IBM eServer 150 xSeries Installation Manual

IBM

IBM® xSeries 150

Installation Guide

IBM

IBM® xSeries 150

Installation Guide

NOTE
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in

“Appendix B. Product warranties and notices,” on page 39.

First Edition (October 2000)

© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2000. All rights reserved.

US Government Users Restrict ed Righ ts – Use, dupli ca ti on or dis cl osu re restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with
IBM Corp.

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Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information book .

Antes de instalar este produto, leia o Manual de Informações sobre Segurança.

Læs hæftet med sikkerhedsforskrifter, før du installerer dette produkt.

Lue Safety Information -kirjanen, ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen.

Avant de procéder à l'installation de ce produit, lisez le manuel Safety Information.

Vor Beginn der Installation die Broschüre mit Sicherheitshinweisen lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere l'opuscolo contenente le informazioni
sulla sicurezza.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Przed zainstalowaniem tego produktu należy przeczytać broszurę Informacje Dotyczące
Bezpieczeństwa.

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Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst het boekje met veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Les heftet om sikkerhetsinformasjon (Safety Information) før du installerer dette
produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia o folheto Informações sobre Segurança.

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la Información de Seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

Перед установкой продукта прочтите брошюру по технике безопасности
(Safety Information).

Pred inštaláciou tohto produktu si pre ítajte Informa nú brožúrku o bezpe nosti.

Preden namestite ta izdelek, preberite knjižico Varnostne informacije.

Installálás el tt olvassa el a Biztonsági el írások kézikönyvét !

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Statement 1

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

To avoid a shock hazard:

• Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform 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 wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to this

product.

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

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

damage.

• 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.

• Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing,
moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.

To connect:

1. Turn everything OFF .

2. First, atta ch all cables to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to connectors.

4. Attach power cords to outlet.

5. Turn device ON.

To disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords fro m out let.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

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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 ma nufacturer. If your system has a module containing a
lithium battery , repla ce it only with the same modu le 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.

Statement 3

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

• 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.

• 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 wh en open . Do not st are into the beam, do not view directly with
optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

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Statement 4

18 kg (37 lbs) 32 kg (70.5 lbs) 55 kg (121.2 lbs)

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 fro m the power source.

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

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

Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Notices used in this book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2.Cabling the server . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 3.Starting the server . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Operator information panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 4.Appliance Configuration

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Universal Manageability Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting UM Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility . . . . 15

The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility Agent

16

The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility

Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Discovering xSeries Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using Families and Groups in the Tree View. . . 18

Launching UM Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Terminal Services Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 5.Using the Recovery and

Supplementary CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the Recovery Enablement Diskette and Recovery

CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the Supplementary CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 6.Solving problems. . . . . . . . . . . 29

Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Troubleshooting chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Appendix A. Rack Installation Instructions.

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Appendix B. Product warranties and

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Warranty Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

IBM Statement of Limited Warranty for United States,
Puerto Rico, and Canada (Part 1 - General Terms) . 39
IBM Statement of Warranty Worldwide except
Canada, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United States (Part 1 –

General Terms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms. . . . . . . 45

End-User License Agreement: Microsoft Windows

Powered Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

End-User License Agreement: Microsoft Windows

Services for NetWare Version 5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Edition Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Year 2000 readiness and instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance

statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement. . . . 58

United Kingdom telecommunications safety

requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

European community directive conformance

statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Taiwan electrical emission statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference

(VCCI) statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for pur c ha sin g an IBM

®

xSeries150 server . This Installation Guide

provides the information that is needed to:

• Set up and cable your server

• Start and configure your server

• Connect to and manage your server

Packaged with the Installation Guide are software CDs that can be used to reload the
network operating system (NOS), install additional software features, and install
device drivers.

Also included is an IBM xSeries Documentation CD, which provides detailed
information about your server.

Your server comes with a three-year limited warranty and 90-Day IBM Start Up
Support. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date
information about your xSeries 150 model and other IBM server products at the
following World Wide Web address:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/netfinity/

For a rack model, refer to the Rack Installation Instructions provided with your server
for complete installation and removal instructions.

The server serial number is located on labels on the rear of the server and on the front
of the server below the bezel.

Note: Your server keys cannot be duplicated by locksmiths. If you lose them, order

replacement keys from the key manufacturer. The key serial number and
phone number of the manufacturer are on a tag attached to the keys.

Record your product information in this table.

Product name _____________________________________________
Machine type _____________________________________________

Model number _____________________________________________
Serial number _____________________________________________
Key serial number (tower model only) __________________________
Key manufacturer (tower model only) __________________________
Key phone number (tower model only) __________________________

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Features and specifications

Table 1 provides a summary of the features and specifications for your xSeries 150
server.

