IBM 6000R Hardware Maintenance Manual

IBM Netfinity Servers

IBM Netfinity 6000R - Type 8682
Models 1RY, 2RY

Hardware Maintenance Manual

March 2000

IBM Netfinity Servers

IBM Netfinity 6000R - Type 8682
Models 1RY, 2RY

Hardware Maintenance Manual

March 2000

IBM

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About this manual

This manual contains diagnostic information, a Symptom-to­FRU index, service infor mation, error codes, error mes­sages, and configuration information for the Netfinity 6000R

– Type 8682.
Important: This manual is intended for trained servicers

who are familiar with IBM PC Server products.

Important safety information

Be sure to read all caution and danger st atements in this
book before performing any of the instruction s.

Leia todas as instruções de cuidado e perigo antes de exec­utar qualquer operação.

Prenez connaissance de toutes les consignes de type
Atten tion et

Danger avant de procéder aux opérations décrites par les
instructions.

Lesen Sie alle Sicherheitshinweise, bevor Sie eine
Anweisung ausführen.

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Accertarsi di leggere tutti gli avvisi di attenzione e di pericolo
prima di eff ettuare qualsiasi operazione.

Lea atentament e todas las declaraciones de precaución y
peligro ante de llevar a cabo cualquier operación.

Online support

Use the World Wide Web (WWW) to download Diagnostic,
BIOS Fl;ash, and Device Driver files.

File download address is:

http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/files.html

IBM online addresses

The HMM manuals online address is :

http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/cdt/hmm.html

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http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/support/index.html

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Contents

About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

General checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Features and specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Server features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Start the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Information LED panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Event/error logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Small computer system interface messages. . . . . . . . . . . 14

ServerGuide error symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Text messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Starting the diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Diagnostic error message tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Diagnostic panel LEDs 20

Light path diagnostics 22

Power checkout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recovering BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Temperature checkout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Diagnosing errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Network connection problems 28

Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart 29

Ethernet controller messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver

messages 31

Network driver interface specification 2.01 (OS /2) dri v er

messages 35
NDIS 4. 0 (Windows NT) driver messages 37
UNIX messages 38

Configuring the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . 43

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . 43

Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main

menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Power-on password 48
Administra tor password 50

Using the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . . . . . 51

Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Expanded view of the Netfinity 6000R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Component locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

System board component locations 54
System board LED locations 59
Diagnostic panel LEDs 60

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Memory board component locations 62
Advanced System Management Interconnect board

component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

System reliability considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Working i n s ide the server with the power on . . . . . . . .64

Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Removing the server top cover and bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Working with adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Installing a hot-plug adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Cabling example for the ServeRAID adapter . . . . . . . .71

Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Internal drive bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Hard disk drive component locations 75

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Installing memory-module kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Installing a microprocessor kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Changing jumper positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Three-pin jumper blocks 85

Installing a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Installing a Netfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansion

Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Replacing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Installing the server top cover and bezel . . . . . . . . . . .91

Updating the server configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Connecting external options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Input/Output ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Parallel port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Viewing or changing the parallel-port assignments 94

Parallel port connector 94

Video port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Keyboard port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Ultra160 SCSI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

SCSI cabling requirements 97

Setting SCSI IDs 97

SCSI connector pin-number assignments 98

Serial ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments 99

Seri al-port connectors 99

Universal Serial Bus ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

USB cables and hubs 100

USB- po rt co nnecto rs 10 0

Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Configuring the Ethernet controller 101

Failover for redundant Ethernet 101

Ethernet port connector 105

Advanced System Management ports . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Cabling the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Netfinity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity Manager .

109

Netfinity Manager documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Netfinity Manager system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Netfinity Manager for OS/2 system requirements. . . . 110

Netfinity Manager fo r Windows 95 and Windows 98

system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11

Netfinity Manager fo r Windows N T system require ments.

112

Starting the Netfinity Manager installation program. . . . . 112

Netfinity Manager database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

DB2 database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

System requirements 120
Installing and configuring the database 120
Activating the database 121
Granting and revoking database privileges 122

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Deleting the database 123

Lotus Notes database support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

System requirements 124

Installing the database 124

Browsing the Netfinity Manager Lotus Notes database

125

ODBC database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

System requirements 126
ODBC database configuration 127
Creating the Netfinity Manager tables 127
Suppor ted and certified databases 129

Starting Netfinity Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Netfinity Manager Service Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Netfinity Manager service descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Advanced System Management 134
Alert Manager 134
Alert on LAN configuration 134
Capacity Management 134
Cluster Manager 134
Critical File Monitor 135
DMI Browser 135
ECC Memory Setup 135
Event Scheduler 135
File Tran sfer 135
Power-On Error Detect 135
Predictive Failure Analysis 135
Process Manager 135
RAID Ma nager 135
Remote Session 136
Remote System Manager 136
Remote Workstation Control 136
Screen View 136
Security Manager 136
Serial Connection Control 136
Service Configuration Manager 137
Software Inventory 137
System Diagnostics Manager 137
Syste m Informa tion Tool 137
System Monitor 137
System Partition Access 137
System Profile 138
Update Connector Manager 138
Web Manager Configuration 138
Delaying Netfinity Manager startup on OS/2 systems 138

Getting more information about Netfinity Manager . . . . . 139

Installation options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Automated installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Customized installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

FRU information (service only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

LED switch card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Four-fan housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Dual fan mount assembly with cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Service processor card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

PCI switch card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Power backplane assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

System board assembly with backerplate. . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Symptom-to-FRU index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Beep symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

No beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Diagnostic panel error LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Diagnostic error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Error symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Power supply LED errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

ServeRAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

I2C bus fault messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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SCSI error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Temperature error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Fan error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Power error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

System shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Voltage related system shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Temperature related system shutdown. . . . . . . . . . . .185

DASD checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

CPU checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Undetermined problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Parts listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Related service information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices . .199

Grounding requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Safety notices (multi-lingual translations). . . . . . . . . .200

Send us your comments!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235

Problem determination tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237

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General checkout

The server diagnostic programs are stored in upgradable
read-only memory (ROM) on the system board. These pro­grams are the primary method of testing the major compo­nents of the server: The system board, Ethernet controller,
video controller, RAM, keyboard, mouse (pointing device),
diskette drive, serial ports, hard drives, and par allel port.
You can also use them to test some external devices. See

“Diagnostic programs and erro r messages” on page 16.
Also, if you cannot determine whether a problem is caused

by the hardware or by the software, y ou can run the dia g­nostic programs to confirm that the hardware is working
properly.

When you run the diagnostic programs, a single problem
might cause several er ror messages. Whe n this occ urs,
work to correct the cause of the first error message. After
the cause of the first error message is correc ted, the other
erro r messages might not occur the next ti me you run the
test.

A failed system might be part of a shared DASD cluster (two
or more systems sharing the same external storage
device(s)). Prior to running diagnostics, verify that the failing
system is not part of a shared DASD cluster.

A system might be part of a cluste r if:

• The customer id entifies the system as par t of a cluster.

• One or more external storage units are attached to the
system and at least one of the attached storage units is
additionally attached to another s y stem or unidentifi­able source.

• One or more systems are located ne ar the fa iling s ys­tem.

If the failin g system is suspected to be par t of a shar ed
DASD cluster, all diagnostic tests can be run except diag­nostic te st s wh ic h te st th e s tor ag e uni t (DAS D r es id ing i n t h e
storage unit) or the storage adapter attached to the storage
unit.

Notes:

1. For sy stem s t ha t ar e pa rt of a s har e d D ASD c lu st er, r un
one test at a time in looped mode. Do not run all tests
in looped mode , as this could enable the DASD diag­nostic tests.

2. If mult iple err or codes are displayed, diagnose the fir s t
error code displayed.

3. If the computer hangs with a POST error, go to th e
“Symptom-to-FRU index” on page 153.

4. If the computer hangs and no error is displayed, go to
“Undetermined problems” on page 186.

5. Power supply problems , see “Symptom-to-FRU index”
on page 153.

6. Safety information, see “Safety infor m ation” on page

196.

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7. For intermi ttent pr oblems, check th e error log; see

“POST error messages” on page 14.

1. IS THE SYSTEM P ART OF A CLUSTER?

YES. Schedule maintenance with the customer. Shut down
all systems related to the clus ter. Run stor age test.

NO. Go to step 2.

2. IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT PART OF A CLUSTER:

• Power-off the computer and al l external devices.

• Check all cables and power cords.

• Set all display controls to the middle position.

• Power-on all extern al devic es.

• Power-on the c omputer.

• Record any POST error messages displayed on
the screen. If an error is displayed, look up the
first error in the “POST error codes” on page 171.

• Check the informatio n LED panel Syste m Error
LED; if on, see “Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on
page 157.

• Check the System Error Log. If an error was
recorded by the system, see “Symptom-to-FRU
index” on page 153.

• Start the Diagnostic Programs. See “Diagnostic
progr ams and error messages” on page 16.

• Check for the following responses:

a. One beep.
b. Readable instructions or the Main Menu.

3. DID YOU RECEIVE BOTH OF THE CORRECT

RESPONSES?

NO. Find the failure symptom in “Symptom-to-FRU index”

on page 153.
YES. Run the Diagnostic Programs. If necessary, refer to

“Diagnostic programs and error messages” on page 16.
If you receive an error, go to “Symptom-to-FRU index” on

page 153.
If the diagnostics completed successfully and you still sus-

pect a problem, see “Undetermined prob lems” on page 186.

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General information

The IBM® Netfinity ® 6000R server is a high-perfo rmance
server with the capability of mi croprocessor upgr ade to a
symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. It is ideally suited
for networking environments that require superior micropro­cessor performance, efficient memo ry management, flexibil­ity, and large amounts of reliable data storage.

Performance, ease of u s e, reliabilit y, and expansion capabil­ities were ke y cons idera tion s duri ng th e design of t he serv er .
These de sig n f eatu res ma ke it po ssibl e f or you to cust omi ze
the system hardware to meet your needs today, while pro­viding flexible expansion capabilities for the future.

The IBM 6000R server comes with a three-year limited war ­ranty and 90-Day IBM Sta rt Up Support. If you hav e access
to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date informa­tion about the server model and other IBM s erver products
at the followin g Worl d Wid e We b ad dre s s:
http:// w ww.ibm.c om /p c /us /n et fin ity/

Features and specifications

The following prov ides a summary of the featu res and speci­fications for the Netfinity 6000R server.

• Microprocessor:
— Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™

— 32 KB of level- 1 cache
— 1 MB or 2 MB Level-2 cache depending upon

model
— 100 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
— Supports up to four microprocessors

• Memory:
— Max imum: 16GB

— Ty pe: ECC, SDRAM, Registered DIMMs
— 16 slots, 4-wa y interleaved

• Drives standard:
— Diskette: 1.44 MB

— CD-ROM: 40X IDE

• Expansion bays:

Hot-swap drives: Three standard slim-high, three
optional slim-high

• Active™ PCI expansion slots:
— One 33 MHz/32-bit

— Thre e 66 MH z/ 64-bi t
— Two 33 MHz/ 64 - bi t

• Hot-swap power supplies:

270 W (115-230 V ac)

— Minimum: One
— Max imum: Three

• Redundant cooling:
— Six hot-swap fans

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• Video:
— S3 video controller
— Compatible with SVGA and VGA
— 8 MB vi deo memory

• Size (4 U)
— Height: 178 mm (7 in.) (4 U)

— Depth: 711.2 mm (28 in.)
— Width: 482.6 mm (19 in.)
— Weight: 34.9 kg (77 lb.) to 50.4 kg (111 lb.)

depending upon configuration

• Integrated functions:
— Netfinity Advanced System Management proces-

sor with Light Path diagnostics

— Dual channel Ultra160 SCSI controller ( one inter-

nal and one external channel) (non-RAID)

— One 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX AMD Ethernet con-

troller
— Two serial ports
— One parallel port
— Two universal serial bus ports
— Keyboard port
—Mouse port
— Video port

• Acoustical noise emissions:
— Sound power, idling: 6.3 bel maximum
— Sound power, operating: 6.3 bel maximum
— Sound pressure, operating: 48 dB a maximum

• Environment:
— Air temperature:

– Server on: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F). Alti-

tude: 0 to 914 m (3000 ft.)

– Server on: 10º to 32º C (50º to 89.6º F). Alti-

tude: 914 m (3000 ft.) to 2133 m (7 000 ft.)

– Server off: 10º to 43º C (50º to 110º F). Maxi-

mum altitude: 2133 m (7000 ft.)

— Humidity:

– Serve r on: 8% to 80%
– Serv er off: 8% to 80%

• Heat out put:

Approximate heat output in British Thermal Units (BTU)
per ho ur

— Minimum configuration:461 BTU (0.14 kilowatts

per hour)

— Maximum configuration: 1796 BTU (0.53 kilowatts

per hour)

• Elec tric al inp ut:
— Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz) required

— Input voltage low range:

— Input voltage high range:

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– Minimum: 90 V ac
– Maxim um: 137 V ac

– Min im um: 180 V ac
– Maximum: 265 V ac

— Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) approximately:

– Minimum: 0.08 kVA
– Maxim um: 0.52 kVA

Server features

The unique design of th e server t akes advantage of
advancements in symmetric multiprocess ing (SMP), data
storage, and memory management. The server combines:

• Impressive performance using an innovative approach
to SMP

The server supports up to four Pentium III Xeon pro­cessor s. The se r ver c ome s wi th at leas t o ne proc es sor
installed; you can install additional pro c essors to
enhance performance and provide SMP capability.

• Large data-storage and hot-swap capabilities
All models of the server support up to three standard

and three optional 26 mm (1-i nch) slim-high 3.5-inch
hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot -swap ba ys. This

hot-swap

hard disk drives with out turning of f the server.

featu re en ables yo u to r em o ve and repla c e

• Active™ PCI (hot-plug) adap ter capabilities
The server ha s si x

With operating system support, you can replace failing
hot-plug PCI adapters without turning off the server. If

hot-add

the
tem and the PCI adapter, you can also add PCI ada pt­ers in these slots without turning off the server.

• Redundant cooling and power capabilities
The redundant cooling and hot- swap capabilities of the

fans in the server enable continued operation if one of
the fa ns f ai ls . You can al so re pl ac e a fa il in g f an w it hou t
turning off the server.

The server comes standard with one 270-watt power
supply. Install thre e 270-w att power supplies to ensure
redundancy and hot-swap capability for a typical con­figur a tio n. (See “Installing a hot - swap pow er su pp ly ”
on page 85 for instructions.)

• 100 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
The FSB is the processor external bus. This bus is the

interface between the proce ssors and the system
board. The FSB is also known as the processor/host
bus.

feature is supported by the operating sys-

hot-plug

slots for PCI adapters.

• Lar g e sy s tem me m or y
The memory bus in the server supports up to 16GB of

system memory. The memory controller provides error
correcting code (ECC) support for up to 16 industry­standard, 3.3 V, 168-pin, 8-byte, PCI, PC1 00 regis­tere d, du al inli ne memo ry mo dules (D IM M s). The
memory controller also provides Chip kill™ memory
protection. Chipkill memory protection is a technology

General information 5

that protects the system from a single chip failure on a
DIMM.

• System-management capabilit ies
The server comes with a Netfinity Advanced System

Management Processor on the system board. This
processor, in conjunction with the Netfinity Manager
provided on the ServerGuide CDs, enables you to
manage the functions of the server locally and
remotely. The Netfinity Advanced System Manage­ment Processor also provides system monitoring,
even t recording, and dial-out alert capability.

