background image

Connecting

 

the

 

cables

 

You

 

must

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

server

 

(see

 

“Server

 

power

 

features”

 

on

 

page

 

12)

 

before

 

connecting

 

any

 

cables

 

to

 

or

 

disconnecting

 

any

 

cables

 

from

 

the

 

server.

 

See

 

the

 

documentation

 

that

 

comes

 

with

 

optional

 

devices

 

for

 

additional

 

cabling

 

instructions.

 

It

 

might

 

be

 

easier

 

for

 

you

 

to

 

route

 

cables

 

before

 

you

 

install

 

certain

 

options.

 

Cable

 

identifiers

 

are

 

printed

 

on

 

the

 

cables

 

that

 

come

 

with

 

the

 

server

 

and

 

options.

 

Use

 

these

 

identifiers

 

to

 

connect

 

the

 

cables

 

to

 

the

 

correct

 

connectors.

 

For

 

details

 

about

 

the

 

location

 

and

 

function

 

of

 

the

 

input

 

and

 

output

 

connectors,

 

see

 

“Server

 

controls,

 

connectors,

 

LEDs,

 

and

 

power”

 

on

 

page

 

9.

 

Two

 

optional

 

SMP

 

Expansion

 

cable

 

kits

 

are

 

available

 

to

 

interconnect

 

the

 

SMP

 

Expansion

 

Ports

 

of

 

two

 

or

 

more

 

servers:

 

v

   

2.3

 

m

 

XpandOnDemand

 

Scalability

 

cable

 

kit

 

(comes

 

with

 

one

 

2.3-m

 

(7.6-foot)

 

SMP

 

Expansion

 

cable)

 

v

   

2.9

 

m

 

XpandOnDemand

 

Scalability

 

cable

 

kit

 

(comes

 

with

 

one

 

2.9-m

 

(9.5-foot)

 

SMP

 

Expansion

 

cable)

The

 

following

 

illustrations

 

show

 

the

 

locations

 

of

 

the

 

input

 

and

 

output

 

connectors

 

on

 

the

 

server.

 

Detailed

 

cabling

 

instructions

 

are

 

in

 

the

 

Rack

 

Installation

 

Instructions

 

that

 

come

 

with

 

the

 

server.

 

Rear

 

view

 

SP serial

System serial

Keyboard

Mouse

SP Ethernet 10/100

Gigabit Ethernet 2

Gigabit Ethernet 1

USB 1

USB 2

IXA RS 485

Power-supply

Video

SMP expansion port 1

SMP expansion port 2

SMP expansion port 3

  

 

Front

 

view

 

Power-control button

Power-on LED

USB connector

Hard disk drive activity LED

Information LED

System-error LED

Locator LED

Release latch

  

 

 

48

 

IBM

 

System

 

x3950

 

Type

 

8872

 

and

 

System

 

x3950

 

E

 

Type

 

8874:

 

User’s

 

Guide

Содержание x3950 8872

Страница 1: ...IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874 User s Guide...

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Страница 3: ...IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874 User s Guide...

Страница 4: ...e general information in Notices on page 89 Fourth Edition April 2006 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplicati...

Страница 5: ...s 21 Working inside the server with the power on 22 Handling static sensitive devices 22 Removing the cover and bezel 23 Installing a hot swap power supply 23 Installing an adapter 26 Installing a hot...

Страница 6: ...utility program 76 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 77 Using the SAS SATA Configuration Utility program 79 Starting the SAS SATA Configuration Utility program 79 SerialSelect...

Страница 7: ...alleert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation...

Страница 8: ...f the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book For example if a caution statement begins with a number 1 translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Informat...

Страница 9: ...quipment 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 instruc...

Страница 10: ...AUTION 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 res...

Страница 11: ...power control 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...

Страница 12: ...levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable parts inside these components If you suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a service technicia...

Страница 13: ...logies which help increase performance and reliability For more information see What your server offers on page 5 and Reliability availability and serviceability on page 7 You can obtain up to date in...

