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  • Page 1 ERserver IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 ERserver IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 43. First Edition (October 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

    Online-spare memory ..... . . 7 IBM Director ......7 The UpdateXpress program .
  • Page 6 Power cords ......48 Index ......51 IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • 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 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 9 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. v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
  • Page 10 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 11 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 12 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. IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introducing The Ibm Xseries 236 Type 8841 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.

  • Page 15: Features And Specifications

    (when depending upon configuration Power supplies: available) can update EEPROMs on the v Standard: One 670 watts (115-230 V system board v Upgradeable to two hot-swap power supplies Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...

  • Page 16: What The 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, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.
  • Page 17 The Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...

  • Page 18: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability

    Upgradeable microcode for POST, BIOS, diagnostics, service processor, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over the LAN v Vital product data (VPD) on microprocessors, system board, power supplies, and SCSI (hot-swap-drive) backplane IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Memory Mirroring

    (DIMMs) in all DIMM slots. For more information, see the section about installing memory modules in the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. To enable memory mirroring through the Configuration/Setup Utility program, select Advanced Setup from the main menu, and select Memory Configuration.

  • Page 20: 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://www1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/...

  • Page 21: Server Controls, Leds, And Power

    Model type/serial number Operator information panel: This panel contains LEDs. The following illustration shows the LEDs on the operator information panel. The following LEDs are on the operator information panel: Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...
  • Page 22 Documentation CD for additional information. v 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 Ethernet transmit/receive activity LED (Tx/Rx 1 or Tx/Rx 2): When these two green LEDs are lit they indicate that there is activity between the server and the network.
  • Page 23 CD-eject button: Press this button to release a CD from the CD-ROM drive. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...

  • Page 24: Rear View

    During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are lit. For any other combination of LEDs, see the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Server Power Features

    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 the Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...

  • Page 26: Turning Off The Server

    If the Wake on LAN feature turned on the server, the Wake on LAN feature can turn off the server. v The integrated system management processor can turn off the server as an automatic response to a critical system failure. IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 You can turn off the server through a request from the service processor. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841 server...
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  • Page 29: 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 the server. Use this CD during the installation of the server to configure basic hardware features, such as an integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities, and to simplify the installation of your operating system.

  • Page 30: Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program

    USB capability; to maintain USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controller and USB BIOS Legacy Support options. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 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 32 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 33: Passwords

    Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices If an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, you can view the following additional menu choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program: v System Card Data Select this choice to display information about the server.

  • Page 34: Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd

    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 35: Serverguide Features

    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 36: Typical Operating-System Installation

    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/pc/support/.

  • Page 37: Enabling The Scsi Hostraid Feature

    Support CD. If this CD did not come with your server, you can download the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD from the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI HostRAID feature: 1.

  • Page 38: Configuring The Ethernet Controllers

    Using ServeRAID Manager You can use the ServeRAID Manager program, 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 factory-default settings, erasing all data from...

  • Page 39: Configuring The Gigabit Ethernet Controller

    2. To update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID controller, you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the ServeRAID option. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an...

  • Page 40: Linux Configuration

    Make sure that Yes, exit the Setup Utility is selected; then, press Enter. Linux configuration For SOL operation on the server, you must configure the Linux operating system to expose the Linux initialization (booting) process. This enables users to log in to the IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 Linux console through an SOL session and directs Linux output to the serial console. See the documentation for your specific Linux operating-system type for information and instructions. Use one of the following procedures to enable SOL sessions for your Linux operating system.
  • Page 42 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 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 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 44 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 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 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 46 (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 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: 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 48: 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/pc/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 IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 49 Linux operating system. You must be logged in as a root user to perform these procedures. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/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 50: 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/pc/support/ to download the utility program; then, copy the bmc_cfg.exe file to a configuration utility diskette.
  • Page 51 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.
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  • Page 53: 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 54: 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 55: 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 56: Trademarks

    Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Important notes Processor speeds indicate the internal clock speed of the microprocessor; other factors also affect application performance. IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: 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 58: Electronic Emission Notices

    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 59: Australia And New Zealand Class A 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 60: Chinese Class A Warning Statement

    Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 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.
  • Page 61 IBM power cord part number Used in these countries and regions 13F9979 Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Republic of), Cote D’Ivoire...
  • Page 62 Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Micronesia (Federal States of), Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, United States of America, Venezuela IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Index

    7 memory module electrical input 3 specifications 3 electronic emission Class A notice 46 memory, specifications 3 enabling microprocessor 5 the SCSI HostRAID feature 25 microprocessor specifications 3 environment 3 mouse connector 12 Ethernet 5 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...
  • Page 64 IBM server products 1 serial 1 connector 12 ServerGuide 23 serial 2 connector 12 weight 3 serial over LAN World Wide Web 1 commands connect 39 identify 39 power 39 reboot 39 sel get 39 IBM xSeries 236 Type 8841: User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Part Number: 25K9164 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 25K9164...

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