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Summary of Contents for 88701RX

Page 1: ...xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ERserver ...

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Page 3: ...xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ERserver ...

Page 4: ...tting help and technical assistance on page 71 and Appendix B Notices on page 73 Second Edition January 2004 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 5: ...27 Setup and configuration overview 28 Typical operating system installation 28 Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 29 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 30 Using the Integrated System Management Firmware Update Utility program 30 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 30 Using ServeRAID Manager 31 Configuring the controller 32 Viewing the configuration 36 Gett...

Page 6: ...da Class A emission compliance statement 77 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement 77 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement 77 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 77 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 77 Chinese Class A warning statement 78 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement 78 Power cords 78 Index 81 iv xSeries 445 Type 8870 User...

Page 7: ...talleert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de sécurité Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen Prima di installare questo prodotto leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen Safety Information før du installerer dette pro...

Page 8: ...ct or disconnect signal cables v Never turn on any equipment 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 instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing m...

Page 9: ...ces or regulations 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 product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation There are no serviceable parts inside the device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than t...

Page 10: ...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 all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source 1 2 viii xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ...

Page 11: ...f these parts contact a service technician Statement 10 CAUTION Do not place any object weighing more than 82 kg 180 lb on top of rack mounted devices 82 kg 180 lb Statement 13 DANGER Overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions To avoid these hazards ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection req...

Page 12: ...Wash hands after handling ADVERTENCIA El contacto con el cable de este producto o con cables de accesorios que se venden junto con este producto pueden exponerle al plomo un elemento químico que en el estado de California de los Estados Unidos está considerado como un causante de cancer y de defectos congénitos además de otros riesgos reproductivos Lávese las manos después de usar el producto x xS...

Page 13: ...xseries The machine type and serial number are located on the ID label located on the left side of the bezel just above the hard disk drives You will need these numbers when you register your server with IBM Related documentation This User s Guide provides general information about your server including information about features how to configure the server and how to get help In addition to this ...

Page 14: ...tices and statements used in this document The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document which is on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document The following notices and statements are used in this document v Notes These notices ...

Page 15: ...tegrated functions v Broadcom 5704 Dual Gigabit 10 100 1000 Ethernet controller v Light path diagnostics feature v LSI Logic 1030 Dual Ultra320 SCSI controller v Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA ATI Radeon RV 100 video controller Ethernet port RSA II EXA breakout port v Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM interconnect port Ethernet port Management port v IDE controller v RXE Management Port v Three USB ...

Page 16: ...array It is based in the memory controller and it enables the server to sense when a chip on a DIMM has failed and to route the data around the failed chip XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache The XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache provides 64 MB of external Level 4 cache per SMP Expansion Module which increases memory bandwidth and reduces access time through PCI X Ethernet SCSI and Fibre Channel interface...

Page 17: ...swap power supplies which provide redundant power for many server configurations If the maximum load on your server is less than 1050 watts or 1200 watts depending on your model and a problem occurs with one of the power supplies the other power supply can meet the power requirements v Scalable partitions Your server is scalable and can be connected to another server so that you can share resource...

Page 18: ... detect SPD and vital product data VPD v Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code ECC protection on the L3 and XceL4 cache v Failover Ethernet support v Front side buses FSBs parity protected v Hot add memory v Hot replace memory v Hot swap and redundant cooling with fan speed sensing capability v Hot swap and redundant power supplies v Hot swap...

Page 19: ...mirroring you must install identical dual inline memory modules DIMMs in memory port 1 and memory port 2 For more information see the section about installing memory modules in the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD To enable memory mirroring through the Configuration Setup Utility program select Advanced Setup from the main menu and then select Memory Settings For more ...

Page 20: ... non IBM servers desktop computers workstations and mobile computers v Support for systems management industry standards v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems management environments v Ease of use training and setup IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networ...

