IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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System requirements for the Advanced
System Management Service with Netfinity
Manager:
The minimum system requirements for using
the Advanced System Management service are:
Ÿ
System management processor (built into the Netfinity
5500)
Ÿ
Netfinity Manager or Client Services for Netfinity
Manager, version 5.10.4 or later
Ÿ
2 MB of available hard disk drive space
Accessing the System Management
Processor without Netfinity Manager
If for some reason you are unable to use Netfinity Manager
to access and manage the system management processor,
you can use a terminal program and a modem to connect
directly to the system management processor. This
modem should be connected to management port C.
(Refer to “Management port C” on page 167 for
information on management port C.) When connected,
you will be able to access a variety of monitor,
configuration, and error log data. You can also power the
remote (Netfinity 5500) system on or off, shutdown and
restart the server, and initiate remote video mode on the
system management processor. Remote video mode
enables you to remotely monitor all textual output
generated during POST. All POST data will be displayed
in the terminal program window as the remote system
completes POST. While you are monitoring POST on the
remote system, all local (terminal program) keystrokes are
relayed automatically to the remote system, enabling you
to use POST utilities (such as system configuration, RAID
mini-configuration program, and diagnostic programs) that
can be accessed during POST.
To use a terminal program to establish a connection with
the system management processor:
1. Use a terminal program to establish a connection with
the system management processor modem. The
modem settings you should use are:
Baud
57.6 k
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Flow Control Hardware
2. Log in to the system management processor.
When you have established a connection with the
system management processor, you will be prompted
for a username and password. You must provide a
username and password combination that has been
previously configured for use with the system
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