IBM 8685 - eServer xSeries 255, User Manual

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 255 Type 8685 server . . . . . . . . 1
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notices and statements used in this book
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Server controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2. Configuring your server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu . . . . . 14
Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3. Using the ServerGuide CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Typical NOS installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting up or updating multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 29
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 29
Software service and support
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Problem determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Running diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Checking software
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warranty service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
International Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 . . . . . . . . . 34
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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