What your server offers, What, Your – IBM 4190 User Manual
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What
your
server
offers
The
server
uses
the
following
features
and
technologies:
v
Baseboard
management
controller
The
baseboard
management
controller
provides
basic
service-processor
environmental
monitoring
functions.
If
an
environmental
condition
exceeds
a
threshold
or
if
a
system
component
fails,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem.
Critical
errors
are
also
included
in
the
error
log.
Note:
In
messages
and
documentation,
the
term
service
processor
refers
to
the
baseboard
management
controller
or
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
v
IBM
Director
IBM
Director
is
a
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
servers.
For
more
information,
see
the
IBM
Director
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
v
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
IBM
X-Architecture
technology
combines
proven,
innovative
IBM
designs
to
make
your
x86-processor-based
server
powerful,
scalable,
and
reliable.
For
more
information,
see
v
Large
system-memory
capacity
The
server
supports
up
to
8
GB
of
system
memory.
The
memory
controller
supports
error
correcting
code
(ECC)
for
up
to
four
industry-standard
PC2-5300,
667
MHz,
ECC,
double-data-rate
(DDR)
II
unbuffered
synchronous
dynamic
random
access
memory
(SDRAM)
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs).
v
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
that
comes
with
the
server
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
v
Integrated
network
support
The
server
comes
with
two
integrated
Broadcom
Gigabit
controllers,
which
support
connection
to
a
10
Mbps,
100
Mbps,
or
1000
Mbps
network.
For
more
information,
see
v
Large
data-storage
capacity
The
server
supports
up
to
two
25.4
mm
(1-inch)
slim-high,
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drives
(Serial
Advanced
Technology
Attachment
(SATA)
or
serial-attached
SCSI
(SAS),
depending
on
the
server
model),
or
up
to
four
63.5
mm
(2.5-inch)
hard
disk
drives
(SAS),
depending
on
the
server
model.
v
ServeRAID
™
support
The
hot-swap
models
of
this
server
contain
an
internal
SAS
controller
that
supports
level
0
and
level
1
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configurations.
The
server
also
supports
some
ServeRAID
adapters
and
other
optional
devices
to
create
RAID
configurations.
For
a
list
of
supported
ServeRAID
devices
for
the
server,
see
Chapter
1.
The
System
x3250
M2
Types
4190
and
4194
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