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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Notices,” on page 11 5 and the

Warranty and Support Information document on the IBM System x Documentation CD.

Fifth Edition (December 2007)

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Chapter 1. The System x3650 Type 7979 server . . . . . . . . . . . .1

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

Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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

What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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

IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The UpdateXpress program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

System-board optional-device connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

PCI riser-card adapter connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Power-backplane-board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

System-board internal cable connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Riser-card assembly LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Light path diagnostics panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Removing the riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Installing the riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Removing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Installing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Installing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Removing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Removing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . .45

Replacing the ServeRAID SAS controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Installing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Removing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Installing a SATA tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server . . . . . . . . .50

Installing a SATA tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server . . . . . . . . .53

Installing a SCSI tape drive in a 3.5-inch model server . . . . . . . . .54

Installing a SCSI tape drive in a 2.5-inch model server . . . . . . . . .58

Removing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Installing a microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Memory mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Online-spare memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Removing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Installing a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Removing a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Installing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Removing a fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Removing the fan-bracket assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Installing the fan-bracket assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Replacing the CD-RW/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . .93

ServerGuide features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Installing your operating system without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . .95

Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . .95

Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . .95

IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . .95

Configuring the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Configuring the RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Using the baseboard management controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility

program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program . . . . . . . . 107

Using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . . . . 109

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Updating IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . .112

Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware . . . . . .112

Completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Battery return program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . . .119

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . . . . 120

Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada . . . . . . . 120

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . . . . . . . . 120

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European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . . . . . 120

Taiwanese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Chinese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 121

Korean Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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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.

Important:

Each caution and danger statement in this document is labeled with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English-language caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the Safety

Information document.

For example, if a caution statement is labeled “Statement 1”, translations for that caution statement are in the Safety Information document under “Statement 1.”

Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this document before you perform the procedures. Read any additional safety information that comes with the server or optional device before you install the device.

Attention: The information in this document regarding installing and removing

power supplies and connecting and disconnecting power refers to ac power supplies only. If the server contains dc power supplies, see the documentation that comes with the dc power supplies. In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power to the dc power supply and to install and remove a dc power supply.

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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.

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

5. Turn device ON.

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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.

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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

laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser

Some 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.

Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Appareil A Laser de Classe 1

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Statement 4:

≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb)

CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting.

Statement 5:

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

Statement 26:

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

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This server is suitable for use on an IT power-distribution system whose maximum phase-to-phase voltage is 240 V under any distribution fault condition.

Important: This product is not suitable for use with visual display workplace

devices according to Clause 2 of the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display Units.

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Chapter 1. The System x3650 Type 7979 server

The IBM® System x3650 Type 7979 server is a 2-U1-high server that is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, and flexibility.

The server has two model styles, which are based on the size and number of hard disk drive bays:

v The 3.5-inch models have six 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive bays. Install only

3.5-inch drives in these models. If you intend to install an optional tape drive, the tape drive will occupy two of the six 3.5-inch drive bays.

v The 2.5-inch models have eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive bays and one

3.5-inch tape-drive bay. Install only 2.5-inch hard disk drives and an optional

3.5-inch tape drive in these models.

Throughout this documentation, the terms 2.5-inch models and 3.5-inch models will be used to distinguish between the server styles.

Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations in the design of the server. These design features make it possible for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provide flexible expansion capabilities for the future.

The server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support

Information document.

The server contains IBM X-Architecture™ technologies, which help increase performance and reliability. For more information, see “What your server offers” on page 5 and “Reliability, availability, and serviceability features” on page 7.

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

1. Racks are measured in vertical increments of 1.75 inches each. Each increment is called a “U”. A 1-U-high device is 1.75 inches tall.

Attention: The information in this document regarding installing and removing

Related documentation

This User’s Guide contains general information about the server, including how to install supported optional devices and how to configure the server. The following documentation also comes with the server:

v Installation Guide

This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM System x Documentation CD. It contains instructions for setting up the server and basic

instructions for installing some optional devices.

v Warranty and Support Information

This document is in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD. It contains information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance.

v Safety Information

This document is in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD. It contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.

v Rack Installation Instructions

This printed document contains instructions for installing the server in a rack.

v Problem Determination and Service Guide

This document is in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD. It contains information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service technicians.

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Depending

on the server model, additional documentation might be included on the

IBM System x Documentation CD.

The System x and xSeries® Tools Center is an online information center that contains information about tools for updating, managing, and deploying firmware, device drivers, and operating systems. The System x and xSeries Tools Center is at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.

The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the server. The documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation. These updates are available from the IBM Web site. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure

might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. Under Product support, click System x.

