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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
requirements. Refer to the information that is provided with your device for
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IBM System x3250 M4 Type 2583: Installation and User’s Guide

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Page 4: ...mental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD and the Warranty Information The most recent version of this document is available at http www ibm com supportportal Sixth Edition A...

Page 5: ...er card assembly connectors 25 Installation guidelines 25 System reliability guidelines 26 Working inside the server with the power on 26 Handling static sensitive devices 27 Removing the server top c...

Page 6: ...nfiguration Utility program 66 Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program 67 Formatting a hard disk drive 68 Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives 68 Creating a software RAID array of hard dis...

Page 7: ...stries Association JEITA statement 82 Korea Communications Commission KCC statement 82 Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A statement 83 People s Republic of China Class A electronic emissi...

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Page 9: ...ety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen Prima di installare questo prodotto leggere le Informazio...

Page 10: ...formation document For example if a caution statement is labeled Statement 1 translations for that caution statement are in the Safety Information document under Statement 1 Be sure to read all cautio...

Page 11: ...isconnect 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 bef...

Page 12: ...um 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 immerse in...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...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 parts insid...

Page 16: ...tain conditions To avoid these hazards ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements Refer to the information that is provided with your device f...

Page 17: ...n shorted with metal which might result in splattered metal burns or both Attention This server is suitable for use on an IT power distribution system whose maximum phase to phase voltage is 240 V und...

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Page 19: ...e printed Warranty Information document that comes with your server The server contains IBM X Architecture technologies which help increase performance and reliability For more information see What yo...

Page 20: ...x Documentation CD The IBM System x Documentation CD contains documentation for the server in Portable Document Format PDF and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quic...

Page 21: ...n one document all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf To search all the documents type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search The documents in which the wo...

Page 22: ...technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation To check for updated documentation and technical updates go to http www ibm com...

Page 23: ...v Sizes 1 GB single rank 2 GB single rank 4 GB dual rank and 8 GB dual rank SATA optical drives optional v UltraSlim DVD ROM combo v Multi burner Hard disk drive expansion bays depending on the model...

Page 24: ...on v Video memory is not expandable Note Maximum video resolution is 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz Size v 1U v Height 43 mm 1 69 inches v Depth 575 8 mm 22 67 inches v Width 439 mm 17 28 inches without rack br...

Page 25: ...server is capable of booting UEFI compliant operating systems BIOS based operating systems and BIOS based adapters as well as UEFI compliant adapters Note The server does not support DOS v Dynamic Sys...

Page 26: ...er has two PCI interface slots on the riser card one supports low profile adapters and one supports full height half length adapters See Installing an adapter on page 39 for detailed information v RAI...

Page 27: ...the following RAS features v 3 year parts and 3 year labor limited warranty Machine Type 2583 v Automatic error retry and recovery v Automatic restart on nonmaskable interrupt NMI v Automatic restart...

Page 28: ...Director provides consistent views for viewing managed systems determining how these systems relate to one another and identifying their statuses helping to correlate technical resources with busines...

Page 29: ...nd to download the UpdateXpress System Pack Installer go to the ToolsCenter for System x and BladeCenter at http publib boulder ibm com infocenter toolsctr v1r0 index jsp and click UpdateXpress System...

Page 30: ...n to turn the server on and off manually v 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...

Page 31: ...nnectors on the rear of the redundant power supply model AC DC AC DC Power cord connector USB 1 2 connector USB 3 4 connector Serial connector Video connector Ethernet 1 activity LED Ethernet 1 link L...

Page 32: ...ating system does not run and all core logic except for the integrated management module II is shut down however the server can respond to requests to IMM2 such as a remote request to turn on the serv...

Page 33: ...any of the following ways v You can turn off the server from the operating system if your operating system supports this feature After an orderly shutdown of the operating system the server will turn...

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Page 35: ...working correctly If the server is not working correctly see the Problem Determination and Service Guide for information about how to run diagnostics 3 Follow the installation procedures in this chap...

Page 36: ...r The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware Model with fixed power supply Cover PCI riser card assembly ServeRAID BR10il v2 adapter some models Air baffle DIMM Fixed...

Page 37: ...wer supply Safety 240VA cover Paddle card Blue on a component indicates touch points where you can grip the component to remove it from or install it in the server open or close a latch and so on Oran...

Page 38: ...ttery Fan 4 connector Fan 3 connector DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Fan 2 connector Fan 1 connector SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 0 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 Operator information panel connector Front USB assembly conn...

Page 39: ...n shows the external input output connectors on the system board DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Microprocessor Video Serial COM1 NMI button Ethernet connector 2 USB connectors 3 4 Ethernet connector 1 US...

Page 40: ...pers Jumper number Jumper name Jumper setting JP1 Clear CMOS jumper v Pins 1 and 2 Keep CMOS data default v Pins 2 and 3 Clear CMOS data JP2 BIOS block backup jumper v Pins 1 and 2 Boot from primary B...

Page 41: ...t block jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pins 2 and 3 before the server is turned on alters which flash ROM page is loaded Do not change the jumper pin position after the server is turned on This can cause...

