Table Of Contents - IBM 8670 - Eserver xSeries 345 Installation Manual

Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements used in this publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Major components of your server
Chapter 2. Installing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing memory modules
Installing a hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing an additional microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3. Server power, controls, and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front view
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Configuring your server
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Updating the integrated system management firmware . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing IBM Director updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 5. Solving problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
ServerGuide problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 6. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 39
Software service and support
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Appendix A. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Warranty period
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Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System reliability guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Working inside the server with the power on
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Problem determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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