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Chapter 2. Opening and using the ASM Web interface
To access the Remote Supervisor Adapter remotely using the ASM Web interface,
you must log in to the adapter. This chapter describes the login procedures and
describes the actions you can perform from the ASM Web interface.
For an xSeries 330 server: Certain features of the ASM Web interface and
text-based interface are available only through the ASM processor that is integrated
on the system board of an xSeries 330 server. You must first log in to the Remote
Supervisor Adapter and then log in to the ASM processor for full feature support.
For information about using the text-based user interface, see Chapter 6, “Starting
and configuring the ASM text-based interface” on page 65.
Logging in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter
Complete the following steps to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter through the
ASM Web interface.
1. Open a Web browser. In the address or URL field, type the IP address or host
name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter to which you want to connect.
The Enter Network Password window opens.
Note: The values in the following window are examples. Your settings will be
different.
2. Type your user name and password in the Enter Network Password window. If
you are using the Remote Supervisor Adapter for the first time, you can obtain
your user name and password from your system administrator. All login attempts
are documented in the event log. A welcome page opens in your browser.
Note: The Remote Supervisor Adapter is set initially with a user name of
USERID and password of PASSW0RD (with a zero, not an O). This user has
read/write access. Change this default password during your initial
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