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Server

 

controls,

 

LEDs,

 

and

 

power

 

This

 

section

 

describes

 

the

 

controls

 

and

 

light-emitting

 

diodes

 

(LEDs)

 

and

 

how

 

to

 

turn

 

the

 

server

 

on

 

and

 

off.

 

Front

 

view

 

The

 

following

 

illustration

 

shows

 

the

 

controls

 

and

 

LEDs

 

on

 

the

 

front

 

of

 

the

 

server.

 

CD-eject
button

Diskette-eject
button

CD-ROM drive
activity LED

Diskette drive
activity LED

System-error LED

System-locator LED

Power-on LED

Power-control button

Hard disk drive
activity LED

Reset button

   

CD-eject

 

button:

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

to

 

release

 

a

 

CD

 

from

 

the

 

CD-ROM

 

drive.

 

CD-ROM

 

drive

 

activity

 

LED:

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

lit,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

the

 

CD-ROM

 

drive

 

is

 

in

 

use.

 

Diskette

 

drive

 

activity

 

LED:

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

lit,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

the

 

diskette

 

drive

 

is

 

in

 

use.

 

Diskette-eject

 

button:

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

to

 

release

 

a

 

diskette

 

from

 

the

 

diskette

 

drive.

 

System-error

 

LED:

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

lit,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

a

 

system

 

error

 

has

 

occurred.

 

System-locator

 

LED:

 

Use

 

this

 

blue

 

LED

 

to

 

visually

 

locate

 

the

 

server

 

if

 

it

 

is

 

in

 

a

 

location

 

with

 

numerous

 

other

 

servers.

 

If

 

your

 

server

 

supports

 

IBM

 

Director,

 

you

 

can

 

use

 

IBM

 

Director

 

to

 

light

 

this

 

LED

 

remotely.

 

Hard

 

disk

 

drive

 

activity

 

LED:

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

flashing,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

a

 

hard

 

disk

 

drive

 

is

 

in

 

use.

 

Power-on

 

LED:

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

lit

 

and

 

not

 

flashing,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

the

 

server

 

is

 

turned

 

on.

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

flashing,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

the

 

server

 

is

 

turned

 

off

 

and

 

still

 

connected

 

to

 

an

 

ac

 

power

 

source.

 

When

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

off,

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

ac

 

power

 

is

 

not

 

present,

 

or

 

the

 

power

 

supply

 

or

 

the

 

LED

 

itself

 

has

 

failed.

 

If

 

this

 

LED

 

is

 

off,

 

it

 

does

 

not

 

mean

 

that

 

there

 

is

 

no

 

electrical

 

power

 

in

 

the

 

server.

 

The

 

LED

 

might

 

be

 

burned

 

out.

 

To

 

remove

 

all

 

electrical

 

power

 

from

 

the

 

server,

 

you

 

must

 

disconnect

 

the

 

power

 

cord

 

from

 

the

 

electrical

 

outlet.

 

Power-control

 

button:

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

to

 

turn

 

the

 

server

 

on

 

and

 

off

 

manually.

 

Reset

 

button:

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

to

 

reset

 

the

 

server

 

and

 

run

 

the

 

power-on

 

self-test

 

(POST).

 

You

 

might

 

have

 

to

 

use

 

a

 

pen

 

or

 

the

 

end

 

of

 

a

 

straightened

 

paper

 

clip

 

to

 

press

 

the

 

button.

 

Rear

 

view

 

The

 

following

 

illustration

 

shows

 

the

 

LEDs

 

on

 

the

 

rear

 

of

 

the

 

server.

   

Chapter

 

1.

 

Introducing

 

the

 

xSeries

 

306

 

Type

 

8836

 

server

 

7

Summary of Contents for 84894MU

Page 1: ...xSeries 306 Type 8836 User s Guide ERserver...

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Page 3: ...xSeries 306 Type 8836 User s Guide ERserver...

Page 4: ...e general information in Appendix B Notices on page 25 First Edition April 2004 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use...

Page 5: ...m SCSI models only 18 Starting the SCSISelect Utility program 18 SCSISelect Utility menu choices 19 Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs 19 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility pr...

Page 6: ...anese Class A warning statement 29 Chinese Class A warning statement 29 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement 29 Power cords 30 Index 33 iv xSeries 306 Type 8836 User s Gu...

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: ...Antes de instalar este producto lea la informaci n de seguridad L s s kerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den h r produkten vi xSeries 306 Type 8836 User s Guide...

Page 9: ...r reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be...

Page 10: ...ons Statement 3 CAUTION When laser products such as CD ROMs DVD drives fiber optic devices or transmitters are installed note the following v Do not remove the covers Removing the covers of the laser...

