Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
You can manage the server remotely through the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine by using one of the user interfaces and one of the connection methods
that are described in the following table.
Table 4. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine
User interface to Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine
Connection to Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine
ASM Web-based interface using HTTP LAN using the Ethernet connector
Text-based interface using Telnet
To connect the Ethernet cables, complete the following steps:
1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the dedicated
Ethernet connector for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Connect the
other end of the cable to the network. The following illustration shows the
locations of the Ethernet connectors.
2. To make sure that the network connection is working, check the Ethernet LEDs.
The following illustration shows the locations of the LEDs.
Serial 2 (Com2)
Serial 1 (Com1)
Video
USB 3 and 4
USB 1 and 2
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter II
SlimLine
(Ethernet)
Ethernet
connector
Parallel
Power cord
AC power LED
DC power LED
Ethernet transmit/
receive activity LED
(amber)
Ethernet link
status LED
(green)
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware
The software and firmware files that you need are contained in one system service
package installation kit. The kit contains the following files:
v Software and firmware installation instructions
v BIOS code update with support for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
v Diagnostics code update
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine device drivers
v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware update
v Integrated service processor firmware update
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