Continue
with
“Obtaining
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
software
and
firmware”
on
page
22.
Connecting
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
dual
serial
connectors
Note:
If
your
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
came
with
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
one
serial
connector,
go
to
“Connecting
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
one
serial
connector”
on
page
19.
Otherwise,
follow
the
procedures
in
this
section.
You
can
use
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
dual
serial
connectors
to
connect
the
server
serial
port
(using
a
null
modem
cable)
to
a
client
workstation
using
a
terminal-emulation
program
such
as
Hilgraeve
HyperTerminal
or
to
a
hardware
terminal
server
(also
using
a
null
modem
cable).
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
acts
as
a
pass-through
device.
Using
this
single
serial
connection
to
a
terminal
server
or
client
workstation,
a
system
administrator
can
access
the
serial
features
of
both
the
operating
system
and
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
command-line
interface
provides
text-based
power
control
and
server
reset
ability.
To
use
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
dual
serial
connectors
for
a
single
serial
connection
to
a
terminal
server,
make
sure
that:
v
Your
server
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code
supports
the
single
serial
connection.
This
BIOS
serial
support
is
needed
to
provide
power-on
self-test
(POST),
setup,
and
end-to-end
remote
access.
v
You
update
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
firmware.
For
more
information,
see
“Obtaining
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
software
and
firmware”
on
page
22.
v
Your
operating
system
has
serial
support
for
text
management
in
the
operating
system.
The
following
operating
systems
have
serial
support:
–
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2003
Enterprise
Edition
with
emergency
management
services
for
serial
console
support
–
Linux
operating
systems
with
Agetty
serial
console
support
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
connect
the
ASM
breakout
cable
with
dual
serial
connectors
to
the
ASM
connector
on
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
20
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II:
Installation
Guide
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