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Appendix D. System Management overview


Attention
Attention:
A four-digit feature code is used to specify a component that is configurable in the IBM configurators, the eBusiness Configurator (eConfig) and the IBM Web-based Hardware Configurator, used in US and Canada. Options that do not have feature codes cannot be integrated by IBM into a system using these IBM configurators. To purchase options separately, refer to the option part number provided in this document.

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Table 1. Functional comparison
  ISMP BMC RSA II RSAII SL
Feature/function        
Monitoring & alerting        
In-band alerting yes1 yes yes yes
Remote out-of-band alerting yes2 yes yes yes
Out-of-band environmental monitoring yes2 yes yes yes
System voltage monitoring yes yes yes yes
Battery voltage monitoring3 no yes yes yes
System temperature monitoring yes yes yes yes
Fan speed monitoring yes yes yes yes
Fan speed control yes yes yes yes
Power good signal monitor yes yes yes yes
NMI detection3 yes yes yes yes
SMI detection and generation yes yes4 yes yes
Auto server-restart watchdog alert yes yes yes yes
Management        
System reset control yes yes yes yes
Remote system power control yes2 yes yes yes
Text console redirection no yes yes yes5
Remind button detection yes yes4 yes yes
System LED control (power, disk, alert) yes yes yes yes
Lightpath LED control yes yes yes yes
Other        
RS-485 Interconnect network yes no yes no
Feature/Function        
Remote access via LAN yes6 yes yes yes
Serial-over-LAN yes6 yes yes no
IPMI Serial-over-LAN no yes no7 no7
Notes:
  1. Requires IBM Director Agent
  2. Available via the ASM interconnect or from customer LAN with
    RSAII installed.
  3. This capability is not provided by the hardware in all servers.
  4. Not available on e326.
  5. This capability is not available on the x236, x336, x346,
    x460, x460-MXE, x3950, x3950E, x366, x3850, x260, and x3800 servers.
  6. Requires the addition of a RSAII to serve as a gateway to customer
    LAN.
  7. See the Text Console Redirection feature.

November 17, 2009