IBM Integrated Management Module Advanced Upgrade - x3500M4, x3550M4, x3650M4, dx360M4

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Remote 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 to the problem. Optionally, the IMM2 also provides a virtual presence capability for remote server management capabilities.

The IMM2 provides remote server management through industry-standard interfaces:

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3
Common Information Model (CIM)
Web browser

The optional IMM Advanced Upgrade (software feature) is required to enable the remote presence and blue-screen capture features. The remote presence feature provides the following functions:
Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel color depths, regardless of the system state
Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and mapping 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

The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the server when the IMM detects an operating-system hang condition. A system administrator can use the blue-screen capture to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition. The following table lists the remote management option.


System x server       IMM2 Basic                       IMM2 Standard                        IMM2 Advanced
System x3100 M4    Standard                           Upgrade, using 90Y3900         Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3250 M4    Standard                           Upgrade, using 90Y3900         Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3500 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3530 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3550 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3630 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3650 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Upgrade, using 90Y3901
System x3750 M4    Standard                           Standard                                  Standard
iDataPlex dx360M4  Standard                           Standard                                 Upgrade, using 90Y3901