. Configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II...
  • Page 76 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 77: Chapter 4. Monitoring Remote Server Status

    View the server temperature readings, voltage thresholds, and fan speeds v View the latest server operating-system-failure screen capture v View the list of users who are logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II From the Event Log page, you can:...
  • Page 78 System Health Summary page. 3. Scroll down to the Temperatures area. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II tracks the current temperature readings and threshold levels for system components such as microprocessors, system board, and hard disk drive backplane.
  • Page 79 4. Scroll down to the Voltages area. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II will send an alert if any monitored power source voltage falls outside its specified operational ranges.
  • Page 80 Soft Shutdown Hard Shutdown 5. Scroll down to the Fan Speeds area. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface displays the running speed of the server fans (expressed in a percentage of the maximum fan speed). You receive a fan alert (Multiple Fan Failure or Single Fan Failure) when the fan speeds drop to an unacceptable level or the fans stop.

  • Page 81: Viewing The Event Log

    You can view the event log for all of the servers on an ASM interconnect network. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II time stamps all events and logs them into the event log, sending out the following alerts, if configured to do so by the system...
  • Page 82 You can sort and filter entries in the event log. To access and view the event log, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.

  • Page 83: Viewing Vital Product Data

    Remote Supervisor Adapter II is monitoring. To view the server component vital product data, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.
  • Page 84 Indicates the version number of the diagnostic code. Indicates the level of the diagnostic code. Indicates when the diagnostic code was built. You can view vital product data for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II in this area. Function Identifies the ASM firmware component type: main application, boot...
  • Page 85 Table 16. ASM vital product data (continued) Field Function Build ID Identifies the build IDs of the application firmware and the startup ROM firmware. File name Identifies the file names of the application firmware and the startup ROM firmware. Release date Identifies the release dates of the application firmware and the startup ROM firmware.
  • Page 86 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Chapter 5. Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii Tasks

    Use the functions under the Tasks heading in the navigation pane to directly control the actions of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II and your server. The tasks that you can perform depend on the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed.

  • Page 88: Remotely Controlling The Power Status Of A Server

    You can decrease the power-off delay value after the server has started, but the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software will reset it to 45 seconds on the next server restart. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II software will not change a power-off delay value that is 45 seconds or greater.

  • Page 89: Remote Control

    CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, or disk image that is on your computer. You must log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II with a user ID that has read/write access to use any of the remote control features.

  • Page 90: Remote Console

    To remotely access a server console, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.

  • Page 91: Remote Console Keyboard Support

    1. The following server operating systems have USB support, which is required for the Remote Disk feature: v Microsoft Windows Server 2003 v Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later v Red Hat Linux version 7.3 Chapter 5. Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter II tasks...
  • Page 92 To assign a disk drive or disk image on your computer to the server, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,” on page 5.
  • Page 93 Adapter II. The size of the drive or image contents must be 1.44 MB or smaller. Important: You will lose the disk image when the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is restarted or the Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware is updated.

  • Page 94: Setting Up Pxe Network Boot

    3. Select the Attempt PXE network boot at next server restart check box. 4. Click Save. Serial redirection quick setup Note: This feature is not available on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine in some servers. You can use the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web interface serial redirection wizard to simplify the configuration of serial redirection.
  • Page 95 Adapter II serial port that is labeled “COM1” by using a null modem cable. v Connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II serial port that is labeled “COM2” to a terminal server or client serial port by using a null modem cable.

  • Page 96: Updating Firmware

    In the Family field, select the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed. e. Click Continue. f. Scroll to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II area and select the link for the firmware update. 2. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the Web interface,”...

  • Page 97: Accessing Remote Adapters Through An Asm Interconnect Network

    13. Repeat step 2 on page 88 through step 12 for each packet that you must update. 14. After the Remote Supervisor Adapter II firmware is updated, log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II again to access the Web interface.
  • Page 98 Note: Depending on the service processor that is on the remote server, some 6. Click Log Off Remote ASM to log off from the remote server. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide the table, click the login link that corresponds to the remote system that you want to access.

  • Page 99: Chapter 6. Command-Line Interface

    You can access the command line using the following methods: v Start a Telnet or SSH session to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II IP address. v Connect a null modem cable to the serial port and start a hyperterminal session (not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine).

  • Page 100: Features And Limitations

    There must be at least one space between an option and its argument. For example, ifconfig eth0 -i192.168.70.133 is incorrect syntax. The correct syntax is ifconfig eth0 -i 192.168.70.133. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 101: Utility Commands

    v All commands have the -h, -help, and ? options, which give syntax help. All of the following examples will give the same result: x345RSA> power -h x345RSA> power -help x345RSA> power ? v Some of the commands listed in the following sections might not be available. To see a list of the commands that are supported, use the help or ? option, as shown in the following examples: x345RSA>...

  • Page 102: Monitor Commands

    Description Use the clearlog command to clear the event log of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II or Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. You must have the authority to clear event logs to use this command. fans command Description Use the fans command to display the speed for each of the server fans.

  • Page 103: Syshealth Command

    0x00-09-6B-CA-0C-80 x345RSA> syshealth command Description Use the syshealth command to get a summary of the health of the server. The power state, system state, restart count, and Remote Supervisor Adapter II software status are displayed. Example x345RSA> syshealth Power On...

  • Page 104: Vpd Command

    Server power and restart control commands The server power and restart commands are as follows: v power v reset Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide 3.45 5.45 HSL: hard shutdown low SSL: soft shutdown low...

  • Page 105: Power Command

    Instead, a message is displayed indicating that the Remote Supervisor Adapter II software is not active. Serial redirect command There is one serial redirect command: console. console command Note: The console command is not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Syntax console 1 console 2 for the -s option to function correctly.

