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Chapter

Configuring

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Page 1: ...IBM System x3550 Type 7978 User s Guide...

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Page 4: ...general information in Notices on page 77 Second Edition August 2006 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplicati...

Page 5: ...nside the server with the power on 24 Handling static sensitive devices 25 Removing the server cover 25 Removing air baffles 26 Installing a hot swap power supply 28 Installing a Y power cable 30 Inst...

Page 6: ...SATA RAID 73 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program 74 Setting up an Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 75 Requirements 75 Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 75 Install...

Page 7: ...alleert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation...

Page 8: ...ted versions of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book For example if a caution statement begins with a number 1 translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM S...

Page 9: ...quipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached power cords telecommunications systems networks and modems before you open the device covers unless instruc...

Page 10: ...a lithium battery replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used handled or disposed of Do not v Throw or im...

Page 11: ...he device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Cl...

Page 12: ...tton on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device also might have more than one power cord To remove all electrical c...

Page 13: ...a power supply or any part that has the following label attached Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable part...

Page 14: ...Statement 26 CAUTION Do not place any object on top of rack mounted devices xii IBM System x3550 Type 7978 User s Guide...

Page 15: ...bays support 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or 3 5 inch hot swap Serial ATA SATA hard disk drives You can install only 3 5 inch hot swap SAS or hot swap SATA drives in these servers v Servers with two simple...

Page 16: ...nstalling the server in a rack v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD It contains information to help you solve problems yourself and it...

Page 17: ...lp you avoid inconvenient or problem situations v Attention These notices indicate potential damage to programs devices or data An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation i...

Page 18: ...lowing information is a summary of the features and specifications of the server Depending on the form factor server some features might not be available or some specifications might not apply 4 IBM S...

Page 19: ...Advanced System Management RJ 45 active only when a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed v One serial port Hard disk controllers v Serial ATA SATA controller with integrated RAID simple...

Page 20: ...rchitecture technology combines proven innovative IBM designs to make your Intel processor based server powerful scalable and reliable For more information see http www ibm com servers eserver xseries...

Page 21: ...stems_management ibm_director extensions v Redundant connection The addition of an optional network interface card NIC provides failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection If a problem occu...

Page 22: ...voltage and power supply redundancy v Cable presence detection on most connectors v Chipkill memory protection v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code ECC L2 cache and system memory v Hot s...

Page 23: ...port for IBM and non IBM servers desktop computers workstations and mobile computers v Support for systems management industry standards v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems man...

Page 24: ...ng illustration shows the controls LEDs and connectors on the front of the server This configuration supports up to two 3 5 inch hot swappable hard disk drives or two 3 5 inch simple swap SATA hard di...

Page 25: ...ent has occurred Check the error log for additional information See the information about light path diagnostics in the Problem Determination and Service Guide for more information about error logs Ha...

Page 26: ...n shows the LEDs and controls on the light path diagnostics panel DASD NMI PCI PS1 SP PS2 CNFG MEM CPU FAN VRM OVER SPEC TEMP REMIND S ERR Light Path Diagnostics RAID BRD v Remind button This button p...

Page 27: ...ination of LEDs see the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD v System error LED When this LED is lit it indicates that a system error has occurred An LED on the...

Page 28: ...onnected to power You can turn on the server and start the operating system by pressing the power control button The server can also be turned on in any of the following ways v If a power failure occu...

Page 29: ...rderly shutdown of the operating system the server will turn off automatically v You can press the power control button to start an orderly shutdown of the operating system and turn off the server if...

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Page 31: ...ive cage 3 5 inch SAS hard disk drive Air baffle 3 5 inch SATA hard disk drive 3 5 inch filler panel simple swap 3 5 inch filler panel hot swap 2 5 inch hard disk drive backplane 2 5 inch hard disk dr...

Page 32: ...Operator information panel connector USB front panel connector USB3 and USB4 Video front panel connector SAS signal connector J65 some models SATA 1 signal connector port 1 some models SATA 0 signal c...

Page 33: ...ustration shows the external input output connectors on the system board Video connector Serial connector USB 1 connector USB 2 connector Ethernet 1 connector Ethernet 2 connector Ethernet connector S...

Page 34: ...d jumpers The following illustration shows the switches and jumpers on the system board System board switch block SW2 NMI SW1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ON 1 2 3 Boot block recovery jumper J14 20 IBM System x355...

Page 35: ...t LED BMC status LED PCI slot 1 error LED Fan 6 error LED Fan 2 error LED Fan 1 error LED Fan 5 error LED Fan 4 error LED Fan 3 error LED Power B error LED Power A error LED Power C error LED Power D...

