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v High-performance graphics controller
v IBM Systems Director CD
v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology
v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
v Active Energy Manager
v Integrated network support
v Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
v Large data-storage capacity and hot-swap capabilities
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System x3400 M2 Types 7836 and 7837: Installation and User's Guide
to IBM service and support. Additionally, you can view the information locally
through a generated text report file. You can also copy the log to a removable
media and view the log from a Web browser.
For additional information about DSA Preboot diagnostics, see the Problem
Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD
The server comes with an onboard high-performance graphics controller that
supports high resolutions and includes many performance-enhancing features for
the operating-system environment.
IBM Systems Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can
use to centrally manage System x and xSeries servers. For more information,
see the IBM Systems Director documentation on the IBM Systems Director CD
and "IBM Systems Director" on page 13.
IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make
your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more
information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/
enterprise/index.html.
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, which you can download from the
Web, provides programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows
operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware
devices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For
more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see "Using
the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 111.
The IBM Active Energy Manager solution is an IBM Systems Director plug-in that
measures and reports server power consumption as it occurs. This enables you
to monitor power consumption in correlation to specific software application
programs and hardware configurations. You can obtain the measurement values
through the systems-management interface and view them, using IBM Systems
Director. For more information, including the required levels of IBM Systems
Director and Active Energy Manager, see the IBM Systems Director
documentation on the IBM Systems Director CD, or see http://www.ibm.com/
servers/systems/management/director/resources/.
The server comes with an integrated dual-port Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet
controller, which supports connection to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps
network. For more information, see "Configuring the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet
controller" on page 117.
This integrated security chip performs cryptographic functions and stores private
and public secure keys. It provides the hardware support for the Trusted
Computing Group (TCG) specification. You can download the software to support
the TCG specification, when the software is available. See http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/xseries/scalable_family.html for details about the TPM
implementation. You can enable TPM support through the Setup utility under the
System Security menu option.
Some hot-swap server models support eight or sixteen (depending on your
model) slim-high, 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives or four 3.5-inch hot-swap
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