Страница 14: ...x3950 or System x3950 E 5 Click Continue Notices and statements in this document The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document...

Страница 15: ...on the number and type of optional features installed and the power management optional features in use 3 These levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to the procedures s...

Страница 16: ...IBM EXA 32 Chipset with integrated memory and I O controller v Service processor support for Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine v Light path diagnostics v Three Universal Serial Bus USB ports 2 0 T...

Страница 17: ...ombines proven innovative IBM designs to make your Intel processor based server powerful scalable and reliable For more information see http www ibm com servers eserver xseries xarchitecture enterpris...

Страница 18: ...s are installed this switching occurs without data loss and without user intervention v Redundant cooling and power capabilities The redundant cooling of the fans in the server enable continued operat...

Страница 19: ...Director workgroup hardware management tool v Information and light path diagnostics LED panels v Optional service processor adapter for remote system management v Parity checking on the small compute...

Страница 20: ...rise 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 o...

Страница 21: ...that the drive is in use Operator information panel This panel contains controls and LEDs The following illustration shows the controls and LEDs on the operator information panel Power control button...

Страница 22: ...i node configurations when this LED flashes during startup it indicates that the server is the primary node When this LED is lit during startup it indicates that the server is a secondary node v Hard...

Страница 23: ...ctor When this LED is lit it indicates that there is an active connection on the Ethernet port USB 2 connector Connect a USB device to this connector System serial connector Connect a 9 pin serial dev...

Страница 24: ...t there is an active connection on the Ethernet port Power supply connector Connect the power cord to this connector SMP Expansion Port 1 link LED When this LED is lit it indicates that there is an ac...

Страница 25: ...LAN feature the Wake on LAN feature can turn on the server Note When 4 GB or more of memory physical or logical is installed some memory is reserved for various system resources and is unavailable to...

Страница 26: ...tops functioning you can press and hold the power control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the server v If the server is installed in a static partition pressing the power control button on...

Страница 27: ...illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware F R O N T Memory card Hot swap power supply I O board Hot swap fans 92 mm Hot swap fans 80 mm Operator information panel Hot sw...

Страница 28: ...on of this jumper to pins 2 and 3 to bypass the power on password check Changing the position of this jumper does not affect the administrator password check if an administrator password is set If the...

Страница 29: ...llustration shows the LEDs on the memory card DIMM 1 error LED DIMM 2 error LED DIMM 3 error LED DIMM 4 error LED Light path diagnostics button Light path diagnostics button power LED Memory card erro...

Страница 30: ...ket Microprocessor 3 socket Microprocessor 3 error LED VRM 3 error LED VRM 4 error LED Microprocessor 4 error LED Microprocessor 2 error LED Microprocessor 1 error LED Microprocessor 1 socket Micropro...

Страница 31: ...4 266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slot 3 266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slot 2 266 MHz 64 bit PCI slot 1 266 MHz 64 bit Attention LED Power LED SAS internal power cable connector ServeRAID 8i I O board Active PCI cable PC...

Страница 32: ...ation shows the connectors on the SAS backplane Front of SAS backplane Back of SAS backplane SAS hard disk drive connectors SAS signal cable 2 SAS signal cable 1 SAS power 2 20 IBM System x3950 Type 8...

Страница 33: ...off the server before performing any steps that involve installing or removing adapter cables v Blue on a component indicates touch points where you can grip the component to remove it from or install...

Страница 34: ...ed on v Avoid wearing loose fitting clothing on your forearms Button long sleeved shirts before working inside the server do not wear cuff links while you are working inside the server v Do not allow...

Страница 35: ...e server and all attached peripheral devices Disconnect all power cords then disconnect all external signal cables from the server 3 Slide the server out of the rack until the slide rails lock into pl...

Страница 36: ...ion you must either install a second power supply or use 220 V ac input v If you install or remove a power supply observe the following precautions Statement 8 CAUTION Never remove the cover on a powe...

