•Configuration
•Systemhealth
•Updates
•Eventnotification
•Automationformanagedsystems
TheIBMSystemsDirectorWebandcommand-lineinterfacesprovideaconsistentinterfacethatisfocused
ondrivingthesecommontasksandcapabilities:
•Discovering,navigating,andvisualizingsystemsonthenetworkwiththedetailedinventoryand
relationshipstotheothernetworkresources
•Notifyingusersofproblemsthatoccuronsystemsandtheabilitytoisolatethesourceoftheproblems
•Notifyinguserswhensystemsneedupdatesanddistributingandinstallingupdatesonaschedule
•Analyzingreal-timedataforsystemsandsettingcriticalthresholdsthatnotifytheadministratorof
emergingproblems
•Configuringsettingsofasinglesystemandcreatingaconfigurationplanthatcanapplythosesettingsto
multiplesystems
•Updatinginstalledplug-instoaddnewfeaturesandfunctionstothebasecapabilities
•Managingthelifecyclesofvirtualresources
FormoreinformationaboutIBMSystemsDirector,seetheIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html,and
theSystemsManagementwebsiteathttp://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/solutions/,whichpresentsan
overviewofIBMSystemsManagementandIBMSystemsDirector.
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower
Thissectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowtoturntheserveronandoff.
ForthelocationsofotherLEDsonthesystemboard,see“System-boardLEDs”onpage24.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontoftheserver.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofthetwo3.5-inch
simple-swapharddiskdrivemodel.
Power-on LED
Power-control button
Reset button
Hard disk drive activity LED
Locator LED
System-error LED
USB 1 connector
USB 2 connector
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofthefour2.5-inch
simple-swapharddiskdrivemodel.
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