IBM X3950 M2, X3850 M2 manual Advanced Systems Management Capabilities

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Advanced Systems Management Capabilities

The x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 have a high level of systems management capabilities that are well-suited to remote locations as well as to stand-alone environments. Features include the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 (formerly known as PowerExecutive), Automatic Server Restart, Wake on LAN® support, PXE support, text console redirect, Predictive Failure Analysis, IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II.

The BMC provides industry-standardIntelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0- compliant systems management. It provides a number of important system functions, including:

•Monitoring of system and battery voltage, system temperature, fans, power supplies, processor and DIMM status

•Fan speed control

•Product ID and Family ID detection

•Highly secure remote power on/off

•System reset control

•NMI/SMI detection and generation

•System diagnostic LED control (power, HDD, activity, alerts, heartbeat)

•IPMI over LAN

•Serial Over LAN

•Proxy server support

•LAN messaging and alerting

•Text console redirection over LAN

•VLAN support

•Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+, SHA-1, AES)

•Local update of BMC firmware

•Firmware firewall

•Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT)

•Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions

The BMC alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and thermal conditions—even if the server has failed.

The IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II provides additional systems management capabilities, including:

•Graphical console redirection over LAN

•Web-based out-of-band control

•Windows “blue screen” capture

•Remote virtual floppy and CD-ROM

•High-speed remote redirection of PCI video, keyboard and mouse

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Contents Architecture Reliability, and fault-tolerant memory characteristicsOutstanding performance, superior mainframe-like OverviewIBM System x3850 M2-specific Key Highlights EX4 Design FeaturesHigh-Performance Xeon Processors Key FeaturesAdvanced Buffer eXecution EX4 Chipset ‘Snoop’ FilteringXceL4v Dynamic Server Cache Latency by 20% vs. FB-DIMMsHigh-Speed Scalability Ports DDR II ECC Memory with Active Memory ProtectionFlexible Internal Storage Capacity Disk/Tape Controllers Integrated VirtualizationDrive Bays High-Performance Adapter SlotsDual Gigabit Ethernet Controller Light Path DiagnosticsUltra-Efficient Cooling Hot-Swap/Redundant ComponentsRack Cable Management and KVM Console Switching Other FeaturesAdvanced Systems Management Capabilities Extensive System Support Features Key Options Higher level15,000 RPM Panel X3850 M2 / x3950 M2 ImagesRear View X3850 M2 X3950 M2 7141-1RX/1RY, 2RX/2RY, 3HX/3HY Maximum processor power drawMachine type 7233-2RX/2RY, 5RX/5RY, 6RX/6RYIntegrated disk controller Eight-port LSI 1078 SAS Disk drive technologyExternal disk drives supported Integrated RAID controller / cacheBottom Line Integrated Baseboard Management Controller BMC Manageability, Serviceability and AvailabilityActive Memory protection  Memory ProteXion  Memory mirroring  Memory scrubbingHot-swap/redundant cooling For More Information
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