IBM eserver xSeries 360 8686 User Reference Manual

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xSeries 360

Type 8686

User’s Reference

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IBM® xSeries 360

User’s Reference

Note:

Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix A, “Warranty information,” on page 149 and Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 159.

First Edition (December 2001)

US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

Contents

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

Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 360 server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What the xSeries 360 offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Server controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Operator information panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 3. Configuring the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Choices available from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Remote-control security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the ServeRAID™ configuration programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Configuring the Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

High-performance Ethernet modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Remote Supervisor Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setup requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the ASM interconnect network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 4. Using the ServerGuide™ CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Features at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setup and configuration overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

System Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Typical NOS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setting up or updating multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing the NOS without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Additional programs included with ServerGuide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 5. Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Before you begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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System reliability considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Major components of the xSeries 360 server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

System board component locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Changing jumper positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Level 2 diagnostic LED panel and system board LED locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Memory board component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Remote Supervisor Adapter component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing the server top cover and bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Working with adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Adapter considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Installing a hot-plug PCI or PCI-X adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Replacing the Remote Supervisor Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing a ServeRAID adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Internal drive bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Replacing the diskette drive or CD-ROM drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Installing memory modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Installing a microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing or replacing a VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing a microprocessor VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Replacing the XA-32 chipset VRM or the memory board VRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing a hot-swap power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Replacing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Installing the server top cover and bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Connecting external options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Input/output ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Universal Serial Bus ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Video port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Keyboard port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Remote Supervisor Adapter communication ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Cabling the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 6. Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

ServerGuide problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Error logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Small computer system interface (SCSI) messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Starting the diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Error code format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Text message format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Viewing the System Event/Error log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Diagnostic error message tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Recovering the BIOS code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Power supply LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Light Path Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Level 2 diagnostic panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Level 2 Light Path Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Troubleshooting charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Ethernet controller messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Getting information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Getting help and service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

International Warranty Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Purchasing additional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Appendix A. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Warranty service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Before you call for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Appendix B. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Taiwan electrical emission statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . . . . 162

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

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

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.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

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Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

Statement 1

DANGER

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.

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

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

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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:

• 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 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

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.

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

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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 10

CAUTION: Do not place any object weighing more than 82 kg (180 lb) on top of rackmounted devices.

>82 kg (180 lb)

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Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 360 server

The IBM® Eserver xSeries 360, which features IBM X-Architecture™ technology1, is a high-performance rack model server that can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. It is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and large amounts of reliable data storage.

Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities are key features of the server. These design features make it possible for you to customize the hardware to meet your needs today, while providing flexible expansion capabilities for the future.

If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-to-date information about your xSeries 360 server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.

Note: If you need help, information, technical assistance, or just want more

information about IBM products, see “Getting information, help, and service” on page 144.

To register your IBM products and to create a profile, or to create a customized support page that is specific to your hardware, see "Customized support page" at “Diagnostic tools overview” on page 95.

The machine type, model number, and serial number are on the ID labels, one located on the bezel to the left of the CD-ROM drive and the other at the rear of the right side, as shown in the following illustration. You will need these numbers when you register your server with IBM.

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

1. X-Architecture technology is an IBM design blueprint that takes full advantage of existing IBM technologies to build powerful, scalable, and reliable Intel processor-based servers. For more information about X-Architecture technology, go to the World Wide Web at: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/index.html.

ID labels

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Features and specifications

The following table provides a summary of the specifications and features for the xSeries 360 server.

Microprocessor:

• Intel® Xeon™ Processor MP (frequency varies with server model, each MP processor functions as two logical processors)

— Minimum: One — Maximum: Four

• Level-3 cache size varies with

model

• 100 MHz front-side bus (FSB)

Chipset:

IBM XA-32™ Chipset with integrated memory, I/O controller, and remote I/O controller.

Memory:

• DDR registered SDRAM DIMMs with ECC and Chipkill™ memory

— Minimum: 512 MB — Maximum: 8 GB

• Slots: Interleaved, 8 slots

Drives standard:

• Slim diskette: 1.44 MB

• Slim CD-ROM: 24X-10X IDE

Hard disk drives:

• Slim-high hot-swap drives. (number of drives and drive capacity vary with model)

• Maximum: Three

Active™ PCI-X expansion slots:

• Two 100 MHz/64-bit PCI-X

• Four 66 MHz/64-bit PCI-X

Hot-swap power supplies:

370 W (115-230 V ac)

• Minimum: One

• Maximum: Three

Hot-swap cooling:

Six hot-swap fans

Video:

• S3 video controller

• Compatible with SVGA 4

• 8 MB SDRAM video memory

Size (3 U)

• Height: 134 mm (5.28 in.)

• Depth: 720 mm (28.35 in.)

• Width: 440 mm (17.32 in.)

• Weight: 25 kg (55 lb) to 31.7 kg

(70 lb) depending upon configuration

Integrated functions:

• Light Path Diagnostics™

• Ultra160 SCSI controller

• One 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Intel Ethernet controller

• Remote Supervisor Adapter (service processor)

— ASM interconnect (peer-to-

peer) port

— RXE expansion port — RXE management port — Ethernet port — Serial port

• Three universal serial bus ports

• Keyboard port

• Mouse port

• Video port

Acoustical noise emissions:

• Sound power, idling: 6.3 bel maximum

• Sound power, operating: 6.3 bel maximum

• Sound pressure, operating: 47 dBa maximum

Environment:

• Air temperature: — Server on: 10° to 35°C (50°

to 95°F). Altitude: 0 to 914 m (3000 ft)

— Server on: 10° to 32°C (50°

to 89.6°F). Altitude: 914 m (3000 ft) to 2133 m (7000 ft)

— Server off: 10° to 43°C (50°

to 110°F). Maximum altitude: 2133 m (7000 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: 1232 Btu (0.36 kilowatts)

• Maximum configuration: 3566 Btu (1.045 kilowatts)

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 (ac

power connected, server off)

— Minimum: 0.38 kVA (dc

power on, server idle)

— Maximum: 1.1 kVA

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Notices and statements used in this book

The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual Safety Information book, provided on the Documentation CD. Each caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding statements in the safety book.

The following types of notices and statements are used in this book:

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

• Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid

inconvenient or problem situations.

• 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 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.

• 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.

What the xSeries 360 offers

The design of the server takes advantage of advancements in symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), data storage, disk-array technologies, and memory management. The server combines:

• X-Architecture technology X-Architecture technology is an IBM design blueprint that takes full advantage of

existing IBM technologies to build powerful, scalable, and reliable Intel processorbased servers.

For more information about X-Architecture technology, go to the Web at http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/index.html.

• Impressive performance using an innovative approach to SMP The server supports up to four Intel Xeon Processor MP microprocessors. The

server comes with at least one microprocessor installed; you can install additional processors to enhance performance and provide SMP capability.

• Large data-storage and hot-swap capabilities The xSeries 360 server supports up to three 26 mm (1-inch) slim-high 3.5-inch

hot-swap hard disk drives in the hot-swap bays. This hot-swap feature enables you to remove and replace hard disk drives without turning off the server.

• Active PCI-X (hot-plug) adapter capabilities The server has six hot-plug PCI-X slots for PCI or PCI-X adapters. With

operating-system support, you can replace failing hot-plug PCI/PCI-X adapters without turning off the server. If the hot-add feature is supported by both the operating system and a PCI/PCI-X adapter, you can also add such PCI/PCI-X adapters in these slots without turning off the server.

• Redundant hot-swap cooling and redundant hot-swap power capabilities

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The fans in the server can operate at variable speeds so that if one fan fails, the remaining fans increase in speed to enable continued operation until the failing fan is replaced. You can replace a failing fan without turning off the server.

The server supports up to three 370-watt power supplies. Multiple hot-swap 370watt power supplies ensure redundancy and hot-swap capability for a typical configuration.

• Large system memory The memory bus in the server supports up to 8 GB of system memory. The

memory controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support for up to eight industry-standard, 2.5 V, 168-pin, 16-byte, PC1600 registered DDR SDRAM dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). The memory controller also provides Chipkill Memory protection. Chipkill Memory protection is a technology that protects the server from a single chip failure on a DIMM.

• Light Path Diagnostics Light Path Diagnostics provide LEDs to assist in isolating problems with the

server. An LED on the operator information panel is lit if an unusual condition or a problem occurs. If this happens, you can look at the LEDs visible through a special cutout in the cover and isolate the cause. Under some circumstances, you may need to remove the cover and view LEDs on the system board to pinpoint the source of a problem.

• Systems-management capabilities The server comes with a Remote Supervisor Adapter installed. This adapter, in

conjunction with the systems-management software provided with the server, enables you to manage the functions of the server both locally and remotely. The Remote Supervisor Adapter also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability.

• Integrated network environment support The server comes with an Ethernet controller integrated into the system board.

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

• Remote expansion enclosure The addition of an optional, IBM RXE-100 Remote Expansion Enclosure provides

up to twelve additional hot-plug PCI/PCI-X slots for PCI or PCI-X adapters. The enclosure can be managed through the Remote Supervisor Adapter, enabling remote operation over a network or a modem.

• Redundant network adapter The addition of an optional, redundant network adapter provides a failover

capability to a secondary Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with this primary connection is automatically switched to the redundant network adapter. If the appropriate device drivers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss and without user intervention.

• IBM ServerGuide™ CDs The ServerGuide CDs that are included with the server provide programs to help

you set up the server and install the network operating system (NOS). The ServerGuide program detects the installed hardware options and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. In addition, the ServerGuide CDs include a variety of application programs for the server.

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Note: The latest level of basic input/output system (BIOS) code for the server is

available through the World Wide Web. See “Getting information” on page 144 for the appropriate World Wide Web addresses.

For more information about the ServerGuide CDs, see Chapter 4, “Using the ServerGuide™ CDs,” on page 45.