Note: The Netfinity Advanced System Management

Processor is sometimes referred to as the ser­vice processor.

Refer to “Netfinity Manager” on page 109 for more
information.

• Integrated network environment support
The server comes with an E thernet controller on the

system board. This Ethernet controller has an interface
for connec ting to 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps networks. The
server automatically selects between 10BASE-T and
100BASE-TX. The controller provides full-duplex
(FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmis­sion and reception of data on the Ethernet local area
network (LAN).

• Redundant net work-interf ace card (NIC)
The addition of an optional, redundant network-inter-

face card (NIC ) provides a failover capability to a
redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs
with the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic
assoc iated w ith th is pr imary co nnect ion is automa tic ally
switched to the redundant NIC. This switching occurs
with out data loss and without user intervention.

• IBM ServerGuide CDs
The Ser verGuide CDs included with IBM Netfinity serv-

ers pr ovide programs to help you set up the server and
install the network operating system (NOS). The Serv­erGuide program detects the hardware options
installed, and provides the correct configuration pro­gram and device drivers. In addition, the ServerGuide
CDs include a variety of application programs such as
IBM Update Connector to help keep the server basic
input/outpu t system (BIOS) and microc ode updated,
and IBM Netfinity Manager for system management.

Note: The latest level of BIOS for the server is also

avai lable t hro ugh th e Wor ld Wi de Web. Ref er to
“Recov ering BIOS” on page 24 for the appropri­ate World Wide Web addresses and bulletin­board teleph one numbers.

The server is designed to be cost- effective, powerful, and
flexible. It uses peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
bus architecture to provide compatibility with a wide range of
existing hardware devices and software applications.

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As alw ays, the IBM serve r meets str ingent worldwide certifi­cations for po wer , electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and
safety. See “Relat ed service information” on page 195 for

additional information.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

Three of the most important features in server design are
reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). These fac­tors help to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the
server; that the server is available when you want to use it;
and that should a failure occur, you can easily diagnose and
repair the failure with minimal inconvenience.

The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that
the server supports.

• Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability (hot-swap)

• Error correcting code (ECC) FSBs

• ECC L2 cache

• ECC memory

• Fast power-on self-test (POST)

•45°C (113°F) normal operating temper ature for hard
disk drives

• Pari ty ch eck in g o n th e s mal l co mput er s ystem in t erf ac e
(SCSI) bus and PCI buses

• Power Managed - Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI) level

• System management moni toring via Intra-Integrated
Circuit (I

• Ambient te mperat u re mo nitoring

• Automatic error retry/recovery

• Automatic restart after a power failu re

• Built-in te mperature/fan/voltages monitoring

• Chipkill memory protection

• Fau lt- r es is ta nt sta r tu p

• Hot-s wap dri v e bays

• Hot-s wap har d disk drives

• Active PCI (hot-plug) adapter slots

• Infor mation and diagnostic LED panels

• Me nu - dri ve n se tu p, sy s tem co nfiguration, SC SISelec t
configuration, and diagnostic prog rams

• Memory scrubbing and Predictive Failure Analysis™
(PFA) (background and real time)

• Microcode and diagnostic levels available

• Netfinity Manager™ and LANDesk

• Netfinity Server Management

• NIC failover support

• Power and temperature monitoring

• Power-supply redundancy mon itoring

• Predictive Failure Analysis™ (PFA) alerts

• Redundant Ethernet capabilities (with optional adapter)

• Redundant hot-swap cooling

• Redundant and hot-swap power supplies

• Remote Connect

• Remote system problem-determination support

• System auto-configuring from a configuration menu

• Upgradable POST, BIOS, diagnostics, and N etfinit y
Advanced System Management Processor microcode

• Wake on LAN™ capabili ty

2

C) bus

®

enabled

General information 7

• Window s NT fai lov e r sup po rt

• Alert on LAN™ capability

• Backup BIOS switching by jumper

• Er r or codes and mess ages

• Integrated service processor subsyst em provides con­trol for remote system management

• Processor serial number access

• Standard cables present detection

• System error logging (POST and Netfinity Advanced
Syst e m Ma na ge ment P roc es s or )

• Vital Product Data (VPD) on microprocessors, system
board, power supplies, hot-swap-drive backplane, and
power backplane

Start the server

Use the following procedure to start the server.

1. Turn on all external devices, such as the monitor.
Note: After you plug the power cord into an outlet, wait

20 seconds before pressing the power control
button. During this time, the system-manage­ment processor is initializing and the power con­trol button does not respond.

2. Press the power control button on the front of the
server. The power-on light comes on and the power­on self-test (POST) begins.

• If the server is turned on and a power failure
occurs, the server will start automatically when
power is restored.

• The server can also be turned on by the Netfinity
Advanced System Management Processor.

When you turn off the server, observe the following precau­tion:

CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and/or the
power supply do not turn off the electrical current sup­plied to the device. The device also might have more
than one power cord. To remove all electrical current
from the device, ensure that all power cords are discon­nected from the power source.

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1
2
3

The server can be turned off as follows:

• You can turn off the server by pressing the power-con­trol button on the front of the server.

Note: After turning off the server, wait at least five sec-

onds b ef ore p r essi ng t he pow e r- cont r ol b ut t on t o
turn on the server again.

• You can disc on n ec t th e serv er po w er co r ds fr om the
electrical outlets to shut off all power to the server.

Note: Wait about 15 seconds after disconnecting the

power cords for the system to stop runnin g.
Watch for the system-power light on the i nforma­tion LED panel to stop blinking.

The following illustration shows the cont rols and indic ators
on the server.

Controls and indicators

Þ1Ý Power-c on trol butto n: Press this button to man-

ually turn on or off the server.

Þ2Ý Reset button: Press this button to reset the

server and run the power-on self-test (POST).

Þ3Ý Hard-disk dr ive activit y light: Each hot-swap

drive has a hard–disk drive activity light. When
this green light is flashing, the drive is being
acces sed.

General information 9

Þ4Ý Hard-disk drive status light: Each hot-swap

drive has a hard-disk drive status light. With a
Serve RAID inst allation, i f this amber light is on
continuously, it means that the dri v e has fa iled.

Information LED panel

The information panel on the front of the server contains sta­tus lights.

The following illustration shows the server information panel.

TX

100
MB

100 MB TX/RX INFO SYS ERROR

RX

POWER RESET

LINK

OK

SCSI ACT LINK OK

Þ1Ý System p ower: When this green light is on, sys-

tem po we r i s pr es en t in t he s erv e r. When t his l ig ht
flashe s, the se rver i s i n st an db y mode ( the sys te m
power supply is turned off and ac current is
present). When this light is off, either a power
supply, AC pow er, or a light ha s f aile d. Th e p ower
light is located above and between the power-con­trol button and the reset button.

Attention: If this light is off, it does not mean

there is no electrical cur rent pr esent
in the server. The light might be
burned out. To remove all electrical
current from the server, you must
unplug the ser v er power cords from
the electrical outlets.

Þ2Ý Hard disk drive activity light: This green light is

on when there is activ ity on a hard disk drive.

Þ3Ý Ethernet-link status light: When this green light

Þ4Ý Information light: When this am ber light is on,

Þ5Ý System error light: This amber lig ht is on when

Þ5Ý Ethern et transmit/re ce iv e act ivi ty ligh t: When

10 Netfinity 6000R Type 8682 Models 1RY, 2RY

is on, there is an active connection on the Ether­net port. The Ethernet transmit/receive activity
light is also located on the Ethernet (RJ-45) con­nector on the r ear of the server.

the server power supplies are nonredundant or
some ot he r no nc rit i cal eve nt h as occ ur re d. Ch ec k
the diagnostic LED panel for more information
(see “Diagnostic pa nel LEDs ” on page 20).

a system error occurs. A light on the diagnostics
LED pa nel will also be on to further isolate the
erro r. (For more informa tion, see “Diagnostic
panel LEDs” on page 20.)

this green light is on, there is activity between the

server and the network. The Ethernet trans­mit/receive activity light is also located on the
Ether net (RJ-45) connector on the rear o f the
server.

Þ7Ý Ethernet speed 100 Mbps: When t his gr een li ght

is on, the Ethernet speed is 100 Mbps. When the
light is off, the Ethernet speed is 10 Mbps.

General information 11

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Diagnostics

This section provides basic troubleshooting information to
help you resolve some commo n problems that might occur
with the server.

If you cannot locate and correc t the problem using the infor­mation in this section, refer to “Sympt om-to- FR U index” on

page 153 for more information.

Diagnostic tools overview

The following tools are available to help you identify and
resolve hardware-related problems:

• POST beep codes, error messages, and er ror logs
The power-on self-test (POST) generates beep codes

and mess ag es to i ndic at e s uc ces sf ul t es t com plet i on or
the detection of a problem. See “POST” for more infor­mation.

• Diagnostic programs and error messages
The server diagnostic programs are stored in upgrad-

able read-only memory (ROM) on the system board.
These programs are th e primary method of testing the
major components of the server. See “Diagnostic pro­grams and error messages” on page 16 for more infor­mation.

• Light path diagnostics
The server has light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you

identify problems with server components. These
LEDs are pa rt of t he lig ht -pa t h di agno st i cs tha t a re bu il t
into the server. By following the
quickly identify the type of system error that occurred.
See “Light path diagnostics” on page 18 for m ore infor­mation.

• Error symptoms
These charts list problem symptoms, along with sug-

gested st eps to co rre ct th e pr ob le ms. Se e “Di ag no sin g
errors” on page 27 for more information.

path of ligh t s

, you can

POST

When you turn on the ser v er, it performs a s eries of tests to
check the operation of server co mponents and some of the
options installed in the server. This series of tests is called
the power-on self-test or POST.

If POST finishes without detecting any prob lems, a singl e
beep sounds, the first screen of the o perating system o r
application program appears.

If POST detects a problem, more than one beep sounds and
an err or me ss ag e appe ar s on th e sc r een. See “ PO ST b ee p
codes” on page 14 and “POST error messa ges” on page 14
for mo re inf or m a tio n.

13

Notes:

1. If you have a power-on password or administrator
password set, you must type the password and press
Enter, when prompted, before POST will continue.

2. A single problem might cause several error mes­sages. When this occurs, work to correct the cause of
the first error message. After you correct the cause of
the first er ror message, the other error mes s ages usu ­ally will not occur the next time you run the test.

POST beep codes

POST generates beep codes t o indicate successful comple­tion or the detection of a problem.

• One bee p indicates the successful completion of
POST .

• More than one beep indicat es that POST detected a
problem. For more information, see “Beep symptoms”
on page 153.

POST error messages

POST error messages occur during startup when POST
finds a pr o blem w i th t he ha rdw are or det ec ts a ch an ge in th e
hardware configuration. For a list of POST err ors, see
“POST error codes” on page 171.

Event/error logs

The POST error log contains the three most recent error
codes and messages that the system generated during
POST. The System Event/Error Log contains all error mes­sages issued during POST and all system status messages
from the Netfinity Advanced System Management Proces­sor.

To view the contents of the error logs, st art the Configura­tion/Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Configura­tion/Setup Utility program” on page 43); then, select

Event/Error Logs from the main menu.

Smal l c o mp u ter sys tem interface
messages

If you receive a SCSI error message, see “SCSI error codes”
on page 181.

Note: If the server does not have a hard disk drive, ignore

any message that indicates that the BIOS is not
installed.

You will get these messages only when running the SCSI
Select Utilit y.

ServerGuide error symptoms

Look for symptoms in the left column of the following chart.
Probable solutions appear in the right column.

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Setup Action

Netfinity Setup and
Installation CD

won’t

start.

ServeRAID program
cannot view all
installed drives – or –
cannot instal l NOS.

The

Operating

System Installation

program continuously
loops.

• Be sure the system is a
supported Netfinity server
with a start able (bootable)
CD-ROM drive.

• If the startup (boot)
sequence settings have
been altered, be sure the
CD-ROM is first in the boot
sequence.

• If more than one CD-ROM
drive is installed, be sure that
only one drive is set as the
primary drive. Start the CD
from the primary drive.

• Be sure there are no
duplicate SCSI IDs or IRQ
assignments.

• Be sure that the hard disk
drive is connected pro perly.

Free up more space on the hard
disk.

ServerGuide won't
start

your

NOS CD.

Be sure the NOS CD you have is
supported by ServerGuide. See

Netfinity Setup and Installation

the
CD label fo r a list of NOS vers ions
supported.

Can't install NOS –
option is grayed out.

Either there is no logical drive
defined (ServeRAID systems) or
the Ser verGuide system partition
is n ot present. Run the setup and
configuration program.

TechConnect CD Action

Can't start
TechConnect CD.

Be sure you're starting the CD on
a system with Microsoft Windows
installed.

Can't view
publications from
TechConnect CD, or

Be sure you have the Adobe
reader installed (available from
the TechConnect CD).

text is unreadable.

Diskette Factory CD Action

Get "time out" or
"Unknown host"
errors

Be sure you have access to the
Internet through F TP directly .

Diagnostics 15

Diagnostic programs and error
messages

The server diagnostic programs are stored in upgradable
read-only memory (ROM) on the system board. These pro­grams are the primary method of testing the major compo­nents of the server.

Diagnostic error messages indicate that a problem exists;
they are not intended to be used to identify a fai l ing pa rt.
Troubleshooting and servicing of complex problems that are
indica te d b y e rro r mes sa ges sh oul d be p er for m ed by tr ai ned
service personnel.

Sometimes the first error to occur causes additional errors.
In this case, the server displays more than one error mes­sage. Always follow the suggested action instructions for

first

the
The following sections contain the error codes that might

appear in the detailed test log and summary log when run­ning the diagnostic programs.

The error code format is as follows:

fff-ttt-iii-date-cc-text message

error message that appears.

where:
fff is the three-digit function code that indicates

the function being tested when the error
occurred. For example, function code 089 is
for the microprocessor.

ttt is the three-digit failure code that indicates

the exact test failure that was encountered.

iii is the three-digit device ID.
date is the date that the diagnostic test was run

and the error recorded.

cc is the check digit that is u s ed to verify the

validity of the information.

text me ss age is the diagnostic message that indicates the

reason for the problem.

Text me ssages

The diagnostic text message format is as follows:

Function Name: Result (test specific string)

where:
Function Name is the name of the function being tested

when the error occurred. This corresponds to the
function code (fff) given in the previous list.

Result can be one of the following:

Passed This result occurs wh en the diagnostic

test co mpletes without any errors.

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Failed This result occurs when th e diagnostic

test discovers an error.

User Aborte d This result occurs when you stop

the diagnostic test before it is complete.

Not Applicable This result occurs when you

specify a diagnostic test for a devi ce
that is not present.

Aborted This result occurs wh en the test could

not pro ce ed becaus e of th e sy stem co n­figuration.

Warning This result occurs when a possible

problem is reported during the diagnos­tic test, such as when a device that is to
be tested is not installed.

Test Specific String This is ad dit io na l i nfor ma t ion t ha t y ou

can use to analyze the problem.

Starting the diagnostic programs

You can press F1 while running the diagnostic programs to
obtain Help information. Y ou also can press F1 from within a
help screen to obtain online documentation from which you
can select different categories. To exit Help and return to
where you left off, press Esc.

