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v Optional digital linear tape drive
v IBM ServerGuide
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
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.
v Menu-driven setup, system configuration, RAID configuration, and diagnostic
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v ROM resident diagnostics
v Integrated System Management Processor
v Predictive failure alerts
v Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST), internal error signal monitoring,
v Diagnostic support of ServeRAID
v Cable detection
v Hot-swap drive bays
v Error codes and messages available with Remote Supervisor Adapter
v System error logging available with Remote Supervisor Adapter
v Upgradable BIOS, diagnostics, and system management code
v Automatic restart after a power failure
v Parity checking on the SCSI and PCI buses
v Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory
v Redundant hot-swap power supply option
v Redundant hot-swap cooling
v Redundant Ethernet capabilities (with optional adapter)
v Vital Product Data (VPD) on processor complex, system board, power backplane,
v Operator information panel and group of diagnostic LEDs on the system board
v Remind button to change System Error LEDs to "blipping" at a duty cycle rate
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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 342 Model 1RX, 2RX, 1TG, 2TG
The addition of an optional, redundant network interface card (NIC) provides a
failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with
the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with this primary
connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. This switching
occurs without data loss and without user intervention.
The addition of an optional digital linear tape drive (DLT) allows quick backup
of large amounts of data.
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CDs
The ServerGuide CDs included with your server provide programs to help you
set up your server and install the network operating system (NOS). The
ServerGuide program detects the hardware options installed, and provides the
correct configuration programs and device drivers. In addition, the ServerGuide
CDs include a variety of application programs for your server. See
SERVERGUIDE for more information.
programs
configuration checking, CPU/VRM failure identification through Light Path
Diagnostics technology
SCSI backplane, and each power supply
of 250ms every 2 seconds for nonvital alerts
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adapters and Ethernet adapters
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