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

The server meets stringent worldwide certifications for power, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and safety.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

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

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

• ECC memory, L3 cache, and front side buses (FSBs)

• Parity checking on the small computer system interface (SCSI) bus

• Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) power management

• Power-on self-test (POST)

• Systems-management monitoring through Intra-Integrated Circuit (I

C) bus

• Light Path Diagnostics

• Automatic error retry and recovery

• Automatic restart after a power failure

• Built-in temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring

• Chipkill Memory protection

• Hot-swap cooling with fan speed-sensing capability

• Hot-swap and redundant power supplies

• Hot-swap hard disk drives

• Hot-plug (Active) PCI-X adapter slots

• Menu-driven setup, system configuration, SCSISelect configuration, and

diagnostic programs

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

• Microcode and diagnostic program levels available

• System-management software and LANDesk

enabled

• Network adapter failover support

• Remote Supervisor Adapter to enable remote server management

• Remote Connect™

• Remote system problem-determination support

• Upgradable POST/BIOS, diagnostics, and Remote Supervisor Adapter microcode

• Wake on LAN

and Alert on LAN™ capability

• Backup BIOS switching by means of a flash ROM page swap jumper

• Error codes and messages

• Microprocessor serial number access

• Cable presence detection for standard internal cables

• Vital product data (VPD) for microprocessors, system and memory boards,

memory DIMMs, power supplies, hot-swap-drive backplane, and power supply backplane

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• Customer support center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Server controls and indicators

The following illustration shows the controls and indicators on the front of the server.

Operator information panel: This panel, also known as the front LED panel, contains controls, indicators, and one of the three USB ports. See “Operator information panel” on page 7 for details.

AC LED: Each hot-swap power supply has an ac power LED to indicate that ac power is available to the power supply.

DC LED: Each hot-swap power supply has a dc power LED to indicate that the power supply is active.

Diskette drive: The server contains one standard 3.5 diskette drive with an LED to indicate when it is active.

CD-ROM drive: The server contains one standard IDE CD-ROM drive with an LED to indicate when it is active.

Hard disk drive filler panels: A filler panel is used to cover empty hard disk drive bays. A filler panel must be installed in each empty bay to ensure proper system cooling.

Activity LED: Each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED, which flashes if the drive is being accessed.

Status LED: Each hot-swap hard-disk drive has a status LED. If this amber LED is on continuously, the drive has failed. If an optional IBM ServeRAID™ adapter is installed in the server and the LED flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is being rebuilt. If the LED flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the controller is identifying the drive.

Hard disk drive: The server supports a maximum of three hot-swap hard disk drives.

Power supplies 1, 2, and 3: The server comes with a minimum of one hot-swap

power supply and supports a maximum of three hot-swap power supplies.

2.Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.

Power supply 1

Power supply 2

Power supply 3

AC LED DC LED

Hard disk drive

Diskette drive CD-ROM drive

Hard disk drive filler panels

Activity (green)

LED

Status (amber)

LED

Operator information panel

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The following illustration shows the indicators on the rear of the server.

Ethernet Link LEDs: These LEDs (one for the Remote Supervisor Adapter, one for the network) indicate that the related Ethernet link is operational.

Ethernet TX/RX LEDs: These LEDs (one for the Remote Supervisor Adapter, one for the network) indicate that activity is taking place on the related network.

Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet port: This port enables you to manage the server from a remote location.

Remote Supervisor Adapter fault LED: This LED indicates that the Remote Supervisor Adapter has failed.

Remote Supervisor Adapter power LED: This LED indicates that power is being supplied to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Ethernet port: This port enables you to connect the server to a network.

Operator information panel

The following illustration shows the controls, indicators, and USB port on the operator information panel (also known as the front LED panel).

Ethernet port

Remote Supervisor Adapter fault (amber)

LED

Remote Supervisor Adapter power LED (green)

Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet port

Ethernet TX/RX LEDs

Ethernet link LEDs

USB port

SCSI bus activity LED

Fault LED

Information LED

Reset button

Power-control button

Power LED

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USB port: This port enables you to attach a USB device to the front of the server.

SCSI bus activity LED: This green LED is on when there is activity on the SCSI bus.

Information LED: This amber light is on if the server power supplies are

nonredundant or some other noncritical event has occurred. See the LEDs on the Level 2 diagnostic LED panel or on the system board for specific error information. For details, see “Level 2 diagnostic LED panel and system board LED locations” on page 63.

Fault LED: This amber LED is on if a system error has occurred. See the LEDs on the Level 2 diagnostic LED panel or on the system board for specific error information. For details, see “Level 2 diagnostic LED panel and system board LED locations” on page 63.

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

Power-control button: If the server is in operational mode, press this button to put it into standby mode. If the server is in standby mode, press this button to restore it to operational mode. See “Turning on the server” and “Turning off the server” on page 9 for more information about applying and removing external power to the server.

Power LED: This green LED is on if ac and dc power are present in the server. If this LED is flashing, the server is in standby mode (ac power is present, but the power supplies are turned off). If this LED is off, either ac power, all power supplies, or the light has failed.

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

the server. The LED might be burned out. To remove all electrical current from the server, you must unplug the server power cords from the electrical outlets.

Turning on the server

Turning on the server refers to the act of plugging the server power cords into the power source and pressing the power-control button. After you install the network operating system in the server, this typically causes the operating system to start.

Complete the following steps to turn on the server.

1. Turn on all external devices, such as the monitor. Note: After you plug the power cords into the power source, wait 30 seconds

before pressing the power-control button on the operator information panel. During this time, the Remote Supervisor Adapter is initializing and the power-control button does not respond. The power LED on the information panel blinks, indicating that ac power is present in the server.

2. Plug the server power cords into the power source. Note: Plugging the power cords into the power source might cause the server to

start automatically. This is an acceptable action.

3. Wait 30 seconds; then, press the power-control button on the operator information panel. The power LED comes on and the power-on self-test (POST) begins.

If the server is turned on and a power failure occurs, it restarts automatically when power is restored. You can turn on the server remotely by means of the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

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When you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internal option or an external SCSI device, you might see a message telling you that the configuration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program automatically starts so that you can save the new configuration information. See Chapter 3, “Configuring the server,” on page 13 for details.

Some options have device drivers that you need to install. See the documentation that comes with the option for information about installing any required device drivers.

The server comes with at least one microprocessor installed on the system board. If you have installed one or more additional microprocessors, the server can now operate as an SMP server. Therefore, you might need to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. See Chapter 4, “Using the ServerGuide™ CDs,” on page 45 and the operating-system documentation for additional information.

If the server has a ServeRAID adapter installed and you have installed or removed a hard disk drive, see the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID adapter for information about reconfiguring the disk arrays.

Turning off the server

Turning off the server refers to the act of stopping the operating system, pressing the power-control button, and disconnecting the server power cords from the power source.

Statement 5

See the operating system documentation for the proper procedure to shut down the operating system before turning off the server. Each operating system is different. Some allow an immediate shutdown; others require an orderly shutdown procedure.

Complete the following steps to turn off the server:

1. Press the power-control button on the operator information panel. This places the server in standby mode. The power LED on the operator information panel blinks. This does not remove all power from the server.

Note: After doing this, wait at least 30 seconds before pressing the power-control

button to turn on the server again.

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2. Disconnect the server power cords from the power source. Note: Wait approximately 15 seconds after disconnecting the power cords for the

server to stop running. The power LED on the operator information panel will stop blinking.

Standby mode

Standby mode refers to the condition in which the server operating system is not running and all core logic is shut down except for the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Complete the following steps to put the server into standby mode:

1. See the operating system documentation for the proper procedure to shut down the operating system.

Note: Each operating system is different. Read all the documentation about

shutting down the operating system before continuing.

2. Press the power-control button on the front of the server.

You can put the server into standby mode remotely by means of the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace

To get the most from the server, arrange both the equipment you use and your work area to suit your needs and the kind of work you do. Your comfort is of foremost importance, but light sources, air circulation, and the location of electrical outlets also can affect the way you arrange your workspace.

Comfort

Although no single working position is ideal for everyone, here are a few guidelines to help you find a position that suits you best.

Sitting in the same position for a long time can cause fatigue. A good chair can make a big difference. The backrest and seat should adjust independently and provide good support. The seat should have a curved front to relieve pressure on the thighs. Adjust the seat so that your thighs are parallel to the floor and your feet are either flat on the floor or on a footrest.

When using the keyboard, keep your forearms parallel to the floor and your wrists in a neutral, comfortable position. Try to keep a light touch on the keyboard and your hands and fingers relaxed. You can change the angle of the keyboard for maximum comfort by adjusting the position of the keyboard feet.

Adjust the monitor so the top of the screen is at, or slightly below, eye level. Place the monitor at a comfortable viewing distance, usually 51 to 61 cm (20 to 24 in.), and position it so you can view it without having to twist your body. Also position other equipment you use regularly, such as the telephone or a mouse, within easy reach.

Glare and lighting

Position the monitor to minimize glare and reflections from overhead lights, windows, and other light sources. Even reflected light from shiny surfaces can cause annoying reflections on the monitor screen. Place the monitor at right angles to windows and other light sources, when possible. Reduce overhead lighting, if necessary, by turning off lights or using lower wattage bulbs. If you install the monitor near a window, use curtains or blinds to block the sunlight. You might have to adjust the Brightness and Contrast controls on the monitor as the room lighting changes throughout the day.

Where it is impossible to avoid reflections or to adjust the lighting, an antiglare filter placed over the screen might be helpful. However, these filters might affect the clarity of the image on the screen; try them only after you have tried all other methods of reducing glare.

Dust buildup compounds problems that are associated with glare. Remember to clean the monitor screen periodically using a soft cloth that is moistened with a nonabrasive liquid glass cleaner.

