Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features; Setting Up The Hardware; Server Controls And Indicators - IBM eServer 135 xSeries User Reference Manual

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Setting up the hardware

Server controls and indicators

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IBM xSeries 135: User's Reference
recovery enablement diskette in case you need to recover preinstalled
application programs.
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IBM Documentation CD
The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation with information about the
IBM xSeries 135 appliance server.
Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability, and
serviceability (RAS). These factors help to ensure the integrity of the data stored on
your server, that your server is available when you want to use it, and that should a
failure occur, you can easily diagnose and repair the failure with minimal
inconvenience.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that your server supports.
• Menu-driven setup, system configuration, RAID configuration, and diagnostic
programs
• Power-on self-test (POST)
• Predictive Failure Alerts (PFA)
• Remote system problem-analysis support
• Power and temperature monitoring
• Hot-swap drive bays
• Error codes and messages
• System error logging
• Upgradable BIOS and diagnostics
• Automatic restart after a power failure
• Parity checking on the PCI buses
• CRC checking on the SCSI bus
• Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory
• Redundant Ethernet capabilities
• Vital product data (VPD) on system board, and SCSI backplane
• Customer support center 24 hours per day 7 days a week
To set up the hardware, mount the appliance server in your rack, connect the
appliance to your network, and then turn on the power to the appliance. For
instructions to mount the server in your rack, see the IBM xSeries 135 Appliance Server
Quick Setup Guide.
This section identifies the controls and indicators on the front and the back of your
server.
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