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v Parity checking on the small computer system interface (SCSI) bus and PCI
buses
v Power management: Compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI)
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v Predictive Failure Analysis
®
(PFA) alerts
v Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support
v Redundant hot-swap power supplies and redundant hot-swap fans (some
models)
v Remind button to temporarily turn off the system-error LED
v Remote system problem-determination support
v Standby voltage for system-management features and monitoring
v Startup (boot) from LAN through remote initial program load (RIPL) or dynamic
host configuration protocol/boot protocol (DHCP/BOOTP)
v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu
v System error logging (POST and service processor)
v System-management monitoring through the Intra-Integrated Circuit (I
2
C) bus
v Upgradeable POST, BIOS, diagnostics, service processor microcode, and
read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over the LAN
v Vital product data (VPD) on microprocessors, system board, power supplies,
SCSI (hot-swap-drive) backplane, and power backplane
v Wake on LAN capability
IBM Director
With IBM Director, a network administrator can:
v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail
v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as
microprocessors, disks, and memory
v Centrally 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:
v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.
v Multiple 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.
v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and
mobile computers.
v Support for systems-management industry standards.
v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management
environments.
v Ease 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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