Air circulation

The server and monitor produce heat. The server has one or more fans that pull in fresh air and force out hot air. The monitor lets hot air escape through vents. Blocking the air vents can cause overheating, which might result in a malfunction or damage. Place the server and monitor so that nothing blocks the air vents; usually, 15 cm (6

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inches) of air space is sufficient. Also, make sure that the vented air is not blowing on someone else.

Electrical outlets and cable lengths

The location of electrical outlets and the length of power cords and cables that connect to the monitor, printer, and other devices might determine the final placement of the server.

When arranging your workspace:

• Avoid the use of extension cords. When possible, plug the server power cords directly into electrical outlets.

• Keep power cords and cables neatly routed away from walkways and other areas where they might get kicked accidentally.

For more information about power cords, see “Power cords” on page 163.

Chapter 3. Configuring the server

You can use the following configuration programs to customize the settings for the server hardware:

• Configuration/Setup Utility program

This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes with the server. You can use this program to change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, change the drive startup sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords. For information about using this utility, see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 14.

• SCSISelect utility program

This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes with the server. You can use this program to configure the devices that are attached to the integrated SCSI controller. Use this program to change default values and to resolve configuration conflicts. For information about using this utility, see “Using the SCSISelect utility program” on page 20.

• PXE Boot Agent Utility program The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) Boot Agent Utility program is part of

the BIOS code that comes with the server. You can use this program to select the boot protocol and other boot options, to display the PXE setup prompt or to disable it, to set the prompt display duration, and to select a power management option. For information about using this utility, see “Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program” on page 21

Note: The RPL selection for the Boot Protocol option is not supported for this

server.

• ServerGuide CDs

The ServerGuide CDs provide software setup and installation tools that are specifically designed for your IBM server. Use these CDs during the initial installation of your server to configure basic hardware features and to simplify your network operating system (NOS) installation. (See Chapter 4, “Using the ServerGuide™ CDs,” on page 45 for more information.) The ServerGuide CDs also contain a collection of application programs, which you can install after the server is up and running.

• ServeRAID configuration program

This program comes with the optional ServeRAID adapters and with server models that have a ServeRAID adapter preinstalled. If the server has a ServeRAID adapter installed, you must use the ServeRAID configuration program to define and configure the disk-array subsystem before you install the operating system. For more information about using the ServeRAID configuration program, see “Using the ServeRAID™ configuration programs” on page 23 and also the ServeRAID documentation that comes on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

• Remote Supervisor Adapter configuration process

Configuration activities are also required for the Remote Supervisor Adapter. See “Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter” on page 26 for information about setting up and cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter for use with an Advanced System Management (ASM) network. For complete information about cabling, configuring, and using the Remote Supervisor Adapter to manage the server remotely, see the xSeries 360 User’s Reference and the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

Note: These configuration programs are not designed to help you configure the

integrated Ethernet controller.

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To configure the integrated Ethernet controller, see “Configuring the Ethernet controller” on page 23.

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Configuration/Setup is a menu-driven utility that is part of the BIOS code that comes with the server. You can use it to:

• Change the drive startup sequence

• Enable USB keyboard and mouse support

• Resolve configuration conflicts

• Set the date and time

• Set passwords

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:

1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.

2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.

3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Choices available from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu

From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, you can select settings that you want to change.

Notes:

1. You can press F1 to display help information for a selected menu item.

2. The choices on some menus might differ slightly, depending on the BIOS code version in the server.

The following choices are available from the main menu:

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

↑↓

•

System Summary System Information Devices and I/O Ports Date and Time System Security Start Options Advanced Setup Error Logs

Save Settings Restore Settings Load Default Settings

Exit Setup

Configuration/Setup Utility

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• System Summary

Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type and speed of the microprocessors and the amount of memory that is installed.

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

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

• System Information

Select this choice to display information about the server. Changes that you make on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any fields. The System Information choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

— Product Data

Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and model, serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS code that is stored in the flash electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).

— System Card Data

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

• Devices and I/O Ports

Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and input/output ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

You can use this choice to enable or disable the integrated SCSI, video, and Ethernet controllers.

— The default setting is Enable for all the controllers. If you select Disable, the

system will not configure the disabled device, and the operating system will not detect the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.)

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

storage device is installed, operating-system startup cannot occur.

— If the video controller is disabled and no video adapter is installed, the server

will have no video capability.

• Date and Time

Select this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system time that is sent to the Remote Supervisor Adapter when the server is started. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second. You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from the system time that is

sent to the Remote Supervisor Adapter each time the server is started. Use the number keys to type the hours and minutes and + or − to add or subtract from the system time. If you want the system clock time to be the same as the Remote Supervisor Adapter clock time, leave the value set at its default of 0.

• System Security

Select this choice to set passwords or the remote control security settings. You can implement three levels of password protection. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

You can implement the following levels of password protection:

— Power-on Password

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Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Power-on password” on page 18 for more information.

— Administrator Password

Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be

overridden or removed. You must have an IBM service technician replace the operator information panel card.

The administrator password provides access to all choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user.

See “Administrator password” on page 19 for more information.

— Remote Control Security Settings

Select this choice to set the password for remote access to the server. You can set the number of failed logins before the server cuts off access. See

“Remote-control security settings” on page 20 for more information.

• Start Options

Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect when you start the server.

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

The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the operating system starts. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.

— USB Legacy

If you enable this option, you can use a USB keyboard on a non USB-aware operating system. The supported environments are DOS and System Setup. Note that if a PS/2 keyboard is detected, the USB Legacy operation will be disabled regardless of the value of this setting.

— Boot Fail Count

If you enable this option, you can restore the BIOS system defaults after three consecutive boot failures. If this option is disabled, the BIOS system defaults can be loaded only from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

— Virus Detection

If you enable this option, a virus-detection test checks for changes in the master boot record at startup.

• Advanced Setup

Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as cache control, and PCI/PCI-X configuration. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

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

— System Partition Visibility

Select this choice to specify whether the System Partition is visible. To make the System Partition visible, set this value to Visible. To make the System Partition invisible, set this value to Hidden. See Chapter 4, “Using the

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ServerGuide™ CDs,” on page 45 for additional information on the System Partition.

— Boot Device Location

Select this choice to determine whether the server boots from the system board SCSI device or from an adapter in an expansion slot.

— PCI Slot/Device Information

Select this choice to view system resources used by installed PCI/PCI-X devices. PCI/PCI-X devices are usually configured automatically. This information is saved when you exit. The Save Settings, Restore Settings, and Load Default Settings choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu do not save the PCI Slot/Device Information settings.

Attention: You must use the menu selections to save custom settings for the PCI Slot/Device Information choice. The Save Settings, Restore Settings, and Load Default Settings choices on the Configuration/Setup

Utility main menu do not save the PCI Slot/Device Information settings. After making changes, select:

– Save and exit the PCI utility to save the changes and return to the

Advanced Setup screen.

– Exit the PCI utility without saving changes to ignore the changes,

restore the previous settings, and return to the Advanced Setup screen.

— Cache Control

Select this choice to enable or disable the microprocessor cache. In addition, you can set the microprocessor cache mode as write-back (WB) or writethrough (WT). Selecting write-back mode provides better system performance.

— Memory Settings

Select this choice to manually disable or enable a bank of memory. If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the

server can automatically disable the failing memory bank and continue operating with reduced memory capacity. If this occurs, you must manually enable the memory bank after the problem is corrected. Select Memory Settings from the Advanced Setup menu, and use the arrow keys to highlight the bank that you want to enable; then, use the arrow keys to select Enable.

— Integrated System Management Processor Settings

Select this choice to specify the Reboot System on NMI option. You can use this option to enable or disable automatic reboot after a Non Maskable Interrupt (NMI) occurs.

• Error Logs

Select this choice to view or clear error logs. — Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and

messages that the system generated during POST. Select Clear Event/Error Logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the

error log.

— Select System Event/Error Log to view the System Event/Error log. The

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

Select Clear Event/Error Logs from the System Event/Error Log menu to clear the error or event log.

• Save Settings

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Select this choice to save your customized settings.

• Restore Settings

Select this choice to delete your changes and restore the previous settings.

• Load Default Settings

Select this choice to cancel your changes and restore the factory settings.

• Exit Setup

If you have made any changes, the program will prompt you to save the changes or exit without saving the changes.

Using passwords

The System Security choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. After you select this choice, you can implement two levels of password protection: power-on password and administrator password.

Power-on password

When a power-on password is set, POST is not completed until you type the password. After you set a power-on password, you can enable the unattended-start mode. This locks the keyboard and mouse but allows the system to start the operating system. The keyboard and mouse remain locked until you type the correct password.

You can use any combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9) for your power-on password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server through one of the following methods:

• If an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the poweron prompt. (See “Administrator password” on page 19 for details.) Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password.

• Change the position of the power-on password override jumper as described at “Using the password-override jumper”.

• Remove the battery and then install the battery.

Using the password-override jumper

Complete the following steps to change the position of the password-override jumper:

1. Read the information at “Safety” on page vii.

2. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables, and remove the top cover.

3. Change the position of the jumper on J52 to bypass the power-on password check. You can then start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the power-on password.

The following illustration shows the power-on password override jumper (J52) on the system board.

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Changing the position of the jumper on J52 bypasses the power-on password check if the jumper has been moved since the server was last powered on.

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

4. Install the top cover and reconnect all external cables and power cords.

Administrator password

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

Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must have an IBM service technician replace the operator information panel card.

The following table provides a summary of the password features.

Power-on password override jumper (J52)

Flash ROM page swap jumper (J56)

3 2 1

Table 1. Power-on and administrator password features.

Type of password Results

Power-on password • Type the password to complete the system startup.

• All choices are available on the Configuration/Setup Utility main

menu.

Administrator password • No password is required to start the system.

