IBM xSeries 440 8687, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Table 2. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor
Adapter (continued)
User interface to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
Connection to Remote
Supervisor Adapter
For the cabling procedure,
see:
Text-based user interface
using a modem or a null
modem
Serial (COM) port “Cabling the serial (COM) port”
ASM Web interface using
point-to-point (PPP)
protocol
Text-based user interface
using the TELNET protocol
over PPP
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port: Complete the following steps to attach the
Ethernet cables.
Attention: To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor
Adapter, do not plug the ASM Interconnect module into the Ethernet port.
1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet
port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Connect the other end of the Ethernet
cable to the network.
2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The
following illustration shows the location of the LEDs.
P
-
P
Ethernet link
LED (green)
Ethernet activity
LED (green)
Error LED
(amber)
Ethernet link LED
The green Ethernet link LED is lit when the Ethernet cable is connected
properly.
Ethernet activity LED
The green Ethernet activity LED flashes when there is Ethernet activity.
If you want to use the serial port connection, continue with “Cabling the serial
(COM) port” on page 33; otherwise, go to “Configuring the adapter.”
Cabling the serial (COM) port: To cable the serial (COM) port, connect a modem
or null modem cable to the serial port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.
Continue with “Configuring the adapter.”
Configuring the adapter
This section describes the following:
v Enabling remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter
v Installing ASM device drivers
Configuration
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