Page 36: ...o route the cables for optional devices The illustration also shows where the two air baffles are located For some devices you might have to remove the baffles to correctly route the cables Air baffle...

Page 37: ...n will help you work safely v Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place v If you must start the server while the server cover is...

Page 38: ...pply bays has a power supply installed in it v There is adequate space around the server to allow the server cooling system to work properly Leave approximately 50 mm 2 0 in of open space around the f...

Page 39: ...he outside of the server for at least 2 seconds This drains static electricity from the package and from your body v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the server without...

Page 40: ...ling and airflow replace the server cover before you turn on the server Removing air baffles There are two air baffles inside the server These air baffles direct air to cool components inside the serv...

Page 41: ...rom the bulkhead that runs the width of the server b Lift the baffle up making sure that the pins come out of the holes on the system board Attention For proper cooling and airflow replace the air baf...

Page 42: ...r components Installing a hot swap power supply The following notes describe the type of power supply that the server supports and other information that you must consider when installing a power supp...

Page 43: ...rmation that begins v and Installation guidelines on page 23 2 Remove the protective power supply cover from the back of the server Note The server comes with this protective cover over both power sup...

Page 44: ...right of the power cord connector If you have other options to install or remove do so now Otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 45 Installing a Y power cable A Y power cable comes with...

Page 45: ...A drives in these servers v Servers with two simple swap bays support 3 5 inch simple swap SATA hard disk drives You can install only 3 5 inch simple swap SATA drives in these servers v All hot swap d...

Page 46: ...page 45 Installing a simple swap hard disk drive To install a 3 5 inch SATA simple swap hard disk drive complete the following steps Note If you have only one hard disk drive you must install it in t...

Page 47: ...apter support bracket Expansion slot cover Riser card connector 3 Remove the PCI Express riser card assembly from slot 2 on the system board v If an adapter is installed in the riser card assembly dis...

Page 48: ...ral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables if necessary then remove the server cover Riser card assembly Adapter support bracket Expansion slot 2 Expansion slot cover Riser car...

Page 49: ...age 23 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords Remove the server cover 3 Remove the ServeRAID 8k l SAS controller from the connector a Open the retaining clip on ea...

Page 50: ...allation on page 45 Installing a memory module The following notes describe the types of dual inline memory modules DIMMs that the server supports and other information that you must consider when ins...

Page 51: ...re that the server will operate correctly v You can configure the server to use memory mirroring Memory mirroring stores data in two pairs of DIMMs simultaneously If a failure occurs the memory contro...

Page 52: ...line spare memory DIMM connector assignments Table 5 Online spare DIMM connector assignments Group DIMM connectors 1 1 and 3 2 and 4 2 5 and 7 6 and 8 v You can enable either online spare memory or me...

Page 53: ...ors The server comes with one dual core microprocessor installed you can install a second dual core microprocessor v Read the documentation that comes with the microprocessor so that you can determine...

Page 54: ...the safety information that begins on page v and Installation guidelines on page 23 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables if necessary see...

Page 55: ...ment mark on the microprocessor to assist you in aligning the microprocessor to the socket Then carefully place the microprocessor into the socket Do not force the microprocessor it only fits one way...

Page 56: ...tely loosen the screws to help break the bond between the components without damaging them 10 If you removed any air baffles reinstall them now See page 26 for more information If you have other optio...

Page 57: ...ce a failed fan see the instructions in the Problem Determination and Service Guide Attention To ensure proper operation replace a failed fan as soon as possible To install an additional hot swap fan...

Page 58: ...Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine can be installed only in a dedicated connector on the system board After the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed the systems management Ethernet port on t...

Page 59: ...r remove do so now Otherwise go to Completing the installation Completing the installation To complete the installation complete the following steps 1 If you removed any air baffles reinstall them now...

Page 60: ...upply connector You must turn off the server before you connect or disconnect cables See the documentation that comes with any external devices for additional cabling instructions It might be easier f...

Page 61: ...uration settings Some options have device drivers that you must install For information about installing device drivers see the documentation that comes with each option If the server has an optional...

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Page 63: ...sensor data record field replaceable unit SDR FRU data and to remotely manage a network For information about using these programs see Using the baseboard management controller on page 58 v Ethernet c...

Page 64: ...tup Utility menu v System Information Select this choice to view information about the server When you make changes through other options in the Configuration Setup Utility program some of those chang...

Page 65: ...N hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions For example you can define a startup sequence that chec...

Page 66: ...sor Adapter II SlimLine DHCP Control Specify whether to use the static IP address or use DHCP to dynamically assign the IP address for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine If DHCP times out while...

Page 67: ...control settings in the server such as power settings v Event Error Logs Select this choice to view and clear the POST error log and the system event error log Post Error Log Select this choice to vi...

