Leadership enterprise server with significantly lower cost of ownership in a highly available and expandable,
| The IMM alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and |
| thermal |
| The x3550 M2 also supports an optional IBM Virtual Media Key for additional systems |
| management capabilities, including: |
| • Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans |
| • Graphical console redirection over LAN |
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| • Windows “blue screen” capture |
| • Remote virtual floppy and |
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| • SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) support |
| IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86 to put control of system |
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| take advantage of new features, such as monitoring power usage and balancing the performance |
| of the system according to available power input. It provides the ability to plan and predict power |
| consumption based on your hardware configuration. It also helps enable you to reduce the |
| infrastructure required for redundancy, by using fewer servers on smaller power feeds and |
| potentially lowering your overall data center support costs. It does this by inventorying all |
| components, then adding up the total power draw and tracking the usage. It also includes power |
| management and capping features to help administrators manage or reduce power usage. |
| Automatic Server Restart (ASR) helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically |
| in the event of a system lockup. ASR technology is a combination of hardware circuitry tied into |
| the server’s system reset function and a device driver. As long as the server continues running, |
| the ASR watchdog timer will keep being reset, but if the operating system crashes or the |
| hardware freezes somehow the ASR software will be unable to reset the hardware timer. If the |
| timer is not reset within five minutes, it automatically triggers the ASR hardware, which |
| immediately restarts the server (and logs an ASR event with IBM Systems Director). These |
| features are designed so that no more than five minutes can pass before the server is restarted. |
| Wake on LAN permits the server to be remotely powered on if it has been shut off. Once |
| powered up, the server can be controlled across the network, using the Preboot Execution |
| Environment (PXE). |
| Like Wake on LAN, PXE is system firmware. It enables software such as the optional IBM |
| Remote Deployment Manager to take control of a system before the BIOS, operating system or |
| applications are loaded (using Wake on LAN/PXE) and lets an administrator perform many low- |
| level tasks remotely that would otherwise require a visit to each system. These tasks may include |
| such things as formatting a hard disk drive, updating system firmware, or deploying a Windows or |
| Linux operating system. |
| Text Console Redirection support allows the administrator to remotely view x3550 text |
| messages over serial or LAN. An optional upgrade to the Virtual Media Key adds graphical |
| console redirection. |
| Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) is designed to allow the system to detect impending failure of |
| supported components (memory, power supplies, hard disk drives, and fans) before actual |
| failure, and alert the administrator through IBM Systems Director. This gives you the ability to |
| replace the failing component before it fails, resulting in increased uptime. |
| IBM Systems Director software for advanced workgroup management is included with the |
| x3550 M2. IBM Systems Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including Management |
| Processor Assistant, Rack Manager, RAID Manager, Update Assistant and Software Distribution. |
| Systems Director Active Energy Manager for x86, System Availability (a |
| and Capacity Manager (sold separately) are available as |
| management and increased availability. IBM Systems Director provides a single uniform |
| graphical interface for all of these systems management functions. |
| IBM Systems Director enables you to customize thresholds and monitor system components (for |
| things like temperature, voltage regulation, etc.) to help maximize uptime. |
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Key Options | IBM options for System x servers help you take your servers to a |
| higher level |
| You know can rely on System x options to supply a complete solution for your business needs. |
| Options help you create an optimized server system to meet your data protection, storage and |
| availability needs. Every IBM option is designed and tested for peak performance and flexibility, |
| helping to maximize your return on investment. The combination of System x servers and options |
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