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Appendix G: System Management Overview
IBM system management solutions allow you to run your business-critical applications using innovative hardware
technology that prevents most outages and recovers rapidly from the few that do occur. This technology makes
xSeries simpler to service and easier to manage.
This section shows the available range of standard and optional system management processors and describes
the features and configuration process for each. This section further demonstrates how these service processors
can be interconnected to form a communication network for alerting and monitoring a wide range of system
functions and hardware conditions.
Key to abbreviations
ASMP
Advanced System Management Processor
ISMP
Integrated System Management Processor
ASMA
Advanced System Management PCI Adapter (P/N
01K7209)
RSARemote Supervisor A
dapter (P/N 09N7585)
ASMIC
Advanced System Management Interconnect Cable Kit
(P/N 03K9309)
General Notes:
All descriptions of features and compatibility of ISMP described here require the use of firmware version 1.02
or newer. As of January 1, 2002, all ISMPs ship standard with firmware version 1.02. Firmware updates may be
found on the IBM Web site at the URL www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4WEP53.html.
An advanced system management interconnect network is configured with at least one focal point (generally
an ASMA or RSA in a server) that provides Ethernet LAN and serial connections for management and
alerting, which are shared between all the members of an interconnect network.
Up to 24 ISMPs and/or RSAs may be interconnected in a single ASM interconnect network (including
standard and optional processors).
Up to 12 ASMPs and/or ASMAs may be interconnected in a single ASM interconnect network (including
standard and optional processors). Up to 12 additional ISMPs and/or RSAs may be added to an ASM
interconnect network containing 12 or less ASMPs and/or ASMAs.
An ASM interconnect network may contain an aggregate connection length of no more than 91.4m (300ft).
A customer-supplied Cat5 Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection.
Connecting servers that do not have two external RS-485 ports as an ASM interconnect network requires
Advanced System Management Interconnect Cable Kit (P/N 03K9309). RSA and ASMA do not include this
option when shipped standard with a system.
