Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features; Server Controls, Leds, And Power; Front View - IBM System x3610 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 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 Automatic error retry and recovery
v Automatic restart after a power failure
v Baseboard management controller (service processor)
v Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply
v Chipkill memory protection
v Error codes and messages
v Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory
v Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
v Hot-swap hard disk drives
v Information LED panel
v Menu-driven setup, system configuration, and redundant array of independent
v Parity checking or CRC checking on the serially-attached SCSI (SAS) bus and
v Power management: compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support
v Redundant power supplies
v Remote system problem-determination support
v Standby voltage for systems-management features and monitoring
v Startup (boot) from LAN through Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot
v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu
v System error logging (POST and service processor)
v Systems-management monitoring through the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I
v Upgradeable POST, BIOS, diagnostics, service processor (BMC) microcode, and
v Vital product data (VPD) on system board and power supplies
v Wake on LAN capability

Server controls, LEDs, and power

This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn
the server on and off.

Front view

The following illustration shows the controls, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and
connectors on the front of the server. Hot-swap SAS drives are shown in this
illustration.
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disks (RAID) configuration programs
PCI buses
Interface (ACPI)
agent utility or dynamic host configuration protocol/boot protocol (DHCP/BOOTP)
read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over the LAN
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