• Type the password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

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

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Remote-control security settings

Select this choice to set a remote-control password, which provides remote access to all choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set the following features:

• Set or read current Remote Supervisor Adapter.

• Set lockout threshold. Enter a number of failed login attempts. Once this number

is reached, the server locks up. You can also set the server to lock up if no password is entered for a set number of minutes.

See “Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter” on page 26 for information on cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Using the SCSISelect utility program

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

• View the default SCSI IDs

• Locate and correct configuration conflicts

Note: If the server has a redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) adapter

installed, use the configuration method that is supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for devices attached to the adapter.

Starting the SCSISelect utility program

Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect utility program:

1. Turn on the server.

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

Note: If an administrator password has been set, a prompt appears asking you

to type the password to start the SCSISelect utility program.

3. When the Would you like to configure the host adapter or run the SCSI disk utility? question appears, make a selection and press Enter.

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

• Press Esc to exit from the SCSISelect utility program.

• Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if the

monitor permits).

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

Administrator and power-on password

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

• The administrator password provides access to all choices on

the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user.

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

Table 1. Power-on and administrator password features.

Type of password Results

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Choices available from the SCSISelect menu

The following choices are available from the SCSISelect utility menu:

• Configure/View Host Adapter Settings

Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; then, follow the on-screen instructions.

You can view or change the following controller settings:

— Host Adapter SCSI ID

Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, which is usually 7.

— SCSI Parity Checking

Select this choice to view the assigned value. The assigned value is Enabled, and it cannot be changed.

— Host Adapter SCSI Termination

Select this choice to view the assigned value. The assigned value is Enabled, and it cannot be changed.

— Boot Device Options

Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure.

— SCSI Device Configuration

Select this choice to configure SCSI device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure.

Note: The Sync Transfer Rate represents the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI

devices.

– The transfer rate for Ultra160 SCSI LVD devices is 160.0 MBps. – The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps. – The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 MBps.

— Advanced Configuration Options

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

• SCSI Disk Utilities

Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to format a SCSI device.

To use the program, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully before making a selection.

Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected

SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive that you want to view or format spins up, press Ctrl+A.

Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program

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

• Select the boot protocol and other boot options

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• Select whether to display the PXE setup prompt and the display duration

• Select a power management option

Note: The RPL selection for the Boot Protocol option is not supported for this server.

Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program

Complete the following steps to start the PXE Boot Agent Utility program:

1. Turn on the server.

2. When the Initializing Intel Boot Agent Version X.X (Dev Build XXX) prompt appears, press Ctrl+S.

Notes:

a. If the PXE setup prompt does not display, use the Configuration/Setup Utility

program to set the enable Ethernet PXE/DHCP option.

b. By default, you have 2 seconds after the prompt appears on the screen to

press Ctrl+S.

3. Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu.

• Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

• Press the F4 key to exit.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter.

Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu

The following choices are available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu:

• Boot Protocol PXE is the default value. Do not change this value. No other network boot

protocols are supported.

• PnP/BEV PnP is the default value.

• Default Boot Local is the default value.

• Local Boot Enabled is the default value.

• Prompt time

Select this choice to specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the system will pause during initialization for a Ctrl+S response to the PXE setup prompt. Two (2) seconds is the default value.

• Setup Message Select this choice to either display the PXE setup prompt or disable it. Disable is

the default value. If this choice is enabled, the message Press Ctrl+S to enter the setup menu

will display on the screen under the initializing prompt.

• Power Mgmt

Select this choice to specify a power management protocol.

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Notes:

1. Use the default setting for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)aware operating systems, such as Microsoft

Windows® 2000 and Windows NT®.

2. If the server is running a non-ACPI operating system, you must set this selection to Enable to use the Wake on LAN support.

3. When using a non-ACPI operating system, do not send a wake-up packet to the server while it is turned on. If a wake-up packet has been sent while the server is on and you are unable to turn the server off, see the "Power" section in Table 16 on page 129 for more information.

Using the ServeRAID™ configuration programs

A ServeRAID adapter enables you to use multiple physical SCSI hard-disk drives as logical drives, operating as a disk array. To enable you to configure the ServeRAID controller, the adapter comes with a CD containing the ServeRAID Manager program and the ServeRAID Mini-Configuration program. For details about using these programs, see the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID adapter.

Configuring the Ethernet controller

The server comes with an integrated Ethernet controller. This controller provides an interface for connecting to 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps networks and provides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN).

To use the Ethernet port, connect a Category 3 or better unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the server Ethernet port on the rear panel of the server.

Note: The 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet standard requires that the cabling in the

network be Category 5 or higher.

The Ethernet connectors on the rear panel and on the Remote Service Adapter each have two LEDs. When the Ethernet link-status LED is on, there is an active connection on the Ethernet port. When the Ethernet transmit/receive TX/RX LED is on, there is activity between the server and the network. For a description of the server Ethernet port, see “Ethernet port” on page 91.

When you connect the server to the network, the Ethernet controller automatically detects the data-transfer rate (10Mbps or 100Mbps) on the network and then sets the controller to operate at the appropriate rate. In addition, if the Ethernet port that the server is connected to supports auto-negotiation, the Ethernet controller will set the appropriate duplex state. That is, the Ethernet controller will adjust to the network data rate, whether the data rate is standard Ethernet (10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX), half duplex (HDX), or full duplex (FDX). The controller supports halfduplex (HDX) and full-duplex (FDX) modes at both speeds.

The Ethernet controller is a PCI Plug and Play device. You do not need to set any jumpers or configure the controller for the operating system before you use the controller. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to access the controller. The device driver is provided on the ServerGuide CDs.

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High-performance Ethernet modes

If you install an optional Ethernet adapter, you can use it together with the integrated Ethernet controller to support optional modes, such as teaming, priority packets, and virtual LANs, which provide higher performance and throughput for the server. These modes apply to the integrated Ethernet controller and to the controllers on the supported Ethernet adapters.

Teaming Mode

Teaming options increase throughput and fault tolerance when running with Windows NT, Windows 2000, or NetWare 4.1x or later.

• Adapter fault tolerance (AFT) provides automatic redundancy for the Ethernet controller. If the primary controller fails, the optional Ethernet adapter takes over. Adapter fault tolerance supports from 2 to 4 controllers per team.

• Adaptive load balancing (ALB) enables you to balance the transmission data flow among 2 to 4 Ethernet controllers. ALB also includes the AFT option. You can use ALB with any 100BASE-TX switch.

• Cisco Fast EtherChannel (FEC) creates a team of 2 to 4 Ethernet controllers to increase transmission and reception thoughput. FEC also includes the AFT option. You can only use FEC with a switch that has FEC capability.

Teaming requires at least two Ethernet controllers. For additional information about the teaming modes, refer to the documentation that comes with the additional Ethernet adapters.

Priority Packet mode

Priority Packet is a traffic-prioritization utility that enables you to set up filters to process high-priority traffic before normal traffic. You can send information from critical nodes or applications with an indicated priority. Because you set this priority at the host or entry point of the network, the network devices can base forwarding decisions on priority information defined in the packet.

Priority Packet information is available on the IBM Networking Web site at http://www.ibm.com/networking/support.

Priority Packet prioritizes traffic based on priority filters. These are parameters you assign to outgoing (transmit) packets. Using the Priority Filter Wizard, you can set up predefined or custom priority filters based on a node (MAC) address, Ethernet type, or by various properties of the protocol and port. Priority Packet provides two different methods for prioritizing traffic: IEEE 802.1p tagging and High Priority Queue.

IEEE 802.1p is an IEEE standard for tagging, or adding additional bytes of information to packets with different priority levels. Packets are tagged with 4 additional bytes, which increase the packet size and indicate a priority level. When you send these packets out on the network, the higher priority packets are transferred first. Priority Packet tagging (also known as Traffic Class Expediting) enables the Ethernet controller to work with other elements of the network (such as switches and routers) to deliver priority packets first. You can assign specific priority levels from 0 (low) to 7 (high).

You can assign values to packets based on their priority when you use the IEEE

802.1p standard for packet tagging. This method requires a network infrastructure

that supports packet tagging. The routing devices receiving and transferring these packets on the network must support 802.1p for tagging to be effective.

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After you set up the priority filter in Priority Packet, you must start PROSet, click the Advanced tab, and select QoS Packet Tagging from the list.

Note: IEEE 802.1p tagging increases the size of the packets it tags. Some hubs and

switches will not recognize the larger packets and will drop them. Check the hub or switch documentation to see if they support 802.1p. (You can configure the switch to strip the tags from the packets and send it on to the next destination as normal traffic.) If these devices do not support 802.1p or if you are not sure, use High Priority Queue (HPQ) to prioritize network traffic.

The requirements for effectively using IEEE 802.1p tagging are:

• The other devices receiving and routing 802.1p tagged packets must support

802.1p.

• The adapters on these devices must support 802.1p. The Ethernet controller in the server, all IBM Netfinity 10/100 Ethernet Security Adapters, and IBM 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapters support 802.1p.

• The adapter cannot be assigned to an adapter team.

• If you are setting up VLANs and packet tagging on the same adapter, you must

start PROSet, click the Advanced tab, and select QoS Packet Tagging from the list.

If the network infrastructure devices do not support IEEE 802.1p or you are not sure, you can still define filters and send packets as high priority. While High Priority Queue (HPQ) does not provide the precise priority levels of 802.1p tagging, it does assign traffic as either high or low priority and sends high priority packets first. Therefore, if there are multiple applications on a system sending packets, the packets from the application with a filter are sent out first. HPQ does not change network routing, nor does it add any information to the packets.

To assign HPQ, you can specify it using Priority Packet when you create or assign a filter.

To effectively use HPQ, the adapter cannot be assigned to an adapter team.

Virtual LAN mode

A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a logical grouping of network devices put together as a LAN, regardless of their physical grouping or collision domains. Using VLANs increases network performance and improves network security.