Page 42: ...escription Standby power LED When this LED is lit it indicates that the server is connected to ac power DIMM error LEDs A memory DIMM has failed or is incorrectly installed Microprocessor error LED Mi...

Page 43: ...you install your new server take the opportunity to download and apply the most recent firmware updates This step will help to ensure that any known issues are addressed and that your server is ready...

Page 44: ...v For a list of supported optional devices for the server see http www ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us System reliability guidelines To help ensure proper system cooling and system reli...

Page 45: ...rounding system when working inside the server with the power on v Handle the device carefully holding it by its edges or its frame v Do not touch solder joints pins or exposed circuitry v Do not leav...

Page 46: ...he cover on the right side near the front of the server and slide the cover toward the rear of the server until the cover has disengaged from the chassis Cover release button 5 Lift the cover off the...

Page 47: ...to view the LEDs because the LEDs are not lit when the power source is removed Before you disconnect the power source make a note of which LEDs are lit then see the Problem Determination and Service...

Page 48: ...ECC v The server supports a maximum of four single rank or dual rank unbuffered DIMMs v The maximum operating speed of the server is determined by the slowest DIMM in the server v If you install a pa...

Page 49: ...k n 2 2 The amount of usable memory is reduced depending on the system configuration A certain amount of memory must be reserved for system resources To view the total amount of installed memory and t...

Page 50: ...4 GB 4 Dual rank UDIMMs 2 GB 8 GB 4 Dual rank UDIMMs 4 GB 16 GB 4 Dual rank UDIMMs 8 GB when available 32 GB v The following table shows the UDIMM memory population rule to optimize the system perfor...

Page 51: ...e DIMM connectors on the system board Determine the connectors into which you will install the DIMMs Install the DIMMs in the sequence shown in the following table Table 7 DIMM installation sequence N...

Page 52: ...drive If you are installing a SATA hard disk drive be sure to set the SATA ID for that device v The server supports four 2 5 inch simple swap hard disk drives or two 3 5 inch simple swap hard drive di...

Page 53: ...to install do so now Otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 45 Note If a RAID controller or adapter is installed you might have to reconfigure the disk arrays after you install hard disk...

Page 54: ...ive assembly with the guide rails in the bay d Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until the drive stops e Push the tray handle to the closed locked position f Check the hard disk drive status...

Page 55: ...l an optional DVD drive complete the following steps 1 Read the safety information that begins on page Safety on page vii and Installation guidelines on page 25 2 Turn off the server and peripheral de...

Page 56: ...tions that come with the DVD drive to set any jumpers or switches 7 Remove the retention clip from the DVD drive filler 8 Attach the drive retention clip that comes with the DVD drive filler to the si...

Page 57: ...the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section If you have to change switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter follow the instructions that come with...

Page 58: ...e package that contains the adapter to any unpainted metal surface on the server Then remove the adapter from the static protective package Avoid touching the components and gold edge connectors on th...

Page 59: ...Important To ensure that any of your ServeRAID adapters function properly on UEFI based servers make sure that the adapter firmware and supporting device drivers are updated to at least 11 x x XXX To...

Page 60: ...the adapter and remove it from the package 7 Take the signal cable that is attached to the drive backplane and connect it to the ServeRAID adapter v If you install a ServeRAID adapter in slot 1 on the...

Page 61: ...Attention When you install an adapter make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the PCI riser card assembly and that the PCI riser card assembly is securely seated in the riser card connector...

Page 62: ...ever Remove the server top cover on 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 at...

Page 63: ...If the server is turned off turn on the server 6 Make sure that the ac power LED on the power supply is lit indicating that the power supply is operating correctly If the server is turned on make sure...

Page 64: ...the PCI riser card assembly complete the following steps 1 Read the safety information that begins on page Safety on page vii and Installation guidelines on page 25 2 Install the adapters in the riser...

Page 65: ...on For proper cooling and airflow replace the air baffle before turning on the server Operating the server with an air baffle removed might damage server components Replacing the server top cover To r...

Page 66: ...lustration shows the locations of the input and output connectors on the front of the server Power on LED Power control button Reset button Hard disk drive activity LED Locator LED System error LED US...

Page 67: ...the devices to the server Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server and optional devices Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correct connectors Updating the...

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Page 69: ...configuration to update the firmware and sensor data record field replaceable unit SDR FRU data and to remotely manage a system For information about using the IMM2 see Using the integrated managemen...

Page 70: ...p utility menu is available 3 Select settings to view or change Setup utility menu choices The following choices are on the Setup utility main menu Depending on the version of the firmware some menu c...

Page 71: ...m will remain ON once power is restored Restore Restore system to the same state it was on before power loss occur Always off System will remain OFF once power is restored Operating Modes Select this...

Page 72: ...Start Options Select this choice to view or boot to devices including the startup sequence The server starts from the first boot record it finds This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only v Bo...

Page 73: ...strator Password Select this choice to set an administrator password An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator it limits access to the full Setup utility menu If an ad...

