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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