Fujitsu Primergy TX300 S4 User manual

PRIMERGY TX300 S4 Server

Operating manual

Edition December 2007

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TX300 S4 Operating manual

Contents

1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.4 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1.5 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3.3 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3.4 Transporting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

3.5 Notes on installing in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4.1 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4.2 Installing the floorstand model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4.3 Installing/removing the rack model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

4.3.1 Installation in PRIMECENTER/DataCenter Rack . . . . . . . . 48

4.3.2 Installation in Classic Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

4.3.3 Installation in 3rd party racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4.3.4 Inserting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

4.4 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4.5 Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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4.6 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . 67

5 Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5.1 Access to drives (floorstand model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

5.2 Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5.2.1 Front of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

5.2.2 Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

5.3 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

5.4 Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

5.4.1 Configuring the PCI SAS controller with “Integrated Mirroring

Enhanced” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

5.4.2 Configuring the PCI SAS controller with RAID functionality . . . 82

5.4.3 Configuration with ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

5.4.4 Configuration without ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5.5 Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

6 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

6.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

7 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

7.1 Power-on indicator remains unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

7.2 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

7.3 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

7.4 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

7.5 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

7.6 No mouse pointer displayed on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

7.7 Unable to read from / write to floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . 92

7.8 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

7.9 Hard disk drive error messages at system boot . . . . . . . . 93

7.10 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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7.11 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

8 Hot-plug components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8.1 Hot-plug power supply units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

8.1.1 Replacing the hot-plug power supply unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

8.2 Hot-plug hard disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

8.2.1 HDD module and dummy module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

8.2.2 Handling hard disk drives and HDD modules . . . . . . . . . . 100

8.2.3 Removing/Installing the dummy module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

8.2.4 Installing/removing the HDD module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

8.3 Replacing hot-plug CPU/system fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

8.4 Opening/closing the housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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1 Preface

The PRIMERGY TX300 S4 server is an Intel-based server for mid-size and

large companies. The server is suitable for use as a file server and also as an

application, information or Internet server. It is available as a floorstand or rack

model. The floorstand model can be converted to a rack model using an optional

conversion kit.

Thanks to its highly developed hardware and software components, the

PRIMERGY TX300 S4 server offers a high level of data security and availability.

These components include hot-plug HDD modules and hot-plug power supply

units, redundant system fans, and also the Server Management ServerView

Suite, Prefailure Detection and Analysis (PDA) and Automatic Server Reconfig-

uration and Restart (ASR&R).

Security functions in the BIOS-Setup and on the system board protect the data

on the server against manipulation. Additional security is provided by the

intrusion detection and the lockable drive cover on the floorstand model and the

lockable rack door.

The rack model occupies 4 height units in the rack.

1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual

This operating manual describes how to install, set up and operate your server.

This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the

hardware and ensuring that the system runs smoothly. It contains all the infor-

mation you need to put your PRIMERGY TX300 S4 server blade into operation.

To understand the various expansion options, you will need to be familiar with

the fields of hardware and data transmission and you will require a basic

knowledge of the underlying operating system.

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Documentation overview Preface

1.2 Documentation overview

More information on your PRIMERGY TX300 S4 can be found in the following

documents:

– “Quick Start Hardware - PRIMERGY TX300 S4” leaflet (only included as a

printed copy)

– “Quick Start Software - Quick Installation Guide” leaflet (only included as a

printed copy)

– “Safety notes and other important information” manual

– “Warranty” manual

– “Customer Self Service (CSS)” manual

– “Ergonomics” manual

– “Returning used devices” manual

– “Helpdesk” leaflet

– Technical manual for the system board D2529

– “PRIMERGY TX300 S4 Server Operating Manual”

– “PRIMERGY TX300 S4 Server Options Guide”

– “BIOS Setup V4.06 / FirstBIOS Desktop Pro V5.0 /TrustedCoreTM V6.0”

manual

– “Integrated Mirroring User’s Guide” (PDF file available on the ServerBooks

DVD supplied)

IPRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the ServerBooks

DVD. The ServerBooks DVD is part of the ServerStart Suite supplied with

every server.

The PDF files of the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge

from the Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation

available on the Internet can be found using the URL:

http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com. The PRIMERGY server documentation

can be accessed using the Industry standard servers navigation option.

If you need a replacement copy of the ServerBooks DVD, send the

details of your server to the following e-mail address: Reklamat-PC-

[email protected]

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Preface Features

Further sources of information:

– Manual for the monitor

– Documentation for boards and drives

– Documentation for your operating system

– Information files on your operating system

1.3 Features

Customer Self Service (CSS)

The Fujitsu Siemens Computers Customer Self Service (CSS) concept enables

you to identify and replace the affected component yourself in the case of

certain error scenarios.

In the CSS concept, you can replace the following components yourself in the

event of an error:

– Hot-plug hard disk drives

– Hot-plug power supply units

– Memory modules

– System fans

– Expansion cards

For information on replacing these components, see chapter “Hot-plug compo-

nents” on page 95 or the Options Guide for your PRIMERGY TX300 S4 on the

ServerBooks DVD.

CSS indicators on the control panel and on the back of the PRIMERGY server

provide you with information if a CSS event arises (for more information on the

behavior of these indicators, see chapter “Controls and indicators” on page 71

and the "Customer Self Service (CSS)" manual on the ServerBooks DVD).

You can also fit your server with a ServerView Local Service Panel, which

enables you to identify the type of component affected by the error directly on

the server (for more information, see the "Customer Self Service (CSS)" manual

on the ServerBooks DVD).

In addition, CSS errors are displayed in ServerView S2, the server

management software from Fujitsu Siemens Computers.

In the event of errors, ServerView S2 refers you directly to the affected

component and its order information in the Illustrated Spares catalog of the

server in question.

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Features Preface

System board

The features of the system board are described in the technical manual for the

system board D2529 for the hardware and in the “BIOS Setup” for the firmware.

TPM (optional)

The system board is optional equipped with a TPM (Trusted Platform Module)

by the manufacturer. This module enables programs from third party manufac-

turers to store key information (e.g. drive encryption using Windows Bitlocker

Drive Encryption).

The TPM is activated via the BIOS system (for more information, refer to the

Fujitsu Siemens Computers BIOS manual).

VCAUTION!

– When using the TPM, note the program descriptions provided by the

third party manufacturers.

– You must also create a backup of the TPM content. To do this, follow

the third party manufacturer's instructions. Without this backup, if the

TPM or the system board is faulty you will not be able to access your

data.

– If a failure occurs, please inform your service about the TPM

activation before it takes any action, and be prepared to provide them

with your backup copies of the TPM content.

PCI slots

The server has one standard PCI slot and six PCI express slots. Of these six

PCI express slots, four are x4 slots and two potential x8 slots. The capacity of

the two x8 slots depends on how all the PCI express slots are filled (see System

Board manual D2529).

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