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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 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) features v Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 1.5 support providing secure remote power on/power off and seven standard alerts for components such as fans, voltage, and thermals v Automatic restart after power failure v Auto-restart initial program load (IPL) v Boot-block recovery v Built-in, menu-driven configuration and setup programs v Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability v Customer-upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code v ECC memory v Error codes and messages v Menu-driven diagnostic programs on CD v Monitoring support for temperature, voltage, and fan speed v Parity checking on the SAS bus and PCI bus v Power-on self-test (POST) v Read-only memory (ROM) checksums v SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) v Server management v Standby voltage for system management features and monitoring v System error log (with an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II installed) v Vital product data (VPD); includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote viewing v Wake on LAN 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-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a variety of platforms IBM Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. Key features include: 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 Chapter 1. The xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491 server 5

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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
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
v
Advanced
Desktop
Management
Interface
(DMI)
features
v
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface
(IPMI)
1.5
support
providing
secure
remote
power
on/power
off
and
seven
standard
alerts
for
components
such
as
fans,
voltage,
and
thermals
v
Automatic
restart
after
power
failure
v
Auto-restart
initial
program
load
(IPL)
v
Boot-block
recovery
v
Built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
and
setup
programs
v
Cooling
fans
with
speed-sensing
capability
v
Customer-upgradeable
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code
v
ECC
memory
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Menu-driven
diagnostic
programs
on
CD
v
Monitoring
support
for
temperature,
voltage,
and
fan
speed
v
Parity
checking
on
the
SAS
bus
and
PCI
bus
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Read-only
memory
(ROM)
checksums
v
SDRAM
with
serial
presence
detect
(SPD)
v
Server
management
v
Standby
voltage
for
system
management
features
and
monitoring
v
System
error
log
(with
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
installed)
v
Vital
product
data
(VPD);
includes
information
stored
in
nonvolatile
memory
for
easier
remote
viewing
v
Wake
on
LAN
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-based
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers
on
a
variety
of
platforms
IBM
Director
provides
a
comprehensive
entry-level
workgroup
hardware
manager.
Key
features
include:
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
Chapter
1.
The
xSeries
306m
Types
8849
and
8491
server
5