3. Under Popular links, click Publications lookup.

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4. From the Product family menu, select System x3650 and click Continue.

Notices and statements in this document

The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM System x

Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding

statement 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 could 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.

Features and specifications

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the server. Depending on the server model, 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 1-U-high device is 1.75 inches tall.

Notes:

1. Power consumption and heat output vary depending on the number and type of optional features that are installed and the power-management optional features that are in use.

2. The sound levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to the procedures specified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S12.10 and ISO 7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO

9296. Actual sound-pressure levels in a given location might exceed the average values stated because of room reflections and other nearby noise sources. The declared sound-power levels indicate an upper limit, below which a large number of computers will operate.

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Table 1. Features and specifications

Microprocessor:

v Intel® Xeon™ FC-LGA 771 dual-core

with 4 MB Level-2 cache or quad-core with 8 MB (2x4 MB) Level-2 cache

v Support for up to two

microprocessors

v Support for Intel Extended Memory

64 Technology (EM64T)

Note:

v Use the Configuration/Setup Utility

program to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors.

v For a list of supported

microprocessors, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/

Memory:

v Twelve DIMM connectors v Minimum: 1 GB v Maximum: 48 GB v Type: Fully buffered DIMM (FBD)

PC2-5300 DIMMs only

v Sizes: 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, or

4 GB (when available), in pairs

v Chipkill™ supported

Drives:

CD/DVD: IDE 24x CD-RW/ 8x DVD combination

Expansion bays:

v Hot-swap hard disk drive bays:

SAS only. Number and size depend on the server model. One of the following configurations: – Six 3.5-inch drive bays (optional

tape drive [SATA or SCSI] requires two of these bays)

– Eight 2.5-inch drive bays and

one tape-drive (SATA or SCSI) bay

One 5.25-inch Ultrabay Enhanced

bay (CD-RW/DVD drive installed)

Expansion

slots:

v Two PCI Express x8 slots (x4

lanes) on system board (low profile)

v Support for either of the following

optional riser cards: – Riser card with two PCI Express

x8 slots (x8 lanes) (standard)

– Riser card with two 133

MHz/64-bit PCI-X slots

Hot-swap fans:

v Standard: Five v Maximum: Te n - provide

redundant cooling

Hot-swap

power supplies:

835 watts (100 - 240 V ac)

v Minimum: One v Maximum: Two - provide

redundant power

(2 U):

Size

v Height: 85.4 mm (3.36 in.) v Depth: 705 mm (27.8 in.) v Width: 443.6 mm (17.5 in.) v Weight: approximately 21.09 kg

(46.5 lb) to 29.03 kg (64 lb) depending upon configuration

Integrated

functions:

v Baseboard management controller v Two Broadcom 10/100/1000

Ethernet controllers with Wake on LAN® support and TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) support

v One RAID controller, active only

when a 8k or 8k-l SAS controller is installed

v One serial port v One serial-attached SCSI (SAS)

controller

v Seven Universal Serial Bus (USB)

ports (two on front and four on rear of server, plus one internal), v2.0 supporting v1.1

v Two video ports (one on front and

one on rear of server)

v One internal serial ATA (SATA)

connector for tape

v Support for Remote Supervisor

Adapter II SlimLine

Note:

In messages and

documentation, the term service

processor refers to the baseboard

management controller or the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine.

Video controller:

v ATI RN50 video on system board v Compatible with SVGA and VGA v 16 MB DDR video memory

ServeRAID SAS controller:

v ServeRAID™-8k-l SAS Controller that

supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (standard)

v Upgradeable to ServeRAID-8k SAS

Controller, 256 MB with battery backup, that supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, and 10

Environment:

v Air temperature:

– Server on: 10° to 35°C (50.0° to

95.0°F); altitude: 0 to 914.4 m (3000 ft). Decrease system temperature by 0.75°C for every 1000-foot increase in altitude.

– Server off: 10° to 43°C (50.0° to

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

– Shipment: -40° to +60°C (-40° to

140°F); maximum altitude: 2133 m (7000 ft)

Humidity:

– Server on/off: 8% to 80% – Shipment: 5% to 100%

Acoustical

noise emissions:

v Declared sound power, idle: 6.8 bel v Declared sound power, operating:

6.8 bel

Heat

output:

Approximate heat output in British thermal units (Btu) per hour:

v Minimum configuration: 1230 Btu per

hour (360 watts)

v Maximum configuration: 3312 Btu

per hour (970 watts)

Electrical

input with hot-swap ac

power supplies:

v Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz) required v Input voltage range automatically

selected

v Input voltage low range:

– Minimum: 100 V ac – Maximum: 127 V ac

Input voltage high range:

– Minimum: 200 V ac – Maximum: 240 V ac

Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA)

approximately: – Minimum: 0.29 kVA – Maximum: 1.00 kVA

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What your server offers

The server uses the following features and technologies:

v Baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller (BMC) 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.

