•Discovering,navigating,andvisualizingsystemsonthenetworkwiththedetailedinventoryand
relationshipstotheothernetworkresources
•Notifyingusersofproblemsthatoccuronsystemsandtheabilitytoisolatethesourcesoftheproblems
•Notifyinguserswhensystemsneedupdatesanddistributingandinstallingupdatesonaschedule
•Analyzingreal-timedataforsystemsandsettingcriticalthresholdsthatnotifytheadministratorof
emergingproblems
•Configuringsettingsofasinglesystemandcreatingaconfigurationplanthatcanapplythosesettingsto
multiplesystems
•Updatinginstalledplug-instoaddnewfeaturesandfunctionstothebasecapabilities
•Managingthelifecyclesofvirtualresources
FormoreinformationaboutSystemsDirector,seethedocumentationontheSystems
DirectorDVDthatcomeswiththeserver,theSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.director.main.helps.doc%2
Ffqm0_main.html,andtheSystemsManagementwebsiteat
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/solutions/,whichpresentsanoverviewofSystemsManagement
andSystemsDirector.
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower
Thissectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowtoturntheserveronandoff.
ForthelocationsofotherLEDsonthesystemboard,see“System-boardLEDs”onpage29.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofyourservermodel.
2.5-inchharddiskdriveservermodel.
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Figure5.Frontview:2.5-inch
3.5-inchharddiskdriveservermodel.
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