IBM eserver xSeries 365 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update for Linux Systems 8861 and 8862 Version 1.03, Build ID: RDE823A, Revision 16 CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and support phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview ________________________ 1.1 This will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software only. It will not affect any device drivers. 1.2 Limitations SSL is a commonly used security technology that uses encryption to provide secure TCP/IP communication. In order to comply with regulations regarding the export of products that contain cryptography, the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is shipped without SSL support. In order to install SSL, the installation key file must be obtained and loaded into the Remote Supervisor Adapter II via the web interface. Once the file is loaded, SSL is installed and can be enabled or disabled as desired. If there is an error in loading the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software, retry loading the software by repeating the instructions in section 3.0. 1.3 Enhancements - none 1.4. Level of Recommendations and Prerequisites for the update: - Multi-lun support is needed in order to mount more then one remote drive simultaneously. The linux kernel 2.4.20 and later have the appropriate multi-lun support, however this support needs to be enabled at kernel build time. Currently, only the SLES 8.0 SP3 distribution has multi-Lun support available and enabled. RedHat AS 3.0 has a 2.4.21 kernel, but does not have multi-lun support enabled by default. 1.5 Dependencies: - none 2.0 Change History ________________________ IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.03, RDE823A - Fixed Alert LED blinking after remind condition clears and Power Supply Thermal Warning not turn LEDs On. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.02, RDE821A - Fixed problems with IBM Director support reading server attributes. Fixed problems in handling Power Alerts. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, RDE820A - Fixed problem causing system to reset when flashing to version 1.00 from the web. IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, RDE819A - First release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ This utility will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software under the Linux Operating System . It requires the installation of the correct Remote Supervisor Adapter II for Linux device driver. To use this utility, perform the following steps: a). Copy filename.tgz (where filename is the name of the file that you downloaded) to a temporary directory on the hard disk. Use GUNZIP (or similar utility) to access the compressed files. Filename.tar will be unzipped and placed in the directory where filename.tgz was located. Use TAR (or similar utility) to extract the files in the archive. b). In this directory, at the command prompt, type ./lflash -r Text will scroll across the console screen while the update process is occurring. The update process could take up to ten minutes to complete. NOTE: The following message is shown on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and other distributions that do not install the compatibility libstdc++ library. ./lflash: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. If the above message is shown, install the compat-libstdc++*.rpm that was included on the distribution media. c). When the utility is finished with the update, the text will stop scrolling across the console screen and the adapter will be restarted. The successful update ends with the text "Rebooting RSA...done". d). Remove any diskette from the diskette drive and the system is ready for use again. 3.1 SSL Installation ______________________ 3.1.1 Begin a web interface session with the selected Remote Supervisor Adapter II. (See the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation and User's Guide for more information on using the Remote Supervisor Adapter II web interface.) 3.1.2 Click on Security in the navigation panel. 3.1.3 You are notified that SSL is not installed if the key file has not been loaded previously. Download the key file to a location on your computer, and then specify the location of the file as prompted on the Security page of the web interface. 4.0 Unattended Mode ________________________ Once the files are extracted from filename.exe, the flash update can be completed by running ./lflash -r at the command prompt. 5.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number _________________________________________ 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 5.2 IBM eserver xSeries Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries 5.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update, go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers and URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 6.0. 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