The baseboard management controller also provides remote server management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program.

v IBM Director

IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage System x and xSeries servers. For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD.

v IBM X-Architecture technology

IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your Intel-processor-based server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/ enterprise/index.html.

– Active™ Memory

The Active Memory feature improves the reliability of memory through memory mirroring and online-spare memory. Memory mirroring stores data in two pairs of DIMMs simultaneously. Online-spare memory disables a failed pair of DIMMs from the system configuration and activates a pair of online-spare DIMMs. For more information, see “Installing a memory module” on page 67.

– Large system-memory capacity

The server supports up to 48 GB of system memory. The memory controller supports up to 12 industry-standard, x4 or x8, PC2-5300 fully-buffered dual inline memory modules (FBD DIMMs).

IBM ServerGuide

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the server provides programs to help you set up the server and install a Windows® operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware devices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see “Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 93.

v Integrated network support

The server comes with two integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controllers, which support connection to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps network. For more information, see “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers” on page 110.

v Large data-storage and hot-swap capability

The 3.5-inch model server supports up to six slim, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. The 2.5-inch model server supports up to eight

2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. With the hot-swap feature, you can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives without turning off the server.

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Setup and Installation CD

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v Light path diagnostics

Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to help you diagnose problems. For more information, see the section about light path diagnostics in the Problem Determination and Service Guide.

v Memory mirroring

Memory mirroring improves the reliability of memory by writing information to the main memory and redundant locations in a mirrored pair of DIMMs.

v Online-spare memory

Online-spare memory disables a failed pair of DIMMs from the system configuration and activates an online-spare DIMM pair to replace the failed pair.

v PCI Express adapter capabilities

The server has two slots for low-profile PCI Express x4 adapters. These slots accept x8 adapters, but the adapters will operate as x4 adapters. The server also has two slots for PCI Express x8 adapters (on the riser card, full-height, one full-length and one half-length).

Note: Yo u can replace these PCI Express x8 slots with PCI-X 133 MHz slots by

replacing the PCI Express riser-card assembly with an optional PCI-X riser-card assembly.

v PowerExecutive

PowerExecutive™ is an IBM Director extension that measures and reports server power consumption as it occurs. This enables you to monitor power consumption in correlation to specific software application programs and hardware configurations. You can obtain the measurement values through the systems-management interface, and can view them using IBM Director. For more information, including the required levels of IBM Director and PowerExecutive, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD, or see http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/.

v Redundant connection

The addition of an optional network interface card (NIC) 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 Redundant cooling and power capabilities

The server supports up to 10 hot-swap fans, in multiples of 5, which provide redundant cooling. Redundant cooling enables continued operation if one of the fans fails. The server supports up to two 835-watt ac power supplies, which provide redundancy and hot-swap capability for a typical configuration. If the maximum load on the server is less than 835 watts and a problem occurs with one of the power supplies, the other power supply can meet the power requirements.

Note: A 700-watt -48 volt dc power supply option is available. The dc power

supplies provide redundancy but no hot-swap capability.

v ServeRAID support

The server supports an internal ServeRAID-8k or 8k-l SAS Controller, which is required for you to use the hot-swap hard disk drives and to create redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations.

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v Systems-management capabilities

The server supports an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. When you use this adapter, you can manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability.

v TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) support

The Ethernet controllers in the server support TOE, which is a technology that offloads the TCP/IP flow from the microprocessors and I/O subsystem to increase the speed of the TCP/IP flow. When an operating system that supports TOE is running on the server and TOE is enabled, the server supports TOE operation. See the operating-system documentation for information about enabling TOE.

