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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, menu-driven setup, system configuration, and redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration 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 week2 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 Hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and hot-swap Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives v Integrated Ethernet controller v Support for an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine v Key-lock support for physical security v Memory change messages posted to the error log v Baseboard management controller (BMC) or service processor v Power management 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 Simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives 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 diagnostic LEDs on the system board v Upgradeable baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware v Upgradeable microcode for POST, basic input/output system (BIOS) code, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over a LAN v Vital product data (VPD); includes serial-number information and replacement part numbers, stored in nonvolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance 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 2. Service availability will vary by country. Response time varies; may exclude holidays. 8 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: User's Guide

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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,
menu-driven
setup,
system
configuration,
and
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configuration
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
2
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
Hot-swap
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
and
hot-swap
Serial
ATA
(SATA)
hard
disk
drives
v
Integrated
Ethernet
controller
v
Support
for
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
v
Key-lock
support
for
physical
security
v
Memory
change
messages
posted
to
the
error
log
v
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
or
service
processor
v
Power
management
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
Simple-swap
Serial
Advanced
Technology
Attachment
(SATA)
hard
disk
drives
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
diagnostic
LEDs
on
the
system
board
v
Upgradeable
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
firmware
v
Upgradeable
microcode
for
POST,
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
code,
and
read-only
memory
(ROM)
resident
code,
locally
or
over
a
LAN
v
Vital
product
data
(VPD);
includes
serial-number
information
and
replacement
part
numbers,
stored
in
nonvolatile
memory,
for
easier
remote
maintenance
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
2. Service
availability
will
vary
by
country.
Response
time
varies;
may
exclude
holidays.
8
System
x3400
Types
7973,
7974,
7975,
and
7976:
User’s
Guide