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Ultrascalability combined with extreme availability
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adapters, an optional optical drive, and the integrated or optional ServeRAID controller. This
can save a servicer significant time.
Advanced Systems Management Capabilities
The x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 have a high level of systems management capabilities that are
well-suited to remote locations as well as to stand-alone environments. Features include UEFI,
IMM with Virtual Media Key, IBM ToolsCenter, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager,
Automatic Server Restart, Automatic Node Failover, Wake on LAN
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support, PXE support, text
console redirect, Predictive Failure Analysis, and IBM Systems Director.
The IMM provides industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0-
compliant systems management. It provides a number of important system functions, including:
• Monitoring of system and battery voltage, system temperature, fans, power supplies,
processor and DIMM status
• Fan speed control
• Product ID and Family ID detection
• Highly secure remote power on/off
• System reset control
• NMI/SMI detection and generation
• System diagnostic LED control (power, HDD, activity, alerts, heartbeat)
• IPMI over LAN
• Serial Over LAN
• Proxy server support
• LAN messaging and alerting
• Text console redirection over LAN
• Predictive Failure Analysis for system fans
• Web-based out-of-band control
• SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) support
• VLAN support
• Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+, AES)
• Local update of IMM firmware
• Firmware firewall
• Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT)
• Other mandatory and optional IPMI IMM functions
The IMM alerts IBM Systems Director to anomalous environmental factors, such as voltage and
thermal conditions—even if the server has failed.
The x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 also include standard an IBM Virtual Media Key for additional
systems management capabilities, including:
• Latest OS failure screen capture
• Graphical console redirection over LAN
• Remote virtual floppy and CD-ROM
• High-speed remote redirection of PCI video, keyboard and mouse
IBM ToolsCenter consolidates 42 needed tools for managing servers individually into an
integrated suite of 8 tools. They are organized by function: deployment, updates, configuration
and diagnostics. Tools are now simpler to access and use with a single webpage for access, a
common look and feel and a common command line interface for the scripting tools. The
ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator offers significantly more functionality than past tools with
the ability to add more tools to the bootable image and to automatically download the bootable
environment if needed. Bootable Media Creator allows you to create bootable CDs, DVD, and
USB keys for updates customized to your systems.
Automatic Server Restart (ASR) helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically
in the event of a system lockup. If the operating system crashes or the hardware freezes, it
automatically triggers the ASR hardware, which immediately restarts the server (and logs an
ASR event with IBM Systems Director). These features are designed so that no more than five
minutes can pass before the server is restarted.
Automatic Node Failover helps improve the availability of multi-node systems. If one node of a
multi-node system experiences a failure, the remaining node will reboot and continue running.