IBM System x iDataPlex dx360, 6313, 6385, 6390, 6316 User Manual

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System x iDataPlex dx360 Types 6313, 6316, 6385, 6390, 7831, and 7833

User's Guide

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System x iDataPlex dx360 Types 6313, 6316, 6385, 6390, 7831, and 7833

User's Guide

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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 45 and the Warranty and Support Information document on the IBM Documentation CD.

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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What your dx360 system-board tray offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

The UpdateXpress program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2. Components, features, and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System-board tray components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Flexible chassis features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware configuration examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2U compute server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2U storage server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Operator panel controls, LEDs, connectors, and power . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Turning on the system-board tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Turning off the system-board tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 3. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Removing a system-board tray from a 2U chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Removing the system-board tray cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Removing a storage enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Removing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reinstalling the system-board tray cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reinstalling a storage enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Reinstalling a system-board tray in a 2U chassis . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Chapter 4. Configuring the dx360 server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the BIOS Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Starting the BIOS Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

BIOS Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting the BMC IP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Systems configured with Red Hat Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Systems configured with SUSE Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 43

Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 43

Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

IBM Taiwan product service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Battery return program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

German Ordinance for Work gloss statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . . . . 50

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . . . . 50

Avis de conformité à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada . . . . . . . . 50

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . . . . . . . . . 51

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . . . . . . 51

Taiwanese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chinese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 52

Korean Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.

Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.

Avant d'installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.

Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

Statement 1:

DANGER

Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous.

To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,

maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.

v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical

outlet.

v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to

this product.

v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal

cables.

v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or

structural damage.

v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,

networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.

v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when

installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.

To Connect: To Disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, attach all cables to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to connectors.

4. Attach power cords to outlet.

5. Turn device ON.

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1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

Statement 2:

CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.

Do not:

v Throw or immerse into water v Heat to more than 100°C (212°F) v Repair or disassemble

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

Statement 3:

CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:

v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could

result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable

parts inside the device. v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than

those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.

DANGER

Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following.

Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

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Statement 5:

CAUTION: The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. 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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Statement 8:

CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached.

Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service technician.

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Statement 10:

CAUTION: Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

IBM® System x™ iDataPlex™ products are ideally suited for data-center environments that require high-performance, energy-efficient, cost-effective hardware. The modular design of the iDataPlex components makes it possible for you to order customized server solutions that meet the specific needs of your current environment.

This User's Guide contains general information about how to use, upgrade, and configure the components in the customized server solutions. These components consist of the IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 Type 6316, 6390, or 7833 system-board tray, the IBM System x iDataPlex Types 6313, 6385, or 7831 2U flex chassis, and the IBM System x iDataPlex storage enclosure.

With the exception of the warranty period, the iDataPlex Types 6313, 6316, 6385, 6390, 7831, and 7833 products are functionally equivalent as follows:

v IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 system-board tray Types 6316, 6390, and 7833

are functionally equivalent v IBM System x iDataPlex 2U flex chassis Types 6313, 6385, and 7831 are

functionally equivalent

Depending on what you ordered, you received one or more of the following server solutions:

v Two dx360 system-board trays installed in a 2U chassis v One dx360 system-board tray and one storage enclosure installed in a 2U

chassis

See Chapter 2, “Components, features, and controls,” on page 9 for detailed information about the components in the customized server solutions.

The iDataPlex products come with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document.

You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

The system-board tray serial number is on a label at the front of the system-board tray to the left of the operator panel. The system-board tray baseboard management controller (BMC) media access control (MAC) address is on a label at the front of the system-board tray to the left of the PCIe slot. The chassis machine type and serial number are on a label on the front of the chassis at the right side. Label locations are shown in the illustration following the table. This illustration might differ slightly from your hardware.

Record information about the server in the following table.

Product name IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 Machine type

(system-board tray) Serial number

(system-board tray) BMC MAC address

(system-board tray) Machine type (chassis) Type ______ (2U chassis) Serial number (chassis) _____________________________________________

Type ______

_____________________________________________

The IBM Documentation CD

The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.

