Reliability, availability, and serviceability, Reliability, Availability – Lenovo 6434 User Manual
Page 19: Serviceability
Note:
In
messages
and
documentation,
the
term
service
processor
refers
to
the
mini-baseboard
management
controller
or
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
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
that
is
associated
with
the
primary
connection
is
automatically
switched
to
the
redundant
NIC.
If
the
applicable
device
drivers
are
installed,
this
switching
occurs
without
data
loss
and
without
user
intervention.
v
RAID
support
The
server
supports
RAID
adapters
to
create
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configurations.
The
server
also
has
integrated
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
support
in
selected
models.
In
addition,
some
hot-swap
models
support
RAID
level-5
when
a
ServeRAID-MR10i
SAS/SATA
controller
is
installed.
v
Systems-management
capabilities
The
server
supports
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
which
provides
service-processor
functions
in
addition
to
those
that
the
mini-BMC
provides.
When
this
adapter
is
used
with
the
systems-management
software
that
comes
with
the
server,
you
can
manage
the
functions
of
the
server
locally
and
remotely.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
also
provides
system
monitoring,
event
recording,
and
dial-out
alert
capability.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
your
systems-management
software
for
more
information.
To
order
an
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
contact
your
Lenovo
marketing
representative
or
authorized
reseller.
Note:
In
messages
and
documentation,
the
term
service
processor
refers
to
the
integrated
mini-baseboard
management
controller
or
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
Three
important
server
design
features
are
reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
(RAS).
The
RAS
features
help
to
ensure
the
integrity
of
the
data
that
is
stored
in
the
server,
the
availability
of
the
server
when
you
need
it,
and
the
ease
with
which
you
can
diagnose
and
repair
problems.
The
server
has
the
following
RAS
features:
v
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
v
Advanced
Desktop
Management
Interface
(DMI)
features
v
Automatic
BIOS
recovery
to
a
backup
image
v
Automatic
error
retry
or
recovery
v
Automatic
memory
downsizing
on
error
detection
v
Automatic
restart
on
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
v
Automatic
Server
Restart
(ASR)
logic
supporting
a
system
restart
when
the
operating
system
becomes
unresponsive
when
enabled
in
the
mini-BMC
v
Automatic
server
restart
after
a
power
failure,
based
on
the
BIOS
setting
v
Availability
of
microcode
level
v
Boot-block
recovery
v
Built
in,
menu-driven
setup,
system
configuration,
and
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configuration
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