VLANs offer you the ability to group users and devices together into logical workgroups. This can simplify network administration when connecting clients to servers that are dispersed geographically across the building, campus, or enterprise network.

Typically, VLANs are configured at the switch and any computer can be a member of one VLAN per installed network adapter. The Ethernet controller supersedes this by communicating directly with the switch, enabling multiple VLANs on a single network adapter (up to 64 VLANs).

To set up VLAN membership, the Ethernet controller must be attached to a switch that has VLAN capability. You also need to use Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 or later, or Novell NetWare 4.1x or later.

Notes:

1. Windows NT versions prior to 4.0 do not support VLANs.

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2. VLANs require Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5.0 from Microsoft.

To join a VLAN from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0:

1. Create a VLAN on the switch. Use the parameters you assign there to join the VLAN from the server. Refer to the switch documentation for more information.

2. Double-click the ProSet icon in the Control Panel window.

3. Right-click the adapter in the list that you want to add to the VLAN, then click Add VLAN. Note that VLANs cannot be assigned to adapters that are already defined to have an adapter teaming option.

4. Type the VLAN ID and VLAN name. The VLAN ID must match the VLAN ID of the switch. The ID range is from 1 to 1000. The VLAN name is for information only and does not need to match the name on the switch.

5. Click OK. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each VLAN you want the server to join. The VLANs you add are listed on the Adapters page.

6. Click Close and restart the server.

Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter

This section identifies the Remote Supervisor Adapter features, prerequisites, and recommendations. It also explains how to use the documentation effectively and how to cable and configure the adapter for use on an Advanced System Management (ASM) network so that you can manage the server from a remote location. For more detailed information, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the Documentation CD.

Remote Supervisor Adapter features

The Remote Supervisor Adapter provides the following:

• Continuous health monitoring and control

• Advanced Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)

• Configurable notification and alerts

• Event logs that are timestamped, saved in nonvolatile memory, and can be

attached to e-mail alerts

• Remote graphics console redirection

• LAN, serial, and Advanced System Management (ASM) interconnect remote

access

• Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support

• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

• Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

support

• Remote power control

• Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 blue-screen capture

• Remote firmware update and access to critical server settings

• Optional independent power, which enables around-the-clock access to the

server even if the server is powered off

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Setup requirements

Before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you must download to a diskette the DOS Remote Supervisor Utility program from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.

The most current Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware and the management information base (MIB) automatically download to the same diskette. However, the firmware and MIB available on the ServerGuide CD are fully functional; it is not necessary to install either one unless you want the most current items. You need the MIB if you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alerts on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Do the following before you set up the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

• Install the operating system on the server, using ServerGuide and the documentation that comes with the operating system.

• Download to a diskette the most current server basic input/output system (BIOS) code from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support. Install the BIOS code using the instructions that download to the diskette.

• If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alerts on the Remote Supervisor Adapter, you must install and compile the management information base (MIB) on your SNMP manager.

• You must install the agent component of UM Server Extensions to use the following Advanced System Management (ASM) Web interface features:

— Shutdown O/S and then Power Off Server — Shutdown O/S and then Restart Server

UM Server Extensions is on the system-management software CD that comes with the server. For information about installing the agent component, see the documentation that comes with the system-management CD.

• To configure the remote alert recipients for Director over LAN or Director over modem, the remote alert recipient must be an IBM Director-enabled server with UM Server Extensions.

• If you want to use a Web browser to access the Remote Supervisor Adapter remotely, the supported Web browsers and browser requirements are:

— Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (with Service Pack 1), or later — Netscape Navigator 4.72, or later (version 6.0 is not currently supported) — Java™ enabled Web browser (See your browser documentation or online

Help for instructions about enabling its Java support.)

— Support for JavaScript 1.2, or later (See your browser documentation or

online Help for instructions about enabling its JavaScript support.)

— Support of HTTP version 1.0, or later — Minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 256 colors

Note: The ASM Web interface and the ASM text-based interface do not support

the double-byte character set (DBCS) languages.

Using the documentation

The documentation for the Remote Supervisor Adapter includes the following publications on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

• IBM Eserver xSeries 360 User’s Reference (this document, specifically the topics in this section, which assist you with cabling and configuring)

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• Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide for the IBM Eserver xSeries 360

This document explains how to configure and use an ASM network to manage the server remotely through either the Web-based interface or the text-based user interface.

Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter

This section explains how to cable and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter. The following tasks are necessary to accomplish this.

Note: After you initially configure the adapter, use the Web-based interface to create

a backup copy of the configuration. If you need to replace the adapter in the future, this enables you to restore the configuration and resume normal operation more quickly. See the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide for the Eserver xSeries 360 for details.

Task 1. Connect the Ethernet and serial port cables. See “Cabling the Ethernet LAN

port and serial port”.

Task 2. Perform the initial configuration to enable remote access to the Remote

Supervisor Adapter. See “Enabling remote access to the adapter” on page

30. This enables you to:

1. Configure the Ethernet port

2. Configure the serial (COM) port

3. Set up the point-to-point protocol

Task 3. Configure the remote control password to enable the ASM Web interface

remote control features. See “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37.

Task 4. Install the ASM device drivers. See “Installing Advanced System

Management device drivers” on page 35.

For service, assistance, or additional information on the World Wide Web, see “Getting information, help, and service” on page 144.

Cabling the Ethernet LAN port and serial port

This section describes how to cable the Remote Supervisor Adapter. You can manage the server remotely through the Remote Supervisor Adapter using one of the user interfaces and one of the connection methods that are described in Table 2. Choose the interface method you want to use to perform remote management; then, perform the indicated cabling procedure.

If you plan to set up an ASM interconnect network, before you begin cabling the server, see “Using the ASM interconnect network” on page 38 for instructions about cabling the ASM interconnect port and setting up the network. You might want to review the information in “ASM interconnect network configuration examples” on page 42 before you connect the cables. Then, return here to start the cabling procedures.

Table 2. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

User interface to

Remote Supervisor

Adapter

Connection to Remote

Supervisor Adapter

For the cabling procedure,

see:

ASM Web interface using the HTTP protocol

LAN using the Ethernet port “Cabling the Ethernet LAN

port” on page 29

Text-based user interface using the TELNET protocol

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Cabling the Ethernet LAN port: Complete the following steps to attach the Ethernet cables.

Attention: To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter, do not plug the ASM Interconnect module into the Ethernet port.

1. Connect one end of a Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network.

2. Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working. The following illustration shows the location of the LEDs.

Ethernet link LED

The green Ethernet link LED is lit when the Ethernet cable is connected properly.

Ethernet activity LED

The green Ethernet activity LED flashes when there is Ethernet activity.

Text-based user interface using a modem or a null modem

Serial (COM) port “Cabling the serial (COM) port”

on page 30

ASM Web interface using point-to-point (PPP) protocol

Text-based user interface using the TELNET protocol over PPP

Table 2. Cabling tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

User interface to

Remote Supervisor

Adapter

Connection to Remote

Supervisor Adapter

For the cabling procedure,

see:

Ethernet link

LED (green)

Ethernet port (RJ-45)

Ethernet activity

LED (green)

Error LED

(amber)

External power supply connector

Serial port

(COM)

ASM Interconnect port

(RJ-14)

Power LED (green)

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If you want to use the serial port connection, continue with “Cabling the serial (COM) port”; otherwise, go to “Configuring the adapter”.

Cabling the serial (COM) port: To cable the serial (COM) port, connect a modem or null modem cable to the serial port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Continue with “Configuring the adapter”.

Configuring the adapter

This section describes the following:

• Enabling remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter

• Installing ASM device drivers

These procedures assume that you have an operational keyboard and pointing device attached to the server.

Enabling remote access to the adapter: The Remote Supervisor Adapter requires configuration to enable remote access through either the Ethernet port or the serial port. From Table 3, choose the interface method that you want to use to perform remote management; then, perform the indicated configuration procedure.

Note: For detailed information about using the ASM Web interface and the text-

based user interface, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the

xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

Configuring the Ethernet settings for Web-based remote access: If you have an

accessible, active, and configured dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server on the network, the hostname, IP address, gateway address, subnet mask, and DNS server IP address are set automatically. You do not need to perform further configuration tasks to enable the Ethernet connection because the default value for the DHCP Setting field is Enabled. If you need to configure the serial port, go to “Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access” on page 32; otherwise, go to “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37.

If you do not have a DHCP server on the network, complete the following steps to configure the Ethernet settings.

1. With the server turned off, insert the diskette with the downloaded utility program into the diskette drive; then, turn on the server.

Table 3. Configuration tasks to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

User interface to Remote

Supervisor Adapter

Connection to Remote

Supervisor Adapter

For the configuration

procedure, see:

ASM Web interface using the HTTP protocol

LAN using the Ethernet port “Configuring the Ethernet

settings for Web-based remote access”

Text-based user interface using the TELNET protocol

Text-based user interface using a modem or a null modem

Serial (COM) port “Configuring the serial port for

text-based remote access” on page 32 and “Setting up pointto-point protocol” on page 33

ASM Web interface using point-to-point (PPP) protocol

Text-based user interface using the TELNET protocol over PPP

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2. The utility starts automatically, displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility window.

3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select Configuration Settings; then, press Enter. The Configuration Settings window opens.

4. Use the arrow keys to select Ethernet Settings; then, press Enter. The Ethernet Settings window opens, as shown in the following illustration. Note: The values in the window are only examples; your settings will be different.

5. Use the arrow keys to navigate to each field. Your system administrator can provide the information for the following fields:

Network Interface

The default value is Enabled; verify that it is still set to Enabled.

IP Address

Type the IP address of the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Subnet Mask

Type the subnet mask used by the Remote Supervisor Adapter. The default value is 255.255.255.0.

Gateway

Type the IP address of the gateway.

Host Name

Type the hostname of the Remote Supervisor Adapter. The default hostname is ASMA<burned-in MAC address>.

