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Reliability, availability, and serviceability Three important server design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in your 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 1-year parts, 1-year labor limited warranty v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) features v Automatic error retry or recovery v Automatic memory downsizing on error detection v Automatic restart on nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) logic supporting a system restart when the operating system becomes unresponsive v Automatic server restart after a power failure, based on the BIOS setting v Availability of microcode level v Boot-block recovery v Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, and voltage v CD-based diagnostic programs v Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability v Customer support center that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week1 v Diagnostic support of ServeRAID adapters v Error codes and messages 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 Integrated Ethernet controller v Memory change messages posted to the error log 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 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 diagnostics LEDs on the system board v Upgradeable microcode for POST, BIOS, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over a LAN v Wake on LAN® capability 1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time varies; may exclude holidays. 6 xSeries 100 Type 8486: User's Guide

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Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
Three
important
server
design
features
are
reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
(RAS).
The
RAS
features
help
to
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
data
that
is
stored
in
your
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
1-year
parts,
1-year
labor
limited
warranty
v
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
v
Advanced
Desktop
Management
Interface
(DMI)
features
v
Automatic
error
retry
or
recovery
v
Automatic
memory
downsizing
on
error
detection
v
Automatic
restart
on
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
v
Automatic
Server
Restart
(ASR)
logic
supporting
a
system
restart
when
the
operating
system
becomes
unresponsive
v
Automatic
server
restart
after
a
power
failure,
based
on
the
BIOS
setting
v
Availability
of
microcode
level
v
Boot-block
recovery
v
Built-in
monitoring
for
fan,
power,
temperature,
and
voltage
v
CD-based
diagnostic
programs
v
Cooling
fans
with
speed-sensing
capability
v
Customer
support
center
that
is
available
24
hours
a
day,
7
days
a
week
1
v
Diagnostic
support
of
ServeRAID
adapters
v
Error
codes
and
messages
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
Integrated
Ethernet
controller
v
Memory
change
messages
posted
to
the
error
log
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
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
diagnostics
LEDs
on
the
system
board
v
Upgradeable
microcode
for
POST,
BIOS,
and
read-only
memory
(ROM)
resident
code,
locally
or
over
a
LAN
v
Wake
on
LAN
®
capability
1. Service
availability
will
vary
by
country.
Response
time
varies;
may
exclude
holidays.
6
xSeries
100
Type
8486:
User’s
Guide