Chapter 3. What Is Included With Your Server; Features And Technologies - Lenovo ThinkServer TD200 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 3. What is included with your server

Features and technologies

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© Lenovo 2009. Portions © IBM Corp. 2009.
The TD200x server package includes the server, printed instructions, the
ThinkServer Documentation DVD, and software media.PAULA: INSERT GRAPHIC
The TD200x server offers the following features and technologies:
v UEFI-compliant server firmware
The server firmware offers several features, including Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) 2.1 compliance, Active Energy Manager technology,
enhanced RAS capabilities, and BIOS compatibility support. UEFI replaces the
basic input/output system (BIOS) and defines a standard interface between the
operating system, platform firmware, and external devices. UEFI-compliant
servers are capable of booting UEFI-compliant operating systems, BIOS-based
operating systems, and BIOS-based adapters as well as UEFI-compliant
adapters.
Note: The server does not support DOS.
v Integrated Management Module
The integrated management module (IMM) combines service processor
functions, video controller, and remote presence function in a single chip. The
IMM provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and alerting
function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system
component fails, the IMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records
the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem. The IMM also provides
a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities. The IMM
provides remote server management through industry-standard interfaces:
– Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0
– Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3
– Common Information Model (CIM)
– Web browser
v Remote presence capability and blue-screen capture
The remote presence feature provides the following functions:
– Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 at 85 Hz,
regardless of the system state
– Remotely accessing the server, using the keyboard and mouse from a remote
client
– Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a
remote client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that
are available for use by the server
– Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server
as a virtual drive
The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the
IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating-system hang
condition. A system administrator can use the blue-screen capture to assist in
determining the cause of the hang condition.
v Preboot diagnostics programs
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