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  • Page 1 ERserver xSeries 450 Option Installation Guide SC88-P919-40...
  • Page 3 ERserver xSeries 450 Option Installation Guide SC88-P919-40...
  • Page 4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Notices”, on page 45. Third Edition (May 2003) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2003. 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

    Video connector ......43 Appendix. Notices ..... . . 45 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003...
  • Page 6 Edition notice ......45 Trademarks ......46 Important notes.

  • 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. 2003...
  • Page 8 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 xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Safety Information This publication 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 book.

  • Page 14: Notices And Statements Used In This Book

    Notices and statements used in this book The caution and danger statements that appear in this book are also in the multilingual Safety Information book, which is on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information book.

  • Page 15: Major Components Of The Xseries 450

    Major components of the xSeries 450 The orange color on components and labels in the server indicates hot-swap or hot-plug components. You can install or remove these components while the server is running, provided that the server is configured to support hot-swap and hot-plug features.
  • Page 16 Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. DIMM access doors DIMM Microprocessor Power Microprocessor Fan 4 module baffle Fan 3 Fan 2 Fan 1 Retention bracket Bezel Hard disk drive Hot-swap power supply DVD-ROM drive xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 17: Midplane Board Leds

    Midplane board LEDs The following illustration shows the LEDs on the midplane board. I/O board error LED Remote Supervisor Adapter error LED PCI-X planer board error LED Midplane board error LED VRM error Processor board error LED Memory board error LED Processor board internal connectors and LEDs The following illustrations show the internal connectors and LEDs on the processor board.
  • Page 18 Power good LED Microprocessor 3 error LED Microprocessor 3 power module error LED Microprocessor 1 power module error LED Microprocessor 1 VRM error LED error LED Reverse side Microprocessor 4 socket Microprocessor 4 error LED Microprocessor 4 power module socket Microprocessor 4 VRM error LED Microprocessor 4 power...

  • Page 19: Pci-X Board Internal Connectors And Leds

    PCI-X board internal connectors and LEDs The following illustration shows the internal connectors and LEDs on the PCI-X board. PCI-X slot 4 PCI-X slot 3 (100 (100 PCI-X slot 5 PCI-X slot 2 (133 PCI-X slot 6 Attention LED (133 MHz) Power LED PCI-X slot 1 Memory board internal connectors and LEDs...

  • Page 20: Memory Switch Card Leds

    DIMM error LED (14 places) 2.5 v VRM port 2 DIMM error LED 2.5 v VRM error LED error LED (14 places) 1.8 v VRM error LED 2.5 v VRM port 1 error LED Memory switch card LEDs The following illustration shows the LEDs on the memory switch card. Reserved for future use xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: I/O-Board Internal Connectors

    I/O-board internal connectors The following illustration shows the internal connectors on the I/O board. Riser card connector SCSI B connector I/O VRM Fan 4 connector Fan 3 connector Fans 1 and 2 connectors Power/Reset USB cable connector connector SCSI A Media bays connector connector...
  • Page 22 xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2. Installing Options

    Remove jewelry, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, and loose-fitting wrist watches. v Remove items from your shirt pocket (such as pens or pencils) that could fall into the server as you lean over it. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003...

  • Page 24: Handling Static-Sensitive Devices

    v Take care to avoid dropping any metallic objects, such as paper clips, hair pins, or screws, into the server. Handling static-sensitive devices Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices and your system. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective package until you are ready to install them.

  • Page 25: Turning Off The Server

    4. While the server is powering up, the power-on LED on the front of the server is lit. When the server is connected to ac power but is not turned on, the power-on LED on the front of the server flashes. Turning off the server 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...

  • Page 26: Opening The Cover

    Opening the cover Complete the following steps to open the server cover: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 11. 2. Slide the server out from the rack. Latch 3. Pull the release latch on the left side of the top cover to the right. 4.
  • Page 27 2. Press on the two tabs at the bottom edge of the bezel, and pull the bezel off the server. Store the bezel in a safe place. Complete the following steps to replace the bezel: 1. Align the four tabs on the bezel with the slots in the server chassis. 2.

