IBM System x3400 M2 Manual

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IBM Europe, Middle East, and AfricaHardware Announcement ZG09-0254IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8IBM Director provides integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systemsmanagement environments, via upward integration modules. The advancedmanagement capabilities built into System x® servers can be accessed from:• Tivoli® Enterprise and Tivoli NetView®• Computer Associates CA Unicenter TNG Framework• NetIQ• IMM Patrol• Microsoft SMS• Intel LANDesk Management Suite• HP OpenView Network Node ManagerIT administrators can view the hardware configuration of remote systems in detailand monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as processors,HDDs, and memory.IBM Director includes IBM Director Extensions, a portfolio of server tools thatintegrate into the Director framework and work with the integrated systemsmanagement processor to access environmental system information.The processor supervises the operating system status and the following systemcomponents, and alerts the IT administrator to critical errors:• Fan monitoring and control; fan status and fan presence are monitored. Fanspeed is controlled and automatically increased to maintain system cooling iftemperature thresholds are exceeded. An alert is generated if:– Failure occurs or failure is predicted.– Installation or removal occurs.– Power supply condition changes for the power supply.– CPU temperatures are monitored. An alert is generated if (preset) temperaturewarning thresholds are exceeded or restored and if critical temperaturethresholds are exceeded. Soft and hard system shutdowns are automaticallyinitiated if critical temperature thresholds are exceeded.– CPU and power subsystem voltage thresholds are monitored. An alert isgenerated if over or under voltages occur.– Diagnostics LEDs are illuminated in case of key component errors or failures, toenable quick local diagnostics and servicing.The integrated management module supports upgrading to the optionally availableremote presence hardware key for full, out-of-band remote management.The IT administrator has comprehensive, virtual on-site control of System x serversand can remotely:• Access the server almost regardless of the status• Review displayed detailed system and component information• View server bootup during POST• Browse and delete logs of events and errors• Reset or power cycle the server• Run diagnostics, SAS/SATA setup, and RAID setup during POST• Monitor thresholds on server health including:– Operating system load– POST time-out– Voltage– Temperature