IBM eserver xSeries 206 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update for Windows System 8482 Version 1.02, Build ID: UQE811A, 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 diskette 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 1.02, UQE811A - Raised the planar temperature thresholds IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.01, UQE810A - Added support for encrypted remote control - Added LDAP DNS support - Added support for more commands to the command line interface IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update Version 1.00, UQE804A - First release 3.0 Installing and Setup Instructions ______________________________________ This utility will update the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II software under the Windows Operating System. It requires the installation of the correct Remote Supervisor Adapter II for Windows device driver. 3.1 Performing this code update (GUI) _______________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 206 Windows Remote Supervisory Adapter II Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Perform Update" and click the "Next" button. - If the update is meant for the system on which it is running, the "Next" button will appear. Click the "Next" button to continue. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.2 Extracting the Windows update files (GUI) _______________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 206 Windows Remote Supervisory Adapter II Update" by double-clicking the .EXE. - Choose "Extract to Hard Drive" and click the "Next" button. - Choose a directory into which the Windows update files will be saved in the "Save As" dialog. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Windows. Run "wflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. - Click the "Exit" button. 3.3 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 ________________________ Extracting the Windows update files (command line) __________________________________________________ - Run the "IBM xSeries 206 Windows Remote Supervisor Adapter II Update" with the following command line: ".exe -s -a -x " where .exe is the downloaded update and is the path to which the Windows update files will be extracted. - The files extracted are all the files that are necessary to perform a RSAII firmware update under Windows. Run "wflash -r" from a command line to update RSAII firmware. 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. TradeMarks and Notices ______________________________ 6.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States, or other countries or both: * IBM * Netfinity * Netfinity Manager * Advanced System Management Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 7.0. Disclaimer __________________ 7.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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