Hardware and software requirements

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software:

v Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux v 100 MHz microprocessor v 32 MB of RAM v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating

systems

Using the Documentation Browser

Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in your server and displays the documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the English-language version is displayed.

Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser: v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The

Documentation Browser starts automatically. v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following

procedures:

– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or

DVD drive and click Start --> Run. In the Open field, type

e:\win32.bat

where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.

– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive; then,

run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:

sh runlinux.sh

Select the device from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the documents for the devices. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.

When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under Topic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key

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while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.

To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search. The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in order of the most occurrences. Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to use the Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to use the xpdf search function within the document.

Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.

Notices and statements in this document

The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.

The following notices and statements are used in this document:

v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid

inconvenient or problem situations.

v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or

data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage might occur.

v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous

to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.

v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation.

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Features and specifications

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the hardware. Depending on the hardware configuration, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not apply.

Racks are marked in vertical increments of 4.45 cm (1.75 inches). Each increment is referred to as a unit, or “U.” A 1U-high device is 1.75 inches tall.

Table 1. Features and specifications

Microprocessor: Supports two dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon microprocessors in each system-board tray Note: Use the BIOS Setup Utility program to determine the type and speed of the microprocessor.

Memory:

v Four-channel DIMMs: 16 DIMM

connectors

v Types: Fully buffered double-data

rate (DDR2) 667 MHz DIMMs with AMB+ or DDR2 800 MHz DIMMs with AMB+

v Supports 2 GB and 4 GB DIMMs

(as of the date of this publication) with up to 64 GB of total memory in each system-board tray

Hard disk drives:

v The system-board tray supports

one 3.5-inch simple-swap SAS or one 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drive.

v The system-board tray with a

storage enclosure attached can support up to four 3.5-inch simple-swap SAS hard disk drives or up to five 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA hard disk drives.

PCI expansion slots:

v Each system-board tray supports

one PCIe expansion slot

Integrated functions:

v Intel baseboard management

controller (BMC) with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 compliant firmware

v ATI ES1000 video controller with

32 MB DDR2 SDRAM

v Dual 10 Mb/100 Mb/1 GB network

interface controllers

v Wake on LAN support v I/O Controller with six Serial ATA

(SATA) ports

v Front panel connectors:

– Two Universal Serial Bus

– One systems management

– VGA video port – Two Ethernet ports

(USB) 2.0 ports

serial port

Size (2U chassis):

v Height: 86 mm (3.386 inches) v Depth: 473 mm (18.6 inches) v Width: 446 mm (17.56 inches) v Maximum weight: 6.98 kg (15.5 lb)

Environment:

v Air temperature:

– Server on: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to

95°F); altitude: 0 to 914.4 m (0 to 3000 ft). Derate maximum temperature by 1°C for every

304.8 m (1000 ft) increase in elevation to a maximum of 3,048.0 m (10000 ft) at an ambient temperature of 28°C.

– Server off: 10°C to 43°C (59°F to

109.4°F); maximum altitude: 2133 m (7000 ft)

v Humidity:

– Server on: 10% to 80% – Server off: 8% to 80%

Electrical Input:

v Input voltage low range: 100 V ac

(minimum) to 127 V ac (maximum), 50 to 60 Hz, sine-wave input

v Input voltage high range: 200 V ac

(minimum) to 240 V ac (maximum), 50 to 60 Hz, sine-wave input

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What your dx360 system-board tray offers

The dx360 system board uses the following features and technologies:

v Active PCI Express x16 adapter capabilities

The dx360 system-board tray has one connector for PCI Express Generation two x16 adapters.

v Baseboard management controller

The Intel baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor environmental monitoring functions. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and records the error in the error log. The baseboard management controller also provides remote server management capabilities, using the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) version 2.0 protocol.