  • Page 28: Removing And Replacing A Hot-Swap Power Supply

    Removing and replacing a hot-swap power supply Your server comes with two hot-swap power supplies, which you can remove and replace without turning off the server. The following illustration shows the locations of the power supplies on the front of the server. Power LEDs Power supply 1 Power supply 2...

  • Page 29: Installing An Adapter

    3. To remove the power supply from the server, press the latch; then, lift the handle on the power supply to the open position and pull the power supply out from the server. 4. Install the new power supply: Power supply Power-supply AC LED latch...
  • Page 30 Note: The illustrations in this publication might differ slightly from your hardware. PCI-X slot 4 PCI-X slot 3 (100 (100 PCI-X slot 5 PCI-X slot 2 (133 PCI-X slot 6 Attention LED (133 MHz) Power LED PCI-X slot 1 v Locate the documentation that comes with the adapter and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section.
  • Page 31 v If a single 133 MHz adapter is installed on PCI-X bus B (slots 3 and 4) and the other slot on PCI-X bus B is empty, the adapter will operate at 133 MHz. v Your server supports 3.3 V and universal adapters; it does not support 5.0 V adapters.

  • Page 32: Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive

    5. Follow the instructions that come with the adapter to set jumpers or switches, if any. 6. Install the adapter: a. If you are installing a full-length adapter, open the blue adapter guide by lifting the front edge, as shown in the illustration. b.

  • Page 33: Installing A 1.44 Mb Diskette Drive

    4. Remove the filler panel or defective hard disk drive from the hard disk drive bay. Filler panel 5. Install the new hard disk drive in the drive bay: a. Ensure that the handle on the hard disk drive tray is in the open position. b.

  • Page 34: Installing A Cd-Rom Or Dvd-Rom Drive

    4. Slide the drive into the left drive bay until it stops. Removable media bays Filler panel Diskette Diskette drive drive eject button 5. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, connect the power cords and turn on the server. Complete the following steps to remove a diskette drive from your server: 1.

  • Page 35: Installing Memory

    Your server supports up to twenty-eight 2.5 V, 184 pin, ® PC2100, ECC DDR SDRAM, 133 MHZ DIMMs. Go to the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/ for a list of memory modules you can use with your server. Chapter 2. Installing options...
  • Page 36 v Your server supports a maximum of only 20 DIMMs (10 per port) if any connector contains a 2 GB DIMM. Your server supports a maximum of 28 DIMMs (14 per port) if only 512 MB and 1 GB DIMMs are installed. v Your server comes with a minimum of two 512 MB DIMMs, installed in slots 1 and 14.
  • Page 37 Complete the following steps to install a DIMM in your server: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 11. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables;...

  • Page 38: Installing And Replacing A Microprocessor And Power Module

    (SAL/EFI) code. To download the most current level of SAL/EFI code for the server, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on the World Wide Web. v (Optional) Obtain an SMP-capable operating system. For a list of supported operating systems, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/.
  • Page 39 For a list of microprocessors supported by your server, go to the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/. Complete the following steps in the prescribed order to install and replace a microprocessor:...
  • Page 40 4. Remove the shipping thumbscrews from the right side of the server. 5. Lift the retention bracket from the server. Lift tabs Shipping thumbscrews 6. Remove the processor-board assembly from the server: Attention: When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity.
  • Page 41 Levers 7. If you are installing a new microprocessor, go to step 8; otherwise, continue: Attention: Failure to complete the instructions in the prescribed order might cause damage to the microprocessor pins and cause the microprocessor to fail. Microprocessor Power module a.
  • Page 42 a. Remove the microprocessor baffle from the microprocessor socket. Keep the microprocessor baffle for future use. b. Remove the protective tape covering the microprocessor socket, if present. Attention: Inserting the microprocessor in a locked connector might damage the pins and cause the microprocessor to fail. Power module Microprocessor Microprocessor...
  • Page 43 Note: Examine the socket lock of an installed microprocessor to identify the locking flag in the locked position. Unlocked Locked Locking flag Attention: When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details about handling these devices, see “Handling static-sensitive devices”...

  • Page 44: Replacing And Troubleshooting Fans

    j. Plug the power-module cable into the power module and into the adjacent power-module cable connector. 9. Carefully install the processor-board assembly and retention bracket. 10. Carefully install the memory-board assembly. 11. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to “Completing the installation”...

