IBM eServer xSeries 305 Type 8673, User Manual

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries
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305 Type 8673 server . . . . . . . . 1
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Server power features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2. Configuring your server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
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Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ServerGuide features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting up or updating multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SCSISelect Utility menu choices
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Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
High-performance Ethernet modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 21
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software service and support
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Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Problem determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warranty service and support
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International Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Purchasing additional services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 . . . . . . . . . 26
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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