For detailed information about the Ethernet settings, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

6. Change the DHCP Setting field to Disabled. The default value is Enabled.

7. Press F6 to apply the change.

8. Press Esc. In the Warning window that opens, press Enter to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

9. Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings window. If you need to configure the serial port, go to “Configuring the serial port for text-

based remote access” on page 32.

10. Press Esc to return to the Utility program main window.

11. Use the arrow keys to select Exit Utility from the menu or press Esc to close the Utility program.

12. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. The server restarts automatically.

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13. If you also want to configure the serial port, continue with “Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access”. Otherwise, go to “Installing Advanced System Management device drivers” on page 35.

Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access: Complete the following steps to configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter serial port for access using a modem or null modem. If you completed the procedure for configuring the Ethernet port and the Configuration Settings window is open, go to step 4.

1. With the server turned off, insert the diskette with the downloaded utility program into the diskette drive; then, turn on the server.

2. The utility starts automatically, displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility window.

3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select Configuration Settings; then, press Enter.

The Configuration Settings window opens.

4. Use the arrow keys to select Modem Settings; then, press Enter. The Modem Settings window opens, as shown in the following illustration. Note: The values in the window are only examples; your settings might be

different.

5. Verify the following serial port values:

Baud Rate

The default is 57600. Make sure that the baud rate matches the baud rate of the device you are connecting to the serial port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Dedicated to ASM

The default is Disabled. If you are using point-to-point protocol (PPP), set this field to Enabled. If the value in this field is Enabled when the server is restarted, the serial port remains dedicated to system management and is not returned to the operating system.

You can dedicate the integrated serial port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter to system management or share it with the operating system. If the serial port is dedicated to system management, it serves only the Remote Supervisor Adapter and is always available for dial-in or dial-out alerting purposes. You cannot view the port using the operating system or any application.

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Note: To use this serial port, you must first install the ASM device drivers

as described in “Installing Advanced System Management device drivers” on page 35.

If the serial port is shared with the operating system, it is dedicated to the Remote Supervisor Adapter only while the server is turned off or during POST. The port is returned to the operating system after POST completes. You can view the port using the operating system or any application. The Remote Supervisor Adapter takes over the port from the operating system only when information about a critical event is received. The Remote Supervisor Adapter dials out and transmits an alert and keeps the port dedicated until the server is restarted. The port is no longer available to the operating system or applications.

Parity

The default is None.

Stop Bits

The default is 1. Note: The data bits value is preset to 8 and cannot be changed. For detailed information about the serial port and modem settings, see the

Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

6. If you made changes to the serial port settings, press F6 to apply the change.

7. Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings window. If you need to set up point-to-point protocol, go to “Setting up point-to-point

protocol”.

8. Press Esc to return to the Utility program main window.

9. Use the arrow keys to select Exit Utility from the menu, or press Esc to close the Utility program.

10. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. The Remote Supervisor Adapter restarts automatically.

11. Continue with “Setting up point-to-point protocol”.

Setting up point-to-point protocol: The Remote Supervisor Adapter serial port supports point-to-point protocol (PPP). PPP enables TCP/IP communication over the serial port, which enables Web-based management and TELNET sessions over a modem. To set up PPP, complete the following steps. If you completed the procedure for configuring the serial port and the Configuration Settings window is open, go to step 4.

1. With the server turned off, insert the downloaded utility program into the diskette drive; then, turn on the server.

2. The utility starts automatically, displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility window.

3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select Configuration Settings; then, press Enter.

The Configuration Settings window opens.

4. Use the arrow keys to select PPP Settings; then, press Enter. The PPP Settings window opens, as shown in the following illustration. Note: The values in the window are only examples; your settings will be different.

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5. Use the arrow keys to navigate to each field. Verify the values in the following fields:

Network Interface

The default is Disabled. Change this field to Enabled.

IP Address

The default value is 192.96.1.1. You can use the default value or another value, but the server must be able to establish a connection to that address. The default IP address (local and remote) is easily reconfigurable.

Subnet Mask

The default value is 255.255.255.255.

Line Type

The value is set to PPP.

Remote IP Address

The default value is 192.96.1.2.

Authentication Protocol

The default is CHAP then PAP. Make sure that the value in this field matches your client settings.

For detailed information about the PPP settings, see the information about configuring PPP access over a serial port in the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

6. Press F6 to apply the changes.

7. Press Esc. In the Warning window that opens, press Enter to restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

8. Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings window. If you need to configure the serial port, go to “Configuring the serial port for text-

based remote access” on page 32.

9. Press Esc to return to the Utility program main window.

10. Use the arrow keys to select Exit Utility from the menu or press Esc to close the Utility program.

11. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive. The server restarts automatically.

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12. Continue with “Installing Advanced System Management device drivers” on page

35.

Installing Advanced System Management device drivers: You must install the ASM device drivers for the server. The device drivers enable communication between the Remote Supervisor Adapter and the server in which it is installed. You can obtain the most current device drivers from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

The following sections describe the procedure for installing the ASM device drivers for the server, depending on your operating system.

Notes:

1. If you are installing device drivers manually, note the following requirements:

• Make sure that the operating system is installed on the server before you install the ASM device drivers. For information about installing the operating system, see the documentation that comes with the operating system.

• Before installing the ASM device drivers for the Remote Supervisor Adapter, stop any system-management application.

2. If you are using ServerGuide to install device drivers and your operating system is either Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000, ServerGuide installs the ASM device drivers automatically.

• Windows 2000: Continue with “Installing Windows 2000 ASM device drivers”

• Windows NT: Go to “Installing Windows NT ASM device drivers”

• Novell NetWare: Go to “Installing Novell NetWare ASM device drivers” on page 36

• SCO UnixWare: Go to “Installing SCO UnixWare ASM device drivers” on page 37

After you install the ASM device drivers, go to “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37 to set the remote control password.

Installing Windows 2000 ASM device drivers: To install the ASM device drivers for Windows 2000, complete the following steps.

Notes:

1. Do not use the Hardware Wizard to install the drivers. If the Hardware Wizard starts itself for the installation of any System Management Driver hardware, exit the Hardware Wizard by selecting Cancel.

2. If IBM Netfinity

Director, IBM Director, or UM Services is running on the server,

stop the system-management application before proceeding.

Complete the following steps to manually install the Windows 2000 ASM device drivers.

1. Open a command prompt.

2. If you are installing from a diskette, type: A:\WIN2000\SETUP, where A is the drive letter of the diskette drive.

3. If you are installing from a CD, type: D:\DD\WIN2000\SETUP, where D is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.

4. Follow the directions that display on the screen.

5. Go to “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37.

Installing Windows NT ASM device drivers: Choose one of the following methods to install the ASM device drivers for Windows NT:

• Non-interactive

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The non-interactive method for installing the ASM device drivers accepts the default values for any window prompts that appear. You are prompted to respond only if an error occurs during installation.

• Interactive The normal (interactive) method for installing the ASM device drivers prompts you

with instructions and waits for you to respond before continuing with the installation.

Note: If IBM Netfinity Director, IBM Director, UM Services, or IBM Netfinity Manager

is running on the server, stop the system-management application before proceeding.

Using the non-interactive method: Complete the following steps to use the noninteractive method.

1. Open a Windows NT command prompt; then, type one of the following commands:

• If the installation is from a diskette, type:

A:\NT\SETUP -q

(where A is the drive letter assigned to the diskette drive). Press Enter.

• If the installation is from a CD, type:

D:\DD\NT\SETUP -q

(where D is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive). Press Enter.

2. Follow the instructions that appear in the window.

3. Go to “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37.

Using the interactive method: Complete the following steps to use the interactive method.

1. Open a Windows NT command prompt; then, type one of the following commands:

• If the installation is from a diskette, type:

A:\NT\SETUP

(where A is the drive letter assigned to the diskette drive). Press Enter.

• If the installation is from a CD, type:

D:\DD\NT\SETUP

(where D is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive). Press Enter.

2. Follow the instructions that appear in the window.

3. Continue with “Configuring the remote control password” on page 37.

Installing Novell NetWare ASM device drivers: Complete the following steps to install the ASM device drivers for the Novell NetWare operating system:

Note: If IBM Netfinity Director, IBM Director, or IBM Netfinity Manager is running on

the server, stop the system-management application before proceeding.

1. From a system console session, type one of the following commands:

• If the installation is from a diskette, type:

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LOAD A:\NETWARE\SETUP

(where A is the drive letter assigned to the diskette drive). Press Enter.

• If the installation is from a CD, type:

LOAD D:\DD\NETWARE\SETUP

(where D is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive). Press Enter.

2. Follow the instructions that appear in the window.

3. Go to “Configuring the remote control password”.

Installing SCO UnixWare ASM device drivers: Choose one of the following methods to install the SCO UnixWare ASM device drivers.

Note: If IBM Netfinity Director or IBM Director is running on the server, stop it before

proceeding.

• Complete the following steps to use the SCO UnixWare package utility:

1. Open a shell prompt.

2. Type scoadmin and press Enter.

3. Click Application Installer.

4. Click to access the diskette or CD-ROM drive (for example, DISK_A or CDROM_1); then, install the package file that displays.

5. Continue with “Configuring the remote control password”.

• Complete the following steps to use the interactive installation from a shell prompt:

Note: The commands in the following steps are case-sensitive.

1. Open a shell prompt.

2. If the installation is from a diskette, type:

pkgadd -d diskette1

3. If the installation is from a CD, type:

pkgadd -d cdrom1

4. Continue with “Configuring the remote control password”.

• Complete the following steps to use the non-interactive installation from a shell

prompt: Note: The commands in the following steps are case sensitive.

