Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features - IBM IntelliStation E Pro Type 6216 User Manual

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Three important computer design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability
(RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored on your
computer, the availability of the computer when you need it, and the ease with which
you can diagnose and repair problems.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that your computer supports.
Many of these features are explained in later chapters of this publication.
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IBM IntelliStation E ProTypes 6216 and 6226:User's Guide
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Boot block recovery
Power-on self-test (POST)
Upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS), diagnostics, and POST
Error correction code (ECC) synchronous dynamic random access memory
(SDRAM) with serial presence detect (SPD)
Cyclic redundancy checking on the small computer systems interface (SCSI) data
bus
Predictive failure analysis
fans, and power supply
Auto-restart initial program load (IPL) power supply
Wake on LAN capability
Error codes and messages
Monitoring support for temperatures, voltages, and fan speed
Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
Failover Ethernet support
3-year limited warranty
Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST)
Vital product data (VPD); includes serial number information and replacement
part numbers, stored in nonvolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance
Diagnostic support of Ethernet and RAID adapters
Read-only memory (ROM) checksums
Nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) jumper
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(PFA) on memory, microprocessor, hard disk drives,