vParity checking on the small computer system interface (SCSI) bus and PCI buses

vPower management: Compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

vPower-on self-test (POST)

vPredictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) alerts

vRedundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support

vRedundant hot-swap power supplies and redundant hot-swap fans (some models)

vRemind button to temporarily turn off the system-error LED

vRemote system problem-determination support

vStandby voltage for system-management features and monitoring

vStartup (boot) from LAN through remote initial program load (RIPL) or dynamic host configuration protocol/boot protocol (DHCP/BOOTP)

vSystem auto-configuring from the configuration menu

vSystem error logging (POST and service processor)

vSystem-management monitoring through the Intra-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus

vUpgradeable POST, BIOS, diagnostics, service processor microcode, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over the LAN

vVital product data (VPD) on microprocessors, system board, power supplies, SCSI (hot-swap-drive) backplane, and power backplane

vWake on LAN capability

IBM Director

With IBM Director, a network administrator can:

vView the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail

vMonitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory

vCentrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM Intel-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a variety of platforms

IBM Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. Key features include:

vAdvanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.

vMultiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat® Linux®, SUSE LINUX, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ sys_migration/ibmdiragent.html. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks.

vSupport for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers.

vSupport for systems-management industry standards.

vIntegration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments.

vEase of use, training, and setup.

IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM Director, you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through:

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