Page 68: ...ration Setup Utility menu the system administrator can give the user authority to set change and delete the power on password A user who types the power on password has access to only the limited Conf...

Page 69: ...ous position The power on password override jumper does not affect the administrator password Administrator password If an administrator password is set you must type the administrator password for ac...

Page 70: ...uring setup to configure the hardware The ServerGuide program simplifies operating system installations by providing updated device drivers and in some cases installing them automatically If a later v...

Page 71: ...v View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features v View the readme file to review installation tips for your operating system and adapter v Start the operating system installation You will nee...

Page 72: ...nt functions through the IPMI 2 0 protocol Use the command line interface to issue commands to control the server power view system information and identify the server You can also save one or more co...

Page 73: ...Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I O Ports sections of the Configuration Setup Utility program Note Do not use Planar Ethernet 1 for PXE DHCP booting or installation e...

Page 74: ...tc securetty file to enable a user to log in as the root user through the SOL console ttyS0 LILO configuration If you are using LILO complete the following steps 1 To modify the etc lilo conf file com...

Page 75: ...nstall boot boot b message boot message linear image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12smp label linux initrd boot initrd 2 4 9 e 12smp img read only root dev hda6 image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12 label linux up in...

Page 76: ...nux operating system starts a LILO boot prompt is displayed instead of the graphical user interface Press Tab at this prompt to install all of the boot options that are listed To load the operating sy...

Page 77: ...ed by anaconda Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file NOTICE You have a boot partition This means that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to boot eg root hd0 0...

Page 78: ...initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img You must restart the Linux operating system after you complete these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL SUSE SLES 8 0 configuration Note This procedure...

Page 79: ...olor white blue black light gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel hd0 1 boot vmlinuz root dev hda2 acpi oldboot vga 791 1 initrd hd0 1 boot initrd title floppy root chainloader 1 title failsafe...

Page 80: ...pt then press Enter to display the current boot options for your server b In the Boot Entries section locate the boot entry ID for the section with an OS friendly name of Windows Server 2003 Standard...

Page 81: ...0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1 WINDOWS OS Load Options fastdetect redirect You must restart the Windows 2003 operating system after you complete this procedure for the changes to take effect and to enab...

Page 82: ...rocedures 1 Go to http www ibm com pc support Download the utility program and create the OSA BMC Management Utility CD 2 Insert the OSA BMC Management Utility CD into the drive 3 Type mount mnt cdrom...

Page 83: ...am Use the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program to download a baseboard management controller firmware update The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard manag...

Page 84: ...he Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board They provide an interface for connecting to a 10 Mbps 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps network and provide full duplex FDX capability which enables simulta...

Page 85: ...v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays The drives in an array can have different capacities but the ServeRAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest...

Page 86: ...RAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager to configure the RAID controller Additional information...

Page 87: ...ary window To change the configuration click Back 9 Click Apply when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration click Yes The configuration is saved in the controller and in the phy...

Page 88: ...m com support Using the SATA HostRAID feature The instructions in this section are for using the Array Configuration Utility program to access and perform an initial RAID level 1 configuration For add...

Page 89: ...the latest Service Pack Netscape Navigator version 7 0 or later Mozilla version 1 3 or later v If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP trap alerts on the Remote Supervisor Ada...

Page 90: ...ed 5 Click the file link to download the system service package to d ibmssp where d is the hard disk drive letter Create the directory if necessary 6 Extract the files into d ibmssp See the readme txt...

Page 91: ...IMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions th...

Page 92: ...States and other countries Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Important notes Processor speeds indicate the internal clock speed of the microprocessor...

Page 93: ...e found on IBM s Internet site at http www ibm com ibm environment products prp shtml Esta unidad debe reciclarse o desecharse de acuerdo con lo establecido en la normativa nacional o local aplicable...

Page 94: ...any potential effects of EEE on the environment and human health due to the potential presence of hazardous substances in EEE For proper collection and treatment contact your local IBM representative...

Page 95: ...and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and c...

Page 96: ...ted and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and i...

Page 97: ...11 13 video front 11 rear 13 connectors rear 13 controller Serial ATA configuring 74 controllers Ethernet 70 cooling 7 custom configuration ServeRAID Manager 73 D danger statements 3 dc power LED 13 D...

Page 98: ...ssion 81 FCC Class A 81 notices and statements 3 O OSA SMBridge management utility program enabling and configuring 58 installing 67 P password 54 administrator 54 power on 54 PCI bus number 52 PCI X...

Page 99: ...3 System information LED 11 system locator LED rear 13 systems management 6 7 9 systems management Ethernet connector 13 T temperature 5 TOE 5 trademarks 77 turning off the server 14 turning off the s...

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