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v Error correcting code (ECC) double-data-rate 2 (DDR2) synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with serial presence detect (SPD) v Error logging of POST failures v Hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives v Integrated Ethernet controller v Support for the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Key-lock support for physical security v Memory change messages posted to the error log v Mini baseboard management controller (mini-BMC) (service processor) v Power management v Power-on self-test (POST) v Read-only memory (ROM) checksums v Redundant Ethernet capabilities (requires an optional Ethernet adapter) with failover support v Simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives v Standby voltage for system-management features and monitoring v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu v System-error LED on the front bezel and diagnostic LEDs on the system board v Upgradeable mini-BMC firmware v Upgradeable microcode for POST, basic input/output system (BIOS) code, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over a LAN v Vital product data (VPD); includes serial-number information and replacement part numbers, stored in nonvolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance v Wake on LAN® capability IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks: v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM Intel-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a variety of platforms IBM Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. It includes the following key features: v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux®, SUSE LINUX, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/ systems_management/sys_migration/ibmdiragent.html. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers. v Support for systems-management industry standards. 6 xSeries 206m Types 8485 and 8490: User's Guide

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v
Error
correcting
code
(ECC)
double-data-rate
2
(DDR2)
synchronous
dynamic
random-access
memory
(SDRAM)
with
serial
presence
detect
(SPD)
v
Error
logging
of
POST
failures
v
Hot-swap
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
hard
disk
drives
v
Integrated
Ethernet
controller
v
Support
for
the
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
v
Key-lock
support
for
physical
security
v
Memory
change
messages
posted
to
the
error
log
v
Mini
baseboard
management
controller
(mini-BMC)
(service
processor)
v
Power
management
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Read-only
memory
(ROM)
checksums
v
Redundant
Ethernet
capabilities
(requires
an
optional
Ethernet
adapter)
with
failover
support
v
Simple-swap
Serial
Advanced
Technology
Attachment
(SATA)
hard
disk
drives
v
Standby
voltage
for
system-management
features
and
monitoring
v
System
auto-configuring
from
the
configuration
menu
v
System-error
LED
on
the
front
bezel
and
diagnostic
LEDs
on
the
system
board
v
Upgradeable
mini-BMC
firmware
v
Upgradeable
microcode
for
POST,
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code,
and
read-only
memory
(ROM)
resident
code,
locally
or
over
a
LAN
v
Vital
product
data
(VPD);
includes
serial-number
information
and
replacement
part
numbers,
stored
in
nonvolatile
memory,
for
easier
remote
maintenance
v
Wake
on
LAN
®
capability
IBM
Director
With
IBM
Director,
a
network
administrator
can
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
View
the
hardware
configuration
of
remote
systems,
in
detail
v
Monitor
the
usage
and
performance
of
critical
components,
such
as
microprocessors,
disks,
and
memory
v
Centrally
manage
individual
or
large
groups
of
IBM
and
non-IBM
Intel-processor-based
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers
on
a
variety
of
platforms
IBM
Director
provides
a
comprehensive
entry-level
workgroup
hardware
manager.
It
includes
the
following
key
features:
v
Advanced
self-management
capabilities
for
maximum
system
availability.
v
Multiple
operating-system
platform
support,
including
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000
Server,
Windows
XP
Professional,
Red
Hat
Linux
®
,
SUSE
LINUX,
and
Novell
NetWare.
For
a
complete
list
of
operating
systems
that
support
IBM
Director,
see
the
IBM
Director
Compatibility
Document.
This
document
is
in
Portable
Document
Format
(PDF)
at
systems_management/sys_migration/ibmdiragent.html.
It
is
updated
every
6
to
8
weeks.
v
Support
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers.
v
Support
for
systems-management
industry
standards.
6
xSeries
206m
Types
8485
and
8490:
User’s
Guide