What your server offers
The server uses the following features and technologies:
vBaseboard management controller
The baseboard management controller provides environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem. Critical errors are also included in the error log.
The baseboard management controller also provides remote server management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program.
Note: The baseboard management controller is also known as the service processor.
vIBM Director
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage xSeries servers. For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.
vIBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology
IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html.
–Active™ Memory
The Active Memory feature improves the reliability of memory through memory mirroring and online-spare memory. Memory mirroring stores data in two pairs of DIMMs simultaneously. Online-spare memory disables a failed pair of DIMMs from the system configuration and activates a pair of online-spare memory DIMMs. For more information, see the section about installing DIMMs in the Installation Guide.
–Large system-memory capacity
The memory bus supports up to 16 GB of system memory. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to eight industry-standard, 1.8 V, 240-pin, double-data rate (DDR) II, PC2-3200, registered, synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
vIBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the server provides programs to help you set up the server and install a 32-bit Windows® operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed hardware options and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see “Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 18.
vIntegrated network support
The server comes with two integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controllers, which support connection to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps network. For more information, see “Configuring the Ethernet controllers” on page 22.
vLarge data-storage and hot-swap capability
The server supports up to six 25.4 mm (1-inch) slim, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives installed on Ultra-Slim hard disk drive trays in the hot-swap bays. With the hot-swap feature, you can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives without turning off the server.