To start the diagnostic programs:

1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
Note: To run the diagnostic programs, you must start

the server with the highest level password that is
set. That is, if an administrator password is set,
you must enter the administrat or password, not
the power-on passwor d, to run the diagnosti c
programs.

2. When th e message F2 for Diagnostics appear s ,
press F 2.

3. Type in the approp riate password; then, press Enter.

4. Select either Ex tended or Basic from the top of the
screen.

5. When the Diagno stic Pr ograms scr een appears, s elect
the test you want to run from the list that appears; then,
follow the instructions on the screen.

Notes:

a. If the server stops during testing and you cannot

continue, restart the server and try running the
diagnostic programs again.

b. The keyboard an d mouse (pointing device) tests

assum e that a keyboard an d mouse are attached
to th e s erver.

c. If you run the diagnostic programs with no mouse

attached to the server, you will not be able to navi­gate between test categories using the Next Cat
and Prev Cat buttons. All other functions pro-
vided by mouse- selectable buttons are also avail­able using the function keys.

Diagnostics 17

d. You can run the USB interface test and the USB

external loopback test only if there are no USB
devices attached.

e. You can view se rv er co nfi gu r at ion infor m at ion

(such as system configuration, memory contents,
interrupt request (IRQ) use, direct memory access
(DMA) use, device drivers, and so on) by selecting
Hardware Info from the top of the screen.

When the tests have completed, you can view the Test Log
by selecting Utility from the top of the screen.

If the hardware checks out OK but the problem persists dur­ing normal server operations, a software error might be the
cause. If you suspect a software problem, refer to the infor­mation that comes with the sof tware package.

Viewing th e test log

The test log will not contain any information until after the
diagnostic program has run.

Note: If you already are running the diagnostic programs,

begin with step 3.

To view the test log:

1. Turn on the server and watch the screen.
If the server is on, shut dow n the operating system and

restart the server.

2. When th e message F2 for Diagnostics appear s ,
press F2.

If a power-on password or administrator password is
set, the server prompts you for it. Type in the appropri ­ate password; then, press Enter.

3. When the Diagno stic Programs scr een appears, s elect
Utility from the top of the screen.

4. Select View Test Log from the list that appears; then,
follow the instructions on the screen.

The syst e m ma in ta ins t h e t es t-l og da ta w hi le t he se rv er
is powered on. When you turn off the power to the
server, the test log is cleared.

Diagnostic error message tables

For descriptions of the error messages that m ight appear
when you run the diagnostic programs, see “Diagnostic error

codes” on page 160. If diagnostic error messages appear
that are not listed in those tables, make sure that the server
has the latest levels of BIOS, Advanced System Manage­ment Processo r, ServeRAID, and diagnostics micr ocode
installed.

Light path diagnostics

The ser v er ha s LE Ds to help yo u id entify problem s with
some server components. These LEDs are part of the light
path diagnostics built into the ser v er. By following the
you can quickly identify the type of system error that
occurred.

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path

Status LEDs are located on the following components:

• Infor mation panel

• Hard disk drive trays

• Power supply

• Diagnostic panel

• Sys t e m bo ard

Power supply LEDs

The AC and DC power LED s on the power supply provide
status information about the power suppl y. See “Ins talling a
hot-swap power supply” on page 85 for the location of these
LEDs.

Þ1Ý Fill er pa ne l
Þ2Ý AC power light
Þ3Ý DC po w er lig ht
Þ4Ý Power supply handle
Þ5Ý Power supply

The following tabl e describes the AC and DC power LEDs.

AC

power

LED

On On The power supply is on and operating

DC

power

LED

Description and action

correctly.

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AC

power

LED

On Off There is a dc power prob lem.

Off Off There is an ac power problem.

DC

power

LED

Description and action

Possible causes:

1. The server is not turned on (the
power LED is blinking on the front
of the server).

Action: Press the power-control

button to start the server.

2. The power supply has failed.
Action: Replace the power

supply.

Possible causes:

1. There is no ac power to the power
supply.

Actions: Verify that:

• The electrical cord
is properly
connec te d to the
server.

• The electrical outlet
functions properly.

2. The power supply has failed.
Action: Replace the power

supply.

Diagnostic panel LEDs

The foll o win g il lu st rat io n sho ws th e LED s on th e di agno st ic s
panel inside th e server. See Table 1 on page 22 for infor m a­tion on identifying problems using these LEDs.

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CPU
Memory

PCI

A B C D

Bus

Power

Supply

1 2 3 4

Fan

Þ1Ý System board connector
Þ2Ý Diskette drive connector

DASD

NMI
SP Bus
Event Log

Non Red
Over Spec
Temp

The meanings of these LEDs are as follow s:

CPU Microprocessor fault
Memory Memory fault
PCI Bus A (PCIA) PCI bus A fault
PCI Bus B (PCIB) PCI bus B fault
PCI Bus C (PCIC) P CI bus C fault
PCI Bus D (PCID) Not implemented at this time
Power supply 1 Power su pply number 1 failure
Power supply 2 Power su pply number 2 failure
Power supply 3 Power su pply number 3 failure
FAN Fan failure
DASD Hard disk drive fault
NMI Nonmaskable interrupt
SP Bus Service processor failure
Event Log Not imp lemented at this time.
NON RED Nonredundant power mode
OVER SPEC Over sp ec ification
TEMP System temperature failure

Diagnostics 21

Notes:

1. The server does not support replaceable voltage regu­lator modules (VRMs).

2. The server supports a maximum of three PCI buses.

3. The server supports a maximum of three power sup­plies.

Ligh t path diagnostics

You can use the light path diagnostics built into the server to
quickly identify the type of system error that occurred. The
server is de si gn ed so t hat LE Ds rema i n i llu min at ed w hen t he
server shuts down, as long as the power supplies are oper­ating proper ly. This feature helps you to isolate the pr oblem
if an error causes the server to shut down.

If th e sy st em err or L E D ( on th e i nf o rmat i on LED pane l) i s n ot
lit and no diagnostics panel LEDs are lit, it means that the
light path diagnostics have not detected a system error.

If the system error LED (on the information LED panel) is lit,
it means that a system erro r was detected. Check to see
which of th e L EDs on t he di ag no st ics p an el ins ide t h e se rver
are lit and refer to the following table:

Table 1. Light path diagnostics

LED on Cause

None 1. The system error log is 75% or more full

or a PFA alert was logged. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page

157.)

2. Bad, missing, or mis-installed
processor terminator.

CPU One of the microprocessors has failed. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

Memory A memory error occurred. (See “Diagnostic

panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

PCIA An error occurred on PCI bus A. An adapter

in PCI slot 1, or the s y stem bo ard, caused
the error. (See “Diagnostic panel error
LEDs ” on page 157.)

PCIB An error occurred on PCI bus B. An adapter

in PCI slot 2, 3, or 4, or the system boar d,
caused the error. (See “Diagnostic panel
error LE Ds ” on pa ge 157.)

PCIC An error occurred on PCI bus C. An adapter

in PCI slot 5 or 6, or the system board,
caused the error. (See “Diagnostic panel
error LE Ds ” on pa ge 157.)

PCID Not i m plemented at this time.
PS1 The first power supply has failed. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

PS2 The second power supply has failed. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

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Table 1. Light path diagnostics

LED on Cause

PS3 The third power supply has failed. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

Fan One of the fan assemblies has failed or is

operating too slowly.
Note: A fail ing fa n can al so caus e the TEMP

and/or DASD LEDs to be on.

(See “Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page

157.)

DASD A hot-swap hard disk drive has failed on

SCSI channel B. (See “Di agnostic panel
error LE Ds ” on pa ge 157.)

NMI A nonmaskable int errupt occurred. (The

PCIA, PCIB, PCIC, or Memory LED will
probably also be on.)

Note: The NMI LED can only be reset by

comletely rem oving pow er from
system.

(See “Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page

157.)

SP The service processor has failed. (See

“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

Event Log Not implemented at this time.
Non Red System is op er a ti ng in non -re du nd an t po wer

mode. (See “Diagnostic panel error LEDs”
on page 157.)

Over Spec The server is drawing more power than the

power supplies are rated f or. (See
“Diagnostic panel error LEDs” on page 157.)

Temp The system temperature has exceeded the

maximum rating. (See “Diagnostic panel
error LE Ds ” on pa ge 157.)

Power checkout

Power problems can be difficult to troubleshoot. For
instance, a short circuit can exist anywhere on any of the
power distribution busses. Usually a short circuit will cause
the power subsystem to shut down because of an overcur­rent condition.

A gene ral pr oc ed ure for trou bl es h ooting po w er pr o bl em s is
as follows:

1. Power off the system and disconnect the A C cord(s).

2. Check for loose cables in the power subsystem. Also
check for short circuits, for instance if there is a loose
screw causing a short circuit on a circuit board.

3. Remove adapters and disconnect the cables and
power connectors to all internal and external devices
until sy s tem is at m ini m um con fig uration requir e d for

Diagnostics 23

power on (see "Minimum operating requirements" on
page 187).

4. Reconnect the AC cord and power on the system. If
the system powers up successfully, replace adapters
and devices one at a time until the problem is isolated.
If system does not power up from minimal configura­tion, replace FRUs of minimal configuration one at a
time until the problem is isolated.

To use this method it is important to know the minimum con­figur at ion r eq uir ed fo r a s yst e m t o pow e r up ( see page 18 7 ).
For specific problems, see “Power er ror me ssage s” on page

183.

Recovering BIOS

If the BIOS code in the server has become corrupted, such
as from a power failure during a flash update, you can
recover the BIOS using the recovery boot block and a BIOS
flash diskette.

Note: You can obtain a BIOS flash diskette from one of the

following sources:

• Use the ServerGuide program to make a BIOS
flash diskette.

• Download a BIOS flash diskette from the World
Wide Web. Go to
http:// w ww.pc.ib m. co m /supp o r t/, sele ct IBM
Serve r Support, and make the selections fo r the
server.

The flash memory of the server consists of a primary page
and a backup page. The J14 jumper controls which page is
used to start the server. If the BIOS in the primary page is
corrupted, you can use the backup page to start the server;
then bo ot th e BI OS F l ash Disk et t e to r es to re t he BIO S to th e
prim a ry page.

To recover the BIOS:

1. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and
disconnect all external cables and power cords; then,
remove the cover.

2. Locate jumper J14 on the processor board (see
“Syst em board jumpers” on page 56).

3. Move J14 to pins 1 and 2 to ena ble secondary boot
block page.

4. Insert the BIOS flash diskette into the diskette drive.

5. Restart the server.

6. The system begins the power-on self-test (POST).
Select 1 – Update POST/BIOS from the menu that con­tains various flash (update) options.

7. When you are asked if you would like to mov e the cur­rent POST/BIOS image to the backup ROM location,
type N.

Attention: Typing Y will copy the corrupted BIOS into
the secondary page.

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8. When you are asked if you wou ld like to save the cur­rent code to a diskette, select N.

9. You will be asked to choose which language you wish
to use. Select your language (0-7) and press Enter to
accept your choice. You will be prompted to remove
the diskette and press Ente r to restart the system.
Remove the flash diskette from the diskette drive.

Attention: Do not press Enter to reboot the system at
this time.

10. Power-off the server.

11. Move jumper J14 back to pins 2 and 3 to return to nor­mal startup mode.

12. Restart the server. The system should start up
normally.

Replacing the battery

IBM has designed this product with your safety in mind. The
lithium battery must be handled correctly to avoid possible
danger. If you replace the battery, you must adhere to the
following in structions.

CAUTION:
When replacing the 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 . The battery
contains lithium and can explode if not properly used,
handled, or disposed of.

Do not:

• Throw or immerse into water

• Heat to more than 100°C (212°F)

• Repair or disassemble

Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances
or regulations.

Note: In the U. S., call 1-800-IBM-4333 for information

about battery disposal.

If you replace the original lithium battery with a heavy-metal
battery or a battery with heavy-metal components, be aware
of the following environmental consideration. Batteries and
accum ulators that contain heavy metals must not be dis­posed of with normal domestic waste. They will be taken
back free of charge by t he manufacturer, distributor, or rep­resentative, to be recycled or disposed of in a proper man­ner.

Note: After you rep lace the batter y, you must reconfigure

the server and reset the system date and time.

To replace the battery:

1. Read the information in “Befo re you begin” on pa ge 63.

2. Follo w any spec ial h andl ing and in stal latio n inst ruct ions
supplied with the battery.

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3. Turn off the server an d al l att ach ed dev ices an d di sco n­nect all external cables and power cor ds (see “Safety

information” on page 196); then remove the top cover.

4. Locate the bat tery on th e system board (see “Syst em
board component locations” on page 54).

5. Remove adapters as necessary so you can access the
battery. (See “Working wi th adapters” on page 68.)

6. Lift and remove the plastic dividers by pressing the
latches on the top ends of the dividers toward the divid­ers and lifting the dividers from the server.

7. Remove the battery:

a. Use one finger to lift the battery clip over the bat-

tery.

b. Use one finger t o slightly slide the battery toward

the rear of th e server. The spring mechanism
behind the battery wil l push it out toward you as
you slide it forw ard.

c. Use your thumb and index finger to pull the bat-

tery from under the battery clip.

d. Ensure that the battery clip is touching the base of

the battery so cket by pressing gentl y on the clip.

8. Insert the new battery:

a. Tilt the ba ttery so that you can insert it in to the

front of the socket, under the battery clip.

b. As you slide it un der the battery clip, press the

battery down into the socket.

9. Reins tall any adapter s that you r emoved.

10. Insert the plastic divider s into the divider guides.

11. Reinstall the top cover.
Note: You must wait approximately 20 seconds after

you plug the power cord of the server in to an
electrical outlet before the power control button
beco m e s ac tive.

12. Start the Co nfiguration/ Setup U tility program and set
configuration parameters as needed. Refer to “Using
the Configuration/Setup Utilit y program” on page 43.

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Temperature checkout

Proper cooling of the system is important for proper opera­tion and system reliability. For a typical Netfinity server, you
should make sure:

• Each of th e d r iv e b ays has ei th er a d r ive or a f ill er pan el
instal l ed

• Each of the power supply bays ha s either a power sup­ply or a filler panel installed

• The top cover is in place during normal operation

• There is at least 50 mm (2 inches) of ventilated space
at the sides o f the serv er and 100 mm (4 inches) at the
rear of the server

• The to p c over i s rem ove d fo r no lo ng er t h an 30 mi nu te s
while the server is operating

• The processor housing cover covering the processor
and memory area is removed for n o longer that ten
minut es wh il e the serv er is ope rati ng

• A removed hot-swap drive is replaced within two min­utes of removal

• Cables for optional adapters are routed according to
the instructions provided with the adapters (ensure that
cables are not restricting air flow)

• The fans are operating correctly and the air flow is
good

• A failed fan is replaced within 48 hours

In addition, ensure that the environmental specifications for
the sys tem are met. See “Featur e s an d sp ec ificati on s” on
page 3.

Note: The speed of the fans w ill increase if :

• One fan fails.

• Ambient temperature gets too high.

For mor e information on specific temperature error mes­sages, see “Temperatur e error messages” on page 182.

Diagnosing errors

To find solutions to problems that have definite symptoms,
see “Error symptoms” on page 166.

If you cannot find the problem there, go to “Starting the diag­nostic programs” on page 17 to te st the ser v er.

If you ha ve j ust ad de d ne w sof twa re or a ne w opt ion an d t he
server is not working, do the following bef ore using the error
symptoms table:

• Remove the software or device that you just added.

