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  • Page 1 ERserver xSeries 226 Type 8648 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 ERserver xSeries 226 Type 8648 User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in and Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 29. First Edition (September 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: Table Of Contents

    Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....5 IBM Director ......7 Update Xpress program .
  • Page 6 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement ..32 Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement ..32 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement ... . 32 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement .

  • Page 7: Safety

    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 produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...
  • Page 8 Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. Statement 1: DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
  • Page 9 Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer.
  • Page 10 Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. Statement 5: CAUTION: The 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.
  • Page 11 Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the 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 attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components.
  • Page 12 All caution and danger statements in this documentation begin with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book.

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introducing The Xseries 226 Type 8648 Server

    Safety Information This document is in PDF on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. It contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.

  • Page 14: Notices And Statements Used In This Document

    These updates are available from the IBM Web site. Complete the following steps to check for updated documentation and technical updates: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. In the Learn section, click Online publications. 3. On the ″Online publications″ page, in the Brand field, select Servers.

  • Page 15: Features And Specifications

    Table 1. Features and specifications Microprocessor: Integrated functions: Electrical input: v Supports up to two Intel Xeon v Support for IBM Remote Supervisor v Sine-wave input (50 or 60 Hz) required microprocessors Adapter II v Input voltage and frequency ranges...

  • Page 16: What Your Server Offers

    IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD Your server comes with a IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD, which you can use to diagnose problems. v IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage xSeries servers.

  • Page 17: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability

    See the documentation that comes with your systems-management software for more information. To order an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II, contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller. Reliability, availability, and serviceability Three important server design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS).
  • Page 18 Error logging of POST failures v Hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives v Integrated Ethernet controller v Support for the optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Key-lock support for physical security v Memory change messages posted to the error log v Power-on self-test (POST) ®...

  • Page 19: Ibm Director

    Increased productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with your server, the IBM Director documentation on the CD, and the IBM xSeries Systems Management Web page at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html,...

  • Page 20: Server Controls, Connectors, Leds, And Power

    Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power This section describes the controls, connectors, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn the server on and off. Front view The following illustration shows the controls and LEDs on the front of the server. CD-ROM drive activity LED Ethernet link...
  • Page 21 An LED on the system board might also be lit to help isolate the error. Detailed troubleshooting information is in the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. USB connectors Connect USB devices to these connectors.

  • Page 22: Rear View

    Rear view The following illustration shows the connectors on the rear of the server. Non-redundant power supply Redundant power supplies AC power LEDs Power cords DC power LEDs Power cord Mouse Mouse Keyboard Keyboard Parallel Parallel Serial 1 Serial 1 Video Video USB 1...

  • Page 23: Server Power Features

    USB 1 connector Connect a USB device to this connector. Ethernet connector Use this connector to connect the server to a network. Serial 2 connector Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. If you have an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II (systems-management adapter) installed in PCI-X slot 2, your server has additional connectors and LEDs.

  • Page 24: Turning Off The Server

    Turning off the server When you turn off the server and leave it connected to ac power, the server can respond to remote requests to turn on the server. To remove all power from the server, you must disconnect it from the power source. Some operating systems require an orderly shutdown before you turn off the server.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2. Configuring The Server

    ServeRAID Manager ™ ServeRAID Manager is available as a stand-alone program and as an IBM Director extension. If a ServeRAID adapter is installed in your server, use ServeRAID Manager to define and configure your disk-array subsystem before you install your operating system. For information about using this program, see “Using ServeRAID Manager”...

  • Page 26: Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program

    v SCSISelect Utility program (some models) For general configuration, use the SCSISelect Utility program to configure devices that are attached to the SCSI controller. For information about using this utility program, see “Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models)” on page 25.
  • Page 27 erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports, and to specify whether parallel ATA, Serial ATA, or both, will be the...
  • Page 28 Attention: Do not make changes in the Advanced Processor Control option unless directed to do so by an IBM authorized service representative. – Advanced Chipset control Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board, such as the PCI master latency timer or the PCI interrupts.

  • Page 29: Passwords

    v Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them. Passwords From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on (user) password and an administrator (supervisor) password.