1. Open a shell prompt.

2. If the installation is from a diskette, type:

pkgadd -d diskette1 -q-p-n uw7advmg

3. If the installation is from a CD, type:

pkgadd -d cdrom1 -q-p-n uw7advmg

4. Continue with “Configuring the remote control password”.

Configuring the remote control password: If you want to use the remote control features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM Web interface, you must configure the remote control password using the Configuration/Setup Utility program that comes with the server. This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code.

To set up a remote control password, complete the following steps:

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1. Start the server, and watch the monitor screen.

2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1. The Configuration/Setup Utility main menu window opens.

3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select System Security; then, press Enter. The System Security window opens.

4. Select Remote Control Security Settings; then, press Enter. The Remote Control Security Settings window opens.

5. Enter the Remote Control Password that you will use each time you log into the remote control features of the Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM Web Interface.

6. Select Save New Remote Control Password; then, press Enter.

7. In the System Security window, press Esc.

8. Select Save Settings; then, press Enter.

9. Confirm your selection; then, exit the Configuration/Setup Utility.

10. Continue with “Completing the configuration”.

Completing the configuration: To complete the configuration of the Remote Supervisor Adapter, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD. The tasks include the following:

• Defining the login IDs and passwords

• Selecting the events that will receive alert notification

• Monitoring remote server status using the ASM Web interface or a text-based

user interface

• Controlling the server remotely

If you want to set up an ASM interconnect network and have not already done so, continue with “Using the ASM interconnect network”. If you do not want to set up an ASM interconnect network, Remote Supervisor Adapter configuration is now complete. To start managing the server remotely, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide on the xSeries 360 Documentation CD.

Using the ASM interconnect network

This section explains how to configure and connect the server to function within an ASM interconnect network.

The ASM interconnect network can include as many as 12 individual ASM connections in a single bus. These connections can include Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM processors, and ASM PCI Adapters. When the clients and servers are connected, they use the ASM interconnect network to share ASM resources, information, and alerts among multiple servers, without having to add additional communications hardware or network interface adapters.

An ASM interconnect network provides two levels of functionality. First, the ASM interconnect network enables you to configure settings and to control the servers where other Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM processors, and ASM PCI Adapters on the network reside. Second, the ASM interconnect network enables other interconnect network devices to use the resources (Ethernet or modem) of other Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM processors, and ASM PCI Adapters in the ASM interconnect network for sending alerts. This interconnect network is used when Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM processors, or ASM PCI Adapters cannot send an alert and must forward the information to another one of these devices to send the alert.

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Planning and cabling the interconnect network

To support the most recent ASM features, a Remote Supervisor Adapter must be the main gateway interconnect to the ASM interconnect bus if the bus also includes servers with ASM PCI adapters or ASM processors. The Remote Supervisor Adapter forwards the ASM information generated by the servers attached to the ASM interconnect bus to other servers on the Ethernet network. The connected ASM processors and ASM PCI Adapters are managed through the new user interface and Web browser access of the Remote Supervisor Adapter.

Note: To ensure the stability of the system, you must have the most current level of

firmware installed on the Remote Supervisor Adapter that is the main interconnect gateway for the ASM interconnect network. The most current level of firmware is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support. For more information on updating firmware, see the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide for the Eserver xSeries 360 on the Documentation CD.

You must connect an ASM Interconnect module to the Remote Supervisor Adapter and to each xSeries 360 server that you connect to the ASM interconnect network bus.

Attention: To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector on the Remote Supervisor Adapter, do not plug the ASM Interconnect module into the Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet port.

To connect the servers, note the following setup and configuration considerations:

• Make sure that the ASM interconnect network is set up as a bus, not as a ring. You must connect the servers to the ASM interconnect network in a series, with terminated beginning and end points.

• Make sure that the total combined length of all Ethernet cables connecting the server in the ASM interconnect network does not exceed 91 M (300 ft).

• Each Remote Supervisor Adapter, ASM PCI adapter, or ASM processor that is connected to the ASM interconnect network bus counts as one connection. For example, if an ASM PCI adapter is installed in a server that has an ASM processor, the processor and the adapter connect to each other using one ASM interconnect connection, but the processor and the adapter count as two connections on the ASM interconnect network bus.

Forwarding alerts

Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM PCI adapters, and ASM processors that are connected to an ASM interconnect network share resources and systemmanagement information. This section provides information on how alerts are forwarded in the ASM interconnect network.

During normal operation, each Remote Supervisor Adapter, ASM processor, or ASM PCI adapter on the ASM interconnect network communicates with the other processors and adapters on the network. Processors or adapters that have a modem or Ethernet connection notify the other processors and adapters that these communications resources are available for use by other servers on the ASM interconnect network. These resources are then used as ASM interconnect network resources, enabling Remote Supervisor Adapters, ASM processors, or ASM PCI adapters on the ASM interconnect network to send alerts using a modem or the network, even if they do not have a modem or network connection physically attached.

When alerts are generated, they are forwarded to the Remote Supervisor Adapter, ASM processor, or ASM PCI adapter on the ASM interconnect network that has the communication resources to forward the alert. If no system on the ASM interconnect

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network meets the requirements, the alert is set for transmission if the connection type is configured or becomes available later.

If multiple modems or network connections exist in the ASM interconnect network, you cannot specify which system will receive an alert or which will use its modem or network connection to forward the alert. If an alert is forwarded to a Remote Supervisor Adapter, ASM processor, or ASM PCI adapter that is unable to deliver the alert (for example, the modem it is configured to use has failed or the network cannot resolve the destination IP address), the processor or adapter attempts to forward the alert to another system on the ASM interconnect network that has the communication resources to forward the alert.

Alerts are typically sent only once (per connection type), but an alert is forwarded to another interconnect device if the resources exist on other interconnect devices in the network. For example, on a three ASM processor network where ASM processor 1 generates a modem alert, but does not have a modem and the other ASM processors have modems, the following might occur:

If ASM processor 1 generates an alert and the modem is unplugged from ASM processor 2 45 seconds prior to ASM processor 1 generating the alert, ASM processor 1 forwards the alert to ASM processor 2, having previously determined that ASM processor 2 has an available modem. When ASM processor 2 receives the forwarded alert, it determines that a modem is attached to ASM processor 3, and forwards the alert. Therefore, depending upon the time frame (45 seconds) within which a resource (modem) fails, the alert might be forwarded multiple times until an interconnect device can send the alert.

Cabling for the ASM interconnect network

Depending upon the servers you have, you might need additional ASM Interconnect modules or Category 5 or Category 3 Ethernet cables. Table 4 on page 41 lists some IBM Netfinity and IBM xSeries products, and indicates whether you need to use an ASM Interconnect module to set up the ASM interconnect network.

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For the servers that do not need an ASM Interconnect module, a module is still needed to connect the Remote Supervisor Adapter in the gateway server to the integrated ASM processor. After you make that connection, you can connect the servers together using their ASM interconnect ports. For additional information, see “ASM interconnect network configuration examples” on page 42.

Connecting the ASM Interconnect module to the xSeries 360: The ASM Interconnect module connects the Remote Supervisor Adapter to the ASM interconnect network. This module comes with the server. To connect the ASM interconnect module to the Remote Supervisor Adapter, complete the following steps.

Attention: To avoid damage to the Ethernet connector, do not plug the ASM interconnect module into the Remote Supervisor Adapter Ethernet port.

1. Connect the ASM Interconnect module 򍦠1򐂰 to the Remote Supervisor Adapter ASM interconnect (peer-to-peer) port 򍦠2򐂰 as shown in the following illustration. This port is on the edge of the Remote Supervisor Adapter that is accessible from the rear of the server and is labeled RS485.

Table 4. ASM interconnect network server list.

Server Name ASM Interconnect module needed

Netfinity 4500R yes

Netfinity

5000 yes

Netfinity 5500 yes

Netfinity 5500-M10 yes

Netfinity 5500-M20 yes

Netfinity 5600 yes

Netfinity 6000R no

Netfinity 7100 no

Netfinity 7600 no

xSeries 220 yes

xSeries 232 yes

xSeries 240 yes

xSeries 330 The ASM interconnect module is required to link

the Remote Supervisor Adapter to the microprocessor in the server. Use the RS-485 ports to create the ASM interconnect network.

xSeries 340 yes

xSeries 342 yes

xSeries 350 no

xSeries 360 yes

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2. Connect one or two Category 3 or Category 5 Ethernet cables to the other end of the ASM Interconnect module.

3. Continue with “ASM interconnect network configuration examples”.

ASM interconnect network configuration examples

The illustrations in this section show sample ASM interconnect network configurations.

The following illustration shows an Ethernet cable connecting the remote administrator system to the Remote Supervisor Adapter that is installed in an xSeries

360. Server 1 uses the LAN connection to forward system-management data

generated by the other xSeries 360s in the ASM interconnect network bus to the remote system-management administrator.

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Remote system management administrator system

ASM Interconnect modules

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

Note: A Remote Supervisor Adapter is required in each server.

Note: The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server.

xSeries 360

Server 1

xSeries 360

Server 2

xSeries 360

Server 3

Ethernet

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The following illustration shows a modem connected to the serial port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in the xSeries 360 on the left, a modem connected to the serial port of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in the xSeries 360 on the right, and a modem connected to the remote administrator system. Placing modems at opposite ends of the ASM interconnect network bus ensures that if an ASM interconnect connection in the bus fails, all of the servers on the ASM interconnect network have access to a modem to forward system-management data to the remote system-management administrator.

Remote system management administrator system

Modem

ASM Interconnect modules

xSeries 360

Modem

Note: A Remote Supervisor Adapter is required in each server.

Note: The ASM Interconnect module is connected to the RS485 port on the back panel of the Remote Supervisor Adapter in each server.

Chapter 4. Using the ServerGuide™ CDs

The ServerGuide CDs include state-of-the-art software setup and installation tools that are specifically designed for your IBM server. The ServerGuide Setup and Installation program detects the server model and hardware options that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide tools simplify network operating system (NOS) installations by providing updated device drivers, and in some cases, installing them automatically.