Страница 37: ...g inside the server with the power on 2 Remove the server cover See Removing the cover and bezel on page 23 3 If you are adding a power supply to an empty power supply bay remove the cover from the ac...

Страница 38: ...3 V 32 bit or 64 bit PCI and PCI X adapters v The server scans devices and PCI X slots to assign system resources in the following order integrated Ethernet controller integrated SAS controller and t...

Страница 39: ...ted surface on the outside of the server then grasp the adapter by the top edge or upper corners of the adapter and remove it from the package 5 Remove the ServeRAID 8i adapter from the package using...

Страница 40: ...off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables 3 Remove the server cover see Removing the cover and bezel on page 23 and determine which PCI X expansion s...

Страница 41: ...an adapter avoid touching the components and gold edge connectors on the adapter Make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the connector Incorrectly seated adapters might cause damage to the I...

Страница 42: ...speed v To minimize the possibility of damage to the hard disk drives when you are installing the server in a rack configuration install the server in the rack before installing the hard disk drives...

Страница 43: ...ontinuously that drive is faulty and must be replaced If the green hard disk drive activity LED is flashing the drive is being accessed 2 If the server will be configured for RAID operation using a Se...

Страница 44: ...u do not have to save new configuration information to the BIOS when installing or removing DIMMs The only exception is if you replace a DIMM that was marked as Disabled in the Memory Settings menu In...

Страница 45: ...there is a problem and guide you to the defective DIMM When this occurs first identify the defective DIMM then remove and replace the DIMM The following illustration shows the LEDs on the memory card...

Страница 46: ...f memory scrubbing determines that a DIMM is damaged beyond use read and write operations are redirected to the remaining good DIMMs Memory scrubbing then reports the damaged DIMM and light path diagn...

Страница 47: ...structures inside the server a Grasp the memory card by the retention levers and turn the memory card so that the connector aligns with the connector on the microprocessor board b Insert the memory ca...

Страница 48: ...the memory card connector c Press the memory card into the connector and close the small retention lever d Wait two seconds and close the large retention lever If you have other options to install or...

Страница 49: ...onnectors facing up Attention To avoid breaking the DIMM retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors open and close the clips gently 5 Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector 6 T...

Страница 50: ...he retention levers If you have other options to install or remove do so now otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 47 Hot swapping DIMMs To hot swap DIMMs complete the following steps 1...

Страница 51: ...tention To avoid breaking the DIMM retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors open and close the clips gently 5 Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector and remove the DIMM or DI...

Страница 52: ...lever If you have other options to install or remove do so now otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 47 Hot adding DIMMs To hot add DIMMs and memory cards complete the following steps 1...

Страница 53: ...t DIMM Retaining clip 7 Insert the DIMM into the connector by aligning the edges of the DIMM with the slots at the ends of the DIMM connector 8 Firmly press one end of the DIMM into the connector then...

Страница 54: ...serverproven compat us v The server supports up to four Intel Xeon microprocessors If you are installing two or more microprocessors they must be the same cache size and type and the same clock speed...

Страница 55: ...termination and Service Guide for instructions on removing a microprocessor Use this configuration only with supported Windows 2003 operating systems To configure a two node configuration to use the f...

Страница 56: ...emoving the cover and bezel on page 23 Attention When you handle static sensitive devices take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity For details about handling these devices see Handling...

Страница 57: ...Heat sink Microprocessor Microprocessor baffle VRM 4 Air baffle F R O N T F R O N T F R O N T Note The new microprocessor comes in a kit with a VRM and a heat sink The VRM is used only with a micropr...

Страница 58: ...orientation indicator Microprocessor release lever Microprocessor connector Microprocessor 10 Close the microprocessor release lever to secure the microprocessor 11 Open the heat sink retaining clip a...

