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IMM2 Standard (as enabled by using the Feature on Demand software license
key that uses part number 90Y3900) has the following features in addition to the
IMM2 Basic features:
Remote access through a secure web console
Access to server vital product data (VPD)
Automatic notification and alerts
Continuous health monitoring and control
Email alerts
Syslog logging support
Enhanced user authority levels
Event logs that are time-stamped, saved on the IMM, and can be attached to
email alerts
Operating system watchdogs
Remote configuration through Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
Remote firmware updating
User authentication using a secure connection to a Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) server
IMM2 Advanced (as enabled by using the Feature on Demand software license
key that uses part number 90Y3901) adds the following features in addition to
those of IMM Standard:
Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz
with up to 23 bits per pixel color depths, regardless of the system state.
Remotely accessing the server by using the keyboard and mouse from a
remote client.
Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a
remote client, and mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that
are available for use by the server.
Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server
as a virtual drive.
The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the
IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating-system hang
condition. A system administrator can use the blue-screen capture to help
determine the cause of the hang condition.
Table 4-30 on page 107 lists the remote management options.
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