If a later version of the ServerGuide software is available, you can download a free image of the software, or you can purchase the ServerGuide CDs. To download the latest ServerGuide software, see the ServerGuide page on the IBM Support Web site at: http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-4ZKPPT.html.

To purchase the latest ServerGuide CDs, see the ServerGuide Updates form that comes with the server library, or go to the ServerGuide fulfillment Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/coupon/.

The ServerGuide software has these features to make setup easier:

• An easy-to-use interface with online help

• Diskette-free setup and configuration programs that are based on detected

hardware

• Performance Optimizer program, which easily tunes the ServeRAID adapter settings for your server environment

• A system BIOS update program, which updates the BIOS directly from the CD

• Device drivers that are provided for your server model and detected hardware

• NOS partition size and file-system type that are selectable during setup

• Powerful application programs and administration tools

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Features at a glance

The following is a summary of ServerGuide features. Note: Exact features and functions can vary with different versions of the

ServerGuide software. To learn more about the version that you have, start the Setup and Installation CD and view the online Overview.

Setup and Installation CD Note: The ServerGuide program

requires a supported IBM server with an enabled startable (bootable) CD-ROM drive. Not all features are supported on all models.

• Sets system date and time.

• Detects the ServeRAID adapter

or controller and runs the ServeRAID configuration program.

• Updates the licensed internal code (firmware) level without creating diskettes.

• Checks the system BIOS code and microcode (firmware) levels of supported options to determine whether a later level is available from the CD. You can perform updates without the use of diskettes.

• Provides the Performance Optimizer program to easily tune the ServeRAID adapter settings for your server environment.

• Creates a System Partition on the default drive. You can run serverspecific utility programs after setup.

• Detects installed hardware options and provides updated device drivers for most adapters and devices.

Setup and Installation CD (continued)

• Creates a Setup Replication Diskette for replicating setup

selections for other servers of the same model.

• Provides diskette-free installation for supported operating systems.

• Provides a replicated installation path for multiple installations of supported operating systems.

• Includes an online README file with links to tips for the hardware and NOS installation.

Note: Installation requires the NOS

CD.

System Updates and Applications

• Creates diagnostic, RAID, device driver, and other support diskettes from the CD; or with an Internet connection, you can check for an update from a dedicated IBM file transfer protocol (FTP) server.

• Installs some updates without requiring diskettes. Where applicable, you can run executable files directly from the CD or unzip files to any drive on the server or another server on the network.

System Updates and Applications

CD (continued)

• Includes a vast library of fully tested device drivers for the server.

• Includes a search function to help you locate updates by title or keywords.

• Installs powerful applications directly from the CD. See the CD label for a current list of applications.

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Setup and configuration overview

When you use the Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup diskettes. You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM server model. The setup program checks the system BIOS code, Remote Supervisor Adapter, and other system hardware to determine whether system updates are available. The setup program provides a list of tasks that are required to set up the server model. On RAID servers, you can run the ServeRAID Manager program to create logical drives.

Note: Specific features and functions can vary with different versions of the

ServerGuide software.

When you start the Setup and Installation CD:

• You are prompted for the language, country, and keyboard layout. (This information is stored and later passed on to the NOS installation program.)

• The ServerGuide program displays choices for running the configuration programs. For example:

— The Express Configuration method runs the required programs for the server,

based on the hardware that is detected.

— The Custom Configuration method displays all programs that are available for

the server, and you decide which programs to run.

— The Replicated Configuration method provides the option of duplicating your

setup selections to other servers that are the same model.

• If you select the Custom Configuration method, the following programs are optional. If you select the Express Configuration method, some or all of these programs are run, depending on the hardware that is detected.

— The Set Date and Time feature is provided so that you do not have to use the

Configuration/Setup Utility program to access these settings.

— The Clear Hard Disks program is provided so that you can delete all partitions

on all hard disk drives. If the server has a ServeRAID adapter installed, you can select to restore the configuration on the ServeRAID adapter to the factory default settings.

— The ServerGuide program checks the server BIOS code and microcode

(firmware) levels for supported options and then checks the CD for a newer level. CD content can be newer than the hardware. The ServerGuide program can perform a flash update of the BIOS code and supported microcode (firmware) options without the use of diskettes.

— The ServeRAID program starts, guiding you through the entire configuration

process.

— The Performance Optimizer program easily tunes the server for your

environment.

— The ServerGuide program creates a System Partition on the default drive.

• The ServerGuide program displays a confirmation summary, so that you will know

when you have completed all the required tasks. Then, you are ready to install the NOS.

Notes:

1. Plug and Play adapters are configured automatically. Non-Plug and Play adapters or non-IBM adapters might require switch settings, additional device drivers, and installation after the NOS is installed. See the documentation that comes with the adapter.

2. Diagnostics for the server come in BIOS code or on a separate diagnostics CD.

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System Partition

The ServerGuide program creates a 50 MB System Partition on the default drive. The System Partition contains server-specific utility programs such as Remote Supervisor Adapter disk operating system (DOS) utilities, system diagnostics, flash BIOS updates, and other programs.

Note: Programs in the System Partition vary by server model, and not all server

models run utility programs from the System Partition. To determine which ones do, start the Setup and Installation CD and view the online Overview.

After setup is complete, you can access programs in the System Partition by restarting the server and pressing Alt+F1 when the prompt is displayed. The System Partition menu displays the programs that are available on the server model.

Typical NOS Installation

You can use the ServerGuide program to shorten the installation time. The ServerGuide program provides the necessary device drivers, based on the hardware that you have and the NOS that you are installing. If you prefer to install the NOS without using ServerGuide, go to “Installing the NOS without ServerGuide” on page

49. The following is a brief explanation of a typical ServerGuide NOS installation. Note: Specific features and functions can vary with different versions of the

ServerGuide software

• After you have completed the setup process, the operating system installation program starts. (You will need a copy of the NOS CD to complete the installation.)

• The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, Remote Supervisor Adapter, hard disk controllers, and network adapters. It then checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the NOS installation program.

• With some NOS installations, you can create a NOS Replication Diskette for setting up additional servers. The diskette will contain the Internet protocol (IP) address, server name, and other selections.

• The ServerGuide program presents NOS partition options that are based on your NOS selection and the installed hard disk drives.

• If you are installing the NOS from diskette, the ServerGuide program displays the required diskettes that you must create, and the optional diskettes that you might want to create. The diskettes that you can create are the device driver diskettes for the installed adapters or controllers.

The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert the NOS CD and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the NOS takes control to complete the installation.

Setting up or updating multiple servers

You can use the ServerGuide program to create diskettes that help you set up or update multiple servers. You can modify information on the diskettes as you use them to set up or update other servers.

Note: Availability and function can vary by server model and by the hardware that is

installed.

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You can create a Setup Replication Diskette, which contains your hardware configuration selections. Use this diskette to replicate selections to other servers that are of the same model.

You can create a NOS Replication Diskette, which contains information that you need to complete multiple installations. This feature supports servers running some operating systems.

Installing the NOS without ServerGuide

If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use the ServerGuide program to install the NOS, download the latest NOS installation instructions by going to the IBM support site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support on the World Wide Web and selecting the appropriate NOS information for the xSeries 360.

Note: If you select Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 as the NOS, do not install the network

adapter driver that comes with that product. It does not support the newer onboard network adapter in this server. Instead, install the driver available at the IBM support site.

Additional programs included with ServerGuide

As a convenience, the ServerGuide program comes with additional software to assist you with the server installation.

A variety of powerful applications are included with the ServerGuide software. Offerings can vary with the different versions of the ServerGuide software. Check the application CD labels for a list of applications, or start the Setup and Installation CD and view the online overview.

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Chapter 5. Installing options

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

Attention: When you handle Electrostatic Discharge-Sensitive devices (ESD), take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. For details on handling these devices, see “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 52.

Before you begin

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

• Become familiar with the safety and handling guidelines provided in "Safety information" beginning on page 53, and “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 52. These guidelines will help you work safely while working with your server or options.

• You do not need to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap power supplies, hot-swap drives, hot-swap fans, Active PCI-X (hot-plug) adapters, or hotplug USB devices.

• The orange color on components and labels in the server identifies hot-swap or hot-plug components. You can install or remove these components while the system is running, provided that the server is configured to support this function.

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

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

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

• For a list of supported options for the xSeries 360 server, refer to

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat on the World Wide Web.

System reliability considerations

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

• Each of the drive bays has either a drive or a filler panel installed.

• Each of the power-supply bays has either a power supply or a filler panel

installed.

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

• The top cover is in place during normal operation.

• The top cover is removed for no longer than 30 minutes while the server is

operating.

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

• Cables for optional adapters are routed according to the instructions that are

provided with the adapters.

• A failed fan is replaced within 48 hours.

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Working inside the server with the power on

The server supports hot-plug, hot-add, and hot-swap devices and is designed to operate safely while turned on with the cover removed. Follow these guidelines when you work inside a server that is turned on:

Note: Operating the server for more than 30 minutes with the top cover removed

might damage server components.

• Avoid loose-fitting clothing on your forearms. Button long-sleeved shirts before working inside the server; do not wear cuff links while you are working inside the server.

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

• Remove jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces, rings, and loose-fitting wrist

watches.

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

• Take care to avoid dropping any metallic objects, such as paper clips, hair pins, or screws, into the server.

Handling static-sensitive devices

Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices and the server. To avoid

damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective packages until you are ready to install them.

To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

• Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.

• Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

• Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed printed circuitry.

• Do not leave the device where others can handle and possibly damage the

device.

• While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit for at least 2 seconds. (This drains static electricity from the package and from your body.)

• Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the server without setting it down. If it is necessary to set the device down, put it back in its staticprotective package first. Do not place the device on the server cover or on a metal table.

• Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather because heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

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Safety information