Table Of Contents - IBM xSeries 230 6RY Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety information
Online Support . . .
IBM Online Addresses .
General checkout
General information
Features and specifications .
What your IBM xSeries 230 offers .
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features .
Server controls and indicators
Starting the server .
Operator Information panel .
Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Diagnostic tools overview
POST . . . . . .
Event/error logs . .
Small computer system interface messages .
Identifying problems using status LEDs .
Light path diagnostics .
Diagnostic programs and error messages
Text messages . .
Starting the diagnostic programs .
Viewing the test log
Diagnostic error message tables .
Recovering BIOS . .
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller .
Network connection problems .
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart
Ethernet controller messages .
Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI
driver messages . .
Network driver interface specification 2.01
(OS/2) driver messages .
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages .
UNIX messages . .
Power checkout . . .
Replacing the battery .
Temperature checkout .
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 31
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup
main menu . . .
Using passwords .
Bypassing an unknown power-on password
Using the SCSISelect utility program .
Starting the SCSISelect utility program .
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu
Installing options . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Exploded view of the xSeries 230 server .
System board layout .
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System board options connectors .
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System board internal cable connectors .
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System board external port connectors .
System board switches and jumpers .
System board LED locations .
Before you begin
System reliability considerations .
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Working inside a server with power on .
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Handling static sensitive devices .
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Removing the cover, door, and bezel .
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Removing the left-side cover (tower model)
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Removing the cover (rack model) .
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Removing the server door (tower model)
Removing the bezel (rack or tower) .
Working with adapters
. 13 Adapter considerations
. 13 Installing an adapter .
. 13 Installing internal drives .
. 14 Internal drive bays .
. 14 Hot-swap drives .
. 14 Non-hot-swap drives .
. 15 Preinstallation steps (all bays) .
. 16 Installing a hot-swap drive .
. 16 Installing a non-hot-swap drive .
. 17 Installing memory modules .
. 17 Installing a microprocessor .
. 18 Installing or removing a power supply .
. 18 Adding a power supply .
. 18 Removing a hot-swap power supply .
. 19 Removing the only power supply .
. 20 Replacing a fan assembly .
Installing the cover .
. 20 Installing the cover (tower) .
Installing the cover (rack) .
. 22 Connecting external options .
. 24 Installation procedure .
. 24 I/O connector locations .
. 26 Input/Output ports
. 27 Parallel port .
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Serial ports
Universal Serial Bus ports
Keyboard port .
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port .
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Video port .
SCSI ports .
Ethernet port .
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Advanced System Management ports .
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Cabling the server .
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Netfinity Manager . . . . . . . . . . 87
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. 38 Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity
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