  • Page 106: Configuration Commands

    Description Use the console command to start a serial redirect console session to the designated serial port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II or the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Configuration commands The configuration commands are as follows: v dhcpinfo...

  • Page 107: Ifconfig Command

    Option -dns1 -dns2 -dns3 ifconfig command Syntax ifconfig eth0 [options] ifconfig ppp [options] eth0 options: -state interface_state -c config_method -i static_ip_address -g gateway_address -s subnet_mask -n hostname -r data_rate -d duplex_mode -m max_transmission_unit -l locally_administered_MAC ppp options: -state enabled/disabled - interface status -i ip_addr - IP address -ri ip_addr - remote IP address -s ip addr - subnet mask...

  • Page 108: Ldap Command

    -w on|off Description Use the ldap command to display and configure the LDAP protocol configuration parameters. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Description Values Numeric between 60 and 1500 MAC address format. Multicast addresses are not allowed (the first byte must be even).
  • Page 109 The following table shows the arguments for the options. Option Description User authentication method Binding method Client distinguished name Search domain Group filter Group search attribute String of up to 63 characters for group_search_attr Login permission attribute Domain source Service name Client password Confirm client password...

  • Page 110: Ntp Command

    Use the passwordcfg command to display and configure the password parameters. Option -legacy -high Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Description Enables or disables the Network Time Protocol Name or IP address of the...

  • Page 111: Portcfg Command

    -cnt 5 x345RSA> passwordcfg Security Level: Customize -exp: 365 -cnt: 5 -nul: allowed portcfg command Note: The portcfg command is not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Syntax portcfg com1 [options] portcfg com2 [options] options: -serred serial_redirect_mode...

  • Page 112: Slp Command

    Option Example x345/RSA> slp -t multicast x345/RSA> slp -t multicast -i 239.255.255.253 x345/RSA> srcfg command Note: The srcfg command is not available for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Syntax srcfg [options] options: -passthru passthru_mode -entercliseq entercli_keyseq -exitcliseq exitcli_keyseq Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 113: Ssl Command

    Description Use the srcfg command to configure the serial redirection. Type srcfg to display the current configuration. To change the serial redirect configuration, type the options, followed by the values. To change the serial redirect configuration, you must have at least Adapter Networking and Security Configuration authority. The following table shows the arguments for the options.

  • Page 114: Tcpcmdmode Command

    Use the tcpcmdmode command to display and change configuration parameters for the TCP command mode sessions. You must have at least Adapter Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Private Key and Cert/CSR not available...

  • Page 115: Timeouts Command

    Configuration - Networking & Security or Adapter Configuration - Advanced (Firmware Update, Restart ASM, Restore Configuration) authority level. The following table shows the arguments for the options. Option -status Example x345RSA> tcpcmdmode -status on -t 0 x345RSA> timeouts command Syntax timeouts [options] options: -p POST_watchdog_option...

  • Page 116: Users Command

    Password Expires: no expiration 4. <not used> 5. jacobyackenovic custom:cel|ac Password Expires: no expiration 6. <not used> 7. <not used> 8. <not used> 9. <not used> 10. <not used> Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...

  • Page 117: Asm Control Commands

    Description Use the clearcfg command to set the Remote Supervisor Adapter II configuration to its factory defaults. You must have at least Advanced Adapter Configuration authority to issue this command. After the configuration of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is cleared, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II is restarted.

  • Page 118: Resetsp Command

    12/31/2004 13:15:30 GMT-5:00 dst on resetsp command Description Use the resetsp command to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter II or Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. You must have at least Advanced Adapter Configuration authority to be able to issue this command.
  • Page 119 Example x345RSA> update -v -i 192.168.70.120 -l dev.pkt TFTP file upload successful 1253022. Starting flash packet preparation. Flash preparation - packet percent complete 24. Flash preparation - packet percent complete 48. Flash preparation - packet percent complete 72. Flash preparation - packet percent complete 96. Flash preparation - packet percent complete 100.
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  • Page 121: Appendix A. Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you. This section contains information about where to go for additional information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem with your system, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary.

  • Page 122: Getting Help And Information From The World Wide Web

    Getting help and information from the World Wide Web On the World Wide Web, the IBM Web site has up-to-date information about IBM systems, optional devices, services, and support. The address for IBM System x and xSeries BladeCenter information is http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/. The address...

  • Page 123: Appendix B. Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk. IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 124: Important Notes

    IBM. Maximum memory might require replacement of the standard memory with an optional memory module. Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide Predictive Failure Analysis XA-32 ServeRAID XA-64...
  • Page 125 IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-IBM products. Support (if any) for the non-IBM products is provided by the third party, not IBM. Some software might differ from its retail version (if available) and might not include user manuals or all program functionality.
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  • Page 127: Index

    74 viewing 73 events, setting local 29 factory defaults, restoring 66 fan speed monitoring 72 features of Remote Supervisor Adapter II 1 firmware, updating 88 forwarding alerts from ISMP 25 gateway to forward ISMP alerts 25 getting help 113...
  • Page 128 NMI reset delay for server restart 15 notes, important 116 notices 115 notices and statements 3 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide online publications 1 operating system (OS) watchdog (server timeout) 14 operating system requirements 3...
  • Page 129 TCP Command Mode Protocol 52 settings command-line interface 36 configuring global login 20 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 53 SlimLine, Remote Supervisor Adapter II 1 SMTP, configuring 45 SNMP, configuring 43 software service and support 114 SSL certificate overview 54...
  • Page 130 (continued) support line, telephone numbers 114 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor Adapter II: User’s Guide...
  • Page 132 Part Number: 43W7827 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 43W7827...

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