  • Page 45: Replacing Fan 3 Or 4

    Complete the following steps to replace fan 1 or 2: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 11. 2. Remove the fan from the server: a. Place your fingers into the two finger holes on the top of the fan and squeeze them together.
  • Page 46 Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. Fan 4 Latch release Fan 2 Fan 3 Fan 1 b. Grasp the handle and lift the fan out of the server. 3. Turn the new fan so that the latch release on the top of the fan is to the right side of the server.

  • Page 47: Replacing The Battery

    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 48: Completing The Installation

    4. Remove the battery: a. Use one finger to press the top of the battery clip away from the battery. b. Lift and remove the battery from the socket. 5. Insert the new battery: a. Use one finger to press the top of the battery clip away from the battery. b.

  • Page 49: Closing The Cover

    Closing the cover Close the cover by first closing the right side; then, close the left side and press down to latch the two halves of the cover in place. Installing the server in a rack Detailed cabling instructions, including the use of the cable management arm (which comes with the server) are in the Rack Installation Instructions provided with the server.

  • Page 50: Updating Your Server Configuration

    SMP server. Therefore, you might need to upgrade your operating system to support SMP. See the User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD and your operating-system documentation for additional information.

  • Page 51: Backing Up And Restoring The Nonvolatile Variables

    Backing up and restoring the nonvolatile variables The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) in the xSeries 450 stores its variables with nonvolatile attributes in NVRAM on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Before you remove or replace the Remote Supervisor Adapter or clear the NVRAM, be sure to make a backup copy of the nonvolatile EFI variables.
  • Page 52 dir or Is 6. Type the following EFI command to restore the EFI variables: restore filename (Where filename is the name you assigned to the backup copy.) 7. When the message ″Delete existing non-volatile efi variables? [y/n]″ appears, type: 8. Type the following EFI command to reset the system: reset The restore procedure is now completed.

  • Page 53: Chapter 3. Input/Output Connectors

    Your server also has an additional Ethernet connector, an additional serial connector, and an Advanced System Management (ASM) Interconnect connector. See the Remote Supervisor Adapter documentation on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for more information. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003...

  • Page 54: Gigabit Ethernet Connectors

    Connect a Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair cable to this connector. The 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T Fast Ethernet standards require Category 5 or higher cabling. See the User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for more information about the Ethernet controller. RXE Expansion Port connectors Use the RXE Expansion Port connectors to connect your server to a remote I/O enclosure.

  • Page 55: Serial Connector

    Serial connector Use a serial connector to connect a serial device. The following illustration shows a serial connector. Configure a serial console device to accept the following settings: Baud rate 115,200 Data bit Parity None Stop bits Flow control None Universal Serial Bus connectors Use a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector to connect a USB device.
  • Page 56 xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 57: Appendix. 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 58: Trademarks

    Lotus, Lotus Notes, SmartSuite, and Domino are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation and/or IBM Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel, ActionMedia, Itanium, LANDesk, MMX, Pentium, and ProShare are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

  • Page 59: 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 60: Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. 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 causedby using other than recommended cables and connectors or by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.

  • Page 61: Taiwanese 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 62 The cord set should have the appropriate safety approvals for the country in which the equipment will be installed. IBM power cords for a specific country or region are usually available only in that country or region.
  • Page 63 IBM power cord part number Used in these countries and regions 1838574 Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Caicos Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,...
  • Page 64 xSeries 450: Option Installation Guide...

  • Page 65: Index

    5 order of installation 24 memory board electronic emission Class A notice 47 internal connectors 7 expansion slots memory board illustration 23 location 17 memory switch card illustration 8 type 17 microprocessor heat sink 26 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003...
  • Page 66 microprocessor (continued) installing 26 thermal material order of installation 26 heat sink 28 power module 26 trademarks 46 Web site 26 turning off the server 13 microprocessor board illustration 26 turning on the server 12 notes 2 Ultra320 SCSI connector 42 notes, important 46 United States electronic emission Class A notice 47 notices...
  • Page 68 Part Number: 88P9194 Printed in U.S.A. SC88-P919-40...

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