Note: In messages and documentation, the term service processor refers to the baseboard management controller.

v Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) programs

The DSA programs collect and analyze system information to aid in diagnosing problems. The diagnostic programs collect the following information:

– System configuration – Network interfaces and settings – Installed hardware – Service processor status and configuration – Vital product data, firmware, and BIOS configuration – Hard disk drive health The diagnostic programs create a merged log that includes events from all

collected logs. The information is collected into a file that you can send to IBM service and support. Additionally, you can view the information locally through a generated text report file. You also can copy the log to removable media and view the log from a Web browser.

v High-performance graphics controller

The server comes with an integrated graphics controller. This high-performance controller supports high resolutions and includes many performance-enhancing features for the operating-system environment.

v Integrated network support

The server comes with dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers, which support connections to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network. For more information, see “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 38.

v Large data-storage capacity

The dx360 supports one 3.5-inch simple-swap SAS or SATA hard disk drive in the system-board tray. With the storage enclosure attached, the dx360 can support up to four simple-swap SAS hard disk drives or up to five simple-swap SATA hard disk drives.

v Large system-memory capacity

The dx360 supports up to 64 GB of system memory. The memory controller supports error correcting code (ECC) for up to sixteen industry-standard, 240-pin, double-data-rate 2 (DDR2) 667 MHz or 800 MHz, fully-buffered dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).

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v Redundant connection

The system-board tray provides a failover capability to a redundant Ethernet

connection. If a problem occurs with the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet

traffic that is associated with the primary connection is automatically switched to

the redundant NIC. If the applicable device drivers are installed, this switching

occurs without data loss and without user intervention.

v Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

The dx360 comes with two Intel dual-core or quad-core Xeon microprocessors.

v Systems-management capabilities

The dx360 supports IPMI version 2.0 over LAN system management protocol. It

supports an optional rack-level management controller that uses

industry-standard management tools.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

Three important hardware and software design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the hardware, the availability of the hardware and software when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.

The dx360 system-board tray has the following RAS features:

v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) features v Automatic error retry or recovery v Automatic memory downsizing on error detection v Automatic restart on nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) v Automatic Server Restart (ASR) logic supporting a system restart when the

operating system becomes unresponsive

v Automatic restart after a power failure, based on the BIOS setting v Boot-block recovery v Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, and voltage v Customer support center that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week v Error codes and messages v Memory change messages posted to the error log v Power-on self-test (POST) with error logging of POST failures v Power management v Integrated Ethernet controllers v Read-only memory (ROM) checksums v Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support v Simple-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives v Simple-swap Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives v Standby voltage for systems-management features and monitoring v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu v System-error LED on the front bezel v Upgradeable BMC firmware

1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time varies; may exclude holidays.

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v Upgradeable microcode for POST, basic input/output system (BIOS) code, and

read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or over a LAN

v Vital product data (VPD); includes serial-number information and replacement

part numbers, stored in nonvolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance

v Wake on LAN capability

The UpdateXpress program

The UpdateXpress program detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in the server and installs available updates. You can download the UpdateXpress program from the Web at no additional cost, or you can purchase it on a CD. To download the program or purchase the CD, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/xpress.html. Additional information about UpdateXpress is available from the Tools Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/ infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.

Note: To install the UpdateXpress program, you might need to use an external USB CD-RW/DVD drive such as the IBM and Lenovo part number 73P4515 or 73P4516. See “Firmware updates” on page 39 for additional instructions about using an external USB CD-RW/DVD drive.

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Chapter 2. Components, features, and controls

This section describes the server components and configurations, the server controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and how to turn the system-board tray on and off.

System-board tray components

The following illustration shows the major components in the dx360 system-board tray.

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

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User Manual

Contents

Safety

Chapter 1. Introduction

Related documentation

The IBM Documentation CD

Hardware and software requirements

Using the Documentation Browser

Notices and statements in this document

Features and specifications

What your dx360 system-board tray offers

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

The UpdateXpress program

Chapter 2. Components, features, and controls

System-board tray components