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v IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage servers and blade workstations. For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD. Reliability, availability, and serviceability features Three of the most important features in blade workstation design are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). These RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade workstation, the availability of the blade workstation when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems. The blade workstation has the following RAS features: v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Automatic error retry or recovery v Automatic restart v Built-in monitoring for temperature and voltage v Upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code v Support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week1 v Diagnostic support of the Ethernet controller v Error codes and messages v Power-on self-test (POST) v Processor serial number access v ROM resident diagnostics v Service processor that communicates with the management module to enable remote blade workstation management v SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD) v System error logging v VPD (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote viewing) v Wake on LAN® capability 1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls. 8 BladeCenter HC10 Type 7996: Installation and User's Guide

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v
IBM
Director
IBM
Director
is
a
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
servers
and
blade
workstations.
For
more
information,
see
the
IBM
Director
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
features
Three
of
the
most
important
features
in
blade
workstation
design
are
reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
(RAS).
These
RAS
features
help
to
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
data
that
is
stored
in
the
blade
workstation,
the
availability
of
the
blade
workstation
when
you
need
it,
and
the
ease
with
which
you
can
diagnose
and
correct
problems.
The
blade
workstation
has
the
following
RAS
features:
v
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
v
Automatic
error
retry
or
recovery
v
Automatic
restart
v
Built-in
monitoring
for
temperature
and
voltage
v
Upgradeable
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code
v
Support
center
24
hours
per
day,
7
days
a
week
1
v
Diagnostic
support
of
the
Ethernet
controller
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Processor
serial
number
access
v
ROM
resident
diagnostics
v
Service
processor
that
communicates
with
the
management
module
to
enable
remote
blade
workstation
management
v
SDRAM
with
serial
presence
detect
(SPD)
and
vital
product
data
(VPD)
v
System
error
logging
v
VPD
(includes
information
stored
in
nonvolatile
memory
for
easier
remote
viewing)
v
Wake
on
LAN
®
capability
1.
Service
availability
will
vary
by
country.
Response
time
will
vary
depending
on
the
number
and
nature
of
incoming
calls.
8
BladeCenter
HC10
Type
7996:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide