IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter, User Manual

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Chapter 5. Performing Remote Supervisor Adapter tasks
Use the functions under the Tasks heading in the navigation pane to directly control
the actions of the Remote Supervisor Adapter and your server. The tasks you can
perform depend on the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed.
If the Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in an xSeries 330 server and you are
logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you can perform the following tasks:
v Update the Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware
v Access other Remote Supervisor Adapters
If the Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in an xSeries 330 server and you are
logged in to the ASM processor, you can perform the following tasks:
v
Update the ASM processor firmware
v Power on or restart the server
If you are logged in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter that is installed in a server
other than an xSeries 330, you can perform the following tasks:
v View server power and restart activity
v Remotely start (boot) a server from a diskette image
v Remotely control the power status of the server
v Remotely access the server graphical console
v View server POST
v
View remote blue screen capture
v Update firmware
v
Access other Remote Supervisor Adapters
Note: Some features are not available on all servers.
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