• Run th e diagnostic tests to det ermine if the serv er is
runn in g co r re ctly.

Diagnostics 27

• Reinstall the new software or new device.

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller

This section provides troubleshooting information for prob­lems that might occur with the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet con­troller.

Network connection problems

If the Ethernet controller cannot connect to the network,
check the following:

• Make su re that the cable is installed correctly.
The network cable must be securely attached at all

connections. If the cable is attached but the problem
persists, try a different cable.

If you set the Ethernet controller to operate at 100
Mbps, you must use Category 5 cabling.

If you di r ec tly con ne ct tw o wor ks tat io ns (w itho ut a hu b),
or if you are no t using a hub wit h X ports, use a cross­over cable.

Note: To determine whether a hub has an X port,

check the port l abel. If the label contains an
the hub has an X por t.

X

,

• Determine if the hub supports auto-negotiation. If not,
try configuring the integrated Ethernet controller manu­ally to match the spee d and duplex mode of the hub.

• Check the Ethernet controller lights on the operator
information panel.

These lights indicate whethe r a problem exists with the
connector, cable, or hub.

— The Ethernet Link Status light illuminates when

the Et he rne t co ntr o ll er r ec ei ves a LIN K pu ls e f rom
the hub. If the light is off, there might be a defec­tive connector or cable, or a p roblem with the hub.

— The Ethernet Transmit/Receive Activity light illumi-

nates when the Ethernet controller sends or
receives data over the Ethernet Network. If the
Ether net Transmit/Receive Activity li ght is off,
make sure that the hub and network are operating
and that the correct device drivers are loaded.

— The Ethernet Speed 100 Mbps light illuminates

when the Ether net contr oller LA N speed is
100 Mbps.

• Make sure that you are using the correct device drivers,
supplied with the server.

• Check for operating system-specif ic causes for the
problem.

• Make su re that the device drivers on the client and
server are using the same protoc ol.

• Test the Ethernet controller.
How you test the Ethernet c ontroller depends o n which

operating system you are using (see the Ethernet con­troller device driver README file).

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Ethe rnet controlle r tro ub leshoot in g chart

You can use the following troubleshooting chart to find solu­tions to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller problems that have
definite symptoms.

Table 2. Ethernet troubleshooting chart

Ethernet

controller

problem

Suggested Action

The ser v er
stops
runn in g
when loading
device
drivers.

The PCI BIOS interrupt settings are
incorrect.

Check the following:

• Determ in e if the inte rr u pt (IR Q)
setting assigned to the Ethernet
controller is also assigned to another
device in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.

Although interrupt sharing is allowed
for PCI devices, some devices do not
function well when they share an
interrupt with a dissimilar PCI device.
Tr y ch an gi ng the I RQ a ssi gn ed t o the
Ethernet controller or the other
dev ice. For example, for NetWare
Versions 3 and 4 it is recommended
that disk controllers not share
interrupts with LAN controllers.

• Make sure that you are using the
most recent device driver available
from the Wor ld Wide Web.

• Run the network diagnostic program.

Ethe rnet Link
Statu s lig ht
does not
light.

Check the following:

• Make sure that the hub is turned on.

• Check all connections at the Ethernet
controller and the hub.

• Check the cable. A crossover cable
is required unless the hub has an
designation.

• Use another port on the hub.

• If the hub does no t support auto­negotiation, manually configure the
Ethernet controller to match the hub.

• If you manually configured the duplex
mode, make sure that you also
manually configure the spee d.

• Run diagnostics on the LEDs.

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X

Table 2. Ethernet troubleshooting chart

Ethernet

controller

Suggested Action

problem

The Ethernet
Transmit/
Receive
Activi ty ligh t
does not
light.

Data is
incorrect or
sporadic.

Check the following:
Note: The Ethernet Transmit/Receive

Activity LED illuminates only when
data is sent to or by this Ethernet
controller.

• Make sure that you have loaded the
network device drivers.

• The network might be idle. Try
sendin g data fro m thi s work s t at io n.

• Run diagnostics on the LEDs.

• The func tion of this LED can be
changed by device driver load
parameters. If necessary, remove
any LED parameter settings when
you load the device drivers.

Check the following:

• Make sure that you are using
Categ ory 5 cab ling whe n op erating
the server at 100 Mbps.

• Make sure that the cables do not run
close to noise-induc ing source s li ke
fluorescent lights.

The Ethernet
controller
stopped
work ing
when
another
adapter was
added to the
server.

The Ethernet
controller
stopped
work ing
without
apparent
cause.

Check the following:

• M ake sure that the cable is
connected to the Ethernet controller.

• Make sure that the PCI system BIOS
is current.

• Reseat the adapter.

• Determ in e if the inte rr u pt (IR Q)
setting assigned to the Ethernet
adapter is also assigned to another
device in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.

Although interrupt sharing is allowed
for PCI devices, some devices do not
function well when they share an
interrupt with a dissimilar PCI device.
Tr y ch an gi ng the I RQ a ssi gn ed t o the
Ethernet adapter or the other device.

Check the following:

• Run diagnostics for the Ethernet
controller.

• Try a different connector on the hub.

• Reinstall the device drivers. Refer to
the operating-syst em documentation
and to the ServerGuide information.

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Ethernet controller messages

The integrated Ethernet controller might display messages
from the following device drivers:

• Novell™ NetWare™ or IntraNetWare S erver ODI

• NDIS Adapter for level 2.01 (OS/2)

• NDIS Adapter for level 4.0 (Windows NT)

• SCO™ UNIX LLI

Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI
driver messages

This se ct io n p rov id es ex pl an atio ns of t he er ro r mes sa ge s for
the Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare se rver ODI driver, and
suggested actions to r esolve each problem.

Table 3. Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare ODI driver
messages for the Ethernet controller

PCNTNW­NW-026

PCNTNW­NW-054

PCNTNW­NW-058

The MSM is unable to parse a required
custom keyword.

Explanation: The user entered an

incorrect parameter keyword.
Action: Reload the driver using the
correct keyword.

The adapter did not respond to the
initialization command.

Explanation: Th e ada pt er di d not

respond when the driver tried to initialize it.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting t he diagnostic
programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

The adapter did not respond to the
initialization command.

Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ)

setting might not be valid or the EEPROM
information might be incorrect.
Action: Make su re the IRQ settings are
corre c t in the C onfigurati on/Setup Utility
program. for information on setting the
interrupt requests. If the IRQ settings are
correct, go to “Starting the diagnostic
programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

Diagnostics 31

Table 3. Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare ODI driver
messages for the Ethernet controller

PCNTNW­NW-066

PCNTNW­NW-071

PCNTNW­NW-072

The cable might be disconnected from
the ada pte r.

Explanation: The cable might be

disconnecte d from the server Ethern et
port.
Action: V eri fy t ha t a ca bl e is c onne ct ed t o
the Ethernet port.

The matching virtual adapter could not
be found.

Explanation: You tried to load another

instance of the driver with a different I/O
address. This new adapter could not be
found.
Action: Verify that you installed an IBM
Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapter
and make sure that the adapter is seated
correctly. If the adapter is seated
correctly, go to “Starting the diagnostic

programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

A resource tag is unavailable.
Explanation: The driver tried to allocate

some resources that were not available.
Action: Add more memory, or free some
memory resources in the server. Then,
restart the server.

PCNTNW­NW-073

PCNTNW­NW-074

Unable to allocate memory
Explanation: The driver failed to allocate

the memo ry nee ded f or no rmal op erat i on .
Action: Add more memory, or free some
memory resources in the server. Then,
restart the server.

The hardware interrupt cannot be set.
Explanation: An attempt was made to

initialize a given hardware interrupt. The
attempt was not successful.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting t he diagnostic
programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs . If you have an
Ethernet adapter installed, make sure that
the adapter does not share an IRQ with
any other device.

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Table 3. Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare ODI driver
messages for the Ethernet controller

PCNTNW­NW-075

PCNTNW­NW-079

PCNTNW­NW-086

The Multiple Link Interface Driver
(MLID) cannot be registered with the
Link Support Layer (LSL).

Explanation: An error occurred while the

driver was trying to register with the LSL.
Action: Check the version of th e
NetWare or IntraNe tWar e Operat in g
System. Make sure that this driver is
corr ec t for the ver s io n of NetWare or
IntraNetWare that you are using. Resta rt
the server.

The Multiple Link Interface Driver
(MLID) did not initialize MSMTx Free
Count.

Explanation: The MSMTx Free Count is

not initialized cor rectly.
Action: Restar t the ser v er. If the pro bl em
persists, go to “Starting the diagnostic

programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

The driver parameter block is too small.
Explanation: The driver parameter bl ock

is too small.
Action: Restart the server. If the

problem persists, go to “Starting the
diagnostic programs” on page 17 to run
the diagnostic programs.

PCNTNW­NW-087

PCNTNW­NW-091

The media parameter block is too
small.

Explanation: The driver media
parameter block is too small.
Action: Restart the server. If the

problem persists, go to “Starting the
diagnostic programs” on page 17 to run
the diagnostic programs.

The hardware configuration conflicts.
Explanation: You tried to load a new

frame type for the existing controller. The
hardware assumptions made in doing so
are incorrect. This error can also occur if
you try to specify a mode (such as,
redundancy) that conflicts with another
specified mode.
Action: Make sure that the hardware
configuration matches the software
settings.

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Table 3. Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare ODI driver
messages for the Ethernet controller

PCNTNW­NW-126

PCNTNW­NW-127

The group bit in the node address
override wa s cleared.

Explanation: The IEEE address has a

group bit that indicates that an address
belongs to a group of stations. This bit is
used on ly as a des ti na tio n addres s; it
cannot be used as a source address. You
tried to enter a source address with this bit
set. The driver cleared the group bit of the
source address.
Action: None necessary, message is for
information only.

The local bit in the node address
override wa s set.

Explanation: The local bit in the IEEE

address format indicates that the
addresses are being managed locally. If
you use the node address override
capabilities of this driver to ent er a new
address, the local bit must be set. You
entered an address without the local bit
set. The driver has set the local bit.
Action: None necessary, message is for
information only.

PCNTNW­NW-164

PCNTNW­NW-165

PCNTNW­NW-167

The device was not found.
Explanation: The driver cannot find an

Ethernet controller in the server.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting the diagnostic

programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

The device was not found at
IOADDRESS.

Explanation: The Ethernet controller

cannot be found at the I/O address
specified.
Action: The Ethernet controller does not
require a parameter for the I/O address.
Remove the I/O address parameter.

PCI scan specified, device not found.
Explanation: The driver cannot locate

the Ethernet controller on the PCI bus.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the problem persists, go to
“Starting the diagnostic programs” on
page 17 to run the diagnostic programs.

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Table 3. Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare ODI driver
messages for the Ethernet controller

PCNTNW­NW-180

The DMA parameter is not necessary
for PCI device.

Explanation: The Ethernet controller

does not require a DMA setting.
Action: None necessary, message is for
information only.

Network driver interface specification 2.01
(OS/2) driver messages

This se ct io n p rov id es ex pl an atio ns of t he er ro r mes sa ge s for
the NDIS 2.01 (OS/2) drivers, and suggested actions to
resolve each problem.

Table 4. NDIS 2.0 1 (OS/2) driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

PCNTND-1 Unable to open the Protocol Manager.

Explanation: The NDIS stack is not

configured correctly.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

PCNTND-6 Out of memory while allocating

buffers.
Explanation: The driver could not

allocate the requested buffers.
Action: Check the sy stem con f igur a tion .
Edit the PROTOCOL.INI file to reduce the
number of Txbuffers and Rxbuffers
specified for the driver.

PCNTND-7 A Protocol Manager device error

occurre d.
Explanation: The NDIS stack is not

configured correctly.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

PCNTND-8 Bad status for the Protocol Manager.

Explanation: The NDIS stack is not

configured correctly in the
PROTOCOL.INI file.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

PCNTND-9 Cannot find the PROTOCOL.INI entry.

Explanation: The NDIS stack is not
configured correctly in the
PROTOCOL.INI file.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

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Table 4. NDIS 2.0 1 (OS/2) driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

PCNTND-10 The Protocol Manager Input Output

Control (IOCTL) failed.
Explanation: The NDIS stack is not

configured correctly in the
PROTOCOL.INI file.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

PCNTND-11 Protocol Manager registration failed.

Explanation: The NDIS stack is not

configured correctly.
Action: Chec k an d co rr ec t the
conf igu ra tion.

PCNTND-15 Device not found.

Explanation: The driver cannot find an

Ethernet c ontroller in the server.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting the diagnostic

programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

PCNTND-16 PCI scan specified, device not found.

Explanation: The driver cannot locate

the Ethernet controller on the PCI bus.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting the diagnostic
programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

PCNTND-21 The adapte r faile d the checksum te st.

Explanation: The driver cannot find an

Ethernet c ontroller .
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller
is enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, go to “Starting the diagnostic
programs” on page 17 to run the
diagnostic programs.

PCNTND-23 WARNING: PCNET IRQ found =

xx

Explanation: The interr upt request (IRQ)

xx

setting (

) in the PROTOCOL.INI file
does not match the hardware IRQ setting.
Action: Remov e the IRQ sett ing from th e
PROTOCOL.INI file or change the IRQ
setting in the PROTOCOL.INI file to
match the IRQ setting shown in the PCI
Slot/Device Information selection of the
Advanced Setup menu in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.

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Table 4. NDIS 2.0 1 (OS/2) driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

PCNTND-24 WARNING: PCNET IRQ does not

match PROTOCOL.INI.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ)

setting in the PROTOCOL.INI file does
not match the hardware IRQ setting.
Action: Remov e the IRQ sett ing from th e
PROTOCOL.INI file or change the IRQ
setting in the PROTOCOL.INI file to
match the IRQ setting shown in the PCI
Slot/Device Information selection of the
Advanced Setup menu in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.

PCNTND-25 PCI scan specified, PCI bus not found!

Explanation: The driver cannot locate

the PCI bus.

Action: Run the diagnostic programs.

PCNTND-29 WARNING: DMA number is not

necessary f or PCI device.
Explanation: The Ethernet controller

does not require a DMA setting.
Action: Remove the DMA setting in the
PROTOCOL.INI file.

PCNTND-33 PCNET device with specified IOBASE

is already in use.
Explanation: The specified I/O address

number is already in use by another
Ethernet controll er or device.
Action: Remove the I/O address setting
in the PROTOCOL.INI file.

NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages

This section contains the error messages for the NDIS 4.0
drivers. The ex planation and recommended action ar e
included with each mess age.

Table 5. NDIS (Windows NT) driver messages for the
Ethernet controller

PermaNet™
Server:

No Secondary Adapter Found.
Groupin g Mo de is dis abled.

Explanation: The failover option requires
an adapter that is compatible with the
device driver of the Ethernet controller on
the system boa rd. No suc h adapter was
found.
Action: Make sure the cor rect adapter is
installed.

Diagnostics 37

Table 5. NDIS (Windows NT) driver messages for the
Ethernet controller

PermaNet
Server:

PermaNet
Server:

Problem Occu rs on the Primary
Adapter. Switching over to the
Secon dary Adapter.

Explanation: The system detected a

problem with the primary Ethernet
connect ion and has transf err ed all netwo rk
traffic to the secondary Ethernet controller.
Action: ident ify t he caus e of the fa ilur e on
the primary Ethernet connection.
Resto ring the operat ional s tate of the
primary connection will cause the network
traffic to automatically transfer to the
primary Ethernet controller.

