Lenovo System x3500 M4 - What Your Server Offers

Noiselevels(thedeclaredA-weighedsoundpowerleveloftheserver)
SeeAcousticalnoiseemissions.
Testvoltageandfrequency:
230V/50Hzor60Hz
Totalharmonicdistortionoftheelectricitysupplysystem:
Themaximumharmoniccontentoftheinputvoltagewaveformwillbeequalorlessthan2%.The
qualificationiscompliantwithEN61000-3-2.
Informationanddocumentationontheinstrumentationsetupandcircuitsusedforelectrical
testing:
ENERGYSTARTestMethodforComputerServers;ECOVAGeneralizedTestProtocolforCalculating
theEnergyEfficiencyofInternalAc-DcandDc-DcPowerSupplies
Measurementmethodologyusedtodetermineinformationinthisdocument:
ENERGYSTARServersProgramRequirements;ECOVAGeneralizedTestProtocolforCalculating
theEnergyEfficiencyofInternalAc-DcandDc-DcPowerSupplies
Whatyourserveroffers
Theserverusesthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies.
•ActiveEnergyManager
TheIBMActiveEnergyManagersolutionisanIBMSystemsDirectorextensionthatmeasuresandreports
serverpowerconsumptionasitoccurs.Thisenablesyoutomonitorpowerconsumptionincorrelationto
specificsoftwareapplicationprogramsandhardwareconfigurations.Youcanobtainthemeasurement
valuesthroughthesystems-managementinterfaceandviewthem,usingIBMSystemsDirector.Formore
information,includingtherequiredlevelsofIBMSystemsDirectorandActiveEnergyManager,seethe
IBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterathttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp,or
seehttp://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/resources.html.
•DynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)
TheservercomeswiththeLenovoDynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)Prebootdiagnosticprogramstored
intheintegratedUSBmemoryontheserver.DSAcollectsandanalyzessysteminformationtoaidin
diagnosingserverproblems,aswellasofferingarichsetofdiagnostictestsofthemajorcomponentsof
theserver.DSAcreatesaDSAlog,whichisachronologicallyorderedmergeofthesystem-eventlog
(astheIPMIeventlog),theIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)eventlog(astheASMeventlog),
andtheoperating-systemeventlogs.YoucansendtheDSAlogasafiletoLenovoSupportorviewthe
informationasatextfileorHTMLfile.
TwoeditionsofDynamicSystemAnalysisareavailable:DSAPortableandDSAPreboot.Formore
informationaboutbotheditions,see“DSAeditions”onpage144
.
•FeaturesonDemandsoftwareEthernetsupport
TheserverprovidesFeaturesonDemandsoftwareEthernetsupport.YoucanpurchaseaFeatureson
DemandsoftwareupgradeactivationkeyforFiberChanneloverEthernetandiSCSIstorageprotocols
thatisprovidedthroughtheintegratedEthernetcontroller.Formoreinformation,see“EnablingFeatures
onDemandRAIDsoftware”onpage118
.
•FeaturesonDemandsoftwareRAIDsupport
TheserverprovidesFeaturesonDemandsoftwareRAIDsupportforRAIDlevels5,6,50,and60upgrade.
FeaturesonDemandsoftwareRAIDupgradeisintegratedintotheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2).Formoreinformation,see“EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAIDsoftware”onpage118.
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