Страница 59: ...ts in the server chassis Press down on the cover release latch to lock the cover in place Replace the bezel if you removed it Bezel Top cover Cover release latch 2 Install the server in a rack See the...

Страница 60: ...o interconnect the SMP Expansion Ports of two or more servers v 2 3 m XpandOnDemand Scalability cable kit comes with one 2 3 m 7 6 foot SMP Expansion cable v 2 9 m XpandOnDemand Scalability cable kit...

Страница 61: ...urations that consist of two four or eight servers for up to 32 way operation A node is a server that is interconnected with other servers or nodes through the SMP Expansion Ports to share system reso...

Страница 62: ...nected to port 1 on node 1 then connect the opposite end of the cable to port 1 of node 2 Next route the cable through the node 2 cable management arm b Locate the SMP Expansion cable that is connecte...

Страница 63: ...end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 2 on node 1 then route the cable through the node 1 cable management arm Use a 2 3 m 7 6 foot SMP Expansion cable for this connection c Connect one end of an SMP...

Страница 64: ...is connected to port 1 on node 1 then connect the opposite end of the cable to port 1 of node 4 Next route the cable through the node 4 cable management arm b Locate the SMP Expansion cable that is co...

Страница 65: ...m SMP Expansion cable 2 9 m SMP Expansion cable 3 Connect the SMP Expansion cables to node 1 a Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 1 on node 1 then route the cable through the node 1 ca...

Страница 66: ...node 3 then route the cable through the node 3 cable management arm Use a 2 3 m 7 6 foot SMP Expansion cable for this connection 6 Connect the SMP Expansion cables to node 4 a Locate the SMP Expansio...

Страница 67: ...rm c Connect one end of an SMP Expansion cable to port 3 on node 7 then route the cable through the node 7 cable management arm Use a 2 3 m 7 6 foot SMP Expansion cable for this connection 10 Connect...

Страница 68: ...56 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874 User s Guide...

Страница 69: ...artup sequence that is set in the Configuration Setup Utility program and temporarily assign a device to be first in the startup sequence v Gigabit Ethernet controller configuration process For inform...

Страница 70: ...ity menu is available 3 Select settings to view or change Configuration Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration Setup Utility main menu Depending on the version of th...

Страница 71: ...24 hour format hour minute second This choice is on the full Configuration Setup Utility menu only v System Security Select this choice to set passwords See Passwords on page 62 for more information a...

Страница 72: ...emory configuration the server automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues operating with reduced memory After the problem is corrected you must manually enable the memo...

Страница 73: ...text of the error messages is displayed otherwise the log contains only numeric error codes Run the diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur See the Problem Determinatio...

Страница 74: ...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 z and 0...

Страница 75: ...en forget it there is no way to change override or remove it You must replace the I O board Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy t...

Страница 76: ...are levels of a ServeRAID adapter and determines whether a later level is available from the CD v Detects installed hardware options and provides updated device drivers for most adapters and devices v...

Страница 77: ...and restart the server At this point the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation Installing your operating system without ServerGuide If you have alrea...

Страница 78: ...pecifying the startup order of devices through the PXE boot agent utility program Starting the PXE boot agent utility program To start the PXE boot agent utility program complete the following steps 1...

Страница 79: ...rd management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the BMC system event log The baseboard management controller also provides the following remote serv...

Страница 80: ...SI v Remote Console Keyboard Emulation ANSI v Remote Console Active After Boot Enabled v Remote Console Flow Control Hardware d Press Esc twice to exit the Remote Console Redirection and Devices and I...

Страница 81: ...SOL console 7 2345 respawn sbin agetty h ttyS1 19200 vt102 2 Add the following line at the bottom of the etc securetty file to enable a user to log in as the root user through the SOL console ttyS1 LI...

Страница 82: ...message boot message linear image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12smp label linux initrd boot initrd 2 4 9 e 12smp img read only root dev hda6 image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12 label linux up initrd boot initrd 2...