Switching back to Primary Adapter.
Explanation: The primary Ethe rnet

connection is now operating cor rectly.
Networ k traffic will automatically tran sfer
to the primary Ethernet controller.
Action: None ne eded, message is for
information only.

UNIX messages

This section provides descriptions of the Ethernet error mes­sages for the S CO UNIX LLI drive r, and suggested actions
to resolve each problem.

Table 6. UNIX LLI driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

pnt0-2 PCI search specified, PCI device not found!

Explanation: The driver cannot locate the

Ethernet controller on th e PCI bus.
Action:

• Run the NETCONFIG program to search
for another Ethernet controller

• Verify that the Ethernet controller is
enabled. If the Ethernet controller is
enabled, run the diagnostic programs.

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Table 6. UNIX LLI driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

pnt0-6 Cannot allocate memory for the adapter

during an interrupt. Please check the
Streams parameters.

Explanation: On a SunSoft Solaris system,

this mes sage in dica tes that the syst em is out of
Streams memory blocks.
Action: Use the CRASH utility to increase the
number of Strea ms memor y bloc ks. Modify the
interrupt request (IRQ) settings in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program, or run the
NETCONFIG program to match the hardware
settings.

pnt0-7 Cannot allocate memory for the adapter

dur ing reset. Please check the Str eams
parameters.

Explanation: The system is out of Streams

memory blocks.
Action: Use the CRASH utility to increase the
number of Streams memory blocks.

pnt0-11 Device not found!

Explanation: The driver cannot find an
Ethernet controller.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller is

enabled. If the Ethernet controller is enabled,
run the diagnostic programs.

pnt0-12 Device failed checksum test!

Explanation: The driver cannot find an
Ethernet controller.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller is

enabled. If the Ethernet controller is enabled,
run the diagnostic programs.

pnt0-13 add_intr_handler failed! Interrupts already

enabled.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.

Action: Modify the hardware settings.

pnt0-14 Cannot locate hardware.

Explanation: The SunSoft Solaris driver
cannot find any Ethernet controller.
Action: Verify that the Ethernet controller is
enabled. If the Ethernet controller is enabled,
run the diagnostic programs.

Diagnostics 39

Table 6. UNIX LLI driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

pnt0-15 No more devices to open.

Explanation: The SunSoft Solaris driver
cannot find any more Ethernet controllers.
Action: Verify that additional IBM Netfinity

10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapters are present or
replace the Ethernet adapter that fails to
respond. If the problem persists, run the
diagnostic programs.

pnt0-17 Device fault...Reset initiated!

Explanation: The SunSof t Solaris driver has

been reset due to a device fault.
Action: Verify that additional IBM Netfinity
10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapters are present or
replace the Ethernet adapter that fails to
respond. If the problem persists, run the
diagnostic programs.

pnt0-19 IRQ found for PCnet hardware does not

match space.c (or pnt.conf)!
Explanation: This is a warning message

referring to the interrupt request (IRQ) that the
SunSoft Solaris driver found in the system.
Action: Ignor e this message if you are sure
that thi s i s w hat yo u wa nt to d o. Ot he rw ise, r un
the NETCONFIG program to match the
hardware settings

pnt0-20 add_intr_handler failed! Unknown interrupt

type.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.
Action:

• Modify the hardware settings.

• Run the NETCONFIG program to search
for another Ethernet controller.

pnt0-21 add_intr_handler failed! Out of range

interrupt number.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.

Action:

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• Modify the hardware settings.

• Run the NETCONFIG program to search
for another Ethernet controller.

Table 6. UNIX LLI driver messages for the Ethernet
controller

pnt0-22 add_intr_handler failed! Out of range IPL.

Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.
Action: Modify the hardware settings. Run
the NETCONFIG program to search for
another Ethernet controller.

pnt0-23 add_intr_handler failed! Vector already

occupied.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.

Action: Modify the hardware settings.

pnt0-24 add_i ntr _ ha ndle r faile d! Vector al rea dy

shared at different IPL.
Explanation: The interrupt request (IRQ) that

was specified, or the IRQ that was found,
conflicts with other devices in the server.
Action:

• Modify the hardware settings.

• Run the NETCONFIG program to search
for another Ethernet controller.

pnt0-26 The DMA number is not necessary for PCI

device.
Explanation: The IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault

Tolera nt Adapter does n ot requir e a DMA
setting.
Action: Edit the SPACE.C file to delete the
DMA parameter.

pnt0-29 The IRQ number is already in use.

Explanation: The specified I/O address is

already in use.
Action: Run the NETCONFIG program to
modify the hardware settings.

pnt0-31 I/O address is not necessary for the PCI

device.
Explanation: The I/O address specified is not

required.
Action: Remove the assigned I/O address

specified for the Ethernet controller.

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Configuring the server

In addition to the ServerGuide CDs, you can use the follo w­ing configuration pro grams to cu stomize your serv er hard­ware:

• Config ur a tion /Se tup Ut ili ty
The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the

basic input/output system (BIOS

the server. You can use this program to configure
serial and par allel port assignments, change interr upt
request (IRQ) settings, change the drive startup
sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords.
See “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program” for
more information.

• SCSISelect Utility
With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can

configure the devices attach ed to the integrated SCSI
controller. Use this program to change default va lues,
res olv e con fig ur a tion con f li ct s, an d perfo rm a low -leve l
format on a SCSI hard disk drive. See “Using the
SCSISelect utility program” on page 50 for more infor­mation.

• ServeRAID programs

) code that comes with

The ServeRAID programs come with the optional Serv­eRAID adapters and with server models that have a
ServeRAID adapter preinstalled. If a ServeRAID
adapter has been installed in the server, you must use
the ServeRAID configuration program to define and
configure the disk-array subsystem before you install
the operatin g system.

• ServerGuide CDs
The Ser verGuide CDs include software setup and

installation tools specifically designed for IBM Netfinity
servers. You can use these CDs during the initial
installation of the server to config ure the server hard­ware and simplify the network operating system instal­lation. The ServerGuide CDs also contain a collection
of application prog rams, which you can install after the
server is up and running.

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility
program

This section provides the instructions needed to start the
Configuration/Setup Utility program and descriptions of the
menu choices available.

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility
program

To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:

1. Tur n on the server and watch the monitor screen.

2. When th e message Press F1 for Configura-
tion/Setup appears, press F1.

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Note: If you have s et both levels of passwords (user

and administrator), you must enter the ad minis­trator password to access the full Configura­tion/S e tu p menu.

3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Choices available from the
Configuration/Setup main menu

From the Con fi gu r at ion /S e tu p U til ity mai n menu, yo u ca n
select settings that you want to change. The Co nfigura­tion/Setup Utility main menu is similar to the following:

IBM Netfinity Setup - © IBM Corporation 1998

Configuration/Setup Utility

•

System Summary

•

System Information

•

Devices and I/O Ports

•

Date and Time

•

System Security

•

Start Options

•

Advanced Setup

•

Error Logs

Save Settings
Restore Settings
Load Default Settings

Exit Setup

<F1> Help < > < > Move
<Esc> Exit <Enter> Select

↑↓

Notes:

1. You ca n pr e ss F1 to di sp lay Hel p info rm ation for a
selected menu item.

2. The choices on some menus mig ht diff er slightly,
depending on the BIOS version in the se rver.

Descriptions of the choices available from the main menu
are as follows:

• System Summary
Select this choice to display configuration information.

This includes the type and speed of the microproces­sors and the amount of memory installed.

Changes that you make to configuration settings
appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit the
fields.

This choice appears on both the full and limited Config­uration/Setup Utility menus.

• System Information
Select this choice to display information about the

server. Change s that you make on other menus m ight
appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any
fields. The System Information choice appears only on
the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

— Product Data

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Select this choice to view system information,
such as the machine type and model, the ser v er
seria l number, and the r evision level or issue date
of the BIOS stored in the flash electronically er as­able programmable ROM (EEPROM).

— System Card Data

Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD)
for some server components.

• Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments

for d ev ic es an d in pu t/ o utpu t po rt s. Th is ch oi ce a ppea rs
only on the full Confi guration/Setup Utility m ain menu.

This choice also allows you to enable or disable the
integrated SCSI, video, and Ethernet controllers.

— The default setting is Enable for all the controllers.

If you sel ec t Di sab le, the syste m wi ll not co nf ig ure
the disabled device and the operating system will
not see the device. (This is equi valent to unplug­ging the device.)

— If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no

other controller and mass storage device are
installed, operating system startu p cannot occur.

— If the video controller is disabled and no video

adapter is installe d, the ser v er will have no video
capability.

• Select System Service Processor Settings to view
the interrupt-request setting (IRQ) used by the
Advanced System Manage ment Processor (system
servic e pr oc essor ) . You can then us e th e arr ow ke ys to
select a new IRQ setting for the Advanced System
Management Processor from the list of available
choices.

• Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time and

to change the system time sent to the Advanced Sys­tem Management Process or (service processor ) when
the server is started. This c hoice appears only on the
full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

The system time is in a 24 -hour format:
hour:minute:second.

Y ou can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from
the system time that is sent to the service processor
(Adva nced System Management Processor) each time
the server is started . Use the number keys to enter the
hours and minutes and + or − to add or subtract from
the system time. If you want the system cl ock time to
be the same as the Advanced System Management
Processor clock time, leave the value set at its default
of 0.

• System Security
Select this choice to set passw ords or a system

owner’s name. This choice appears only on the full
Conf ig ur a tion/S et up Uti lity main menu.

You can implement two levels of password protection:

Configuring the server 45

— Power-on Password

Select this choice to set or change a power-on
passwo rd. See “ Us in g p ass words ” on pag e 48 f or
more information.

— Administrator Password

Select this choice to set or change an administra­tor password.

Attention:
If an administrator passwor d is set and then for-

gotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You
must replace the system board.

The administrator password provides access to all
choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu. You can set, change, or delete both the
admini st rat or an d po wer -on pas sw ord s, and al lo w
a power-on password to be changed by the user.

See“Using passwords” on page 48 for more infor­mation.

• Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options.

This choice appears only on the full Configura­tion/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect
when you start yo ur server.

You can select keyboard operating characteristics,
such as the keyboard speed. You also can spec ify
whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You
also can enable the server to run without a diskette
drive, monitor , or keyboard.

The server uses a start up sequence to determine the
device from which the operating system loads. For
exam pl e, you can de fin e a startup sequen ce t ha t
checks for a sta rtabl e diske tte in t he disket te dri ve, th en
checks the hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a
network adapter.

If the Boot Fail Count choice is enabled, you can
restore the BIOS system defaults after three consecu­tive boot failures. If this choice is disabl ed, the BIOS
system defaults can only be loaded from the Configu­ration/Setu p Utility main menu.

You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for
changes in the master bo ot record at startup.

• Ad va nc ed Setup
Select this choice to change valu es for adva nced hard-

ware features, such as cache control, and PCI configu­ration. This choice appears only on the full
Conf ig ur a tion/S et up Uti lity main menu.

A warning message appears above the choices on thi s
menu to alert you that the system might malfunction if
these options are configured incorrectly. Follow the
instructions on the screen carefully.

— Processor Serial Number Access

— System Partition Visibility

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Select this choice to identify if the microprocessor
serial number in the microprocessor is readable.

Select this choice to identify if the System Partition
is visible. To make System Partition visible, set

this value to
invisible, set this value to

Visible. To make System Partition

Hidden.

— Core Chipset Control

Select this choice to modify settings that control
features of the core chip set on the system board.

Attention: Do not make changes here unle ss
directed to do so by an IBM authorized service
representative.

— PCI Slot/Device Information

Select this choice to view and identify system
resources used by PCI devic es. PCI devices
automatically communicate with the server config­uration information. This usually results in auto­matic configuration of a PCI dev ice.

Attention: You must use the menu selections to
save custom settings for the PCI Slot/Device
Information choice. The save, restore and load
default settings choices on the main menu of the
Configuration/Setup Utility do not save the PCI
Slot/Device Inform ation settings.

After making changes, select:

– Save and exit the PCI Utility to save the

changes and return to the Advanced Se tup
choice.

– Exit the PCI Utility without saving

changes to ignore the changes, restore the
previous settings, and return to the
Advanced Setup choice.

PCI Device Control allows you to enable or dis­able the PCI slots from this menu.

– The default setting is Enable for all the PCI

slots. If you select Disable, the system will
not configur e the di sa bled dev ic e an d the
operating system will not see the device.
(This is equivalent to unplugging the device.)

— Cache Control

Select this choice to enable or disable the micro­processor cache. In addition, you can define the
microprocessor cache type as write-back (WB) or
write-through (WT). Selecting write-ba ck mode
will provide the maximum system performance.

— Memory Settings

Select this choice to manually enable a bank of
memory.

If a memory error is detected during POST or
memory configurat ion, the server can automati­cally disable the failing memory bank and c on­tinue operating with reduced memory capacity. If
this occurs, you must manually enable the mem­ory bank after the prob lem is correcte d. Select
Memory Settings from the Advanced Setup
menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the bank
that you want to enable; then, use the arrow keys
to select Enable.

Configuring the server 47

— Hot Swap PCI Slot Power Control

Select this choice to manually force power on to
any of the six Active PCI (hot-plug ) slots. This is
used for PCI adapters that do not have the pres­ence detect pins that the system hot-plug control­ler uses to turn power on to a slot.

• System Service Processor Settings
Select this choice to view the interrupt-request setting

(IRQ) used by the Advanced System Manageme nt Pro­cessor (system service processor). You can then u se
the arrow keys to select a new IRQ setting for the
Advanced System Management Processor from the list
of available choices.

• Event Logs
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.

— Select POST Error Log to view the three most

recent error codes and messages that the system
generated during POST.

Select Clear error logs from the POST Error Log
menu to clear the error log.

— Select System Event/Error Log to view the sys-

tem event/error log. The system event/error log
contains all the system error and warning mes­sages that the system has generated. You can
use the arrow keys to move between pages in the
system event/error log.

Select Clear error logs from the Sys tem
Event/Error Log menu to clear the error or event
log.

• Save Settings
Select this choice to save the custom ized settings.

• Restore Setti ngs
Select this choice to delete the changes and restore the

previous settings.

• Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes and restore

the factory settings.

• Exit Setup
If you have made any changes, the program will prompt

you to save the changes or exit without saving the
changes.

Using passwords

The Sy ste m Security choice appears only on the full Con-
figuration/Setup Utility menu. After you select this choice,
you can implement two levels of protection: power-on pass­word an d admini strato r pas s w ord.

Power-on passw or d

After you set a power-on password, you can enable the
unattended-start mode. This locks the keyboard and
mouse, but allows the server to start the operating system.

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The keyboard and mouse remain locked until you enter the
correct password.

You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A–
Z, a–z, and 0–9) for the power-on password. Keep a record
of the passwor d in a secu re place. If you forget the power­on passw ord, you can regain access to th e server by remov­ing the battery and then installing the battery, or by overrid­ing or bypassing the power-on passwor d; see “Setting the
password override jumper”.

Setting the pass word override jumper:

When a
power-on password is set, POST does not complete until
you enter the password. If you forget the power-on pass­word, you can regain access to the server through either of
the following methods:

• Enter the administrator password at the power-on
prompt, if an administrator password has been set.
(See “Administrator password” on page 50 for details.)
Start the Conf iguration/ Setup Utility program and
change the power-on password. See “Power-on pass­word” on page 48.

