Configuring ASF

This topic describes how to configure ASF on a managed system. The available configuration options vary, depending on the type of network interface card (NIC) and the level of ASF that it supports.

To configure ASF:

Complete the following steps:

  1. In IBM Director Console, drag the Configure ASF task onto the managed system.
  2. In the Alert Standard Format window, complete the following steps to enable ASF on the NIC:
    1. Select the Enable ASF Hardware check box.
    2. Select the Enable all Platform Event Traps check box if it is displayed. (This check box displays only for certain types of NICs.)
    3. (ASF 2.0 systems only) To enable remote power management, select the Enable Remote Management check box.
  3. Click the Configuration tab.
  4. In the Configuration page, configure the ASF settings:
    1. In the Management Server (IP address) field, type the IP address of the management server to which the PET alerts are sent.
    2. To ensure that heartbeat alerts are sent, select the Enabled check box and type the number of seconds in the Heartbeat frequency (seconds) field.
    3. In the Minimum watchdog timer (seconds) field, type the minimum number of seconds for the watchdog timer.
    4. In the Minimum ASF Sensor Inter Poll Wait Time (5 ms units) field, type the minimum time to wait for the ASF Sensor Inter Poll.
  5. (ASF 2.0 systems with remote management enabled only) Click the Remote Management tab.
  6. In the Remote Management page, create or modify authentication keys:
    1. If you have not created authentication keys previously, click Generate Keys. Three authentication keys are generated. If you want to copy the authentication keys, do so now. When you click Apply, the key values are replaced by asterisks.
    2. If you want to create new authentication keys, select the Overwrite the existing keys used by IBM Director Console for authentication check box.
  7. Click Apply . If you created or modified authentication keys, the keys are written to both IBM Director Server and the managed system.

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