Chapter 2. Hints And Tips; Device Drivers; Drives - IBM eServer xSeries 455 Faq

Chapter 2. Hints and tips

This chapter contains installation and troubleshooting hints and tips related to the
xSeries 455 server. This information is intended to supplement the xSeries 455
documentation (listed on page 1).

Device drivers

The Resource CD that comes with the xSeries 455 server contains the following
device drivers:
v Ethernet device driver
v Debug port and debug support EFI device drivers
To download the latest Active PCI, Advanced System Management, and Ethernet
device drivers for the xSeries 455 server, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

Drives

DVD/CD-RW drive
The xSeries 455 server supports up to two CD-ROM drives, or two DVD-ROM
drives, or a combination.
v If you have only one IDE device, it must be installed in the right removable-media
v A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive can be installed in either removable-media bay.
Hot-swap hard disk drives
The xSeries 455 server supports up to two internal Ultra160 or Ultra320 SCSI
hot-swap hard disk drives. The internal hard disk drive bays are connected directly
to the integrated LSI 1030 SCSI controller. To help ensure signal quality, do not mix
drives with different speeds and data rates. Always install either two Ultra160 drives
or two Ultra320 drives.
Attention:
partially or completely remove a good drive instead of a defective one, your server
might lose data.
Using the diskpart utility to clear a drive
Complete the following steps to use the diskpart utility:
1. Start the server.
2. Select EFI Shell from the EFI Firmware Boot Manager.
3. Make sure that the media or file system (fsx:) where the diskpart utility is
4. Type the following EFI command to start the diskpart utility:
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004
Related topics:
v "PCI hot-plug features with the Linux operating system" on page 20.
v "Resource CD" on page 30.
bay.
Before you hot-swap a drive, make sure that it is defective. If you
located is visible to EFI.
diskpart
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