What Your Server Offers - IBM 3550 Type 7978 User Manual

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What your server offers

The server uses the following features and technologies:
v Advanced System Management
v Baseboard management controller
v Diagnostics program
v Dual-core processing
v IBM Director
v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology
v IBM ServerGuide
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IBM System x3550 Type 7978: User's Guide
The Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline provides Advanced System
Management capabilities by enabling remote keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM)
access to the server.
The baseboard management controller (BMC) provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions. If an environmental condition exceeds a
threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management controller
lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem. Critical errors are included in the
error log. The BMC also provides Serial over LAN (SOL) connectivity.
You can use the diagnostics program to test the major components of the server.
To start the diagnostics program, press F2 while the server is starting.
The server supports up to two Intel microprocessors. The server comes with only
one microprocessor, and you can install a second microprocessor to enhance
performance.
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to
centrally manage System x servers. For more information, see the IBM Director
documentation on the IBM Director CD.
IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make
your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more
information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/
enterprise/index.html.
– Active
Memory
The Active Memory feature improves the reliability of memory through memory
mirroring and online-spare memory. Memory mirroring stores data in two pairs
of DIMMs simultaneously. Online-spare memory disables a failed pair of
DIMMs from the system configuration and activates a pair of online-spare
DIMMs. For more information, see the section about installing DIMMs in the
Installation Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD.
– Large system-memory capacity
The memory bus supports up to 32 GB of system memory. The memory
controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to eight
industry-standard PC2-5300, 667 MHz, DDR2 (second-generation
double-data-rate), fully buffered, synchronous dynamic random access
memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the server provides
programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows
The ServerGuide program detects installed hardware options and provides the
correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about
the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see "Using the ServerGuide Setup
and Installation CD" on page 56.
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operating system.

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