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The BMC monitors the system and reports when the BIOS and POST phases are
complete and the operating system has booted.
System event monitoring
During runtime, the BMC continually monitors critical system items such as fans, power
supplies, temperatures and voltages. The system status is logged and reported to the
service processor, if present.
System fan speed control
The BMC monitors system temperatures and adjusts fan speed accordingly.
The BMC also provides the following remote server management capabilities through the
OSA SMBridge management utility program:
Command-line interface (IPMI Shell)
Serial over LAN (SOL)
For more information about how to enable and configure these management utilities, refer to
x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 User's Guide.
Remote Supervisor Adapter II
The x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 have the Remote Supervisor Adapter II service processor as a
standard component. This adapter, shown in Figure 18, is installed in a dedicated PCI-X slot,
and provides similar functionality as the Remote Supervisor Adapter II PCI option available
for other System x™ servers. However, only the Ethernet and video connectors are used on
the x3850 M2 and x3950 M2. The other external ports (including remote power and the ASM
interconnect) are not supported on these servers.
System-management
connector
Video adapter
System management
daughter card
Figure 18 Remote Supervisor Adapter II
The most useful functions and features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II include:
IBM ASIC with integrated PowerPC® 405 core executing at 200 MHz
Automatic notification and alerts
The RSA II automatically sends different types of alerts and notifications to another server
like IBM Director, SNMP destination, or as e-mail directly to a user by using SMTP.
Power LED
Adapter
activity LED
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Video connector
Ethernet connector
Reset button (recessed)
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