1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the dedicated
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the network.
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
v Video device driver
v Firmware-update utility program
To download and install the software and firmware, complete the following steps.
Note: changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. In the left navigation pane, click Downloads and drivers.
3. In the Search field, type Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware
4. Select the system service package for the operating system that is running on
5. Click the file link to download the system service package to d:\ibmssp, where d
6. Extract the files into d:\ibmssp. See the readme.txt file, which is included with
7. Follow the instructions in Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions,
8. Restart the server after the software and firmware are installed.
Completing the setup
See the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide for instructions for
completing the configuration, including the following procedures:
v Configuring the Ethernet ports
v Defining login IDs and passwords
v Selecting the events that will receive alert notifications
v Monitoring remote server status, using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
v Controlling the server remotely
v Attaching a remote diskette drive, CD drive, or disk image to the server
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systems-management Ethernet connector for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine.
Note: The dedicated Ethernet connector for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine is on the far right as you face the rear of the server.
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
and click Search.
the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.
is the hard disk drive letter. (Create the directory if necessary.)
the extracted files, for a list of the files in the package.
which is in Portable Document Format (PDF) in d:\ibmssp, to install the software
and firmware.
SlimLine Web-based interface