Note: As of the date of this document, the Linux operating system does not

support TOE.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

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

The server has the following RAS features:

v Automatic error retry and recovery v Automatic restart after a power failure v Backup basic input/output system (BIOS) switching under the control of the

baseboard management controller

v Baseboard management controller (service processor) v Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply

redundancy

v Cable-presence detection on most connectors v Chipkill memory protection v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory v Fully-buffered DIMMs (FBD) support v Hot-swap cooling fans with speed-sensing capability v Hot-swap hard disk drives v Hot-spare memory v Information and light path diagnostics LED panels v Memory mirroring v Menu-driven setup, system configuration, and redundant array of independent

disks (RAID) configuration programs

v Parity checking or CRC checking on the serially-attached SCSI (SAS) bus and

PCI buses

v Power management: compliance with Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface (ACPI)

v Power-on self-test (POST) v Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) alerts v Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support v Redundant power supplies and redundant hot-swap fans (ac power supplies are

hot-swap)

v Remind button to temporarily turn off the system-error LED v Remote system problem-determination support v Standby voltage for systems-management features and monitoring

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IBM Director

v Startup (boot) from LAN through Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot

agent utility or dynamic host configuration protocol/boot protocol (DHCP/BOOTP)

v System auto-configuring from the configuration menu v System error logging (POST and service processor) v Systems-management monitoring through the Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus v Upgradeable POST, BIOS, diagnostics, service processor microcode, and

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

v Vital product data (VPD) on microprocessors, system board, power supplies,

SAS (hot-swap-drive) backplane, and power backplane

v Wake on LAN capability

With IBM Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:

v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail

v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as

microprocessors, disks, and memory

v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM

x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a variety of platforms

Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. It

IBM includes the following key features:

v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability

v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft® Windows 2000

Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, AIX, i5/OS, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks.

v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and

mobile computers.

v Support for systems-management industry standards.

v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management

environments.

v Ease of use, training, and setup.

Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server

IBM tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM Director, you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through the following benefits:

v Reduced downtime

v Increased productivity of IT personnel and users

v Reduced service and support costs

more information about IBM Director, see the documentation on the IBM

For

Director CD that comes with the server, the IBM Director Information Center at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/ fqm0_main.html, and the IBM xSeries Systems Management Web page at http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director.

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The UpdateXpress program

The UpdateXpress program is available for most System x and xSeries servers and server optional devices. It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in the server and installs available updates. Yo u 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/servers/ eserver/xseries/systems_management/sys_migration/xpress.html.

Server controls, LEDs, and power

This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to turn the server on and off.

Front view

The following illustration shows the controls, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and connectors on the front of the 3.5-inch model server.

Operator information panel

USB 5 connector

USB 6 connector

Video connector

Hard disk drive activity LED (green)

Hard disk drive status LED (amber)

CD/DVD eject button

CD/DVD drive activity LED

Rack release latch Rack release latch

The following illustration shows the controls, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and connectors on the front of the 2.5-inch model server.

Operator information panel

USB 5 connector

USB 6 connector

Video connector

CD/DVD eject button

CD/DVD drive activity LED

Rack release latch Rack release latch

Tape drive bay

Hard disk drive activity LED (green)

Hard disk drive status LED (amber)

Operator information panel: This panel contains controls, LEDs, and connectors.

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the operator

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information panel.

Power-on LED

Hard disk drive activity LED

Information LED

Release latch

Power-control button

System locator LED

System-error LED

The following controls, LEDs, and connectors are on the operator information panel:

v Power-control button: Press this button to turn the server on and off manually. v Power-on LED: When this LED is lit and not flashing, it indicates that the server

is turned on. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the server is turned off and still connected to a power source. When this LED is off, it indicates that power is not present, or the power supply or the LED itself has failed.

Note: If this LED is off, it does not mean that there is no electrical power in the

server. The LED might be burned out. To remove all electrical power from the server, you must disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet.

Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than

IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power to the dc power supply. See the documentation that comes with each dc power supply.

v Hard disk drive activity LED: When this LED is flashing, it indicates that a hard

disk drive is in use.

v System-locator LED: Use this LED to visually locate the server among other

servers. You can use IBM Director to light this LED remotely.

v Information LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that a noncritical event has

occurred. An LED on the light path diagnostics panel is also lit to help isolate the error.

v System-error LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that a system error has

occurred. An LED on the light path diagnostics panel is also lit to help isolate the error.

v Release latch: Slide this latch to the left to access the light path diagnostics

panel, which is behind the operator information panel.

connectors: Connect a USB device, such as USB mouse, keyboard, or other

USB

USB device, to either of these connectors.

Video connector: Connect a monitor to this connector. The video connectors on

the front and rear of the server can be used simultaneously.

Hard disk drive activity LED: Each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED.

When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the drive is in use.

Hard disk drive status LED: Each hot-swap hard disk drive has a status LED.

When this LED is lit, it indicates that the drive has failed. When this LED is flashing slowly (one flash per second), it indicates that the drive is being rebuilt as part of a RAID configuration. When the LED is flashing rapidly (three flashes per second), it indicates that the controller is identifying the drive.

CD/DVD-eject button: Press this button to release a CD or DVD from the

CD-RW/DVD drive.

