Reliability, availability, and serviceability

system-management software that is provided with your server, enables you to manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The ISMP also provides system monitoring and event recording.

Note: The ISMP is sometimes referred to as the service processor.

The optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter works with the integrated service processor to give you a World Wide Web interface to the system-management functions. You can manage your server over the Internet or intranet.

See the documentation provided with your system-management software for more information. To order an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter, contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller.

vIntegrated network environment support

Your server comes with an integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller on the system board. This Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to 10/100/1000-Mbps networks. The server automatically selects between 10BASE-T and 100/1000BASE-TX environments. The controller provides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and

reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN). This controller supports Wake on LAN® technology.

vRedundant connection

The addition of an optional network-interface card (NIC) provides a failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with this primary connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. If the appropriate device drivers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss and without user intervention.

vIBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with your server provides programs to help you set up your server and install the operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed hardware options and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see “Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 22.

vIBM Director

IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage xSeries servers. For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.