IBM 71413SU - System x3950 M2 Reference

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IBM System x3950 M2 and x3850 M2 Technical Introduction 37The BMC monitors the system and reports when the BIOS and POST phases arecomplete and the operating system has booted. System event monitoringDuring runtime, the BMC continually monitors critical system items such as fans, powersupplies, temperatures and voltages. The system status is logged and reported to theservice processor, if present. System fan speed controlThe BMC monitors system temperatures and adjusts fan speed accordingly.The BMC also provides the following remote server management capabilities through theOSA SMBridge management utility program: Command-line interface (IPMI Shell) Serial over LAN (SOL)For more information about how to enable and configure these management utilities, refer tox3850 M2 and x3950 M2 User’s Guide.Remote Supervisor Adapter IIThe x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 have the Remote Supervisor Adapter II service processor as astandard component. This adapter, shown in Figure 18, is installed in a dedicated PCI-X slot,and provides similar functionality as the Remote Supervisor Adapter II PCI option availablefor other System x™ servers. However, only the Ethernet and video connectors are used onthe x3850 M2 and x3950 M2. The other external ports (including remote power and the ASMinterconnect) are not supported on these servers.Figure 18 Remote Supervisor Adapter IIThe most useful functions and features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II include: IBM ASIC with integrated PowerPC® 405 core executing at 200 MHz Automatic notification and alertsThe RSA II automatically sends different types of alerts and notifications to another serverlike IBM Director, SNMP destination, or as e-mail directly to a user by using SMTP.Video connectorEthernet connectorPower LEDAdapteractivity LEDSystem-managementconnectorReset button (recessed)Video adapterSystem managementdaughter card