IBM Eserver xSeries 360 Type 8686, User Reference Manual

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IBM® xSeries 360: User’s Reference
The following illustration shows a modem connected to the serial port of the Remote
Supervisor Adapter in the xSeries 360 on the left, a modem connected to the serial
port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in the xSeries 360 on the right, and a modem
connected to the remote administrator system. Placing modems at opposite ends of
the ASM interconnect network bus ensures that if an ASM interconnect connection in
the bus fails, all of the servers on the ASM interconnect network have access to a
modem to forward system-management data to the remote system-management
administrator.
Remote system management
administrator system
Modem
Modem
ASM
Interconnect
modules
xSeries 360
xSeries 360
xSeries 360
Modem
Note: A Remote
Supervisor Adapter is
required in each server.
Note: The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the
back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server.