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Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Three of the most important features in blade workstation design are reliability,
availability, and serviceability (RAS). These RAS features help to ensure the
integrity of the data that is stored in the blade workstation, the availability of the
blade workstation when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and
correct problems.
The blade workstation has the following RAS features:
v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
v Automatic error retry or recovery
v Automatic restart
v Built-in monitoring for temperature and voltage
v Upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code
v Support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week
v Diagnostic support of the Ethernet controller
v Error codes and messages
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v Processor serial number access
v ROM resident diagnostics
v Service processor that communicates with the management module to enable
v SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD)
v System error logging
v VPD (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote
v Wake on LAN
1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.
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BladeCenter HC10 Type 7996: Installation and User's Guide
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to
centrally manage servers and blade workstations. For more information, see the
IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.
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