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Note: The Windows blue screen capture is available only if the Microsoft Windows
NT or Windows 2000 operating system is installed.
Complete the following steps to remotely access a server blue-screen image:
1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see Chapter 2,
“Opening and using the ASM Web interface” on page 3.
2. In the navigation pane, click System Settings ; then, select the appropriate
timeout value from the drop-down menu to enable the OS watchdog option.
3. In the navigation pane, click Remote Control .
4. Click View Windows Blue Screen . The blue-screen image is displayed on your
screen.
Updating firmware
Use the Firmware Update option on the navigation pane to update the firmware of
the Remote Supervisor Adapter, the server in which it is installed, or an ASM
processor in an xSeries 330 server. Updating the firmware also enables the BIOS
code, diagnostics, power backplane, front panel, and the serial peripheral interface
(SPI) of the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed.
Complete the following steps to update the startup or main application files of your
Remote Supervisor Adapter:
1. Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter. For more information, see Chapter 2,
“Opening and using the ASM Web interface” on page 3.
2. For an xSeries 330 server: If you want to update the ASM processor
firmware, log in to the ASM processor. For more information about the login
process, see “Logging in to the ASM processor in an xSeries 330 server” on
page 6.
3. In the navigation pane, click Firmware Update .
4. Click Browse .
5. Navigate to the PKT or PKC file you want to update.
Note: When you transfer (or flash) the main application packet, you must also
flash the remote graphics packet separately.
6. Click Open .
The file (including the full path) appears in the box beside Browse .
7. To begin the update process, click Update .
A progress indicator opens as the file is transferred to temporary storage on
the Remote Supervisor Adapter. A confirmation window opens when the file
transfer is completed.
8. Verify that the PKT or PKC file shown on the Confirm Firmware Update
window is what you intend to update. If it is not, click Cancel .
9. To complete the update process, click Continue .
A progress indicator opens as the firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter
is flashed. A confirmation window opens to verify that the update was
successful.
10. After receiving a confirmation that the update process is completed, go to the
Restart ASM window and click Restart .
11. Click OK to confirm that you want to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
12. Click OK to close the current browser window.
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