Reliability, availability, and serviceability, Reliability, Availability – IBM xSeries 235 User Manual
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system-management
software
that
is
provided
with
your
server,
enables
you
to
manage
the
functions
of
the
server
locally
and
remotely.
The
ISMP
also
provides
system
monitoring
and
event
recording.
Note:
The
ISMP
is
sometimes
referred
to
as
the
service
processor.
The
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
works
with
the
integrated
service
processor
to
give
you
a
World
Wide
Web
interface
to
the
system-management
functions.
You
can
manage
your
server
over
the
Internet
or
intranet.
See
the
documentation
provided
with
your
system-management
software
for
more
information.
To
order
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter,
contact
your
IBM
marketing
representative
or
authorized
reseller.
v
Integrated
network
environment
support
Your
server
comes
with
an
integrated
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller
on
the
system
board.
This
Ethernet
controller
has
an
interface
for
connecting
to
10/100/1000-Mbps
networks.
The
server
automatically
selects
between
10BASE-T
and
100/1000BASE-TX
environments.
The
controller
provides
full-duplex
(FDX)
capability,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
Ethernet
local
area
network
(LAN).
This
controller
supports
Wake
on
LAN
®
technology.
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
associated
with
this
primary
connection
is
automatically
switched
to
the
redundant
NIC.
If
the
appropriate
device
drivers
are
installed,
this
switching
occurs
without
data
loss
and
without
user
intervention.
v
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
that
comes
with
your
server
provides
programs
to
help
you
set
up
your
server
and
install
the
operating
system.
The
ServerGuide
program
detects
installed
hardware
options
and
provides
the
correct
configuration
programs
and
device
drivers.
For
more
information
about
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
see
v
IBM
Director
IBM
Director
is
a
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
xSeries
servers.
For
more
information
about
IBM
Director,
see
the
IBM
Director
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
Three
of
the
most
important
features
in
server
design
are
reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
(RAS).
These
factors
help
to
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
data
stored
on
your
server;
that
your
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
your
server
supports:
v
Active
PCI
™
(hot-plug)
adapter
slots
v
Automatic
error
retry
and
recovery
v
Automatic
restart
after
a
power
failure
v
Backup
basic
input/output
system
(BIOS)
switching
under
the
control
of
the
service
processor
Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
IBM
xSeries
235
Type
8671
server
5