v Support for the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine
v Key-lock support for physical security
v Memory change messages posted to the error log
v Mini-baseboard management controller (mini-BMC) (service processor)
v Power management
v Power-on self-test (POST)
v Read-only memory (ROM) checksums
v Redundant Ethernet capabilities (requires an optional Ethernet adapter) with
failover support
v Simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives
(some models)
v Standby voltage for system-management features and monitoring
v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu
v System-error LED on the front bezel and diagnostic LEDs on the system board
v Upgradeable mini-BMC firmware
v Upgradeable microcode for POST, basic input/output system (BIOS) code, and
read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over a LAN
v Vital product data (VPD); includes serial-number information and replacement
part numbers, stored in nonvolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance
v Wake on LAN
®
capability
IBM Director
With IBM Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:
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-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile
computers on a variety of platforms
IBM
Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. It
includes the following key features:
v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.
v Multiple Windows Server 2003 operating-system platform support, including
Microsoft
®
Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, AIX, i5/os, Red Hat
Linux
®
, SUSE , VMware, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating
systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document.
This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/pc/
support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-61788.
It is updated every 6 to 8
weeks.
v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and
notebook computers.
v Support for systems-management industry standards.
v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management
environments.
v Ease of use, training, and setup.
IBM
Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server
tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting
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