SERP IBM Virtual Media Key for Entry Systems (46C7527) x3200M3, x3250M3, x3400M2/M3, x3500M2/M3, x3620M3, x3630M3

The IBM Virtual Media Key options take the Integrated Management Module to the next level, by providing full remote control of your System x servers. The IBM Virtual Media Keys allow administrators to fully manage servers remotely regardless of server or operating system condition. You can proactively monitor and manage your IT assets, even when the server is not operational. There are two types of IMM functionality: IMM Standard and IMM Premium. If your server has IMM Standard functionality, you can upgrade to IMM Premium by purchasing and installing a virtual media key on your server system board. No new firmware is required. IMM Standard has the following features: Note: Some the following features do not apply to blade servers. Access to critical server settings Access to server vital product data (VPD) Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) support Automatic notification and alerts Continuous health monitoring and control Choice of a dedicated or shared Ethernet connection Domain Name System (DNS) server support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support E-mail alerts Embedded Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Enhanced user authority levels LAN over USB for in-band communications to the IMM Event logs that are time stamped, saved on the IMM, and can be attached to e-mail alerts Industry-standard interfaces and protocols OS watchdogs Remote configuration through Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) Remote firmware updating Remote power control Seamless remote accelerated graphics Secure Web server user interface Serial over LAN Server console redirection Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support User authentication using a secure connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server In addition IMM Premium has the following features: Remote presence, including the remote control of a server Operating-system failure screen capture and display through the Web interface Remote disk, which enables the attachment of a diskette drive, CD/DVD drive, USB flash drive, or disk image to a server Note: The following features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II are not in the IMM: Display of server MAC addresses Multiple NTP server entries Dynamic DNS support