Remote Control Guide and Reference


About This Book

This book is the updated version of the IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux Remote Control HOWTO (SA22-7856-00) that was last published in June, 2001. This book describes IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux (CSM) remote control, and the administrative tasks that can be accomplished with greater ease and efficiency by using CSM remote control functions.


Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators who want to use IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux. The system administrator should have experience in UNIX(R) administration and networked systems.


How to Use This Book

This book contains information that describes the IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux Remote Control functions. It is divided into three chapters:

  1. Chapter one contains an overview of IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux Remote Control.
  2. Chapter two contains information on the Remote Power function.
  3. Chapter three contains information on the Remote Console function.

Highlighting

The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
Typographic Usage
Bold Identifies commands, subroutines, keywords, files, structures, directories, and other items whose names are predefined by the system. Also identifies graphical objects such as buttons, labels, and icons that the user selects
Italic Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user.
monospace Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what you might see displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to what you might write as a programmer, messages from the system, or information you should actually type.


ISO 9000

ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of this product.


Related Information

See the following references for information related to IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux Remote Control:

Table 1.
Web Site URL Resources
IBM CSM for Linux High-performance Cluster Management http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver /clusters/software/csm.html
  • CSM Publications
  • CSM FAQ
  • Firmware updates

IBM CSM for Linux Remote Control Guide and Reference http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver /clusters/library/csmremot.html
  • IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter User's Guide
  • IBM Universal Manageability (UM) Services
  • Conserver open source software
  • Linux Documentation Project

For information on using serial devices, see these Linux HOWTO documents, located at /usr/doc/HOWTO or on the Linux Documentation Project Web site (http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/index.html):


How to Obtain Publications

The IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux publications are available as HTML and PDF files on the CD-ROM in the /doc directory or on the installed system in the /opt/csm/doc directory. The README is available on the CD-ROM in the root directory (/). The file names are as follows:

Publications for IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux were also available at the time of this release at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/clusters/software/csm.html.


How to Reach Us by E-Mail

If you would like to contact us by e-mail, send your comments to cluster@us.ibm.com.


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