• Chang e the po si ti on of t he ju mpe r on J1 5 to b ypa ss th e
power-on password check. You can then start the Con­figuration/Setup Utility program and change the power­on password. See “System board component loca­tions” on page 54 for the location of J15.

Notes:

1. Turn off the server, and disconnect all power cords
bef ore mov ing any ju mpers.

2. Jumpers J19 and J3 are locat ed on the same jumper
block as ju mp er J15 on t he sy st em boar d . Thes e ju mp­ers ar e set to

Disabled. Do not change the settings

on these jumper s.
Attention: If you change the settings on these jump-

ers, the server will fail.

Jumper name Description

J15 Power-on
password overrid e

Table 7. Jumper J15 on the system board

For more information on jumper locations, see “Changing
jumper positions” on page 85.

Changing the position of this jumper
bypasses the power-on password
check if the jumper has been moved
since the server was last powered
on. You do not need to move the
jumper back to the default position
after the password is overridden.
The default position is a jumper on
pins 1 and 2.

Changing the position of this jumper
does not affect the administrator
password check if an administrator
passwo r d is set .

Configuring the server 49

Administrator password

Select this choice to set an administrator password. The
administrator password provides access to all choices on
the Configuration/Setup Utilit y main menu. You can set,
change, or delete both the administrator and powe r-on pass­words, and allow a power-on password to be changed by the
user.

Attention: If an administrator password is set and then for­gotten, it cannot be overridden or re moved. You must
replace the system board.

The following tabl e provides a summary of the password
features.

Table 8. Power-on and administrator password features

Type of

p as s wo r d

Power-on
password

Administrator
password

Administrator

and

power-on

password

Results

• Enter the p assword to complete the
system st artup.

• All choices are available on the
Confi guration/Setup Utility main
menu.

• No password is required to start the
system.

• Enter the pass word to acce ss the
Confi guration/Setup Utility prog ram.

• All choices are available on the
Confi guration/Setup Utility main
menu.

• You can enter either password to
complete the system startup.

• The administrator password
provid es acce ss to all ch oice s on the
Confi guration/Setup Utility main
menu. You can set, change, or
delete both the administrat or and
power-on passw ords, and allow a
pow er -o n pa ss w o r d to be ch anged
by the user .

• The power-on password provi des
access to a limited set of choices on
the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu. This limited access might
include changing or deleting the
power-on password.

Using the SCSISelect utility program

SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility
program that you can use to:

• View the default SCSI IDs

• Locate and correct configuration conflicts

• Perf orm a low-level format on a SCSI ha rd disk

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The following sections provide the instructions needed to
start the SCSIS elect Utility and description s of the menu
choices available.

Note: If the serv er has a R AID adap ter installed, use the

configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter
to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.

Starting the SCSISelect utility program

To start the SCSISelect utility program:

1. Turn on the server.

2. When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect™
Utility! >>> prompt appears, press Ctrl+A.

Note: If an admin istrator password has been set, a

prompt appears asking you to enter the pa ss­word to start the SCSISelect Utility program.

3. When pr ompted, select either channel A (in ternal) or
channel B (exter nal).

4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.

• Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

• Press the F5 key to switch between color and
monochrome modes (if the monitor permits).

5. Follow the instruction s on the screen to change the set­tings of the selected items; then, press Enter.

Choices available from the SCSISelect
menu

The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility
menu:

• Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller

settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default val­ues, press F6; then, f ollow the instructions that appear
on the screen.

You can view or change the following controller set­tings:

— Host Adapter SCSI ID

Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID,
normally 7.

— SCSI Parity Checking

Select this choice to view the assigned value of

Enabled.

— Host Adapter SCSI Termination

Select this choice to view the assigned value of

Enabled.

— Boot Device Options

Select this choice to conf igure startable device
parameters. Before you can make updates, you
must kno w th e ID of t he dev ic e wh ose pa rame t ers
you want to configure.

— SCSI Device Configuration

Select this choice to configure SCSI device
parameters. Before you can make updates, you

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must kno w th e ID of t he dev ic e wh ose pa rame t ers
you want to configure.

Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate repre-

sents the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI
devices.

– The transfer rate for Ultra3 SCSI LVD

devices is 160.0

– The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD

devices is 80.0

– The transfer rate for Fast SCSI

devices is 20.0

— Advanced Configuration Options

Select this choice to view or change the settings
for advanced configuration options.

• SCSI Disk Utilities
Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are

assigned to each device o r to format a SCSI device.
To use the utilit y program, select a drive from the list.

Read the screens carefully before making a selection.
Note: If you pres s Ctrl+ A befor e the selected drives

are re ady, an Unexpected SC SI Command Fail­ure screen mi ght appear. Restart the server and
watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive
spins up. After the drive that you want to view or
format spins up, press Ctrl+A.

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Installing options

This chapter provides instructions to help you add options to
the server.

Expanded view of the Netfinity 6000R

Þ1Ý Terminator card
Þ2Ý Microprocessor

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Þ3Ý Hot-swap fans
Þ4Ý Hot-sw ap drive tray assembly
Þ5Ý Filler pa ne l for hot-sw ap driv e tr ay
Þ6Ý Filler pa ne l for po w er su pp ly bay
Þ7Ý Power supply
Þ8Ý Diag no stics pa ne l

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Þ9Ý Hot-swap fans
Þ10Ý System board
Þ11Ý Service processor card
Þ12Ý Memory board
Þ13Ý Dual inline memory module

Component locations

This section provides illustrations of the system board, Diag­nosti c LE D pa nel, mem or y boa rd, and Adva nc ed System
Management Interconnect board component locations.

System board compon ent locations

The following illustrations detail certain locations on the sys­tem board.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

System board connectors:

shows the location of connectors on the system board.

The following illustration

Þ1Ý Microprocess or slot 1 (J34)
Þ2Ý Microprocess or slot 2 (J35)
Þ3Ý Microprocess or slot 3 (J36)
Þ4Ý Microprocess or slot 4 (J37)
Þ5Ý Memory board (J40)
Þ6Ý PCI slot 2 64-bit 66 MHz (J51)
Þ7Ý PCI slot 3 64-bit 66 MHz (J52)

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Þ8Ý PCI slot 4 64-bit 66 MHz (J53)
Þ9Ý PCI slot 5 64-bit 33 MHz (J54)
Þ10Ý PCI sl ot 6 64-bit 33 MHz (J55)
Þ11Ý PCI h ot-plug switch card (J1)
Þ12Ý PCI sl ot 1 32-bit 33 MHz (J50)
Þ13Ý Battery

System board cable connectors:

The following illus­tration shows the location of the cable connectors on the
system board.

Þ1Ý Power signal (J16)
Þ2Ý Diagnostic panel (J18)
Þ3Ý IDE (J21)
Þ4Ý 120 mm fan (J30)
Þ5Ý Main po w er ( J7 1)
Þ6Ý Internal SCSI (J38)
Þ7Ý External SCSI (J39 )
Þ8Ý Advanced System Management Interconnect board

(J69, J68, J67)

Þ9Ý 120 mm fan (J49)

I/O extern al port connectors:

shows t he location of the input/output external port co nnec­tors on the system board.

The following illustration

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Þ1Ý Keyboard (bottom), mouse (top) (J64)
Þ2Ý Serial A (bottom), Serial B (top) (J60)
Þ3Ý Parallel (J63)
Þ4Ý Video (J62)
Þ5Ý Ethernet (J79)
Þ6Ý USB 1, USB 2 (J61)

System board jumpers:

shows the location of the flash ROM page swap jumper
(J14) and power-on password override jumper (J15) on the
system board. Jumper J14 is located at the t op of the
jumper block, and jumper J15 is located immediately below
jumper J14.

The follo w in g ill us tr a tio n

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Þ1Ý Flash ROM page swap jumpe r (J14)
Þ2Ý Power-on password override jumper (J15)
Þ3Ý Reserved (J19)
Þ4Ý Reserved (J3)

Notes:

1. Turn off the server; then, disconn ect all power cords
and external cables. before moving any jumpers.

2. Jumpers J19 and J3 are locat ed on the same jumper
block as jumpe rs J14 and J15 on the system board.
These jumpers are se t to

Disabled. Do not change the

settings on these jumpers.
Attention: If you change the settings on these jump-

ers, the server will fail.

3. See “Changing jumper positions” on page 85 for addi-

tional information on setting jumpers.

Jumper name Description

J14 Flash ROM
page swap

Table 9. Jumpers J14 and J15 on the system board

The default position is a jumper
installed on pins 2 and 3.

See “Recov ering BI OS” on page 24
for additional information.

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Jumper name Description

J15 Power-on
password override

Changing the position of this jumper
bypasses the power-on password
check if the jumper has been moved
since the server was last po wered
on. You do not need to move the
jumper back to the default position
after the password i s overridden.
The default position is a jumper on
pins 2 and 3.

Changing the position of this jumper
does not affect the ad ministrator
password check if an administrator
passwo rd is set.

See “Power-on password” on page
48 for additional information on the
power-on password.

Table 9. Jumpers J14 and J15 on the system board

Table 10. Jumper setback table

J13 J27 J28 J29 Bus Ratio

Core

Frequency

H L L H 7:1 700
HLHL 8:1 800

The following illustration shows the location of the micropro­cessor speed (core-frequency-selection) jumper block on
the system board. The jumpers on this block are in the fol­lowing order, from top to bottom: J13, J27, J28, and J29.
See “Ins talling a microprocessor ki t” on page 81 for t he

jumper speed settings.
Note: Any system -board j umper blocks that are not shown

in the illustrations in this book are reserved.

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Microprocessor
speed jumpers

J13
J27

J28
J29

System board LED locations

The following illustration shows the location of the lights on
the system board.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

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Þ1Ý Microprocess or 1 error light
Þ2Ý Microprocess or or terminator card present light s
Þ3Ý Microprocess or 2 error light
Þ4Ý Microprocess or 3 error light
Þ5Ý POST OK light
Þ6Ý Microprocess or 4 error light
Þ7Ý PCI slot power-on ligh t
Þ8Ý PCI slot attention lights

Diagnostic panel LEDs

The following illustration shows the location of the LEDs on
the Diagnostic panel. The Diagnostic panel LEDs are visible
through a special cutout are a located to the left of the cover­release latc h on the top cover. However, to de termine the
exact location of the error condition in the server, you might
need t o r emo ve th e to p cov er t o vi ew th e l oc at i on of t h e er r or
LED on the Diagnostic panel.

Note: The Diagnostic panel is also called the LED card.

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CPU
Memory

PCI

A B C D

Bus

Power

Supply

1 2 3 4

Fan

Þ1Ý System board connector
Þ2Ý Diskette drive connect or

DASD

NMI
SP Bus
Event Log

Non Red
Over Spec
Temp

The meanings of these LEDs are as follow s:

CPU Microprocessor fault
Memory Memory fault
PCI Bus A (PCIA) PCI bus A fault
PCI Bus B (PCIB) PCI bus B fault
PCI Bus C (PCIC) P CI bus C fault
PCI Bus D (PCID) Not implemented at this time.
Power supply 1 Power su pply number 1 failure
Power supply 2 Power su pply number 2 failure
Power supply 3 Power su pply number 3 failure
FAN Fan failure
DASD Hard disk drive fault
NMI Nonmaskable interrupt
SP Bus Service processor failure
Event Log Not imp lemented at this time.
NON RED Nonredundant power mode
OVER SPEC Over sp ec ification
TEMP System temperature failure

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Notes:

1. The server does not support replaceable voltage regu­lator modules (VRMs).

2. The server supports a maximum of three PCI buses.

3. The server supports a maximum of three power sup­plies.

4. See “Light path diagnostics” on page 22 for a detailed

description of these LE Ds.

Memory board component locations

The following illustration shows the location of the dual inline
memory module (DIMM) connectors and error LEDs on the
memory board.

Notes:

1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly
from your hardware.

2. Some of the DIMM error LEDs are not visible in this
illust rat i on . T he m emo ry b oa rd co nt ains 1 6 e rr or LE Ds;
that is, one error LED for each DIMM connector.

Þ1Ý Memory slot 1
Þ2Ý Memory slot 9
Þ3Ý Error LEDs
Þ4Ý Memory slot 13
Þ5Ý Error LEDs
Þ6Ý Memory slot 5

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Advanced System Management
Interconnect board component locations

The following illustration shows the connectors and lights for
the Netfinity Advanced System Management Interconnect
board.

Notes:

1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly
from your hardware.

2. The Advanced System Management Inter c onnec t
board is also cal led the service processor card.

Þ1Ý Serial port
Þ2Ý Advanced System Management Interconnect connec-

tors

Þ3Ý Power LED
Þ4Ý System board connector
Þ5Ý Service processor error

Before you begin

Before you begin to install options in the server, read the fol­lowing information:

• Become familiar with the safety and handling guide­lines provided in “Safety information” on page 196, and
“Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices” on
page 199. These guidelines will help you work safely
while working with the server or options.

Installing options 63

• You do not need to turn off the server to install or
replace hot-swap power supplies, hot-swap drives, hot­swap fans, Active PCI (hot-p lug) ada pters , or hot-pl ug
USB devices.

• The orange color on component s and labels in the
server identifies h ot-swap or hot-plug components.
This means that you can install or remove the compo­nent while the system is running, provided that the sys­tem is configured to support this function.

• The blue color on components and labels identifies
touch points where you can grip a component, move a
latch, and so on.

• Make su re that you have an adequate number of prop­erly grounded electrical outlets for the server, monitor,
and any other options that you intend to install.

• Back up all important data before you make changes to
disk drives.

• For a list of su pported options for the Netfin ity 6000R,
refer to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat on the World
Wide Web.

System reliability considerations

To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make
sure that:

• Each of th e d r iv e b ays has ei th er a d r ive or a f ill er pan el
installed.

• Each of the power supply bays ha s either a power sup­ply or a filler panel installed.

• There is at least 50 mm (2 inches) of ventilated space
at the sides o f the serv er and 100 mm (4 inches) at the
rear of the server.

• The top cover is in place during normal operation.

• The to p c over i s rem ove d fo r no lo ng er t h an 30 mi nu te s
while the server is operating.

• The processor housing cover over the processor and
memory area is removed for no longer than 10 minutes
while the server is operating.

• A removed hot-swap drive is replaced within 10 min­utes of removal .

• Cables for optional adapters are routed according to
the instructions provided wit h the adap ters.

• A failed fan is replaced within 48 hours.

Working inside the server with the power
on

The ser ve r su pp or ts h ot -ad d, ho t- pl ug an d h ot -sw ap d evi ce s
and is designed to operate safely while turned on with the
cover removed. Follow these guidelines when you work
inside a server that is turned on:

• Avoid loose-fitting clothing on your forearms. Button
long- sl ee ved sh ir ts be fo r e wo rki ng in si de t he se rver ; d o

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not wear cuff links while you are working inside the
server.

• Do not allow your necktie to hang inside the server.

• Remove jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces, rings,
and loose-fitti ng wrist watches.

• Remove items from your shirt pocket (such as pens or
pencils) that could fall i nto the server as you lean over
it.

• Avoid dropping any metallic objects, such as paper
clips, hair pins, or screws, into the serv er.

Handling static-sensitive devices

Static electricity, th ough harmless to you, can seriously dam­age server components or options.

Note: When you are adding an internal option, do not open

the static-protective package containing the option
until you are ins truc ted to do so.

When you handle options and othe r server components,
take these precautions to avoid damage from static electric­ity:

• Limit yo ur movement. Movement can caus e static
electricity to build up around you.

