IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And User Manual

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v Parity checking on the small computer system interface (SCSI) bus and PCIbusesv Power management: Compliance with Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface (ACPI)v Power-on self-test (POST)v Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts on memory, SAS/SATA hard disk drives,fans, and power suppliesv Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover supportv Redundant hot-swap power supplies and redundant hot-swap fansv Redundant Network Interface Card (NIC) supportv Remind button to temporarily turn off the system-error LEDv Remote system problem-determination supportv ROM-based diagnosticsv ROM checksumsv Serial Presence Detection (SPD) on memory, VPD, power supply, and hard diskdrives backplanev Single-DIMM isolation of excessive correctable error or multi-bit error by theUnified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)v Standby voltage for system-management features and monitoringv Startup (boot) from LAN through remote initial program load (RIPL) or dynamichost configuration protocol/boot protocol (DHCP/BOOTP)v System auto-configuring from the configuration menuv System-error logging (POST and IMM2)v Systems-management monitoring through the Inter-Integrated Circuit (IC)protocol busv Upgradeable POST, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), diagnostics,IMM2 firmware, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over theLANv Vital product data (VPD) on microprocessors, system board, power supplies, andSAS/SATA (hot-swap hard disk drive) backplanev Wake on LAN capabilityIBM Systems DirectorIBM Systems Director is a platform-management foundation that streamlines theway you manage physical and virtual systems supports multiple operating systemsand virtualization technologies in IBM and non-IBM x86 platforms.Through a single user interface, IBM Systems Director provides consistent views forviewing managed systems, determining how these systems relate to one other, andidentifying their statuses, helping to correlate technical resources with businessneeds. A set of common tasks that are included with IBM Systems Director providesmany of the core capabilities that are required for basic management, which meansinstant out-of-the-box business value. The common tasks include the following:v Discoveryv Inventoryv Configurationv System healthv Monitoringv Updatesv Event notificationv Automation for managed systems12 IBM System x3550 M4 Type 7914: Installation and User’s Guide