IBM System x3500 M3 Product Manual page 11

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Advanced Systems Management Capabilities
The x3500 M3 has a high level of systems management capabilities that are well-suited to remote
locations as well as to stand-alone environments. Features include UEFI, IMM
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Automatic Server Restart, Wake on LAN
PXE support, text console redirect, Predictive Failure Analysis, and IBM Systems Director.
The Integrated Management Module (IMM) provides industry-standard Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-compliant systems management. It provides a number of
important system functions, including:
• Monitoring of system and battery voltage, system temperature, fans, power supplies, processor
and DIMM status
• Fan speed control
• Product ID and Family ID detection
• Highly secure remote power on/off
• System reset control
• NMI/SMI detection and generation
• System diagnostic LED control (power, HDD, activity, alerts, heartbeat)
• IPMI over LAN
• Serial Over LAN
• Proxy server support
• LAN messaging and alerting
• Text console redirection over LAN
• Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans
• Web-based out-of-band control
• SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) support
• VLAN support
• Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+ and AES)
• Local update of BMC firmware
• Firmware firewall
• Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT)
• Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions
The IMM alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and
thermal conditions—even if the server has failed.
The x3500 M3 also includes IMM remote presence standard for additional systems management
capabilities, including:
• Latest OS failure screen capture
• Graphical console redirection over LAN
• Remote virtual floppy and CD-ROM
• High-speed remote redirection of PCI video, keyboard and mouse
IBM ToolsCenter consolidates 42 needed tools for managing servers individually into an integrated
suite of 8 tools. They are organized by function: deployment, updates, configuration and
diagnostics. Tools are now simpler to access and use with a single webpage for access, a common
look and feel and a common command line interface for the scripting tools. The ToolsCenter
Bootable Media Creator offers significantly more functionality than past tools with the ability to add
more tools to the bootable image and to automatically download the bootable environment if
needed. Bootable Media Creator allows you to create bootable CDs, DVD, and USB keys for
updates customized to your systems.
IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to put control of system power-
saving features at the fingertips of administrators. Active Energy Manager is designed to take
advantage of new features, such as monitoring power usage and balancing the performance of the
system according to available power input. It provides the ability to plan and predict power
consumption based on your hardware configuration. It also helps enable you to reduce the
infrastructure required for redundancy, by using fewer servers on smaller power feeds and
potentially lowering your overall data center support costs. It does this by inventorying all
components, then adding up the total power draw and tracking the usage. It also includes power
management and capping features to help administrators manage or reduce power usage.
Automatic Server Restart (ASR) helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically in
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