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Reliability, availability, serviceability

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v Systems-management capabilities Your server comes with features that a network administrator or file server can use to remotely manage and control the server. If your server is connected to an Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect network that is managed by a Remote Supervisor Adapter II or if an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed in the server, you can view the system health; turn on, turn off, and restart the server; view the error log; view the vital product data; and send alerts over the ASM interconnect network. To order an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II, contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller. Note: IBM intends to support the Remote Supervisor Adapter II on this server in the future. To determine the availability of this feature, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/. Reliability, availability, and serviceability 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 your server, the availability of the computer when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and repair problems. Your server has the following RAS features: v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Automatic restart after a power failure v Baseboard management controller (service processor) v Basic input/output system (BIOS) code boot-block recovery v Chipkill memory protection v Cooling fans with speed control v Customer support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week2 v Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) small computer system interface (SCSI) data bus v Diagnostic CD v Diagnostic LEDs on the system board v Diagnostic support of Ethernet adapters and redundant array of independent disks (RAID) adapters v Double-data-rate synchronous dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM) with serial presence detect (SPD) v Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory v Error codes and messages v Failover Ethernet support v Hot-swap drive bays (some models) v Menu-driven setup, system configuration, RAID configuration, and diagnostic programs v Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST) v Monitoring support for temperatures, voltages, and fan speed v Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus parity v Power-on self-test (POST) 2. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls. Chapter 1. Introducing the 326 Type 8848 server 5 Eserver

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v
Systems-management
capabilities
Your
server
comes
with
features
that
a
network
administrator
or
file
server
can
use
to
remotely
manage
and
control
the
server.
If
your
server
is
connected
to
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
interconnect
network
that
is
managed
by
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
or
if
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed
in
the
server,
you
can
view
the
system
health;
turn
on,
turn
off,
and
restart
the
server;
view
the
error
log;
view
the
vital
product
data;
and
send
alerts
over
the
ASM
interconnect
network.
To
order
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II,
contact
your
IBM
marketing
representative
or
authorized
reseller.
Note:
IBM
intends
to
support
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
on
this
server
in
the
future.
To
determine
the
availability
of
this
feature,
go
to
Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
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
your
server,
the
availability
of
the
computer
when
you
need
it,
and
the
ease
with
which
you
can
diagnose
and
repair
problems.
Your
server
has
the
following
RAS
features:
v
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
v
Automatic
restart
after
a
power
failure
v
Baseboard
management
controller
(service
processor)
v
Basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code
boot-block
recovery
v
Chipkill
memory
protection
v
Cooling
fans
with
speed
control
v
Customer
support
center
24
hours
per
day,
7
days
a
week
2
v
Cyclic
redundancy
check
(CRC)
small
computer
system
interface
(SCSI)
data
bus
v
Diagnostic
CD
v
Diagnostic
LEDs
on
the
system
board
v
Diagnostic
support
of
Ethernet
adapters
and
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
adapters
v
Double-data-rate
synchronous
dynamic
RAM
(DDR
SDRAM)
with
serial
presence
detect
(SPD)
v
Error
checking
and
correcting
(ECC)
memory
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Failover
Ethernet
support
v
Hot-swap
drive
bays
(some
models)
v
Menu-driven
setup,
system
configuration,
RAID
configuration,
and
diagnostic
programs
v
Microprocessor
built-in
self-test
(BIST)
v
Monitoring
support
for
temperatures,
voltages,
and
fan
speed
v
Peripheral
component
interconnect
(PCI)
bus
parity
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
2. Service
availability
will
vary
by
country.
Response
time
will
vary
depending
on
the
number
and
nature
of
incoming
calls.
Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
Eserver
326
Type
8848
server
5