Table 1. Features and Specifications

Microprocessor:

• 1 or 2 Intel® Pentium® III
microprocessors with
MMX™ technology and
SIMD extensions, depend ing
on model

• 256 KB Level-2 cache (min.)

• Supports up to two

microprocessors

Memory:

• Standard: 256 MB or 1 GB,
depending on model

• Maximum: 4 GB

• Type: 133 MHz, ECC,

SDRAM, Registered DIMMs

• Slots: 4 dual inline slots

Drives standard:

• 3 or 6 Hard Disk Drives,
depending on model

• Diskette: 1.44 MB

• CD-ROM: 40X IDE

Expansion bays:

• Hot-swap: six slim high or
three half high

• Non-hot-swap: Three 5.25­inch (one used by CD-ROM
drive)

PCI expansion slots:

• Three 33 MHz/6 4-b it

• Two 33 MHz/32-bit

Power supplies:

250 watt (115-230 Vac)

• Standard: One

• Maximum: Three, only with

optional power backplane
that enables multiple power
supplies and hot­swappability

Video:

• S3 video controller (integrated on
system board)

• Compatible with SVGA and VGA

• 8 MB SDRAM video memory

Size (Rack Model 5U)

• Height: 220 mm (8.7 in.)

• Depth: 630 mm (24.8 in.)

• Width: 440 mm (17.3 in.)

• Weight: approximately 35.38 Kg (78

lb.) when fully configured

Size (Tower Model)

• Height: 440 mm (17.3 in.)

• Depth: 660 mm (26.0 in.)

• Width: 220 mm (8.7 in.)

• Weight: approximately 36.74 Kg (81

lb.) when fully configured

Integrated functions:

• Netfinity Advanced System
Management processor

• ServeRAID 4L/4H PCI adapter

• Dual channel Ultra3 SCSI controller

• One integrated 10BASE-T/100 BA SE-

TX AMD Ethernet controller

• 1 or 3 Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet
Adapter 2s, depending on model

• Two serial ports

• One parallel port

• Two Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

• Keyboard port

• Mouse port

• Video port

Acoustical noise emissions:

• Sound power, idling: 6.0 bel
maximum

• Sound power, operating: 6.0 bel
maximum

• Sound pressure, operating: 45 dBa
maximum

Environment:

• Air temperature:
— Server on: 10 to 35 C

(50.0 to 95.0 F).
Altitude: 0 to 914 m
(2998.7 ft.)

— Server on: 10 to 32 C

(50.0 to 89.6 F).
Altitude: 914 m (2998.7
ft.) to 2133 m (6998.0 ft.)

— Server off: 10 to 43 C

(50.0 to 109.4 F).
Maximum altitude: 2133
m (6998.0 ft.)

• Humidity:
— Server on: 8% to 80%
— Server off: 8% to 80%

Heat output:

Approximate heat output in British
Thermal Units (BTU) per hour

• Minimum configuration: 683
BTU (200 watts)

• Maximum configuration:
2048 BTU (600 watts)

Electrical input:

• Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz)
required

• 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: 0.08 kVA
— Maximum: 0.52 kVA

Chapter 1. Introduction 3

Notices used in this book

This information product contains notices that relate to a specific topic. The Caution
and Danger notices also appear in the multilingual safety booklet that came with your
xSeries product. Each notice is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding
notices in the safety booklet.

The notice definitions are as follows:

• Notes:These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

• Attention:These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data.

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

• Caution:These notices indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to

you. A caution notice is placed just before descriptions of potentially hazardous
procedure steps or situations.

• Danger: These notices indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. A danger notice is placed just before descriptions of
potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure steps or situations.

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Chapter 2. Cabling the server

When you cable the server, be sure to route the power cable through the cable­restraint bracket on the rear of the server. Because your xSeries 150 is a "headless"
server, you will not need to connect a mouse or keyboard cable when cabling your
server. You wil l only need to connect the power cable and network cables.

Before cabling the server, you must first unpack the appliance server and place it in
the location where it will be installed or, if you are installing a rack-mounted model,
install the appliance server in a rack. For more informatio n on how to install a rack­mounted server in a rack, see “Appendix A. Rack Installation Instructions,” on page

35.

Notes:

1. If you plan to use the IBM Advanced Appliance Conf iguration Utility to
configure and manage your appliance, be sure to connect the built-in Ethernet
connector to the same physical network as your sys tems management console.

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

Cabling the rear of the server

Note: The Management connector is dedicated for use by the Advanced System

Management processor.

Serial A
Serial B

Mouse

Keyboard

Ethernet

USB 1

USB 2

Video

Management

Parallel

Advanced System
Management
Interconnect knockout

Cable-restraint
bracket

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Additionally, for rack models, be sure to route all the cables through the cable­management assembly on the rack (see the following illustration).

Routing cables through cable-management assembly

For more information on installing your xSeries 150 in a rack, see “Appendix A. Rack
Installation Instructions,” on page 35.