Page 21: ...lowly flashing one flash per second status LED indicates that the drive is being rebuilt When the LED is flashing rapidly three flashes per second it indicates that the controller is identifying the drive USB port Use this automatically configured port to connect one or more USB devices to the front of the server using Plug and Play technology System error LED This amber LED is lit when a system e...

Page 22: ...rive eject button Press this button to release a diskette drive from the server Diskette eject button Press this button to release a diskette from the diskette drive Diskette drive activity LED When this LED is lit the diskette drive is in use Power supply latch This latch is used to secure the power supply in place Reset button Press this button to reset the server and run the power on self test ...

Page 23: ...ernet connector Gigabit Ethernet connector RXE Expansion Port A Video connector not supported USB 2 USB 1 RXE Management Port SMP Expansion Port 1 SMP Expansion Port 2 SMP Expansion Port 3 SCSI connector Figure 2 Rear view of model with Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA System power connector 1 System power connector 2 RXE Expansion Port B Keyboard connector Mouse connector Remote Supervisor Adapte...

Page 24: ... monitor or console switch to this port Important If your server has a Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA installed the integrated video controller is disabled You must connect a monitor or console switch to the video port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA v Power LED This green LED comes on and stays lit when you plug in your server Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors and LEDs This group of ...

Page 25: ... port When the LED is lit green the link is active When the LED blinks green and amber there is activity on the Ethernet LAN Gigabit Ethernet port Connect Gigabit Ethernet signal cables to this port This port supports 10 100 1000 speed connections RXE Expansion Port A Use this port to connect the server to a remote I O enclosure when only one SMP Expansion Module is installed Video port Connect th...

Page 26: ... If the server is connected to an Advanced System Management interconnect network that contains at least one server with an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter installed the server can be turned on from the Remote Supervisor Adapter user interface v If a power failure occurs while the server is turned on the server will restart automatically when power is restored v If your operating system support...

Page 27: ...e turned 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 your operating system supports this feature v If the operating system stops functioning you can press and hold the power control button until the server turns off v If the server is connected to an Advanced System Management interconnect network that c...

Page 28: ...16 xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ...

Page 29: ...llation CD on page 27 Note If your server model comes with an operating system such as Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition or VMware ESX server see the software documentation provided with your software for configuration information v Ethernet controller configuration For information about configuring the Ethernet controller see Configuring the Gigabit E...

Page 30: ...ttings on the secondary server are correct before creating a scalable partition 2 When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration Setup appears press F1 If you have set both a power on password and an administrator password you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration Setup Utility menu If you do not type the administrator password a limited Configuration Setup Utility menu...

Page 31: ...server will have no SCSI capability If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed the server will have no Ethernet capability Select this choice to configure and enable the remote console redirection feature on the server This feature allows the user to view POST execution change system configuration settings and use DOS based configuration utilities remote...

Page 32: ... enable the boot fail count the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutive failures to find a boot record You can enable a virus detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the server starts This choice is on the full Configuration Setup Utility menu only v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features Attention The serve...

Page 33: ... issues a nonmaskable interrupt NMI to the server If you disable this option the server will not restart Enable is the default setting Scalability Port Configuration Select this choice to view a summary of the current scalability port configurations This choice appears on the Advanced Setup menu when cables are connected to the SMP Expansion Ports Note Scalability ports are called SMP Expansion Po...

Page 34: ...ries 445 servers You can also use the Configuration Setup Utility program to configure scalable partitions This section provides information and instructions for creating and deleting scalable partitions through the Configuration Setup Utility program Before you create scalable partitions read the following information v Before you can create or delete a scalable partition the Remote Supervisor Ad...

Page 35: ... available to port A and six PCI X slots are available to port B select Primary Scalable Node Port A for the RXE Port A destination and Primary Scalable Node Port B for the RXE Port B destination d Go to step 8 7 For 16 way two chassis configuration complete the following steps a Select 2 x445 chassis as the Scalable System Configuration b Enter a Scalable Partition ID 0000 through 9999 c For the ...