  • Page 30: Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd

    Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy-to-use setup and installation program that is designed for your IBM server. The ServerGuide program detects the server model and hardware options that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware.

  • Page 31: Setup And Configuration Overview

    When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, 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.

  • Page 32: Using The Boot Menu Program

    Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility (also referred to as IBM ServeRAID-7e) to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality to the integrated Serial ATA controller and the SCSI controller. Be sure to use these programs as described in this document.

  • Page 33: Using The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility Programs (For Serial Ata Raid)

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your server, you can download it from the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

  • Page 34: Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Raid)

    The SCSI RAID configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

  • Page 35: Using Serveraid Manager

    Enter. Press Esc to exit the utility. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Restore a SCSI hard disk drive to the factory-default settings. erasing all data...

  • Page 36: Viewing The Configuration

    3. Click Express configuration. 4. Click Next. The “Configuration summary” window opens. 5. Review the information that is displayed in the “Configuration summary” window. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the configuration, verify that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for your operating system.

  • Page 37: Configuring The Gigabit Ethernet Controller

    Ethernet controller, see the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with your server. For updated information about configuring the controller, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models) Use the SCSISelect Utility program to configure SCSI devices.
  • Page 38 The sync transfer rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. For Ultra3 SCSI LVD devices, the maximum rate is 160 MBps; for Ultra2 SCSI devices, 80 MBps; for Fast SCSI devices, 20 MBps. – Advanced Configuration Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration options.

  • Page 39: Appendix A. Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you. This appendix contains information about where to go for additional information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem ®...

  • Page 40: Getting Help And Information From The World Wide Web

    Getting help and information from the World Wide Web On the World Wide Web, the IBM Web site has up-to-date information about IBM xSeries and IntelliStation products, services, and support. The address for IBM xSeries information is http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. The address for IBM IntelliStation information is http://www.ibm.com/pc/intellistation/.

  • Page 41: Appendix B. Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk. IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 42: Trademarks

    Chipkill ThinkPad EtherJet Tivoli e-business logo Tivoli Enterprise Eserver Update Connector FlashCopy Wake on LAN XA-32 IBM (logo) XA-64 IntelliStation X-Architecture NetBAY XceL4 Netfinity XpandOnDemand NetView xSeries OS/2 WARP Intel, MMX, and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

  • Page 43: Product Recycling And Disposal

    IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-IBM products. Support (if any) for the non-IBM products is provided by the third party, not IBM. Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program functionality.

  • Page 44: Electronic Emission Notices

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.

  • Page 45: European Union Emc Directive Conformance Statement

    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 been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/European Standard EN 55022.

  • Page 46: Power Cords

    Power cords For your safety, IBM provides a power cord with a grounded attachment plug to use with this IBM product. To avoid electrical shock, always use the power cord and plug with a properly grounded outlet. IBM power cords used in the United States and Canada are listed by Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) and certified by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
  • Page 47 IBM power cord part number Used in these countries and regions 14F0033 Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Channel Islands, China (Hong Kong S.A.R.), Cyprus, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Oman,...
  • Page 48 xSeries 226 Type 8648: User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Index

    21 danger statements 2 device driver, update 7 diskette drive LEDs activity LED 8 CD-ROM drive activity 8 specifications 3 diagnostics 6 diskette eject button 8 diskette drive activity 8 Ethernet link status 9 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...
  • Page 50 LEDs (continued) related documentation 1 Ethernet ltransmit/receive activity 9 reliability features 5 hard disk drive activity 8 Remote Supervisor Adapter, configuration 13 hot-swap hard disk drive activity 8 resetting hot-swap hard disk drive status 8 passwords 18 power supply AC 10 power supply DC 10 power-on 9 system-error 9...
  • Page 51 United States FCC Class A notice 32 update device drivers and firmware 7 using Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 21 Boot Menu program 20 IBM Configuration/Setup Utility program 13, 14 passwords 15, 17 SCSI HostRAID to configure the controller 22 SCSISelect Utility program 25 ServeRAID Manager 23...
  • Page 52 xSeries 226 Type 8648: User’s Guide...
  • Page 54 Part Number: 88P8977 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 88P8977...

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