What Your Server Offers - IBM System x3690 X5 Installation And User Manual

What your server offers

The server uses the following features and technologies:
v Integrated Management Module
v UEFI-compliant server firmware
v IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
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System x3690 X5 Types 7147, 7148, 7149, and 7192: Installation and User's Guide
The Integrated Management module (IMM) combines service processor
functions, video controller, and remote presence and blue-screen capture features
in a single chip. The IMM provides advanced service-processor control,
monitoring, and alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a
threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM lights LEDs to help you
diagnose the problem, records the error in the IMM event log, and alerts you to
the problem. Optionally, the IMM also provides a virtual presence capability for
remote server management capabilities. The IMM provides remote server
management through the following industry-standard interfaces:
– Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0
– Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3
– Common Information Model (CIM)
– Web browser
For additional information, see "Using the integrated management module" on
page 142 and http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5079770&brandind=5000008.
The IBM System x Server Firmware (server firmware) offers several features,
including Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) version 2.1 compliance,
Active Energy Management (AEM) technology, enhanced reliability, availability,
and serviceability (RAS) capabilities, and basic input/output system (BIOS)
compatibility support. UEFI replaces the legacy BIOS and defines a standard
interface between the operating system, platform firmware, and external devices.
UEFI-compliant System x servers are capable of booting UEFI-compliant
operating systems, BIOS-based operating systems, and BIOS-based adapters as
well as UEFI-compliant adapters. For more information about UEFI-compliant
firmware, go to http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083207&brandind=5000008.
Note: The server does not support DOS.
The server comes with the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot diagnostic
program stored in the integrated USB memory on the server. DSA Preboot
collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing server problems,
as well as offering a rich set of diagnostic tests of the major components of the
server. DSA Preboot collects the following information about the server:
– Drive health information
– Event logs for ServeRAID controllers and service processors
– Installed hardware, including PCI and USB information
– Light path diagnostics status
– Microprocessor, input/out hub, and UEFI error logs
– Network interfaces and settings
– RAID controller configuration
– Scalability link status
– Service processor (integrated management module) status and configuration
– System configuration