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Built-in,
menu-driven
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM)
based
setup,
system
configuration,
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configuration,
and
diagnostic
programs
v
Built-in
monitoring
for
fan,
power,
temperature,
voltage,
and
power-supply
redundancy
v
Cable-presence
detection
on
most
connectors
v
Chipkill
memory
protection
v
Error
codes
and
messages
v
Error
correcting
code
(ECC)
L2
cache
and
system
memory
v
Fault-resistant
startup
v
Universal
Serial
Bus
(USB)
keyboard
and
mouse
v
Hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
v
Integrated
System
Management
Processor
(ISMP)
v
Information
and
Light
Path
Diagnostics
LED
panels
v
Integrated
service
processor
subsystem
for
remote
system
management
v
Key
lock
support
for
physical
security
(tower
model)
v
Memory
scrubbing
and
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
(background
and
real
time)
v
Availability
of
microcode
and
diagnostic
levels
v
Parity
checking
on
the
small
computer
system
interface
(SCSI)
bus
and
PCI
buses
v
Power
managed
and
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
compliant
v
Power-on
self-test
(POST)
v
Predictive
Failure
Analysis
(PFA)
alerts
v
Redundant
Ethernet
capabilities
(requires
optional
Ethernet
adapter)
with
failover
support
v
Redundant
hot-swap
capability
–
Cooling
fans
with
speed-sensing
capability
–
Power
supplies
(some
models)
v
Remind
button
to
temporarily
flash
the
Attention
LED
v
Remote
system
problem-determination
support
v
Standby
voltage
for
system-management
features
and
monitoring
v
Startup
(boot)
from
LAN
using
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
protocol
v
System
auto-configuring
from
the
configuration
menu
v
System
error
logging
(POST
and
service
processor)
v
Upgradeable
microcode
for
POST,
BIOS,
diagnostics,
service
processor,
and
read-only
memory
(ROM)
resident
code,
locally
or
over
the
LAN
v
Vital
product
data
(VPD)
on
microprocessors,
system
board,
power
supplies,
and
SCSI
(hot-swap-drive)
backplane
v
Wake
on
LAN
capability
v
IBM
Director
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
v
xSeries
Server
Management
IBM
Director
With
IBM
Director,
a
network
administrator
can:
v
View
the
hardware
configuration
of
remote
systems,
in
detail
v
Monitor
the
usage
and
performance
of
critical
components,
such
as
microprocessors,
disks,
and
memory
v
Centrally
manage
individual
or
large
groups
of
IBM
and
non-IBM
Intel-based
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers
on
a
variety
of
platforms
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IBM
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
User’s
Guide