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• ASM interconnect single pigtail cable connects the ASM processor (via the
knockout cable) or the ASM PCI adapter into the ASM interconnect bus. The
cable has two RJ-45 sockets for connection to other servers on the ASM
interconnect bus.
• Advanced System Management CD-ROM
• Netfinity Manager V5.20.4 CD-ROM
2.6.2 Advanced System Management Processor
The integrated Advanced System Management Processor offers strong local and
remote management of the server. It is currently integrated into the following
servers:
• Netfinity 5000
• Netfinity 5500
• Netfinity 5500 M10
• Netfinity 5500 M20
Collectively, we will refer to these as the Netfinity 5000/5500 servers.
The ASM processor has the following specifications:
• Powered by a PowerPC 403GA 32-bit RISC microprocessor
• Self-contained SRAM, non-volatile RAM, real-time clock, UART serial port
processor, and I
2
C controller
• Interface with LM78 environmental monitoring processor
• Five I
2
C buses to hot-swap backplane, power backplane, power supplies,
processor board, system board and memory DIMMs
• ISA interface with selected IRQ (hard-coded I/O port)
• Upgradable through flash update
• COM port B, shared with operating system after boot
• COM port C, dedicated management COM port
The ASM processor offers capabilities superior to that of the Advanced Systems
Management Adapter:
• Additional dial-out alerts: VRM failure, PFA alert, non-critical voltage alert
• Remote diagnostics using ROM-based diagnostic utilities
• Remote POST Console to view and manage POST functions remotely
• Dial-in functions
• Monitoring of temperature, voltage, and fan speed
• Dial-out functions when alerts occur
In addition, extended features are available when the ASM processor is used with
the Advanced System Management Interconnect Cable Kit:
• Allows multiple management processors to be interconnected
• Allows the sharing of available resources (LAN, modem)
• Forwards alerts over the ASM interconnect bus to available modem/LAN
resource
• Connects up to 12 service processors
For more information about the Advanced System Management Interconnect
Cable Kit, see 2.6.1.4, “Interconnect cable option” on page 46.
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