•Notifyingusersofproblemsthatoccuronsystemsandtheabilitytoisolatethesourceoftheproblem
•Notifyinguserswhensystemsneedupdatesanddistributingandinstallingupdatesonaschedule
•Analyzingreal-timedataforsystemsandsettingcriticalthresholdsthatnotifytheadministratorof
emergingproblems
•Configuringsettingsofasinglesystemandcreatingaconfigurationplanthatcanapplythosesettingsto
multiplesystems
•Updatinginstalledplug-instoaddnewfeaturesandfunctionstothebasecapabilities
•Managingthelifecyclesofvirtualresources
FormoreinformationaboutSystemsDirector,seetheSystemsDirector
InformationCenterathttp://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp?
topic=%2Fcom.ibm.director.main.helps.doc%2Ffqm0_main.html,andtheSystemsManagementWeb
pageathttp://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/solutions/,whichpresentsanoverviewofSystems
ManagementandSystemsDirector.
Servercontrols,LEDs,andpower
Thissectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowtoturntheserveronandoff.
ForthelocationsofotherLEDsonthesystemboard,see“System-boardLEDs”onpage29.
Frontview
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontofyourservermodel.As
theyarethesameforeitherhot-swaporsimple-swapmodels,onlythehot-swapmodelisusedtoshow
therelevantlocations.
Note:Theten2.5-inchsimple-swapharddiskdrivemodelisnotsupported.
Controls,LEDs,andconnectorsonyourservermodel.
LCD system
information
display panel
USB 2.0
connectors
USB 3.0
connectors
Operator
information
panel
Hard disk drive
status LED (yellow)
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Rack
release
latch
Rack
release
latch
2.5-inch hard disk
drive bays
DVD
optical
drive bay
DVD drive
activity LED
DVD drive
eject button
Video
connector
Figure10.Frontview:Eight2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrivebaymodel
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