Using The Integrated Management Module - IBM X3950 X5 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Types 7145, 7146, 7143, and 7191
Hide thumbs Also See for X3950 X5:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Typical operating-system installation
This topic provides instructions for a typical operating-system installation.
The ServerGuide program can reduce the time it takes to install an operating
system. It provides the device drivers that are required for your hardware and for
the operating system that you are installing. This section describes a typical
ServerGuide operating-system installation.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the
ServerGuide program.
1. After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation
program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD to complete the
installation.)
2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, service
processor, hard disk drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the
program checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored
and then passed to the operating-system installation program.
3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are
based on your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD
and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating
system takes control to complete the installation.
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide
This topic provides general information about installing your operating system
without using ServerGuide.
About this task
If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the
ServerGuide program to install your operating system, you can download the
latest operating-system installation instructions for the server from .

Using the integrated management module

This topic provides general information about 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 systems-management features:
v Active Energy Manager.
v Alerts (in-band and out-of-band alerting, PET traps - IPMI style, SNMP, e-mail).
v Auto Boot Failure Recovery.
v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) when POST is not complete or the operating
system hangs and the operating-system watchdog timer times out. The IMM
might be configured to watch for the operating-system watchdog timer and
restart the server after a timeout, if the ASR feature is enabled. Otherwise, the
IMM allows the administrator to generate an NMI by pressing a nonmaskable
interrupt button on the information panel for an operating-system memory
dump. ASR is supported by Intelligent Peripheral management Interface (IPMI).
Chapter 6. Configuration information and instructions
211

Hide quick links:

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

X3850 x5

Table of Contents