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v ECC memory v ECC protection on the L2 cache v Error codes and messages v Failover Ethernet support v Hot-spare memory v Hot-swap drives on optional Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage expansion unit v Light path diagnostics feature v Memory parity testing v Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST) during power-on self-test (POST) v Microprocessor presence detection v Microprocessor serial number access v Power policy support v Power-on self-test (POST) v Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts v ROM resident diagnostics v FB-DDR2 SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD) v Memory mirroring with an optional Memory and I/O Expansion Blade v Service processor that communicates with the management module to enable remote blade server management v System error logging 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 x86 processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook 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 Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, AIX®, i5/OS®, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware, 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/systems/management/director/resources/. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers. v Support for systems-management industry standards. v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments. v Ease of use, training, and setup. Chapter 1. Introduction 9

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v
ECC
memory
v
ECC
protection
on
the
L2
cache
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Failover
Ethernet
support
v
Hot-spare
memory
v
Hot-swap
drives
on
optional
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
storage
expansion
unit
v
Light
path
diagnostics
feature
v
Memory
parity
testing
v
Microprocessor
built-in
self-test
(BIST)
during
power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Microprocessor
presence
detection
v
Microprocessor
serial
number
access
v
Power
policy
support
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
alerts
v
ROM
resident
diagnostics
v
FB-DDR2
SDRAM
with
serial
presence
detect
(SPD)
and
vital
product
data
(VPD)
v
Memory
mirroring
with
an
optional
Memory
and
I/O
Expansion
Blade
v
Service
processor
that
communicates
with
the
management
module
to
enable
remote
blade
server
management
v
System
error
logging
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
x86
processor-based
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
notebook
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
Server
2003,
Windows
XP
Professional,
AIX
®
,
i5/OS
®
,
Red
Hat
Linux,
SUSE
Linux,
VMware,
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
It
is
updated
every
6
to
8
weeks.
v
Support
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
notebook
computers.
v
Support
for
systems-management
industry
standards.
v
Integration
into
leading
workgroup
and
enterprise
systems-management
environments.
v
Ease
of
use,
training,
and
setup.
Chapter
1.
Introduction
9