•Notifyinguserswhensystemsneedupdatesanddistributingandinstallingupdatesonaschedule
•Analyzingreal-timedataforsystemsandsettingcriticalthresholdsthatnotifytheadministratorof
emergingproblems
•Configuringsettingsofasinglesystemandcreatingaconfigurationplanthatcanapplythosesettingsto
multiplesystems
•Updatinginstalledplug-instoaddnewfeaturesandfunctionstothebasecapabilities
•Managingthelifecyclesofvirtualresources
FormoreinformationaboutSystemsDirector,seetheSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp,andtheSystemsManagementwebpage
athttp://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/solutions/,whichpresentsanoverviewofLenovoSystems
ManagementandSystemsDirector.
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower
Thissectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowtoturntheserveronandoff.
ForthelocationsofotherLEDsonthesystemboard,see“System-boardLEDsandcontrols”onpage31.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontoftheserver.
Power control
button
DVD drive
eject button
USB 1
USB 2
Reset button
Remind button
Bay 1
Bay 2
DVD drive
activity LED
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Figure3.Frontviewofserver
Note:Thefrontbezelisnotshownsothatthedrivebaysarevisible.
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