Page 36: ... you can enable and configure the remote console redirection through the Remote Console Redirection submenu The Devices and I O Ports choice is on the full Configuration Setup menu only Complete the following steps to enable and configure the remote console redirection feature 1 Ensure that you have installed and enabled the serial port that comes with your server See Installing the serial port in...

Page 37: ...rd has access to only the limited Configuration Setup Utility menu the user can set change and delete the power on password if the system administrator has given the user that authority Power on password If a power on password is set when you turn on the server the system startup will not be completed until you type the power on password You can use any combination of up to seven characters A Z a ...

Page 38: ...assword If an administrator password is set you must type the administrator password for access to the full Configuration Setup Utility menu You can use any combination of up to seven characters A Z a z and 0 9 for the password The Administrator password choice is on the Configuration Setup Utility menu only if an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed Attention If you set an administrator pas...

Page 39: ...D Manager program which configures your ServeRAID adapter or integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities v Device drivers that are provided for your server model and detected hardware v Operating system partition size and file system type that are selectable during setup ServerGuide features Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program To learn ...

Page 40: ... require switch settings additional device drivers and installation after the operating system is installed See the documentation that comes with the adapter 2 Diagnostics for your server come in the BIOS code Typical operating system installation You can use the ServerGuide program to shorten your installation time The ServerGuide program provides the device drivers that are required for your har...

Page 41: ...03 Enterprise Edition Yes 32 GB 8 way Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition No 64 GB 16 way Yes Yes Yes Yes Novell NetWare 6 5 No 64 GB 8 way Yes No Yes Yes Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2 1 No 16 GB 8 way Yes No Yes Yes SCO UnixWare 7 1 3 No 64 GB 8 way No No Yes No SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 No 32 GB 8 way Yes No Yes Yes VMware ESX Server 2 0 No 64 GB 16 way No No ...

Page 42: ...rt Run the utility program to create a diskette that you can use to update the firmware The utility program updates the integrated system management processor firmware only and does not affect any device drivers Complete the following steps to update the firmware 1 Turn off the server 2 Insert the diskette into the diskette drive 3 Turn on the server If the server does not start from the diskette ...

Page 43: ...ociated devices v Monitor the operation of your RAID controllers To perform some tasks you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program However to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and perform an initial RAID configuration on your server you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode as described in the instructions in this section If you install a different...

Page 44: ... and ready drives the Configuration wizard starts and a window similar to that shown in the following illustration opens In the Configuration wizard you can select express configuration or custom configuration Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID level 1 logical drive ...

Page 45: ...eview the information in the Configuration summary window To change the configuration click Modify arrays 5 Click Apply then click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives 6 Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD ROM drive 7 Restart the server Figure 7 Configuration summary window Chapter 2...

Page 46: ...select the two drives that you want to group into the array 5 Click Add selected drives to add the drives to the array 6 If you want to configure a hot spare drive complete the following steps a Click the Spares tab b Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot spare drive and click Add selected drives 7 Click Next The Configuration summary window opens Figure 8 Create arrays w...

Page 47: ...ply then click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives 10 Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD ROM drive 11 Restart the server Figure 9 Configuration summary window Chapter 2 Configuring the server 35 ...

Page 48: ... arrays logical drives hot spare drives and physical drives When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree information about that object appears in the right pane To display a list of available actions for an object click the object and click Actions Figure 10 ServeRAID Manager window 36 xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ...

Page 49: ...re information about ServeRAID Manager see the online help system To start the help system click Help on the toolbar or select an item from the Help menu Figure 11 ServeRAID Manager help menu Chapter 2 Configuring the server 37 ...

Page 50: ...ServeRAID Manager tree objects and the actions that apply to them select a tree object and click Actions Hints and tips ServeRAID Assist will start and information about the tree object will appear in the right pane of ServeRAID Manager Figure 12 Hints and tips feature 38 xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ...

