Product guide

IBM NeXtScale nx360 M5 27
from the enclosure
.
Then
,
press and hold the power button to activate the system board LEDs
.
The LED
next to the failed component lights up.
Remote server management
The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which provides advanced
service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a
threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records
the error in the event log, and alerts you about the problem. The server includes IMM2 Basic and can be
upgraded to IMM2 Standard and IMM2 Advanced with Feature on Demand (FoD) licenses.
IMM2 Basic has the following features:
Industry-standard interfaces and protocols
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Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
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Common Information Model (CIM)
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Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) support
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Continuous health monitoring
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Shared Ethernet connection
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Domain Name System (DNS) server support
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support
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Embedded Dynamic System Analysis (DSA)
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LAN over USB for in-band communications to the IMM
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Serial over LAN
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Remote power control
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Server console serial redirection
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IMM2 Standard (as enabled by using the Feature on Demand software license key using part number
90Y3900) has the following features in addition to the IMM2 Basic features:
Remote access through a secure web console
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Access to server vital product data (VPD)
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Automatic notification and alerts
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Continuous health monitoring and control
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Email alerts
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Syslog logging support
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Enhanced user authority levels
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Event logs that are time stamped, saved on the IMM, and that can be attached to email alerts
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OS watchdogs
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Remote configuration through Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
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Remote firmware updating
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User authentication using a secure connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
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server
IMM2 Advanced (as enabled by using the Feature on Demand software license key using part number
90Y3901) adds the following features on top of those of IMM Standard:
Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per
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pixel color depths, regardless of the system state
Remotely accessing the server by using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
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Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and mapping
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ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server
Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive
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