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IBM 8840 - eServer xSeries 346 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ERserver IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 ERserver IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 39. Fifth Edition (October 2005) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005. 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 ......6 The UpdateXpress program .
  • Page 6 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 44 Index ......45 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Safety

    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. Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005...
  • Page 8 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 Information book under statement 1. Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before performing the instructions.
  • 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 Hazardous voltage, current, and energy 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 technician. viii IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 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 the branch circuit protection requirements. Refer to the information that is provided with your IBM device for electrical specifications. Statement 14 CAUTION: Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels might be present.
  • Page 12 California de los Estados Unidos está considerado como un causante de cancer y de defectos congénitos, además de otros riesgos reproductivos. Lávese las manos después de usar el producto. IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introducing The Ibm Xseries 346 Type 8840

    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. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps: Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site.

  • Page 15: Features And Specifications

    – Shipment: -40° to 60°C (-40° to operate. 140°F); maximum altitude: 2133 m (7000 ft) v Humidity: – Server on/off: 8% to 80% – Shipment: 5% to 100% Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840...

  • Page 16: What Your Server Offers

    Note: The baseboard management controller is also known as the service processor. v IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage xSeries servers. For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.

  • Page 17: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability

    SMP capability. v Systems-management capabilities The server supports an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. This option, when used with the integrated baseboard management controller that comes with the server, enables you to manage the functions of the server locally and remotely.

  • Page 18: Ibm Director

    Server, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux , SUSE LINUX, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ sys_migration/ibmdiragent.html.

  • Page 19: The Updatexpress Program

    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 the 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 System-locator LED: Use this LED to visually locate the server among other servers. You can use IBM Director to light this LED remotely. v SCSI activity LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that there is activity on the SCSI or IDE bus.

  • Page 21: Rear View

    Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) that is installed in the server. System-locator LED: Use this LED to visually locate the server among other servers. You can use IBM Director to light this LED remotely. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840...

  • Page 22: Server Power Features

    When you turn off the server and leave it connected to ac power, the server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the server. To remove all power from the server, you must disconnect it from the power source. IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 23 The service processor can turn off the server as an automatic response to a critical system failure. v You can turn off the server through a request from the service processor. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840...
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  • Page 25: Chapter 2. Configuring The Server

    For information about using this utility program, see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program.” v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide program provides software-setup tools and installation tools that are designed for your server. Use this CD during the installation of your...

  • Page 26: Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program

    Ethernet controllers and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board. This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.
  • Page 28 Select this choice to view the System Event/Error log, which contains all system error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed;...

  • Page 29: Passwords

    Passwords From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only. If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup, and you have access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu.

  • Page 30: Administrator Password

    Configuration/Setup Utility menu. You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the password. The administrator password choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.

  • 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: Installing Your Operating System Without Serverguide

    If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use the ServerGuide program to install your operating system, complete the following steps to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM Support Web page: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.

  • Page 33: Using The Scsi Hostraid Feature To Perform A Raid Level-1 Configuration

    Note: You must have at least two hard disk drives installed in the server to configure a RAID level-0 array. 1. From the SCSISelect Utility main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings. 2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array. 3.

  • Page 34: Configuring The Controller

    10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Using The Baseboard Management Controller

    Ethernet controllers, see the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server. For updated information about configuring the controllers, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. Using the baseboard management controller The baseboard management controller provides environmental monitoring for the server.

  • Page 36: Linux Configuration

    Use one of the following procedures to enable SOL sessions for your Linux operating system. You must be logged in as a root user to perform these procedures. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configuration: IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 Note: This procedure is based on a default installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1. The file names, structures, and commands might be different for other versions of Red Hat Linux. Complete the following steps to configure the general Linux parameters for SOL operation when using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 operating system.
  • Page 38 Original /etc/lilo.conf contents prompt timeout=50 default=linux boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b 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-2.4.9-e.12.img read-only root=/dev/hda6 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 Modified /etc/lilo.conf contents prompt timeout=50 default=linux-Monitor boot=/dev/hda #map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b #message=/boot/message linear # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp label=linux-Monitor initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img read-only root=/dev/hda6 append="console=ttyS0,19200n8 console=tty1" # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp label=linux-Interact initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img...
  • Page 40 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.9-e.12smp) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES-up (2.4.9-e.12) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12 ro root=/dev/hda6 initrd /initrd-2.4.9-e.12.img IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 Modified /boot/grub/grub.conf contents #grub.conf generated by anaconda # Note 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-version ro root=/dev/hda6 initrd /initrd-version.img...
  • Page 42 (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Interactive kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd title floppy IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition Configuration

    Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes root chainloader +1 title failsafe kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp disableapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped Note 1: The kernel line is shown with a line break. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line. You must restart the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL.

  • Page 44: Installing The Osa Smbridge Management Utility Program

    Complete the following steps to install the OSA SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Windows operating system: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ and download the utility program and create the OSA BMC Management Utility CD. 2. Insert the OSA BMC Management Utility CD into the drive. The InstallShield wizard starts, and a window similar to that shown in the following illustration opens.
  • Page 45 Linux operating system. You must be logged in as a root user to perform these procedures. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ and download the utility program and create the OSA BMC Management Utility CD. 2. Insert the OSA BMC Management Utility CD into the drive.

  • Page 46: Using The Baseboard Management Controller Utility Programs

    You can also use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ to download the utility program; then, copy the bmc_cfg.exe file to a configuration utility diskette.

  • Page 47: Using The Scsiselect Utility Program

    Use the following commands in CLI mode: – identify Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server. – power Turn the server on and off remotely. – sel Perform operations with the System Event/Error log. – sysinfo Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller.

  • Page 48: Scsiselect Utility Menu Choices

    If you press Ctrl+A before a selected drive is ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. When the selected drive is ready, press Ctrl+A. IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: 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...

  • Page 50: 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 Eserver and IntelliStation systems, optional devices, services, and support. The ® address for IBM xSeries and BladeCenter information is http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.

  • Page 51: 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 52: Trademarks

    When referring to processor storage, real and virtual storage, or channel volume, KB stands for approximately 1000 bytes, MB stands for approximately 1 000 000 bytes, and GB stands for approximately 1 000 000 000 bytes. IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: 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 54: Battery Return Program

    In the United States, IBM has established a return process for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal of used IBM sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, and battery packs from IBM equipment. For information on proper disposal of these batteries, contact IBM at 1-800-426-4333.

  • Page 55: 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 56: Taiwanese Class A Warning Statement

    Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Index

    10 enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature 20 environment 3 Ethernet activity LED 9 NOS installation Ethernet connector 10 with ServerGuide 19 Ethernet-link status link LED 9 without ServerGuide 20 notes 2 notes, important 40 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005...
  • Page 58 SCSI controller 20 serial connector 10 serial over LAN commands connect 35 identify 35 power 35 reboot 35 sel get 35 sol 35 sysinfo 35 ServeRAID 5 ServerGuide features 18 NOS installation 19 using 18 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User’s Guide...
  • Page 60 Part Number: 31R1192 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 31R1192...

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