Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features; Ibm Director - IBM System x3250 User Manual

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) 1.5 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 log
v Vital product data (VPD); includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for
v Wake on LAN

IBM Director

With IBM Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:
v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail
v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as
The server supports an optional IBM 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
microprocessors, disks, and memory
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