– Vital product data, firmware, and UEFI configuration
DSA Preboot also provides diagnostics for the following system components
(when they are installed):
– Broadcom network adapter
– IMM 12C bus
– Light path diagnostics panel
– Memory modules
– Microprocessors
– Optical devices (CD or DVD)
– SAS or SATA drives
– Tape drives (SCSI)
For information about both editions (DSA Preboot and Portable) of the Dynamic
System Analysis (DSA) diagnostic programs, see the Problem Determination and
Service Guide on the IBM Documentation CD.
v Multi-core processors
The server supports up to two Intel Xeon
™
EX versions of the 6000 and 7000
Series or Xeon EX versions of the E7 Series, four-core, six-core, eight-core, or
ten-core microprocessors (depending on your model). The server comes with a
minimum of one microprocessor installed.
v IBM Systems Director DVD
IBM Systems Director is a platform-management foundation that streamlines the
way you manage physical and virtual systems in a heterogeneous environment.
By using industry standards, IBM Systems Director supports multiple operating
systems and virtualization technologies for IBM and non-IBM x86 platforms. For
more information, see the IBM Systems Director documentation on the IBM
Systems Director DVD and “IBM Systems Director” on page 16.
v IBM 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 http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/
enterprise/index.html.
v Memory ProteXion
The Memory ProteXion feature improves the reliability of memory through
memory mirroring. Memory mirroring or Full Array Memory Mirroring
redundancy (FAMM) provides a redundant copy of all code and data that are
addressable in the configured memory map. Through the memory controller
chip set, memory mirroring replicates and stores data on sets of four DIMMs
within two memory ports simultaneously (the equivalent of a hot-spare drive in
a RAID array). If a failure occurs, the memory controller switches from the
primary set of DIMMs to the backup set of DIMMs. For more information about
installing DIMMs for memory mirroring, see “Installing a memory module” on
page 51.
v Memory sparing
The server supports memory sparing. Memory sparing reserves memory
capacity for failover in the event of a DIMM failure, and the reserved capacity is
subtracted from the total available memory. Memory sparing provides less
redundancy than memory mirroring does. If a predetermined threshold of
correctable errors is reached, the contents of the failing DIMM are copied to the
spare memory, and the failing DIMM or rank is disabled. To enable memory
sparing through the Setup utility, select System Settings > Memory
v VMware ESXi embedded hypervisor
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