Installing Your Operating System Without Using Serverguide; Using The Integrated Management Module - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Installation And User Manual

4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD

Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide

Use this information to install the operating system on the server without using
ServerGuide.
If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the
ServerGuide program to install your operating system, go to http://
www.ibm.com/supportportal/ to download the latest operating-system installation
instructions from the IBM website.

Using the integrated management module

The integrated management module (IMM) is a second generation of the functions
that were formerly provided by the baseboard management controller hardware. It
combines service processor functions, video controller, and remote presence
function in a single chip.
The IMM supports the following basic system management features:
v Environmental monitor with fan speed control for temperature, voltages, fan
v Light path diagnostics LEDs indicators to report errors that occur with fans,
v DIMM error assistance. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
v System event log (SEL).
v ROM-based IMM firmware flash updates.
v Auto Boot Failure Recovery (ABR).
v A virtual media key, which enables remote presence support (remote video,
v Automatic microprocessor disable on failure and restart in a two-microprocessor
v Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) detection and reporting.
v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) when POST is not complete or the operating
v Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Specification V2.0 and
v Invalid system configuration (CNFG) LED support.
v Serial port redirection over telnet or ssh.
v Serial over LAN (SOL).
v Active Energy Manager
v Query power-supply input power.
v PECI 2 support.
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and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating
system takes control to complete the installation.
failure, and power supply failure.
power supplies, microprocessor, hard disk drives, and system errors.
disables a failing DIMM that is detected during POST, and the IMM lights the
associated system error LED and the failing DIMM error LED.
remote keyboard/mouse, and remote storage).
configuration when one microprocessor signals an internal error.
system hangs and the operating system watchdog timer times-out. The IMM
might be configured to watch for the operating system watchdog timer and
reboot the system after a timeout, if the ASR feature is enabled. Otherwise, the
IMM allows the administrator to generate a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) by
pressing an NMI button on the light path diagnostics panel for an
operating-system memory dump. ASR is supported by IPMI.
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) support.