Page 11: ...power control button 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...

Page 12: ...ng label attached Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable parts inside these components If you suspect a prob...

Page 13: ...lp In addition to this User s Guide the following documentation comes with your server v Installation Guide This printed document contains instructions for setting up your server and basic instruction...

Page 14: ...the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document The following notices and statements are used in this document v Notes These notices provide important tips guidance or advice v Importan...

Page 15: ...e port v ATA 100 single channel IDE controller Hard disk controllers v Serial ATA controller with integrated RAID v Ultra320 SCSI controller with integrated RAID SCSI models Acoustical noise emissions...

Page 16: ...memory modules DIMMs v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with your server provides programs to help you set up your server and install a 32...

Page 17: ...er upgradeable basic input output system BIOS code v ECC memory v Error codes and messages v Failover Ethernet support v Menu driven diagnostic programs on CD v Microprocessor serial number access v M...

Page 18: ...By deploying IBM Director you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through v Reduced downtime v Increased productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more info...

Page 19: ...tion with numerous other servers If your server supports IBM Director you can use IBM Director to light this LED remotely Hard disk drive activity LED When this LED is flashing it indicates that a har...

Page 20: ...is lit it indicates that the Ethernet network speed is 1 Gbps When this LED is off it indicates that the Ethernet network speed is 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet 2 speed 1 Gbps LED This LED is on the Et...

Page 21: ...led the server can be turned on from the Remote Supervisor Adapter II user interface v If your operating system supports the system management software for an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II the...

Page 22: ...n of the operating system and turn off the server if your operating system supports this feature v If the operating system stops functioning you can press and hold the power control button for more th...

Page 23: ...o configure the integrated Serial ATA SATA controller with integrated RAID and the devices that are attached to it For more information about using these utility programs see Using the Adaptec RAID Co...

Page 24: ...stall your operating system The ServerGuide program has the following features v Sets system date and time v Detects the SCSI RAID adapter controller or integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabiliti...

Page 25: ...artition options that are based on your operating system selection and the installed hard disk drives 4 The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating system CD and restart the server At...

Page 26: ...summary This choice is on the full and limited Configuration Setup Utility menu v System Information Select this choice to view information about your server When you make changes through other optio...

Page 27: ...er password See User password on page 17 for more information Supervisor Password Select this choice to set or change a supervisor password A supervisor password is intended to be used by a system adm...

Page 28: ...Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings v Restore Settings Select th...

Page 29: ...rd When a user password is set POST is not completed until you type the password If you forget the user password you can regain access to the server in any of the following ways v If a supervisor pass...

Page 30: ...or set a new user or supervisor password You do not need to return the jumper to the previous position Using the SCSISelect Utility program SCSI models only Use the SCSISelect Utility program to confi...

Page 31: ...t this choice to view or change settings for advanced configuration options HostRAID Select this choice to enable or disable integrated RAID v Configure View HostRAID Settings Select this choice to co...

Page 32: ...ith integrated RAID This utility is a part of the BIOS code in your server For additional information about using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs see the documentation on the IBM Serve...

Page 33: ...w select Manage Arrays 3 Select an array and press Enter 4 Press Esc to exit the program Using the SCSISelect Utility program for SCSI HostRAID Use the SCSISelect Utility to add RAID levels 0 and 1 fu...

Page 34: ...e array 8 Press Esc to exit the utility 9 Restart the server Viewing the configuration You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to view information about the SCSI controller From the list of availab...

Page 35: ...nce by following the troubleshooting procedures that IBM provides in the online help or in the publications that are provided with your system and software The information that comes with your system...

Page 36: ...ion about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region go to http www ibm com services sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services go to http w...

Page 37: ...TY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer...

Page 38: ...re trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States other countries or both Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both UN...

Page 39: ...functionality Product recycling and disposal This unit contains materials such as circuit boards cables electromagnetic compatibility gaskets and connectors which may contain lead and copper beryllium...

Page 40: ...ended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device com...

Page 41: ...as been tested 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 comme...

Page 42: ...r cord part number Used in these countries and regions 02K0546 China 13F9940 Australia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea 13F9979 Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Armenia Austr...

Page 43: ...Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Caicos Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Japan Mexico Micrones...

Page 44: ...32 xSeries 306 Type 8836 User s Guide...

Page 45: ...E electrical input 3 electronic emission Class A notice 28 enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature 21 the Serial ATA HostRAID feature 20 environment 3 Ethernet 4 speed indicator 8 transmit receive activity...

Page 46: ...nstallation 13 using 11 ServerGuide CD 4 setting clear CMOS password override jumper 17 setup with ServerGuide 12 size 3 slots 3 specifications 3 Standby mode 9 starting Configuration Setup Utility 14...

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