Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features - Lenovo RS110 - ThinkServer - 6438 User Manual

v RAID support
v Systems-management capabilities

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Three important server design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability
(RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in
the server, the availability of the server when you need it, and the ease with which
you can diagnose and repair problems.
The server has the following RAS features:
v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
v Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) features
v Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 support that provides secure
v Automatic restart after power failure
v Auto-restart initial program load (IPL)
v Boot-block recovery
v Built-in, menu-driven configuration and setup programs
v Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
v Customer-upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code
v ECC memory
v Error codes and messages
v Menu-driven diagnostic programs on CD
v Monitoring support for temperature, voltage, and fan speed
v Parity checking on the SAS bus and PCI bus
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v Read-only memory (ROM) checksums
v SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD)
v Server management
v Standby voltage for systems management features and monitoring
v System error logs
v Vital product data (VPD); includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for
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ThinkServer RS110 Types 6435, 6436, 6437 and 6438: User Guide
The server supports up to two 25.4 mm (1-inch) slim-high, 3.5-inch hard disk
drives (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) or serial-attached SCSI
(SAS), depending on the server model), or up to four 63.5 mm (2.5-inch) hard
disk drives (SAS), depending on the server model.
The hot-swap models of this server contain an internal SAS controller that
supports level 0 and level 1 redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
configurations. The server also supports some ServeRAID
optional devices to create RAID configurations. For a list of supported devices for
the server, see http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver
The server supports an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. When
this adapter is used with the integrated baseboard management controller that
comes with the server, you can manage the functions of the server locally and
remotely. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system
monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability.
remote power on/power off and seven standard alerts for components such as
fans, voltage, and thermals
easier remote viewing
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adapters and other