Страница 83: ...the Linux operating system starts a LILO boot prompt is displayed instead of the graphical user interface Press Tab at this prompt to install all of the boot options that are listed To load the operat...

Страница 84: ...e that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file NOTICE You have a boot partition This means that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to boot eg root hd0 0 kernel vmlinuz ve...

Страница 85: ...initrd initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img You must restart the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL SUSE SLES 8 0 configuration Note This proce...

Страница 86: ...ack light gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel hd0 1 boot vmlinuz root dev hda2 acpi oldboot vga 791 1 initrd hd0 1 boot initrd title floppy root chainloader 1 title failsafe kernal hd0 1 boot...

Страница 87: ...ing system Write down the boot entry ID for use in the next step 2 To enable the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management System EMS at a Windows command prompt type bootcfg EMS ON PORT COM1 BAUD 19200...

Страница 88: ...to take effect and to enable SOL Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program Complete the following steps to install the OSA SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Windo...

Страница 89: ...When the installation is complete the utility copies files to the following directories etc init d SMBridge etc smbridge cfg usr sbin smbridged var log smbridge License txt var log smbridge Readme txt...

Страница 90: ...ram to remotely manage and configure a network The utility program provides the following remote management capabilities v CLI command line interface mode Use CLI mode to remotely perform power manage...

Страница 91: ...choices The following choices are on the SerialSelect Utility menu v SAS Controller Configuration Select this choice to view or change SAS controller settings To reset the controller to its default s...

Страница 92: ...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...

Страница 93: ...vers The multi node configuration provides the function to individually power on and power off each node The multi node configuration uses a single contiguous memory space and provides access to all a...

Страница 94: ...used by the multi node configuration and connect and log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter II Web Interface on the primary node See the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine and Remote Supervisor A...

Страница 95: ...ition Only perform this step if you are cabling the configuration or changing the host name Use the Create Partition page to identify the nodes A page similar to the one in the following illustration...

Страница 96: ...primary node b In the On merge failure attempt partial merge field select if POST should attempt a partial merge if one error is detected during full merge You can view the merge status during POST on...

Страница 97: ...also start or stop a scalable partition A page similar to the one in the following illustration is displayed Deleting a scalable partition To delete the scalable partition complete the following step...

Страница 98: ...86 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874 User s Guide...

Страница 99: ...the drop down list follow the instructions on the Web page to download the latest version 2 Install the IBM Director program 3 Download and install any applicable updates or interim fixes for the ser...

Страница 100: ...88 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874 User s Guide...

Страница 101: ...Y OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer...

Страница 102: ...s and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or both Adaptec and HostRAID are trademarks of Adaptec Inc in the United States other countries or both Linux is...

Страница 103: ...y differ from its retail version if available and may not include user manuals or all program functionality Product recycling and disposal This unit must be recycled or discarded according to applicab...

Страница 104: ...opean WEEE Directive electrical and electronic equipment EEE is to be collected separately and to be reused recycled or recovered at end of life Users of EEE with the WEEE marking per Annex IV of the...

Страница 105: ...d Installation CD 57 viewing 81 with ServerGuide 64 Configuration Setup Utility program 57 58 connector electrostatic discharge 10 connector continued Gigabit Ethernet 12 IXA RS485 12 keyboard 11 mous...

Страница 106: ...emory 36 memory modules 36 microprocessor 42 installing continued OSA SMBridge management utility program 76 power supply 23 installing ServeRAID 8i 26 integrated baseboard management controller utili...

Страница 107: ...XE Boot Agent Utility program 57 using 66 R rack installing your server in 47 RAS features 7 release latch 10 reliability 7 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine error LED 11 functions disabled 59 Rem...

Страница 108: ...oller utility programs 77 Configuration Setup program using 58 OSA SMBridge management utility program 78 PXE boot agent utility program 66 SAS SATA configuration utility program 79 Scalable Systems W...

Страница 109: ......

Страница 110: ...Part Number 31R1856 Printed in USA 1P P N 31R1856...

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