IBM 8482 - eServer xSeries 206 User manual

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xSeries 206

Type 8482

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and the action to take.

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8482

Installation

Guide

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Note:

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

supports,

read

the

general

information

Appendix

“IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-07

11/2002,”

page

and

Appendix

“Notices,”

page

89.

First

Edition

(April

2004)

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

All

rights

reserved.

Government

Users

Restricted

Rights

–

Use,

duplication

disclosure

restricted

GSA

ADP

Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

Safety

. vii

Chapter

Introduction

The

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

Hardware

and

software

requirements

Using

the

Documentation

Browser

Notices

and

statements

used

this

document

Features

and

specifications

Major

components

the

xSeries

206

Type

8482

server

System-board

option

connectors

System-board

internal

connectors

System-board

external

connectors

.10

System-board

LEDs

.11

Chapter

Installing

options

.13

Installation

guidelines

.13

System

reliability

guidelines

.13

Handling

static-sensitive

devices

.14

Removing

the

side

cover

.15

Removing

the

bezel

.16

Removing

and

installing

the

support

bracket

.17

Installing

memory

module

.18

Installing

drive

.20

Installing

drive

bay

.21

Installing

hot-swap

SCSI

hard

disk

drive

bay

.23

SCSI

IDs

for

hot-swap

hard

disk

drives

.27

Installing

non-hot-swap

SCSI

hard

disk

drive

bay

.27

Installing

simple-swap

Serial

ATA

hard

disk

drive

bay

.30

Power

and

signal

cables

for

internal

drives

.32

Installing

adapter

.33

Cabling

optional

SCSI

adapter

.36

Installing

security

rope

clip

.37

Completing

the

installation

.38

Replacing

the

bezel

.38

Replacing

the

side

cover

.38

Connecting

the

cables

.39

Updating

your

server

configuration

.39

Chapter

Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

.41

Front

view

.41

Rear

view

.43

Server

power

features

.44

Turning

the

server

.44

Turning

off

the

server

.44

Chapter

Configuring

the

server

.47

Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

.47

Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

.47

Using

the

Adaptec

HostRAID

configuration

programs

.48

Using

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

(for

Serial

ATA

RAID)

Using

the

SCSISelect

Utility

program

(for

SCSI

RAID)

.50

Using

ServeRAID

Manager

.51

Configuring

the

controller

.51

IBM

Corp.

2004

iii

Viewing

the

configuration

.52

Using

the

Boot

program

.52

Enabling

the

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

program

.53

Using

the

SCSISelect

utility

program

(some

models)

.53

Chapter

Updating

IBM

Director

.55

Chapter

Solving

problems

.57

Diagnostic

tools

overview

.57

Power-on

self-test

(POST)

.58

POST

beep

code

descriptions

.58

POST

error

messages

.58

ServerGuide

problems

.60

Troubleshooting

charts

.61

CD-ROM

drive

problems

.61

Diskette

drive

problems

.61

Expansion

enclosure

problems

.62

General

problems

.62

Hark

disk

drive

problems

.62

Intermittent

problems

.62

Keyboard,

mouse,

pointing-device

problems

.63

Memory

problems

.63

Microprocessor

problems

.63

Monitor

problems

.64

Power

problems

.65

Serial

port

problems

.65

Software

problems

.66

Universal

Serial

Bus

device

problems

.66

System-board

error

LEDs

.66

Recovering

from

POST/BIOS

update

failure

.67

Erasing

lost

forgotten

password

(clearing

CMOS)

.68

Appendix

Getting

help

and

technical

assistance

.71

Before

you

call

.71

Using

the

documentation

.71

Getting

help

and

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web

.72

Software

service

and

support

.72

Hardware

service

and

support

.72

Appendix

IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-07

11/2002

.73

Part

General

Terms

.73

Part

Country-unique

Terms

.76

Part

Warranty

Information

.87

Appendix

Notices

.89

Edition

notice

.89

Trademarks

.90

Important

notes

.90

Product

recycling

and

disposal

.91

Battery

return

program

.92

Electronic

emission

notices

.92

Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

statement

.92

Industry

Canada

Class

emission

compliance

statement

.93

Avis

conformité

réglementation

d’Industrie

Canada

.93

European

Union

EMC

Directive

conformance

statement

.93

Japanese

Voluntary

Control

Council

for

Interference

(VCCI)

statement

.93

xSeries

206

Type

8482:

Installation

Guide

Power

cords

.93

Index

.97

Contents

xSeries

206

Type

8482:

Installation

Guide

Safety

Before

installing

this

product,

read

the

Safety

Information.

Antes

instalar

este

produto,

leia

Informações

Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs

sikkerhedsforskrifterne,

før

installerer

dette

produkt.

Lees

voordat

dit

product

installeert

eerst

veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen

kuin

asennat

tämän

tuotteen,

lue

turvaohjeet

kohdasta

Safety

Information.

Avant

d’installer

produit,

lisez

les

consignes

sécurité.

Vor

der

Installation

dieses

Produkts

die

Sicherheitshinweise

lesen.

Prima

installare

questo

prodotto,

leggere

Informazioni

sulla

Sicurezza.

Les

sikkerhetsinformasjonen

(Safety

Information)

før

installerer

dette

produktet.

Antes

instalar

este

produto,

leia

Informações

sobre

Segurança.

IBM

Corp.

2004

vii

Antes

instalar

este

producto,

lea

información

seguridad.

Läs

säkerhetsinformationen

innan

installerar

den

här

produkten.

Statement

DANGER

Electrical

current

from

power,

telephone,

and

communication

cables

hazardous.

avoid

shock

hazard:

not

connect

disconnect

any

cables

perform

installation,

maintenance,

reconfiguration

this

product

during

electrical

storm.

Connect

all

power

cords

properly

wired

and

grounded

electrical

outlet.

Connect

properly

wired

outlets

any

equipment

that

will

attached

this

product.

When

possible,

use

one

hand

only

connect

disconnect

signal

cables.

Never

turn

any

equipment

when

there

evidence

fire,

water,

structural

damage.

Disconnect

the

attached

power

cords,

telecommunications

systems,

networks,

and

modems

before

you

open

the

device

covers,

unless

instructed

otherwise

the

installation

and

configuration

procedures.

Connect

and

disconnect

cables

described

the

following

table

when

installing,

moving,

opening

covers

this

product

attached

devices.

Connect:

Disconnect:

Turn

everything

OFF.

First,

attach

all

cables

devices.

Attach

signal

cables

connectors.

Attach

power

cords

outlet.

Turn

device

ON.

Turn

everything

OFF.

First,

remove

power

cords

from

outlet.

Remove

signal

cables

from

connectors.

Remove

all

cables

from

devices.

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206

Type

8482:

Installation

Guide

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