IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Hardware Announcement ZG09-0169
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• Voltage
• Fan speed
• Light path diagnostics
IT administrators have comprehensive, virtual on-site control of System x servers
with the ability to remotely:
• Access the server, often regardless of its status
• Inventory and display detailed system and component information
• View server bootup during POST
• Browse and delete logs of events and errors
• Reset or power cycle the server
• Monitor and set thresholds on server health including:
– Operating system load
– POST time-out
– Voltage
– Temperature
• Set proactive alerts for critical server events including PFA on:
– Memory
– Fans
– Power supplies
– HDDs
• Define automated actions, such as:
– Send e-mail or page to an administrator
– Execute a command or program
– Pop up an error message to the IBM Director console
• Flash UEFI
• Monitor and graph the use of server resources, such as:
– Memory
– Processor
– HDDs
• Identify potential performance bottlenecks and react to prevent downtime
IBM Director Agent integrates into leading workgroup and enterprise systems
management environments via upward integration modules (available from IBM and
third parties). Advanced management capabilities built into System x® servers are
available through:
• Tivoli® Enterprise and Tivoli NetView®
• Computer Associates Unicenter TNG
• HP OpenView
• Microsoft SMS
• BMC Patrol
• NetIQ
Intel Xeon processor option
These processors are ideal for data-intensive applications that range from data
mining to evolving Web services. Innovative technologies deliver a processing speed
of up to 2.93 GHz with a 1333 MHz FSB and up to 8 MB L2 cache for unpredictable
server workloads and escalating computing needs.