IBM Eserver xSeries 360 Type 8686, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 360 server
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Note: The latest level of basic input/output system (BIOS) code for the server is
available through the World Wide Web. See “Getting information” on page
144 for the appropriate World Wide Web addresses.
For more information about the ServerGuide CDs, see Chapter 4, “Using the
ServerGuide™ CDs,” on page 45.
The server is designed to be cost-effective, powerful, and flexible. It uses peripheral
component interconnect-extended (PCI-X) bus architecture to provide compatibility
with a wide range of existing hardware devices and software applications.
The server meets stringent worldwide certifications for power, electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), and safety.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability, and
serviceability (RAS). These factors help to ensure that the integrity of the data stored
on the server is preserved, that the server is available when you want to use it, and
that should a failure occur, you can easily diagnose and repair the failure with minimal
inconvenience.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that the server supports:
• ECC memory, L3 cache, and front side buses (FSBs)
• Parity checking on the small computer system interface (SCSI) bus
• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management
• Power-on self-test (POST)
• Systems-management monitoring through Intra-Integrated Circuit (I
2
C) bus
• Light Path Diagnostics
• Automatic error retry and recovery
• Automatic restart after a power failure
• Built-in temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
• Chipkill Memory protection
• Hot-swap cooling with fan speed-sensing capability
• Hot-swap and redundant power supplies
• Hot-swap hard disk drives
• Hot-plug (Active) PCI-X adapter slots
• Menu-driven setup, system configuration, SCSISelect configuration, and
diagnostic programs
• Memory scrubbing and Predictive Failure Analysis™ (PFA) (background and real
time)
• Microcode and diagnostic program levels available
• System-management software and LANDesk
®
enabled
• Network adapter failover support
• Remote Supervisor Adapter to enable remote server management
• Remote Connect™
• Remote system problem-determination support
• Upgradable POST/BIOS, diagnostics, and Remote Supervisor Adapter microcode
• Wake on LAN
®
and Alert on LAN™ capability
• Backup BIOS switching by means of a flash ROM page swap jumper
• Error codes and messages
• Microprocessor serial number access
• Cable presence detection for standard internal cables
• Vital product data (VPD) for microprocessors, system and memory boards,
memory DIMMs, power supplies, hot-swap-drive backplane, and power supply
backplane