Page 51: ...u must identify which Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed The easiest way to identify the Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in your server is visually Use Figure 13 and Figure 14 to identify the type of Remote Supervisor Adapter installed in the server After identifying the adapter see Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA on page 40 or Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter on pa...

Page 52: ...screen v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings v Independent power which enables around the clock access to the server even when the server power is off v Virtually attach remote diskette drive CD ROM drive or disk image to server Setup requirements The following items are required to set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA v Make sure you have an Internet connection Yo...

Page 53: ...colors Note The ASM Web interface and the ASM text based interface do not support the double byte character set DBCS languages Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Complete the following steps to cable and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Note After you initially configure the adapter use the Web based interface to create a backup copy of the configuration If ...

Page 54: ...or more information see Using the ASM interconnect network on page 63 v USB connector To connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA to the USB port on the server for providing remote keyboard video and mouse control of the server plug the USB connector on the RSA II EXA breakout cable into a USB port on the server v Management ports To connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA to a modem conn...

Page 55: ... the RSA II EXA breakout cable into one of the USB ports on the rear of the server 4 Complete the following steps to connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA to the LAN a Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your network Figure 16 Connect the RSA II EXA break...

Page 56: ...reen LED comes on and stays lit when you plug in your server c Continue with Obtaining Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA software and firmware and Completing the setup on page 46 Note See the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II User s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for detailed information on how to manage your server remotely using the Web based user interface Obtaining Remote Supervisor A...

Page 57: ... your server model 6 Wait for the page to automatically refresh then in the Enter search terms field type system service package Do not use the Search field 7 Click Search 8 Select the system service package that corresponds to the server model and the operating system that is running on the server in which the Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA is installed The file you download will be in exe form...

Page 58: ... name of the file you downloaded This command will create a directory named ibmssp and extract the files to it 11 See the readme txt file that is extracted into the ibmssp directory for a list of the file names and their descriptions 12 To ensure correct software installation follow the detailed installation instructions in Remote Supervisor Adapter II Installation Instructions for Linux Users whi...

Page 59: ...pervisor Adapters IIs Remote Supervisor Adapters ASM processors modems only and ASM PCI adapters in the ASM interconnect network for sending alerts This interconnect network is used when system management processors or adapters cannot send an alert and must forward the information to another system management processor or adapter to send the alert Planning and cabling your ASM interconnect network...

Page 60: ...mmunicate with only the 11 non ISMP RS 485 connections The ASM processor and ASM PCI adapter will not recognize the ISMPs but the ISMPs can reside on the same ASM interconnect network v Make sure that the ASM interconnect network is set up as a bus not as a ring You must connect the servers to the ASM interconnect network in a series with terminated beginning and end points Be sure to use the RS 4...

Page 61: ...rt for example the modem it is configured to use has failed or the network cannot resolve the destination IP address the processor or adapter attempts to forward the alert to another system on the ASM interconnect network that has the communication resources to forward the alert Alerts are typically sent only once per connection type but an alert is forwarded to another interconnect device if the ...

Page 62: ... In this case the xSeries 445 uses the LAN connection to forward system management data generated by the other servers in the ASM interconnect network to the remote system management administrator Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet xSeries 445 xSeries 445 xSeries 445 ASM Interconnect module Remote system management administrator s system RS 485 terminator plug RS 4...

Page 63: ...ote supervisor Adapter in the server connected to the end of the ASM interconnect network and a modem is connected to the remote system management administrator s system Remote system management administrator s system Modem Modem Management port Modem Dial out only Note The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS 485 port on the back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server xSe...

Page 64: ...onnect remote access v Point to point protocol PPP support v Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP v Domain Name System DNS and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP support v Remote power control v Microsoft Windows 2000 WIndows NT and Windows Server 2003 blue screen capture v Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings v Optional independent power which enables around the ...

