IBM xSeries 235 manual IBM Director

vBuilt-in, menu-driven electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) based setup, system configuration, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration, and diagnostic programs

vBuilt-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply redundancy

vCable-presence detection on most connectors

vChipkill memory protection

vError codes and messages

vError correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory

vFault-resistant startup

vUniversal Serial Bus (USB) keyboard and mouse

vHot-swap hard disk drives

vIntegrated System Management Processor (ISMP)

vInformation and Light Path Diagnostics LED panels

vIntegrated service processor subsystem for remote system management

vKey lock support for physical security (tower model)

vMemory scrubbing and Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) (background and real time)

vAvailability of microcode and diagnostic levels

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

vPower managed and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) compliant

vPower-on self-test (POST)

vPredictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts

vRedundant Ethernet capabilities (requires optional Ethernet adapter) with failover support

vRedundant hot-swap capability

–Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability

–Power supplies (some models)

vRemind button to temporarily flash the Attention LED

vRemote system problem-determination support

vStandby voltage for system-management features and monitoring

vStartup (boot) from LAN using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) protocol

vSystem auto-configuring from the configuration menu

vSystem error logging (POST and service processor)

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

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

vWake on LAN capability

vIBM Director workgroup-hardware-management tool

vxSeries Server Management

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

6IBM xSeries 235 Type 8671: User’s Guide