Cable straps

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Chapter 3. Starting the server

After you plug the power cord of your server into the power supply and an electrical
outlet, the server can start in several ways:

• You can press the Power control button on the front of the server to start the
server.

Note: After you plug the power cord of your server into an electrical outlet,

wait approximately 20 seconds bef ore pressing the Power control
button. During this time, the system-management processor is
initializing and the Power Control button does not respond.

• If the server is turned on, a power failure occurs, and unattended-start mode is
enabled in the Configuration/Setup utilit y program, the server wi ll start
automatically when power is restored.

• If AC power is present, the server is off, and the wake-up feature is enabled in
the Configuration/Setup utility program , the wake-up feature will turn on the
server at the set time.

• If AC power is present, the server is off, and ring signal detect is enabled in the
Configuration/Setup utility program, you can turn on the server by telephone
input.

• The Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor also can turn on the
server.

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 fro m the power source.

The first time you start your server, a series of configuration and system
preparation programs that finish configuring the NOS are run
automatically. These programs must finish running before you use any
included applications (such as the IBM Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility or the Terminal Services Client) to connect to or
configure your xSeries 150. Do not connect to or configure the xSeries 150
for at least 15 minutes after the initial system start. This notice applies
only to the first time the xSeries 150 is started.

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You can turn off the server as follows:

• You can press the Power control button on the front of the server. This starts an
orderly shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by your
operating system, and places the server in standby mode.

Note: After turning off the server, wait at least 5 seconds before you press the

Power control button to power the server on again.

• You can press and hold the Power control button for more than 4 seconds to
cause an immediate shutdown of the server and place the server in standby
mode. You can use this feature if the operating system ceases to function.

• You can disconnect the server power cords from the electrical outlets to shut off
all power to the server.

Note: Wait about 15 seconds after disconnecting the power cords for your

system to stop running. Watch for the Power-on light on the operator
information panel to stop blink ing.

Statement 5

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Chapter 3. Starting the server 9

Controls and indicators

The following illustrations show the controls and indicators on the front of the server.

Power control button: Press this button to manually turn the server on or off.

Tower model

Rack model

Hard disk
drive activity
light (green)

Hard disk
drive status
light (amber)

Reset

button

Power

control

button

Power control

button shield

(if installed)

Cover

release

latch

Serial

number

Operator
information
panel

Hard disk
drive activity
light (green)

Hard disk
drive status
light (amber)

Reset button

Power control

button

Cover
release
latch

Operator
information
panel

Power control

button shield

(if installed)

Serial
number

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Power control button shield: You can install this circular disk over the power control

button to prevent accidental manual power-off. This disk is pro vided with your
server.

Reset button:Press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test
(POST).

Operator information panel:The lights on this panel give status information for your
server.

Cover release latch:Slide this lever to release the cover.
Serial number:This number uniquely identifies your server.
Hard disk drive status light: Each of the hot-swap drives has a hard disk drive status

light. When this amber light is on continuously, the drive has failed.
Hard disk drive activity light: Each of the hot-swap driv es has a hard disk drive

activity light. When this green light is flashin g, the controller is accessing the drive.
If a ServeRAID adapter is installed and this light flashes slowly (one flash per second),

the drive is being rebuilt. When the light flashes rapidly (three flashes per second),
the controller is identifying the drive.

Operator information panel

The following illustration shows the location of the status lights on the operator
information panel on the front of the server (see “Controls and indicators” on page 9).

Power-on light

This green LED lights when system power is present in the server. When this
light flashes, the server is in standby mode (the system power supply is
turned off and AC current is present). If this light is not on, the power cord is
not connected, the power supply has failed, or this LED has fail ed.

POST complete light

This green LED lights when the server completes the power-on self-test
(POST) without any errors.

SCSI hard disk drive in-use light

This green LED lights when there is activity on a hard disk drive.

OK

100
MB

LINK

OK

TX

RX

Power-on
light

POST
complete light

SCSI hard
disk drive
in-use light

Information
light

System
error light

Ethernet
speed light

Ethernet link
status light

Ethernet transmit/
receive activity light

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Information light

This amber LED lights when the information log contains information about
certain conditions in your server that might affect performance. For example,
the light will be on if your server has multiple power supplies and does not
have redundant power. An LED on the diagnostic panel on the system board
will also be on.

System error light

This amber LED lights when a system error occurs. An LED on the
diagnostic panel on the system board will also be on to further isolate the
error. Refer to the "Problem solving" section of the User’s Reference on the IBM
xSeries Documentation CD for detailed information on using the diagnostic
panel (light path diagnostics).

Ethernet speed light

This green LED lights when the Ethernet LAN speed is 100 Mbps.

Ethernet link status light

This green LED lights when there is an active connection on the Ethernet
port.

Ethernet transmit/receive activ it y light

This green LED lights when there is transmit or receive activity to or from the
server.