Page 65: ...configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter Note After you initially configure the adapter use the Web based interface to create a backup copy of the configuration If you need to replace the adapter in the future you can restore the configuration and resume normal operation more quickly See the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter User s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for details Step 1 Connect th...

Page 66: ...able 2 Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter User interface to Remote Supervisor Adapter Connection to Remote Supervisor Adapter For the cabling procedure see ASM Web interface using HTTP LAN using the Ethernet port Cabling the Ethernet LAN port on page 54 Text based user interface using the Telnet protocol Text based user interface using a modem or a null modem Ma...

Page 67: ...nt port connection continue with Cabling the management COM port on page 55 otherwise go to Configuring the adapter Cabling the management COM port To cable the management COM port connect a modem or null modem cable to the management port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter Continue with Configuring the adapter Configuring the adapter This section describes how to enable remote access to the Remote ...

Page 68: ...thernet settings for Web based remote access If you have an accessible active and configured dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP server on the network the hostname IP address gateway address subnet mask and DNS server IP address are set automatically You do not need to perform further configuration tasks to enable the Ethernet connection because the default value for the DHCP Setting field is...

Page 69: ...the IP address of the gateway Host Name Type the host name of the Remote Supervisor Adapter The default host name is ASMA burned in MAC address For detailed information about the Ethernet settings see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD 5 Change the DHCP Setting field to Disabled The default value is Enabled 6 Press F6 to apply the change 7 Press Esc Afte...

Page 70: ...e server The utility starts automatically displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility window 2 Use the arrow keys to select Configuration Settings then press Enter The Configuration Settings window opens 3 Use the arrow keys to select Modem Settings then press Enter The Modem Settings window opens as shown in the following illustration Note The values in the window are only examples your settings mig...

Page 71: ...ion about the management port and modem settings see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD 5 If you made changes to the management port settings press F6 to apply the change 6 Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings window If you need to set up point to point protocol go to Setting up point to point protocol 7 Press Esc to return to the Utility pr...

Page 72: ... easily reconfigurable Subnet Mask The default value is 255 255 255 255 Line Type The value is set to PPP Remote IP Address The default value is 192 96 1 2 Authentication Protocol The default is CHAP then PAP Make sure that the value in this field matches your client settings For detailed information about the PPP settings see the information about configuring PPP access over a management port in ...

Page 73: ...fore installing the ASM device drivers for the Remote Supervisor Adapter stop any system management application 2 If you are using ServerGuide to install device drivers and your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 ServerGuide installs the ASM device drivers automatically v For Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 installations continue with Installing Windows 2000 or Windows Ser...

Page 74: ...ing the non interactive method Complete the following steps to use the non interactive method 1 Open a Windows NT command prompt then type one of the following commands v If the installation is from a diskette type a NT SETUP q where a is the drive letter assigned to the diskette drive Press Enter v If the installation is from a CD type d DD NT SETUP q where d is the drive letter assigned to the D...

Page 75: ... Remote Supervisor Adapter User s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD Completing the configuration includes the following tasks v Defining the login IDs and passwords v Selecting the events that will receive alert notification v Monitoring remote server status using the ASM Web interface or a text based user interface v Controlling the server remotely If you want to set up an ASM interconnec...

Page 76: ...M Interconnect module to the Remote Supervisor Adapter and to each xSeries 445 server that you connect to the ASM interconnect network bus Attention To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter do not connect the ASM Interconnect module to the Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet port To connect the servers note the following setup and configuration considerations v Mak...

Page 77: ... alert Alerts are typically sent only once per connection type but an alert is forwarded to another interconnect device if the resources exist on other interconnect devices in the network For example on a three ASM processor network where ASM processor 1 generates a modem alert but does not have a modem and the other ASM processors have modems the following might occur If ASM processor 1 generates...

Page 78: ... together using their ASM interconnect ports For additional information see ASM interconnect network configuration examples on page 68 Connecting the ASM Interconnect module to the xSeries 445 The ASM Interconnect module connects the Remote Supervisor Adapter to the ASM interconnect network This module must be purchased separately To connect the ASM interconnect module to the Remote Supervisor Ada...