Page 74: ...imited 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 yo...

Page 75: ...word is set you must type the administrator password for access to the full Setup utility menu You can use any combination of 6 20 printable ASCII characters for the password Attention If you forget t...

Page 76: ...llation of the server to simplify the operating system installations by providing updated device drivers and in some cases installing them automatically To download the CD go to http www ibm com suppo...

Page 77: ...D you do not need setup diskettes You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM server model The setup program provides a list of tasks that are required to set up your server model On a server wi...

Page 78: ...e flash updates v Auto Boot Failure Recovery ABR v Nonmaskable interrupt NMI detection and reporting v Automatic Server Restart ASR when POST is not complete or the operating system hangs and the oper...

Page 79: ...te or other medium To find a flash utility complete the following steps 1 Go to http www ibm com supportportal 2 Under Product support click System x 3 Type flash utility in the search field and click...

Page 80: ...om the IMM2 to the operating system Typically the IMM2 IP address for the LAN over USB interface is set to a static address of 169 254 95 118 with a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 In the event of an IP ad...

Page 81: ...ion on different operating systems see the IBM white paper Transitioning to UEFI and IMM on the IBM website Installing device drivers For the IMM2 to use the LAN over USB interface you might have to i...

Page 82: ...Network adapters Click Next to continue 9 When you are prompted Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard click Finish Note A new local area connection is displayed and might state This connection has...

Page 83: ...lex or half duplex of the network and automatically operate at that rate and mode You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers However you must install a device driver to enable the...

Page 84: ...Option ROM Display COM Port 1 v Baud Rate 115200 v Data Bits 8 v Parity Select any of the following three options None Odd Even v Stop Bits 1 Attention In Linux operating system if the number 2 is sel...

Page 85: ...n integrated mirror enhanced array of three to eight disks including up to two optional hot spares All data on the array disks will be deleted Integrated Striping IS also known as RAID 0 Use this opti...

Page 86: ...the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys To scroll left and right use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or the End key Press Alt D 5 To start the low level formatting operation select Format and press Enter...

Page 87: ...rt Operation 19 Select Yes to confirm 20 When the prompt Success is displayed select OK Notes 1 Software RAID is not supported in Redhat 6 1 UEFI mode 2 You can create software RAID with Linux OS RAID...

Page 88: ...or the latest version of IBM Systems Director a Go to http www ibm com systems software director downloads index html b If a newer version of IBM Systems Director than what comes with the server is sh...

Page 89: ...nage tab and click Update Manager 9 Click Import updates and specify the location of the downloaded files that you copied to the management server 10 Return to the Welcome page of the web interface an...

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Page 91: ...erproven compat us to make sure that the hardware and software is supported by your IBM product v Go to http www ibm com supportportal to check for information to help you solve the problem v Gather t...

Page 92: ...nter information is http www ibm com systems bladecenter The address for IBM IntelliStation information is http www ibm com systems intellistation How to send Dynamic System Analysis data to IBM Use t...

Page 93: ...tp www ibm com partnerworld and click Find Business Partners on the right side of the page For IBM support telephone numbers see http www ibm com planetwide In the U S and Canada call 1 800 IBM SERV 1...

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Page 95: ...SS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you This information could include te...

Page 96: ...channel volume KB stands for 1024 bytes MB stands for 1 048 576 bytes and GB stands for 1 073 741 824 bytes When referring to hard disk drive capacity or communications volume MB stands for 1 000 000...

Page 97: ...Limits Particulate v The room air must be continuously filtered with 40 atmospheric dust spot efficiency MERV 9 according to ASHRAE Standard 52 21 v Air that enters a data center must be filtered to...

Page 98: ...ference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own...

Page 99: ...es Produkt entspricht den Schutzanforderungen der EU Richtlinie 2004 108 EG zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften ber die elektromagnetische Vertr glichkeit in den EU Mitgliedsstaaten und h lt die Gr...

Page 100: ...Ehningen Germany Telephone 49 7032 15 2941 Email lugi de ibm com Generelle Informationen Das Ger t erf llt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN 55022 Klasse A VCCI Class A statement This is a...

Page 101: ...e A Sellers and users need to pay attention to it This is for any areas other than home Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A statement People s Republic of China Class A electronic emission...

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Page 103: ...Ethernet 14 power supply 14 serial 14 USB 12 14 connector continued video rear 14 connectors on the rear of the server 13 connectors external system board 21 connectors internal system board 20 conta...

Page 104: ...45 installing an optional DVD drive 37 hard disk drive 34 installing continued hot swap power supply 44 memory modules 30 riser card assembly 46 ServeRAID adapter 41 installing drives 34 installing o...

Page 105: ...tion to 80 R RAID array creating 68 RAID support 8 RAS features 9 rear view of the server 13 reliability 9 removing air baffle 28 PCI riser card assembly 29 top cover 27 replacing top cover 47 require...

Page 106: ...grated management module 15 turning on the server 14 U UEFI 7 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface 7 United States electronic emission Class A notice 80 United States FCC Class A notice 80 UpdateXpre...

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