What Your Server Offers - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

What your server offers

The server uses the following features and technologies:
v Baseboard management controller
v IBM Director
v IBM X-Architecture technology
v IBM ServerGuide
v Integrated network support
v Large data-storage and hot-swap capability
The baseboard management controller (BMC) provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions. If an environmental condition exceeds a
threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management controller
lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem.
The baseboard management controller also provides remote server management
capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program.
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to
centrally manage System x and xSeries servers. For more information, see the
IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.
IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make
your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more
information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/
enterprise/index.html.
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– Active Memory
The Active Memory feature improves the reliability of memory through memory
mirroring and online-spare memory. Memory mirroring stores data in two pairs
of DIMMs simultaneously. Online-spare memory disables a failed pair of
DIMMs from the system configuration and activates a pair of online-spare
DIMMs. For more information, see "Installing a memory module" on page 67.
– Large system-memory capacity
The server supports up to 48 GB of system memory. The memory controller
supports up to 12 industry-standard, x4 or x8, PC2-5300 fully-buffered dual
inline memory modules (FBD DIMMs).
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Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the server provides
programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows
The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware devices and
provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more
information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see "Using the
ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 93.
The server comes with two integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controllers,
which support connection to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps network. For
more information, see "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers" on page 110.
The 3.5-inch model server supports up to six slim, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk
drives in the hot-swap bays. The 2.5-inch model server supports up to eight
2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. With the hot-swap
feature, you can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives without turning off the
server.
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Chapter 1. The System x3650 Type 7979 server
operating system.
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