Product guide

A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers
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investment by reducing support costs, increasing availability and simplifying management with
integrated support for your multiproduct, multivendor hardware and software environment. For more
information on hardware maintenance, software support, solution support and managed support, visit
http://ibm.com/services/maintenance.
Advanced Systems Management Capabilities
The x3620 M3 has 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, IBM ToolsCenter,
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, Automatic Server Restart, Wake on LAN
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support,
PXE support, text console redirect, Predictive Failure Analysis, and IBM Systems Director.
The Integrated Management Module (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
• Enhanced authentication and encryption algorithms (RMCP+ and AES)
• VLAN support
• 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 x3620 M3 also supports an optional 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.
IBM developed IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to put control of system power-
saving features at the fingertips of administrators. Active Energy Manager is designed to take
advantage of new features, such as monitoring power usage and balancing the performance of the
system according to available power input. It provides the ability to plan and predict power
consumption based on your hardware configuration. It also helps enable you to reduce the
infrastructure required for redundancy, by using fewer servers on smaller power feeds and potentially