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Diagnostic

 

programs

 

v

   

Does

 

the

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360

 

support

 

the

 

IBM

 

Dynamic

 

System

 

Analysis

 

(DSA)

 

Preboot

 

programs?

 

The

 

IBM

 

Dynamic

 

System

 

Analysis

 

(DSA)

 

Preboot

 

diagnostic

 

programs

 

are

 

the

 

primary

 

method

 

of

 

testing

 

the

 

major

 

components

 

of

 

the

 

iDataPlex

 

servers.

 

There

 

are

 

some

 

limitations

 

to

 

the

 

number

 

of

 

DSA

 

Preboot

 

tests

 

supported

 

for

 

the

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360.

 

v

   

How

 

can

 

I

 

obtain

 

a

 

current

 

image

 

of

 

the

 

DSA

 

Preboot

 

diagnostic

 

programs?

 

To

 

download

 

the

 

latest

 

version

 

of

 

the

 

DSA

 

Preboot

 

programs,

 

complete

 

the

 

following

 

steps.

Note:

  

Changes

 

are

 

made

 

periodically

 

to

 

the

 

IBM

 

Web

 

site.

 

The

 

actual

 

procedure

 

might

 

vary

 

slightly

 

from

 

what

 

is

 

described

 

in

 

this

 

document.

 

1.

   

Go

 

to

 

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

 

2.

   

Under

 

Product

 

support

,

 

click

 

System

 

x

.

 

3.

   

Under

 

Popular

 

links

,

 

click

 

Software

 

and

 

device

 

drivers

.

 

4.

   

Click

 

Dynamic

 

System

 

Analysis

 

(DSA)

.

 

For

 

additional

 

information

 

about

 

using

 

the

 

DSA

 

diagnostic

 

programs,

 

see

 

the

 

IBM

 

System

 

x

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360

 

Problem

 

Determination

 

and

 

Service

 

Guide

.

Firmware

 

updates

 

v

   

Can

 

I

 

update

 

just

 

the

 

BIOS?

 

The

 

firmware-update

 

package

 

contains

 

the

 

BIOS

 

and

 

BMC

 

code.

 

When

 

you

 

install

 

the

 

package,

 

it

 

automatically

 

updates

 

the

 

BIOS

 

and

 

BMC

 

code

 

simultaneously.

 

To

 

view

 

the

 

current

 

firmware

 

levels,

 

you

 

can

 

use

 

the

 

DSA

 

Preboot

 

program,

 

or

 

you

 

can

 

press

 

F2

 

during

 

startup

 

to

 

enter

 

the

 

BIOS

 

Setup

 

utility.

 

v

   

How

 

can

 

I

 

obtain

 

the

 

current

 

firmware-update

 

package?

 

To

 

download

 

the

 

latest

 

firmware

 

package

 

for

 

the

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360,

 

complete

 

the

 

following

 

steps.

Note:

  

Changes

 

are

 

made

 

periodically

 

to

 

the

 

IBM

 

Web

 

site.

 

The

 

actual

 

procedure

 

might

 

vary

 

slightly

 

from

 

what

 

is

 

described

 

in

 

this

 

document.

 

1.

   

Go

 

to

 

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

 

2.

   

Under

 

Product

 

support

,

 

click

 

System

 

x

.

 

3.

   

Under

 

Popular

 

links

,

 

click

 

Software

 

and

 

device

 

drivers

.

 

4.

   

Click

 

System

 

x

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360

 

server

 

to

 

display

 

the

 

matrix

 

of

 

downloadable

 

files.

 

5.

   

Select

 

the

 

applicable

 

file

 

for

 

your

 

operating

 

system

 

and

 

the

 

file

 

type

 

for

 

the

 

medium

 

that

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

use;

 

then,

 

download

 

the

 

flash

 

update.

 

For

 

additional

 

information

 

about

 

updating

 

the

 

firmware,

 

see

 

the

 

IBM

 

System

 

x

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360

 

Problem

 

Determination

 

and

 

Service

 

Guide

.

 

 

6

 

IBM

 

System

 

x

 

iDataPlex

 

dx360

 

Hints

 

and

 

Tips

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Страница 1: ...System x iDataPlex dx360 FAQ for Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 Hints and Tips...

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Страница 3: ...System x iDataPlex dx360 FAQ for Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 Hints and Tips...

Страница 4: ...s read the general information in Notices on page 13 First Edition November 2008 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008 US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or dis...

Страница 5: ...guration 7 IP settings and alerts 7 Management tools 8 Memory 8 Microprocessors 9 Operating systems 9 Passwords and security 9 System error LED 10 Video 10 Chapter 3 Getting help and technical assista...

Страница 6: ...iv IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 Hints and Tips...

Страница 7: ...ex dx360 Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 User s Guide This document contains general information about how to use upgrade and configure the 2U chassis the dx360 system board tray and the Syste...

Страница 8: ...rmation and technical updates go to http publib boulder ibm com infocenter systems scope idataplex index jsp The updated iDataPlex documentation also is available from the IBM Support Web site To chec...

Страница 9: ...er with 32 MB DDR2 SDRAM v Dual 10 Mb 100 Mb 1 GB network interface controllers v Wake on LAN support v I O Controller with six Serial ATA SATA ports v Front panel connectors Two Universal Serial Bus...

Страница 10: ...mponents The following illustration shows the major components in the dx360 system board tray Note The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware 4 IBM System x iDataPlex...

Страница 11: ...is as follows 1 Hard disk drive boot 2 Network boot 3 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI boot v How can I change the iDataPlex dx360 boot order You can use the BIOS Setup Utility to change or...

Страница 12: ...de Firmware updates v Can I update just the BIOS The firmware update package contains the BIOS and BMC code When you install the package it automatically updates the BIOS and BMC code simultaneously T...

Страница 13: ...rver consists of a dx360 system board tray with a storage enclosure installed in a 2U chassis The storage enclosure provides four additional 3 5 inch drive bays and enables the server to have up to fo...

Страница 14: ...did 16923 stross all osfullname all 20operating 20systems lang eng Memory v Are memory upgrades available for the iDataPlex dx360 Memory upgrades are not available for the iDataPlex dx360 servers To a...

Страница 15: ...Plex dx360 As of the date of this publication the iDataPlex dx360 servers support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 1 For up to date information about the operating...

Страница 16: ...error LED will be lit Also after you complete a repair or correct an error clear the BMC system event log to turn off the system error LED Video Why does the video take so long to appear during startu...

Страница 17: ...ur IBM product The documentation that comes with IBM systems also describes the diagnostic tests that you can perform Most systems operating systems and programs come with documentation that contains...

Страница 18: ...http www ibm com services sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services see http www ibm com services or see http www ibm com planetwide for support telephone numbers In t...

Страница 19: ...10504 1785 U S A INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES...

Страница 20: ...stems Incorporated in the United States other countries or both UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries Java and all Java based trademarks are tradema...

Страница 21: ...drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard hard disk drives and population of all hard disk drive bays with the largest currently supported drives that are available from IBM Maximum memo...

Страница 22: ...16 IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 Hints and Tips...

Страница 23: ...orted 7 hardware service and support 12 help getting 11 humidity 3 I IBM Support Line 12 iDataPlex Information Center URL 2 11 illustration system board tray 4 initialization video 10 integrated funct...

Страница 24: ...nfig 8 trademarks 14 U UEFI boot 5 updated documentation 2 upgrades memory 8 microprocessor 9 URL IBM support site 6 iDataPlex Information Center 2 11 IPMItool 8 sysconfig tool 8 XCAT tool 8 V video i...

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