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v Customer support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week2 v Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code (ECC) protection on the L2 and L3 caches v ECC memory v Failover Ethernet support v Hot Spare Memory feature v Hot-swap drives on optional small computer system interface (SCSI) storage expansion unit v Light path diagnostics v Power-on self-test (POST) v Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts v Service processor that communicates with the BladeCenter management module to enable remote blade server 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 IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can: 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 NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in PDF at http://www.ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/systems_management/nfdir/agent.html. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile 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. 2. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls. 10 BladeCenter HS40 Type 8839: Installation and User's Guide

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v
Customer
support
center
24
hours
per
day,
7
days
a
week
2
v
Diagnostic
support
of
Ethernet
controllers
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Error
correcting
code
(ECC)
protection
on
the
L2
and
L3
caches
v
ECC
memory
v
Failover
Ethernet
support
v
Hot
Spare
Memory
feature
v
Hot-swap
drives
on
optional
small
computer
system
interface
(SCSI)
storage
expansion
unit
v
Light
path
diagnostics
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
alerts
v
Service
processor
that
communicates
with
the
BladeCenter
management
module
to
enable
remote
blade
server
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
IBM
Director
With
IBM
Director,
a
network
administrator
can:
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
NetWare.
For
a
complete
list
of
operating
systems
that
support
IBM
Director,
see
the
IBM
Director
Compatibility
Document.
This
document
is
in
PDF
at
It
is
updated
every
6
to
8
weeks.
v
Support
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
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.
2.
Service
availability
will
vary
by
country.
Response
time
will
vary
depending
on
the
number
and
nature
of
incoming
calls.
10
BladeCenter
HS40
Type
8839:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide