Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Service processors supported in xSeries servers -- 1.2 Industry standards -- 1.2.1 Distributed Management Task Force -- 1.2.2 IPMI -- 1.2.3 SNMP -- Chapter 2. Baseboard Management Controller -- 2.1 Feature comparison -- 2.2 BMC in the e325 and e326 -- 2.2.1 External connections -- 2.2.2 Upgrading the BMC firmware -- 2.2.3 Configuring the BMC -- 2.2.4 Installing the OSA IPMI device drivers -- 2.2.5 Event log -- 2.3 BMC in the xSeries Servers -- 2.3.1 Functionality -- 2.3.2 External connections -- 2.3.3 Updating the BMC firmware -- 2.3.4 Configuring the BMC using BMC_CFG -- 2.3.5 Configuring the BMC in BIOS -- 2.3.6 Event Log -- 2.3.7 Configuring the BMC with IBM Director -- 2.3.8 Remote control -- 2.3.9 Installing the BMC device drivers -- 2.4 Integrated system management processors -- 2.4.1 Features -- 2.4.2 Limitations -- 2.4.3 Configuration -- Chapter 3. Remote Supervisor Adapter II -- 3.1 Functions and features -- 3.2 Overview of the Remote Supervisor Adapter family -- 3.2.1 Remote Supervisor Adapter II -- 3.2.2 Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA -- 3.2.3 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine -- 3.3 Advanced Systems Management network -- 3.3.1 Specifying the ASM Gateway -- 3.4 Basic configuration of Remote Supervisor Adapter II -- 3.4.1 Installing the RSA II -- 3.4.2 Network settings -- 3.4.3 Update firmware -- 3.4.4 Installing the device driver -- 3.4.5 MIB files -- 3.5 Remote console and remote media -- 3.5.1 Linux support for remote control -- 3.5.2 Using remote media -- 3.5.3 Remote diskette -- 3.5.4 Remote CD-ROM and DVD -- 3.5.5 Remote file -- 3.6 Ports used by Remote Supervisor Adapter II -- Chapter 4. BladeCenter management module -- 4.1 Features and functions.

4.2 Basic configuration of the management module -- 4.2.1 Installation in a BladeCenter -- 4.2.2 Network settings -- 4.2.3 Update firmware -- 4.2.4 MIB files -- 4.3 Redundant management modules -- 4.3.1 Installation and cabling -- 4.3.2 Manual switch over -- 4.4 Remote console and remote media -- 4.4.1 Linux support for remote control -- 4.4.2 Using remote media -- 4.4.3 Remote diskette -- 4.4.4 Remote CD-ROM and DVD -- 4.4.5 Remote file -- 4.5 Basic configuration of blade-specific features -- 4.5.1 Device drivers -- 4.5.2 Blade tasks -- 4.5.3 I/O Module tasks -- 4.6 Ports used by the management module -- 4.7 Resetting the management module back to factory defaults -- Chapter 5. Security and authentication -- 5.1 Security using SSL -- 5.1.1 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) -- 5.1.2 Secure Shell (SSH) -- 5.2 Authentication using LDAP -- 5.2.1 LDAP authentication attribute -- 5.2.2 Configuring the LDAP server -- 5.2.3 Testing the LDAP server configuration -- 5.2.4 Configuring the LDAP client -- Chapter 6. System management utilities -- 6.1 Comparing the tools -- 6.2 Advanced Settings Utility -- 6.2.1 Support list for ASU -- 6.2.2 Supported platforms for ASU -- 6.2.3 Downloading ASU and definition files -- 6.2.4 Using the ASU definition files -- 6.2.5 Using the ASU command -- 6.2.6 Using ASU to view a systems setting -- 6.2.7 Using ASU to configure RSA or RSA II settings -- 6.2.8 ASU batch commands -- 6.3 Management processor command-line interface -- 6.3.1 Supported service processor configurations -- 6.3.2 Functions -- 6.3.3 Limitations -- 6.3.4 Supported platforms for the MPCLI -- 6.3.5 Installing the MPCLI -- 6.3.6 Using the MPCLI -- 6.4 OSA SMBridge utility -- 6.4.1 Configuring BIOS -- 6.4.2 Installation -- 6.4.3 Connecting via the telnet server -- 6.4.4 Configuring Windows Server 2003 to support SOL -- 6.4.5 Configuring Red Hat Linux to support SOL.

6.4.6 Configuring SUSE LINUX to support SOL -- 6.4.7 Connecting via the command-line interface -- 6.5 Web interface -- 6.5.1 Structure of the Web interfaces -- 6.6 Telnet interface -- 6.7 IBM Director integration -- 6.7.1 Management Processor Assistant -- 6.7.2 BladeCenter Assistant -- 6.7.3 Alerting -- Chapter 7. Scenarios and best practices -- 7.1 Securing communication and authentication -- 7.1.1 General considerations -- 7.1.2 Web interface -- 7.1.3 Command-line interfaces -- 7.2 Backing up and restoring the configuration -- 7.2.1 Backup procedure -- 7.2.2 Restore procedure -- 7.3 Provide remote access to all BladeCenter modules -- 7.4 Multi-subnet environment -- 7.4.1 General considerations -- 7.4.2 Access to other subnets -- 7.4.3 DHCP in different subnets -- 7.5 Mass configuration of user IDs and passwords -- 7.6 Resetting the RSA II back to factory defaults -- 7.6.1 Using ASU -- 7.6.2 Using IBM Director -- 7.6.3 Using MPCLI -- 7.7 How to use ASU remotely -- 7.8 Remote BIOS and firmware updates -- 7.8.1 Using MPCLI to upgrade firmware -- 7.8.2 Using IBM Director to upgrade firmware -- 7.8.3 Using UpdateXpress RemoteUX to update firmware -- 7.9 UpdateXpress firmware update scripts for BladeCenter -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.