IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II, Installation Manual

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II installed in a tower model server.
Advanced System Management
breakout cable with dual serial connectors
ASM RS-485 connectors
Serial connectors
The ASM breakout cable with dual serial connectors also connects the Remote
Supervisor Adapter II to the ASM interconnect network through the ASM
RS-485 connector or to a modem through the serial connector.
To connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to an ASM interconnect network,
connect a Category 3 or Category 5 cable to one of the ASM RS-485 connectors
on the ASM breakout cable. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using the
ASM interconnect network,” on page 27.
Two common Remote Supervisor Adapter II configurations are serial-to-serial
redirection and serial-to-Telnet redirection. The hardware setup for these
configurations is described in the following sections.
Serial-to-serial redirection
Serial-to-serial redirection enables the Remote Supervisor Adapter II to pass
data between COM1 and COM2. This mode is useful when a single serial
connection is required to a client computer or a hardware terminal server.
Complete the following steps to set up the hardware connections for the
serial-to-serial configuration:
1. Connect the server serial connector to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
serial connector labeled COM1.
2. Connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II serial port labeled COM2 to a
terminal server or client serial port.
3. Configure the serial ports using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web
interface. For more information, see the User’s Guide .
Chapter 2. Installing and cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
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