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Alternatively, direct-attach, network-attached storage (NAS), or iSCSI or Fibre Channel-
attached storage can be attached using IBM
System Storage
®
servers.
Manageability / Security
Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the x3620 M3:
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The x3620 M3 includes an
Integrated
Management Module
(
IMM
) to monitor server
availability, perform Predictive Failure Analysis, etc., and trigger IBM
Systems Director
alerts.
The IMM performs the functions of both the Baseboard Management Controller (
BMC
) of
earlier systems and the advanced
Remote Supervisor Adapter II
and is upgradeable to
remote presence/cKVM.
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An optional
Virtual Media Key
provides additional systems management capabilities,
including Web-based out-of-band control; virtual floppy and optical drive support; Windows
“blue screen” error capture; LDAP and SSL support; and remote redirection of keyboard, PCI
video and text, and mouse (cKVM). And it does all this without consuming a valuable adapter
slot.
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Text Console Redirection
support allows the administrator to remotely view x3620 M3 text
messages over Serial or LAN.
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Integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (
UEFI
) next-generation
BIOS. New capabilities include:
– Human readable event logs — no more beep codes
– Complete out-of-band coverage by the Advance Settings Utility to simplify remote setup
– A complete setup solution, allowing adapter configuration functions to be moved into UEFI
– Consistent firmware management across an entire product line
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Industry-standard
AES NI
support for faster, stronger encryption (in 5600 Series processors
only).
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Integrated
IPMI 2.0
support alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors,
such as voltage and thermal conditions. It also supports
highly secure remote power
control
using data encryption.
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IBM
Systems
Director 6.1x
is included for proactive systems management. IBM Systems
Director comes with a portfolio of tools, including
IBM Systems Director Active Energy
Manager
, IBM
Service and Support Manager
, and others. In addition, IBM Systems Director
offers extended systems management tools for additional server management and increased
availability. When a problem is encountered, IBM Systems Director can issue administrator
alerts via e-mail, pager, and other methods.
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IBM
Systems Director Active Energy Manager
, an IBM-exclusive, is designed to take
advantage of new system power management features, by providing actual realtime energy
monitoring and reporting features.
Availability and Serviceability
The System x3620 M3 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system
uptime:
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x3620 M3 servers offer
Chipkill
ECC memory protection
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(when using x4 DIMMs). Chipkill
memory is up to
16X
better than standard ECC memory at correcting memory errors. This can
help reduce downtime caused by memory errors.
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The x3620 M3 offers
memory mirroring
for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable
memory failure
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Toolless
cover removal
provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts. Similarly,
the Virtual Media Key and the
ServeRAID
controller can be installed and replaced without
tools. This means less time (and therefore less money) spent servicing the x3620 M3.
Additionally,
hot-swap/redundant HDDs
and
power supplies
,
redundant fan modules,
as
well as
mirrored
memory, mean greater system uptime while these components are being
serviced.
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The
external LED panel
and helps to quickly lead the technician to failed components. This
simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution and helps improve network availability.
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Optional integrated
3Gbps
or
6Gbps
RAID controller to enhance system availability and
data protection without using a PCIe slot.
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IPMI 2.0
supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This
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1.35V DIMMs available in Q3/10.
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Data transfer rates may be less than the maximum possible.
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Chipkill protection is supported with x4 DDR3 DIMMs, but not x8 DIMMs.
