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4 IBM® xSeries 220 User’s Reference
• IBM ServerGuide™ CDs
The ServerGuide CDs that are included with your server provide programs to
help you set up your server and install the network operating system (NOS).
The ServerGuide program detects the hardware options that are installed and
provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. In addition, the
ServerGuide CDs include a variety of application programs for your server.
For more information about the ServerGuide CDs, see “Chapter 4. Using the
ServerGuide CDs,” on page 21.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Three of the most important considerations in server design are reliability, availability,
and serviceability (RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that
is stored on your server, the availability of the server when you need it, and the ease
with which you can diagnose and repair problems.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that your server supports:
• Automatic restart after a power failure
• Customer support center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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• Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) checking on the small computer system
interface (SCSI) buses
• Diagnostic light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
• Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory
• Error codes and messages
• Menu-driven setup, system configuration, optional redundant array of
independent disks (RAID) configuration, and diagnostic programs
• Optional system-management adapter subsystem to provide control for remote
system management
• Optional Wake on LAN
®
(WOL) function through network-interface card (NIC
adapter)
• Power and temperature monitoring
• Power-on self-test (POST)
• Processor serial number access
• System error logging (POST)
• Upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) and diagnostics
• Vital product data (VPD) on memory, system board, and hot-swap drive
backplane
1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.