Page 79: ...Ethernet cables to the other end of the ASM Interconnect module 3 Continue with ASM interconnect network configuration examples on page 68 Figure 25 Connecting an ASM Interconnect module to an xSeries 445 server Chapter 2 Configuring the server 67 ...

Page 80: ...m management data generated by the other xSeries 445 server in the ASM interconnect network bus to the remote system management administrator Remote system management administrator system Note The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server xSeries 445 Server 1 xSeries 445 Server 2 xSeries 445 Server 3 Ethernet ASM Interc...

Page 81: ... interconnect connection in the bus fails all of the servers on the ASM interconnect network have access to a modem to forward system management data to the remote system management administrator Remote system management administrator system ASM Interconnect modules Note A Remote Supervisor Adapter is required in each server Note The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the ba...

Page 82: ... the Start Options choice in the Configuration Setup Utility program to specify the startup order of devices v Show setup prompt Select this choice to enable or disable the PXE setup prompt Disable is the default setting When the prompt is enabled the prompt Press Ctrl S to enter the setup menu appears under the initializing prompt v Setup time wait menu Select this choice to specify the amount of...

Page 83: ...e publications that are provided with your system and software The information that comes with your system also describes the diagnostic tests that you can perform Most xSeries and IntelliStation systems operating systems and programs come with information that contains troubleshooting procedures and explanations of error messages and error codes If you suspect a software problem see the informati...

Page 84: ...tion 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 www ibm com services or go to http www ibm com planetwide for support telephone numbers In the U S and Canada call 1 800 IBM SERV 1 800 426 7378 Hardware service and support You can receive hardware s...

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Page 87: ...l memory module IBM makes no representation or warranties regarding non IBM products and services that are ServerProven including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose These products are offered and warranted solely by third parties IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non IBM products Support if any for the non IBM ...

Page 88: ...d to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful inte...

Page 89: ...product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89 336 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the product including the fitting of non IBM option cards This product has ...

Page 90: ...rtified cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG Type SVT or SJT three conductor cord a maximum of 15 feet in length and a parallel blade grounding type attachment plug rated 15 amperes 125 volts For units intended to be operated at 230 volts U S use Use a UL listed and CSA certified cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG Type SVT or SJT three conductor cord a maximum of 15 feet in length and a ta...

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Page 92: ...via Caicos Islands Canada Cayman Islands Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Micronesia Federal States of Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Peru Philippines Saudi Arabia Thailand Taiwan United States of America Venezuela 80 xSeries 445 Type 8870 User s Guide ...

Page 93: ...nectors 11 controls server 9 cooling 5 D danger statements 2 device drivers 7 device drivers ASM installing Windows 2000 61 installing Windows NT 62 DIMMs specifications 3 supported 3 diskette drive specifications 3 documentation online 2 related 1 DOS configuration utility 55 drives 5 DVD ROM drive specification 3 E electrical input 3 electronic emission Class A notice 76 Enterprise X Architectur...

Page 94: ...tion 24 remote control password configuring 63 Remote Supervisor Adapter 5 cabling 53 54 completing configuration 63 configuration 17 configuring 52 53 55 enabling remote access 55 features 52 identifying 39 remote control password 63 setup requirements 52 software 61 Remote Supervisor Adapter II EXA 5 breakout cable 12 42 44 cabling 41 43 configuration 17 configuring 40 41 connectors and LEDs 12 ...

Page 95: ...e server 14 U United States electronic emission Class A notice 76 United States FCC Class A notice 76 UpdateXpress 7 using the Configuration Setup Utility program 18 utility Configuration Setup 18 V video controller specifications 3 W Web browser requirements 41 Web site ServerGuide 27 Windows 2000 ASM device drivers installing 61 Windows NT ASM device drivers installing 62 X X Architecture techno...

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