• Always handle components carefully. Handle adapters,
the memory boar d, and memory modules (DIMMs) by
the edges. Never touch any exposed circuitry.

• Prevent others from touching components.

• When you are installing a new option, touch the static­protective package containing the option to a metal
expansion-slot screw or other unpaint ed metal surface
on the server for at least two seconds. (This reduces
static electricity from the package and fr om your body.)

• When possible, remove the option and install it directly
into the server without setting the option down. When
this is not possible, place the static-protective package
that t he opti o n co me s in on a s moo th , leve l su rf ace an d
plac e the option on it.

• Do not place the option on the serv er's covers or any
metal surface.

18 kg (3 7 lbs )

≥

CAUTION:

32 kg (70.5 lbs)≥55 kg (121.2 lbs)

≥

Installing options 65

Use safe practices when liftin g.

DANGER: Electrical current from power, telephone, and

communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock haz­ard:

• Do not c onnect or disconnect any cables or perfor m
installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this
product during an electrical storm.

• Connect all power cords to a properly wired and
grounded electrical outlet.

• Connect to properly w ired outlets any equipment that
will be attached to this product.

• When possibl e, use one hand only to connect or dis­connect signal cables.

• Never tur n on any e qui p men t when t her e i s e vi de nce of
fire, water, or structural damage.

• Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunica­tions systems, networks, and modems before you open
the device cov ers, unless ins tructed otherwise in the
installation and configuration procedures. Connect and
disconnect cables as described in the following table
when in stalling, moving, or opening covers on this
prod uc t or att ac hed devi ces.

To connect:

1. Turn everyt hing OFF.

2. First, attach all cables
to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to
connec to r s.

4. Att ach power cords to
outlet.

To disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power
cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables
from conn ec tors.

4. Remove all cables
from de vices .

5. Turn device ON.

CAUTION:

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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. The device also might
have more than one power cord. To remove all electri­cal current from the device, ensure tha t all power cords
are disconnected from the power source.

1
2
3

Removing the server top cove r and bezel

Review the information in “Before you begin” on pa ge 63.
The following illustration shows how to remove the top cover

and bezel from the server .
Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

Þ1Ý Top cover
Þ2Ý Right release latch
Þ3Ý Bezel
Þ4Ý Left release latch
Þ5Ý Cover release latch

To remove the server top cover:

1. Lift the plastic cover-release latch near the edge of the
top cover.

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2. Slide the top cover slightly toward the rear of the
server ; the cover will stop aft er about 25 mm (1 inch).
Lift the cover off t he server and set the cover aside.

Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the
top cover before turning on the server. Operating the
server for extended per iods of time (over 30 minutes)
with the top cover removed might damage server com­ponents.

To remove the bezel:

1. Release the two tabs at the top edge of the bezel and
pull the top of the bezel slightly away from the server.

2. Pull the bezel up to release the two tabs at the bottom
edge of the bezel. Store the bezel in a safe place.

Working with adapters

The following illustration shows the location of the Active™
PCI adapter expansion slots on the system board.

Notes:

1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly
from your hardware.

2. Activ e PCI slots are also called hot -plug PCI slots.

Þ1Ý PCI slot 2 64-bit 66 MHz (J52)
Þ2Ý PCI slot 3 64-bit 66 MHz (J53)
Þ3Ý PCI slot 4 64-bit 66 MHz (J54)
Þ4Ý PCI slot 5 64-bit 33 MHz (J55)
Þ5Ý PCI slot 6 64-bit 33 MHz (J51)
Þ6Ý PCI hot-plug switch card (J1)

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Þ7Ý PCI slot power-on ligh t
Þ8Ý PCI slot attention lights
Þ9Ý PCI slot 1 32-bit 33 MHz (J50)

PCI bus configu ration

• Hot-plug, 32-bit PCI sl ot 1 (on PCI bus A, 5V, 33 MHz)

• Hot-plug, 64-bit PCI slots 2 through 4 (on PCI bus B,

3.3V, 66 MHz)

• Hot-plug, 64-bit PCI slots 5 through 6 (on PCI bus C,
5V, 33 MHz)

• Power-on lights for Active PCI slots

• Internal Attention lights for Active PCI slots

• Exter nal Attention lights for Active PCI slots

This sec t io n gi ve s the pr oc ed ure f or i nst a ll ing a hot -p lu g P CI
adapter. If your operating system support s hot-plug PCI
adapters, you can replace a failing hot-plug PCI adapter with
a new adapter of the same type without turnin g off power to
the server. If your operating system and adapter also sup­port t he hot-add fea ture, you can install a new adapter with­out turning off the power to the server.

Befo re yo u be gin:

• Review the information in “ Before you begin” on page
63 and “Working inside the server with the power on”
on page 64.

• Read t he documentation that com es with your adapter
for any special requirements or restrictions.

• Read t he documentation that com es with your operat­ing system.

Attention: Do not remove a hot-plug PCI adapter before
performing the operating-system-defined procedure for dis­abling the Active PCI (hot-plug) slot that contains t he
adapter. Failure to do s o might cause your system to lock
up. Ref er to your operat ing-system documentation.

Installing a hot-plug adapter

The following illustration shows how to install a hot-plug PCI
adapter.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

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Þ1Ý Adapter retention latch
Þ2Ý Tab
Þ3Ý Expansion-sl ot cover
Þ4Ý Power-on light
Þ5Ý Adapter
Þ6Ý Adapter retention cover
Þ7Ý Plas ti c di vi de r s

To install a hot-plug PCI adapter:
Attention: When you handle Electrostatic D ischarge-Sensi-

tive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from
static electricity. For details on handling these devices, refer
to the following Web site and search for ESD :
http://www.ibm.com

1. Remove the top cove r (see “Removing the server top

cover and bezel” on page 67).

2. Determine which expansion slot you will use for the
adapter.

Note: All six PCI slots support hot-plug PCI adapters.

3. Disab le the selected PCI slot from your operating sys­tem. (Refer to the documentation that comes with your
operating system for information about disabling a hot­plug PCI slot.) Disabling the PCI slot turns off the
power-on light for that PCI slot.

Attention: Make sure that the power-on light for the
hot-plug PCI slot is off before you continue with the
next step.

4. Remove the expansion-slot cover:

a. Rotate the adapter reten tion latch counterclock-

wise.

b. Lift t he tab on the top of the expansion-slot cover ;

then, remove the expansion-slot cover from the
server. Store it in a safe place for future use.

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c. Press on the rear of the adapter retention assem-

bly and lift th e adapter retention cover.
Attention: Expansion-slo t covers must be

installed on all empty slots. This maintains the
electromagnetic emissions charact eristics of the
system and ensures proper cooling of system
components.

5. Refer to the documentation that comes with your
adapter for an y ca bling ins tr u c tio ns . It mig ht be eas ie r
for you to route any cables before you install the
adapter.

6. Remove the adapter from the static-protec tive pack­age.

Attention: Avoid touching the compon ents and gold­edge connectors on the adapter.

7. Place the adapter, component-side up, on a flat, static­protective surface.

8. Install the adapter:

a. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or

upper corners, and align it with the expansion slot
on the system boa rd.

b. Press the adapter

Attention: When you install an adapter in th e
server, be sure t hat it is completely and correctly
seated in the system-board connector. Incom­plete insertion might cause damage to the system
board or the adapter.

c. Lower the tab over the top corner of the adapter.

Rotate the ada pter r etent ion la tch cloc kwi se until it
snaps into place.

9. Connect any needed cables to the adapter.

10. Enable the PCI slot from your operating system. (Refer
to the documentation that comes with your operating
system for information about enabling a hot-plug PCI
slot.) Make sure that the power-on light for the hot-plug
PCI slot comes on.

11. If you ha ve other options to install or remove, do so
now; otherwise, go to “Installing the server top cover

and bezel” on page 91.

firmly

into the expansion slot.

Cabling example for the ServeRAID
adapter

You can install an optional IBM ServeRAID® adapter in the
server to control the i nternal hot-swap hard-disk drives; th at
is, to e nab l e yo u to conf ig ure th e in ter na l h ot- swa p ha r d disk
drives into disk arrays. To do this, you must turn off the
server, disconnect the internal SCSI cable from the inte­grate d SCSI con troll er on the system bo ard, an d conne ct the
cable to a ServeRAID adapter. Refer to the ServeRAID
adapter option documentation for complete instructions on
installing a ServeRAID adapter in the server. Refer to the

Using IBM ServeRAID

information on ServeRAID adapters an d controllers.
The following procedure describes the cable routing that is

necessary when you install a ServeRAID adapter. The fol­lowing illustrations show the cabling for internal hot-swap

book on the Docu mentation CD for

Installing options 71

hard disk drives. You can also cable a ServeRAID adapter
to ex ternal hard disk drives.

Notes:

1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly
from your hardware.

2. Refer to the documentation that comes with your
adapter for any cabl in g i ns tructio ns .

3. Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come
with the server and options. Use these identifiers to
connect the cables to the correct connector s . For
example, the hard disk drive cables are labeled HDD.

To cable the ServeRAID adapter:

1. Tur n off the server.

2. Remove all adapters from the Active PCI adapter slots.

3. Remove the plastic dividers bet ween the PC I adapter
slots.

4. Press the fan assembly re lease latches on both sides
of the fan assembly; then, remove the f an assembly
from the server.

Þ1Ý Plas ti c di vi de r s
Þ2Ý Fan assembly release latch
Þ3Ý ServeRAID adapter

5. Disconnect the internal SCSI cable from the SCSI con­nector (J3 8) on th e sys te m bo ard . (S ee “S ys te m bo ard

cable connectors” on page 55).

6. Carefully thread th e disconnected end of the inter nal
SCSI cable out of the chassis, pulling the cable out of
the opening in the chassis.

7. Reinstall th e fan assembly in the server.

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8. Repla c e the plastic dividers between the PCI adapter
slots.

9. Reinstall the adapters in the PCI adapter slots.

10. The following illustration shows how to route the SCSI
cable to the ServeRAID adapter.

Attention: When you r oute the SCSI cabl e, observe
the following:

• Do not block the ventilated sp ace in front of the
fan assembly.

• Do not place the SCSI cable fold on top of the fan
assem bly.

• Do not route the SCSI cable over the memory
board assembly.

ServeRAID adapter

CPU
Memory

PCI

A B C D

Bus

Power

Supply

1 2 3 4

Fan

11. Install the S erveRAID adapt er in the desired PCI slot.
See “Installing a hot-plug adapter” on page 69 for
adapter inst allation inst ructions. Refer to the Se rv­eRAID adapter option documentation for additional
information on installing a ServeRAID adapter in the

DASD

NMI
SP Bus
Event Log
Non Red
Over Spec
Tem p

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server and connecting the SCSI cable to a ServeRAID
adapter.

12. Connect the S CSI cable to an internal ch annel connec­tor on the ServeRAID adapter.

Note: Refer to the

Documentation CD for information on Se rv­eRAID ad ap te r s and co ntr o ll ers .

Using IBM ServeRAID

book on the

Installing internal drives

If you add different types of drives, the system can read mul­tiple types of media and store more data. Several types of
drives are available, such as:

• Diskette

• Ha r d di sk

• CD-ROM

•DVD-ROM

•Tape

Note: The server supports external tape drives; however,

the server does not support internal tape drives.

The server contains ha rdware that enab les you to replac e a
failed hard disk drive with out turning o ff the server. There­fore, you have the advantage of continui ng to operate the
system while a hard disk drive is removed or installed.
Thes e drives are known as

hot-swap

drives.

Each hot-swap drive bay has two indicator lights on the front
of the s er ve r (s ee “S t art th e ser ve r ” on pa ge 8). If the am be r
hard- disk status light for a drive is lit continuously, that indi­vidual drive is faulty and requires replacement. When the
hard-disk status light indicates a drive fault, you can replac e
a hot-swap drive without turning off the se rver.

Each hot-swap drive that you plan to install must be
mounted in a hot-swap- drive tray. The dr ive must have a
single connector attachment (SCA) connector . Hot-swap­drive trays come with hot-swap driv es.

Internal drive bays

Internal drives are installed in
to a maximum of six 1-inch (26 mm) slim high, 3.5 inch, hot­swap hard disk drives wh en the media bay option is
installed.

bays

. The server supports up

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Þ1Ý CD-ROM drive
Þ2Ý Diskette drive
Þ3Ý Hot-swap bays (u p to six)
Þ4Ý Optio na l ha r d dis k driv es
Þ5Ý Stan da rd hard disk dr iv es

3.5-inch diskette drive
CD-ROM drive
3 hot- swap hard disk drives

• The server comes with one integrated drive electronics
(IDE) CD-ROM drive and one 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB dis­kette dr i ve .

• The CD-ROM drive bay (bottom left front) supports

5.25-inch, h alf-high, removable-media dr ives. How­ever, you cannot install additional removabl e-media
drives in the server.

• The server supports three standard and three optional
1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap hard disk
drives in the hot-swap bays. The standard hot-swap
bays are bays 1 through 3 (from bottom to top). The
optional hot-swap bays are bays 4 thr ough 6 (from bot­tom to top). Bays 1 through 3 are located in the stan­dard hard disk drive cage, to the left of bays 4 through
6 in the optional hard disk drive cage.

Note: The serv er does not support half- high hot-swap

drives or internal tape drives.

• The hot-swap bays connect to a hot-swap drive

. The backplane is a printed cir cuit board behind

plane

back-

the b ays.

Hard disk drive component locations

The following illustration shows the hot-swap-drive back­plane component locations, as viewed from th e front of the
server.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

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Þ1Ý Hard disk drive activity light (green)
Þ2Ý Hard disk drive status light (amber)
Þ3Ý SCSI hot -sw a p ha r d di sk driv e connec to r

Note: The hard-disk drive activity light and hard-disk drive

status light on the backplane match the hard-disk
drive activity light and hard-disk drive status light on
the front of the ser v er (see “Start the server” on page

8).

The following illustration shows the rear connectors on the
hot-swap-drive backplane before the repeater card is
installed, as viewed from th e rear of the server .

Þ1Ý SCSI cable conn ector
Þ2Ý SCSI power cabl e connector
Þ3Ý I2C cable connector

Note: To install an additional hot-swap drive backplane on

the back of the server, see “Installing a Netfinity 3­Pack Ul tra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit” on page 87.

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap
hard disk drive.

Note: You do not have to turn off the server to install hot-

swap drives in these bays.

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Þ1Ý Filler pa ne l
Þ2Ý Drive tray assembly
Þ3Ý Drive tray handle ( open position )

To inst all a dr iv e in a hot - swa p ba y:

1. Review “Befo re you begin” on page 63.

2. Unlock and open the serv er front door.
Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not

operate the server for more tha n 10 min­utes without either a drive or a filler panel
installed for each bay.

3. Remove the filler panel from one of the empty hot-swap
bays by inserting your finger into the depression at the
left side of the filler panel and pulling it away fr om the
server.

4. Install the hard disk drive in the hot-swap bay:

a. Ensure that the tray handle is open (that is, per-

pendicular to the drive).

b. Align the drive assembly so that it engages the

guide rails in the bay.

c. Gently push the drive assembly into the bay until

the drive stop s.

d. Push the tray handle to the closed (locked) posi-

tion.

e. Check the hard disk drive status indicator to verify

that the hard disk drive is operating properly.
If the amber hard-disk status light for a drive is lit

continuously, that individual drive is faulty and
needs to be replace d. If the green hard-disk activ­ity light is flashing, the drive is being accessed.