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Rear view

CD/DVD drive activity LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that the CD-RW/DVD

drive is in use.

Rack release latches: Press these latches to release the server from the rack.

The following illustration shows the connectors and LEDs on the rear of the server.

Attention: In a dc power environment, see the documentation that comes with

the dc power supply for information about the power-supply LEDs.

Power-cord connector

AC power LED

DC power LED

Power-supply filler panel

S-

ystems management

Ethernet connector

Ethernet activity LEDs

Ethernet link LEDs

Powe r supply 1

SAS connector

Power-on LED

System-locator LED

System-error LED

Serial connector

USB 1 connector

Video connector

USB 2 connector

USB 3 connector

Ethernet 2 connector

Ethernet 1 connector

USB 4 connector

Power-cord connector (ac power supply only): Connect the power cord to this

connector.

Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than

IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power to the dc power supply. See the documentation that comes with each dc power supply.

AC power LED: Each hot-swap power supply has an ac power LED and a dc

power LED. When the ac power LED is lit, it indicates that sufficient power is coming into the power supply through the power cord. During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are lit. For any other combination of LEDs, see the

Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation

CD.

DC power LED: Each hot-swap power supply has a dc power LED and an ac

power LED. When the dc power LED is lit, it indicates that the power supply is supplying adequate dc power to the system. During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are lit. For any other combination of LEDs, see the Problem

Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD.

Systems-management Ethernet connector: Use this connector to connect the

server to a network for systems-management information control. This connector is active only if you have installed a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, and it is used only by the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine.

Ethernet activity LEDs: When these LEDs are lit, they indicate that the server is

transmitting to or receiving signals from the Ethernet LAN that is connected to the Ethernet port.

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Ethernet link LEDs: When these LEDs are lit, they indicate that there is an active

link connection on the 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-TX interface for the Ethernet port.

Ethernet connectors: Use either of these connectors to connect the server to a

network.

USB connectors: Connect a USB device, such as USB mouse, keyboard, or other

USB device, to any of these connectors.

Video connector: Connect a monitor to this connector. The video connectors on

the front and rear of the server can be used simultaneously.

System-error LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that a system error has

occurred. An LED on the light path diagnostics panel is also lit to help isolate the error.

System-locator LED: Use this LED to visually locate the server among other

servers. You can use IBM Director to light this LED remotely.

Power-on LED: When this LED is lit and not flashing, it indicates that the server is

turned on. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the server is turned off and still connected to a power source. When this LED is off, it indicates that power is not present, or the power supply or the LED itself has failed.

Serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. The serial port is

shared with the baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC can take control of the shared serial port to perform text console redirection and to redirect serial traffic, using Serial over LAN (SOL).

SAS connector: Connect a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) device to this connector.

Server power features

When the server is connected to a power source but is not turned on, the operating system does not run, and all core logic except for the service processor (the baseboard management controller or optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine) is shut down; however, the server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the server. The power-on LED flashes to indicate that the server is connected to power but is not turned on.

Turning on the server

Approximately 5 seconds after the server is connected to power, the power-control button becomes active, and one or more fans might start running to provide cooling while the server is connected to power. You can turn on the server and start the operating system by pressing the power-control button.

The server can also be turned on in any of the following ways:

v If a power failure occurs while the server is turned on, the server will restart

automatically when power is restored.

v If your operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature, the Wake on LAN

feature can turn on the server.

When 4 GB or more of memory (physical or logical) is installed, some

Note:

memory is reserved for various system resources and is unavailable to the

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operating system. The amount of memory that is reserved for system resources depends on the operating system, the configuration of the server, and the configured PCI options.

Turning off the server

When you turn off the server and leave it connected to power, the server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the server. While the server remains connected to power, one or more fans might continue to run. To remove all power from the server, you must disconnect it from the power source.

Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than

IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power to the dc power supply. See the documentation that comes with each dc power supply.

Some operating systems require an orderly shutdown before you turn off the server. See your operating-system documentation for information about shutting down the operating system.

Statement 5:

Attention: In a dc power environment, only trained service personnel other than

IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or disconnect power to the dc power supply. See the documentation that comes with each dc power supply.

The server can be turned off in any of the following ways:

v Yo u can turn off the server from the operating system, if your operating system

supports this feature. After an orderly shutdown of the operating system, the server will be turned off automatically.

v Yo u can press the power-control button to start an orderly shutdown of the

operating system and turn off the server, if your operating system supports this feature.

v If the operating system stops functioning, you can press and hold the

power-control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the server.

v The service processor can turn off the server as an automatic response to a

critical system failure.

v Yo u can turn off the server through a request from the service processor.

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