threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the IMM event log, and alerts you to the problem. Optionally, the IMM also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities. The IMM provides remote server management through
–Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0
–Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3
–Common Information Model (CIM)
–Web browser (For more information, see “Using the integrated management module” on page 104.)
v IBM Systems Director
IBM Systems Director is a
vIBM Electronic Service Agent
IBM Electronic Service Agent is a software tool that monitors the server for hardware error events and automatically submits electronic service requests to IBM service and support. Also, it can collect and transmit system configuration information on a scheduled basis so that the information is available to you and your support representative. It uses minimal system resources, is available free of charge, and can be downloaded from the web. For more information and to download Electronic Service Agent, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ electronic/.
vIBM
IBM
vLarge
The server supports up to 1 TB of system memory. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to 64
vMemory ProteXion
The Memory ProteXion feature provides the equivalent of a
vMemory Sparing
The server supports memory sparing. Memory sparing reserves memory capacity for failover in the event of a DIMM failure, and the reserved capacity is subtracted from the total available memory. Memory sparing provides less redundancy than memory mirroring does. If a predetermined threshold of correctable errors is reached, the contents of the failing DIMM are copied to the spare memory, and the failing DIMM or rank is disabled. To enable memory
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