Note: If the server has a ServeRAID controller or

adapter inst alled, you might need to reconfigure
the disk arrays after installing hard disk drives.
Refer to

Using IBM ServeRAID

on the Docu­mentation CD or the Hardware Maintenance
Manual pertaining to the specific R AID adapter
for information.

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Installing memory-module kits

The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from
your hardware.

Adding memory to the server is an easy way to make pro­grams r un faster . You can increase the amount of memory
in the server b y installing memor y-module options. You
must install a bank of four matche d dual-inline memory mod­ules (DIMMs).

Notes:

1. The DIMM options available for the server are 128MB,
256MB, 512MB, and 1GB. The server supports a min­imum of 512MB (4 x 128MB) and a maximum of 16GB
(16 x 1GB ) of sy s t em me mo ry.

2. When 4 GB of memory is installed in the server, the
amount of usable memory will be reduced depending
on the system configuration. A certain amount of mem­ory must be reserv ed below 4 GB for system
resourc es. A s eco nd re du ctio n in the u sa ble mem or y is
made when 16 GB of memory is installed.

3. The server co m es wi th a mi nim u m of 512 MB (4x1 28 )
memory installed in bank 1. When you install additional
DIMMs, be sure to follow the DIMM population
sequence in Table 11 on page 79.

4. All the D IMMs installed in a bank must be the same
size, speed, t yp e, and tec h nology. Yo u ca n mi x com­patible DIM Ms from various man uf ac t ur er s .

5. All the banks do not have to contain DIMMs of the
same size, speed, type, and technolo gy. You can mix
compatible DIMMs from various manufacturers.

6. The memory board contains 16 DIMM connectors and
utilizes 4-way memory interleaving. See Table 11 on
page 79.

The 4-way memory interleave technology in the server
requires that you install DIMMs in all four connectors in
each populated bank.

7. Install only 3.3 V, 168-pin, 8-byte, 100 MHz, PCI,
PC10 0- 3 22 - 62 2R, regi ste re d sy nc hronou s dy na m ic
random-access memory (SDRAM) with error correcting
code (ECC), DIMMs. Only 100MHz, 72-bit, registered,
sync hr o no us , x4 SDR A M configurat io n D IM M me m or y
is supported for the 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB
DIMMs.

8. Installing or removing DIMMs changes the configura­tion information in the server. Therefore, after installing
or removing a bank of DIMMs, you must save the new
configuration information using the Configuration/Setup
Utility program. When you restart the server, the sys­tem displays a message indicating that the memory
configuration has changed. St art the Configura­tion/Setup Utility program and select Sav e Setting s.
See “Configuring the server” on page 43 for mor e infor-

mation.

Install the D IMMs in the order provid ed in Table 11 on page

79.

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Bank of 4 DIMMs Install DIMMs in these

connectors:

Bank 1 (shipped as standard) J1, J5, J9, J13
Bank 2 J2, J6, J10, J14
Bank 3 J3, J7, J11, J15
Bank 4 J4, J8, J12, J16

Table 11. DIMM installation order

The following illustration shows how to install memory on the
memory board.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

Þ1Ý Memory slot 1
Þ2Ý Memory slot 9
Þ3Ý Error LEDs
Þ4Ý Memory slot 13
Þ5Ý Error LEDs
Þ6Ý Memory slot 5

Befo re yo u be gin:

• Review “Before you begin” on page 63.

• Read t he documentation that com es with your option.
To install a DIMM:
Attention: When you handle Electrostatic Disch arge-Sensi-

tive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from
static electricity. For details on handling these devices, refer

Installing options 79

to the following Web site and search for ESD :
http://www.ibm.com

1. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and
external cables; then, remove the top cover (see

“Remov ing the server top cover and bezel” on page

67).

2. Remove the memory board as sembly:

a. Lift up on the me mory board assembly and

remov e it from the serv er.

Memory board

b. Place t he memory board assembly on a static-

protective surface, such as the static-protective
package in which an option comes.

3. Locate the DIMM connectors on the memory board.
Determine the DIMM connectors into which you will
install the D IMMs. (See the notes at the beginning of
this procedure.)

4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the
DIMM option to any unpainted metal surface on the
server. Then, remove the DIMM from the package.

Note: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damag-

ing the DIMM connectors, handle the clips gen­tly.

5. To install the DIMMs, repeat the following steps for
each D IM M that yo u in stall:

a. Turn the DIMM so that the DIMM keys align cor-

rectly with the connector.

b. Insert the DIMM by pressing the DIMM straight

into the connector. Be sure that the retaining clips
snap into the closed positions.

c. Make sur e tha t t he r e ta ini ng cl ip s ar e i n th e c lo se d

position. If a gap exists between the DIMM and
the retaining clips, the DIMM has not been prop­erly installed. In this case, open the retaining clips
and remove the DIMM; then, reinsert the DI MM.

6. Install the memory board assembly:

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a. Hold the memory board assembly, and align it into

the card guides and ov er the memory board con­nector.

Attention: When you insert the memory board
assem bly into the connector, press on the flat
metal projection on the board.

b. Insert the mem ory board assembly into the con-

nector.

7. If you have other options to install or remove, do so
now; otherwise, go to “Installing the server top cover

and bezel” on page 91.

Installing a microprocessor kit

The server comes with one microprocessor installed on the
system board. The server supports up to four microproces­sors. If you install at least one additional microprocessor,
the serv er ca n op erate as a sym m etric mul t ip rocess in g
(SMP) server. With SMP, certain operating systems and
application programs can distribute the proc essing load
among the microprocessors.

Befo re yo u be gin:

• Review the information in “ Before you begin” on page

63.

• Thoroughly review the documenta tion that comes wit h
the microprocessor, so that you can determine whether
you need to update the server basic input /output sys­tem (BIOS). The latest level of BIOS for the server is
available through the World Wide Web and the IBM
Bulletin Board System (BBS). Go to
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/, select IBM Servers,
and make the selections for the server.

• Obtain an SMP-capable operating system (optional).
For a list of supported operating systems, see
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/ on the World Wide
Web.

Attention: To avoid damage and ensure proper server
operation when you install a new or an additional micropro­cessor, use microprocessors that have the same cache size
and type, and the same clock speed. Microprocessor inter­nal and external clock frequencies must be identical.

Notes:

1. To order additional microprocessor options, contact
your IB M reseller or IBM marketing representative.

2. The server comes standard with one microprocessor
installed in microprocessor connector J34 (slot 1) on
the system board, and a t erminator card in micropro­cessor slot 4. The microprocessor in slot 1 is the star­tup (boot) microprocessor. The microp rocessor
installed in microprocessor connector J35 is micropro­cessor 2 (slot 2); the microprocessor instal led in micro­processor connector J36 is microprocessor 3 (slot 3);
and the microprocessor installed in microprocessor
connector J37 i s micropr ocessor 4 (slot 4). If more
than one microprocessor is installed, the highest nu m-

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bered mi croprocessor is the microprocessor from
which the server will start. The lower numbered micro­processors are used as application microprocessors.

3. If you replace the microprocessors in the server with
microprocessors of a different speed, be sure to set the
microprocessor-core-frequency-selectio n jumper block
corre c tly, as described in this section. For a list of sup­ported microprocessor speeds, see
http://www.ibm.com on the World Wide Web.

4. The server does not support replaceable voltage regu­lator modules (VRMs).

If you need to install additional microprocessors, install them
in the following order:

• Slot 1 (first slot, connector J34)

• Sl ot 2 (sec on d sl ot, conne ctor J35)

• Slot 3 (third slot, connector J36)

• Slot 4 (fourth slot, connector J37)
Attention: The server comes with a terminator card

installed in microprocessor slot 4. To ensure proper
server operation, the terminator card must remain
installed in microprocessor slot 4 until you have
installed microprocessors in slots 1 through 3.

The following illustratio n is a simplified layout of the micro­processor connector locations and other microprocessor­related components on the system board.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

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Þ1Ý Microprocess or slot 1 (J34)
Þ2Ý Microprocess or slot 2 (J35)
Þ3Ý Microprocess or slot 3 (J36)
Þ4Ý Microprocess or slot 4 (J37)
Þ5Ý Memory board (J40)
Þ6Ý PCI slot 2 64-bit 66 MHz (J51)
Þ7Ý PCI slot 3 64-bit 66 MHz (J52)
Þ8Ý PCI slot 4 64-bit 66 MHz (J53)
Þ9Ý PCI slot 5 64-bit 33 MHz (J54)
Þ10Ý PCI sl ot 6 64-bit 33 MHz (J55)
Þ11Ý PCI h ot-plug switch card (J1)
Þ12Ý PCI sl ot 1 32-bit 33 MHz (J50)
Þ13Ý Battery

Note: For additional illustrations of the system-board com-

ponent s, s ee “System board component locations” on

page 54.

The following illustration shows how to install a microproces­sor on the system board.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

Terminator card

Latch

Microprocessor

Latch

To instal l an additional microp rocessor:
Attention: When you handle Electrostatic D ischarge-Sensi-

tive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from
static electricity. For details on handling these devices, refer
to the following Web site and search for ESD :
http://www.ibm.com

Installing options 83

Note: If you are replacing a fail ed microprocessor, verify

that yo u ha ve se lect ed th e cor rec t mic r op roce ss or fo r
replacement. To do this, check the Diagnostic panel
that is located under the top c over to see which LED
is on.

1. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and
external cables; then, remove the top cover (see

“Remov ing the server top cover and bezel” on page

67).

2. Determine the slot where the mic roproce ssor is to be
installed.

3. If you have installed microprocessors in slots 1 through
3 and you ar e now i nsta ll in g a micr op roce ss or in slot 4,
remove the terminator card from the microprocessor
connector. Store the term inator card in a safe place in
the static-protective package that your new micropro­cessor comes in; you will need to install it again if you
ever r emove the microprocessor.

4. Insta ll the micr oprocessor:

a. Touch the st at ic- pro te ct iv e packa ge c on tain i ng the

new mi crop roc e s s or t o an y

unpain ted

metal sur­face on t he server; then, remove the m icroproces­sor from the package.

b. Hold the mi cr op roce ss or by th e op en la tc hes, and

center the microprocesso r over the microproces­sor connector.

Attention: Make sure that the microprocessor is
oriented and aligned correctly before you try to
close the latches.

c. Carefu lly close the latches to seat the micr opro-

cessor in the connector.

5. If you replace the microprocessors in the server with
microprocessors of a different speed, set the micropro­cess or- c o re- f requenc y - se le c tio n jum per bloc k as
described in Table 12. T o ensure that the server main­tains the correct microp rocessor bus-to-core rati o, you
must set the following microprocessor speed (core- fre­quenc y - se le c tio n) ju mp er s : J13 , J27 , J28 , and J29.
The jumpers on this block are in the following order,
from top to bottom: J13, J27, J28, and J29. For loca­tions of th ese jumpers, see “System bo ard jumpers” on
page 56.

Note: See “Changing jumper positions” on page 85 for

additional information on setting j umpers.

J13 J27 J28 J29

H L L H 7:1 700/100

Table 12. Microprocessor-core-frequency-selection jumper
block settings

6. If you have other options to install or remove, do so
now; otherwise, go to “Installing the server top cover
and bezel” on page 91.

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Bus

Ratio

Core

Frequency

(MHz)

Changing jumper positions

Jumper s lo cate d on th e sys tem bo ar d help yo u to cus tom ize
the way the server operates.

The ser v er sy s tem board con t ai ns tw o-p in and three- pi n
jumper blocks.

In some cases, groups of jumpers might combine to define a
function.

Thre e- pi n ju m per bl ocks

With the three-pin jumper blo cks, each jumper co vers tw o of
the three pins on a pin block. You can position the jumper to
fit over the center pin and either of the other two pins.

The following illustration identifies pins 1, 2, and 3 on a
three-pin jumper block.

3

21

To change a jumper position for a three-pin jumper block:

1. Turn off the server; then, disconn ect all power cords
and external cables.

2. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the server

top cover and bezel” on page 67).

3. Lift t he jumpe r straight of f the pin block.

4. Align the holes in the bottom of the jumper with the cen­ter pin and the pin that was not covered previously.

5. Slide the jumper fully onto these pins.

6. Reinstall the server cover and connect the cables (see
“Installing the server top cover and bezel” on page 91).

Installing a hot-swap power supply

The following illustration shows how to install a hot-swap
power supply.

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Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly

from your hardware.

Þ1Ý Filler pa ne l
Þ2Ý AC power light
Þ3Ý DC pow er lig ht
Þ4Ý Power supply handle
Þ5Ý Power supply

To install an additional power supply:

1. Remove the filler panel.

2. Place the handle on the power supply in the open posi­tion.

3. Slide the power supply into the chassis and close the
handle.

4. Plug the power cord into the power supply; then, into a
properly grounded electrical outlet.

5. Verify t hat the DC Power light and the AC Power light
on the power supply are lit, indicating that the power
supply is operating properly.

CAUTION:

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Never remove the cover on a pow er supply or any par t
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 serviceabl e parts inside these
components. If you suspect a problem with one of these
parts, contact a service technician.

CAUTION:

If you install a strain-relief bracket option over the end
of the power c ord that is connected to the device, you
must connect the other end of the power cord to an eas­ily accessible power source.

Installing a Ne tfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot­Swap Expansion Kit

You can install an optional Netfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot­Swap Expansion Kit in the server to connect three additional
hot-swap har d disk drives to the server. This kit contains a
hot-swap hard disk dr ive backplane that you install adjacent
to the standard hot-swap har d disk drive backplane. The
server supports a maximum of two hot-swap drive back­planes.

Notes:

1. In addition to the optional hot-swap drive backplane,
the Netfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap Expansio n Kit
comes with a hard disk drive cage. Do not install the
hard disk drive cage on the server , as the hard disk
drive cage is not compatible with the Netfinity 6000R
server. The Netfinity 3-Pack Ultra160 Hot-Swap
Expansion Kit can be installed in vario us types of Net­finity servers; the hard disk drive cage is used with
other types of servers.

2. Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come
with the server and options. Use these identifiers to
connect the cables to the correct connector s . For
example, the hard disk drive cables are labelled HDD.

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3. For information on cabling options and using the Netfin­ity 3-Pack Ult ra160 Hot-Swap Ex pansion option, refer
to the documentation that comes with the option kit.

4. For addit io na l information on cablin g, see “Cabli ng

examp le for the ServeRAID adapter” on page 71 an d
“Cabling the server ” on page 107.

5. The hot-swap drive backplane components are shown
at “In stalling a hot- swap hard disk drive” on pag e 76.

Note: The hard-disk drive activity light and hard-disk drive

status light on the backplane match the hard-disk
drive activity light and hard-disk drive status light on
the front of the server (see “Start the server” on page

8).

The rear connectors on the hot-swap-drive backplane
(before repeater card is installed) can be seen at “Installing a
hot- swap har d di sk driv e” on pag e 76.

The following illustration shows the rear connectors on the
SCS I repe ater ca rd aft er the repeater ca rd is installe d, as
viewed from the rear of the server.

Þ1Ý SCSI power cabl e connector
Þ2Ý I2C cable connector
Þ3Ý SCS I repeater ca rd cable co nnecto r
Þ4Ý SCSI cable conn ector

The following illustration shows how to install a Netfinity 3­Pack Ul tra160 Hot-Swap Expansion Kit.

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