IBM 79463AU, Installation And User Manual

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The memory bus supports up to 128 GB of system memory. The memory
controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to 16 industry-standard
PC3-10600R-999 (single-rank or dual-rank), 800, 1067, and 1333 MHz, DDR3
(third-generation double-data-rate), registered, synchronous dynamic random
access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
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IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, which you can download from the
Web, provides programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows
operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware
devices 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 98.
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Integrated network support
The server comes with an integrated dual-port Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet
controller, which supports connection to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps
network. For more information, see “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller”
on page 104.
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Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
This integrated security chip performs cryptographic functions and stores private
and public secure keys. It provides the hardware support for the Trusted
Computing Group (TCG) specification. You can download the software to support
the TCG specification, when the software is available. See http://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/xseries/scalable_family.html for details about the TPM
implementation. You can enable TPM support through the Setup utility under the
System Security menu option.
v Large data-storage capacity and hot-swap capability
The hot-swap server models support a maximum of six 2.5-inch hot-swap Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives or hot-swap Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk
drives. The simple-swap server models support a maximum of four 2.5-inch
simple-swap SATA hard disk drives.
With the hot-swap feature, you can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives
without turning off the server.
v Light path diagnostics
Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to help you diagnose problems. For more
information about the light path diagnostics, see “Light path diagnostics panel” on
page 16 and the
Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x
Documentation CD.
v PCI adapter capabilities
The server has two PCI interface slots (one supports low-profile cards, and one
supports half-length, full-height cards). Both slots can support PCI Express or
PCI-X adapters through an optional PCI riser card. See “Installing an adapter” on
page 64 for detailed information.
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Active Energy Manager
The IBM Active Energy Manager solution is an IBM Systems Director plug-in that
measures and reports server power consumption as it occurs. This enables you
to monitor power consumption in correlation to specific software application
programs and hardware configurations. You can obtain the measurement values
through the systems-management interface and view them, using IBM Systems
Director. For more information, including the required levels of IBM Systems
Director and Active Energy Manager, see the IBM Systems Director
documentation on the IBM
Systems Director CD , or see http://www.ibm.com/
servers/systems/management/director/resources/.
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