IBM System x3100 M4, Installation And User Manual

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v IBM Systems Director CD
IBM Systems Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can
use to centrally manage System x and xSeries servers. For more information,
see the IBM Systems Director documentation on the
IBM Systems Director CD
and “IBM Systems Director” on page 11.
v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology
IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make
your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more
information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/
enterprise/index.html.
v 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 64.
v
Integrated network support
The server comes with an integrated dual-port Intel 82574L 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 66.
v PCI adapter capabilities
The server has two PCI interface slots on the riser card (one supports low-profile
cards, and one supports full-height, three-quarter length cards). Both slots can
support PCI Express or PCI-X adapters. See “Installing a ServeRAID adapter” on
page 41 for detailed information.
v Large system-memory capacity
The server supports up to 32 GB of system memory when unbuffered DIMMs are
installed. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) and
non-error correcting code for up to 4 industry-standard PC3-10600R-999
(single-rank or dual-rank), 1066 and 1333 MHz, DDR3 (third-generation
double-data-rate) unbuffered synchronous dynamic random access memory
(SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
v Redundant 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 that is associated with the
primary connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. If the
applicable device drivers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss and
without user intervention.
v
ServeRAID support
The ServeRAID adapter provides hardware redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) support to create configurations. The LSI Configuration Utility program
provides RAID levels 0, 1, and 10. The optional ServerRAID-BR10il adapter
provides RAID levels 0 and 1. See “Installing a ServeRAID adapter” on page 41
and “Using LSI Configuration Utility program” on page 68 for more information
about the adapters that are supported and creating RAID arrays.
v Dual-core or quad-core processing
The server supports one Intel Xeon dual-core or quad-core microprocessor.
v Systems-management capabilities
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