IBM EServer 445 xSeries User manual

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xSeries 445

Type 8870

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xSeries

445

Type

8870

Installation

Guide

ER s e r v e r

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Note:

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

supports,

read

the

general

information

Appendix

“Getting

help

and

technical

assistance,”

page

81,

Appendix

“IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-07

11/2002,”

page

83,

and

Appendix

“Notices,”

page

99.

Second

Edition

(January

2004)

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

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rights

reserved.

Government

Users

Restricted

Rights

–

Use,

duplication

disclosure

restricted

GSA

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Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

Safety

Chapter

Introduction

The

IBM

Eserver

Documentation

Hardware

and

software

requirements

Using

the

Documentation

Browser

Notices

and

statements

used

this

publication

Features

and

specifications

Major

components

the

xSeries

445

server

Chapter

Installing

options

Installation

guidelines

System

reliability

guidelines

Working

inside

the

server

with

the

power

Handling

static-sensitive

devices

Opening

the

cover

The

SMP

Expansion

Module

Removing

SMP

Expansion

Module

and

cover

.11

Installing

and

replacing

microprocessor

.15

Installing

memory

module

.19

Installing

DIMMs

.21

Reinstalling

SMP

Expansion

Module

and

cover

.23

Installing

adapter

.26

Cabling

ServeRAID

adapter

.29

Installing

the

serial

port

.31

Completing

the

installation

.33

Installing

the

server

the

rack

cabinet

.33

Connecting

the

cables

.34

Power

cabling

.48

SCSI

cabling

.48

USB

cabling

.48

Video

cabling

.48

Mouse

cabling

.48

Keyboard

cabling

.49

Gigabit

Ethernet

cabling

.49

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

cabling

.49

Chapter

Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

.51

Front

view

.51

Rear

view

.53

Server

power

features

.56

Turning

the

server

.56

Turning

off

the

server

.57

Chapter

Configuring

your

server

.59

Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

.60

Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

.60

Using

the

LSI

Logic

Configuration

Utility

program

.61

Using

the

ServeRAID

configuration

programs

.62

Using

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

.62

Using

the

Integrated

System

Management

Firmware

Update

Utility

program

Configuring

scalable

partitions

.63

Creating

scalable

partition

.63

IBM

Corp.

2004

iii

Deleting

scalable

partition

.65

Chapter

Updating

IBM

Director

.67

Chapter

Solving

problems

.69

Diagnostic

tools

overview

.69

POST

beep

code

descriptions

.70

ServerGuide

startup

problems

.70

Troubleshooting

charts

.71

Light

path

diagnostics

feature

overview

.76

Identifying

problems

using

the

light

path

diagnostics

feature

.77

Light

path

diagnostics

table

.78

Appendix

Getting

help

and

technical

assistance

.81

Before

you

call

.81

Using

the

documentation

.81

Getting

help

and

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web

.82

Software

service

and

support

.82

Hardware

service

and

support

.82

Appendix

IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-07

11/2002

.83

Part

General

Terms

.83

Part

Country-unique

Terms

.86

Part

Warranty

Information

.97

Appendix

Notices

.99

Edition

notice

.99

Trademarks

. 100

Important

notes

. 101

Product

recycling

and

disposal

. 101

Battery

return

program

. 102

Electronic

emission

notices

. 102

Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

statement

. 102

Industry

Canada

Class

emission

compliance

statement

. 103

Australia

and

New

Zealand

Class

statement

. 103

United

Kingdom

telecommunications

safety

requirement

. 103

European

Union

EMC

Directive

conformance

statement

. 103

Taiwanese

Class

warning

statement

. 103

Chinese

Class

warning

statement

. 104

Japanese

Voluntary

Control

Council

for

Interference

(VCCI)

statement

104

Power

cords

. 104

Index

. 107

xSeries

445

Type

8870:

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

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.

xSeries

445

Type

8870:

Installation

Guide

Statement

CAUTION:

When

replacing

the

lithium

battery,

use

only

IBM

Part

Number

33F8354

equivalent

type

battery

recommended

the

manufacturer.

your

system

has

module

containing

lithium

battery,

replace

only

with

the

same

module

type

made

the

same

manufacturer.

The

battery

contains

lithium

and

can

explode

not

properly

used,

handled,

disposed

of.

not:

Throw

immerse

into

water

Heat

than

100°C

(212°F)

Repair

disassemble

Dispose

the

battery

required

local

ordinances

regulations.

Statement

CAUTION:

When

laser

products

(such

CD-ROMs,

DVD

drives,

fiber

optic

devices,

transmitters)

are

installed,

note

the

following:

not

remove

the

covers.

Removing

the

covers

the

laser

product

could

result

exposure

hazardous

laser

radiation.

There

are

serviceable

parts

inside

the

device.

Use

controls

adjustments

performance

procedures

other

than

those

specified

herein

might

result

hazardous

radiation

exposure.

DANGER

Some

laser

products

contain

embedded

Class

laser

diode.

Note

the

following.

Laser

radiation

when

open.

not

stare

into

the

beam,

not

view

directly

with

optical

instruments,

and

avoid

direct

exposure

the

beam.

Safety

vii

Statement

≥

(39.7

lb)

≥

(70.5

lb)

≥

(121.2

lb)

CAUTION:

Use

safe

practices

when

lifting.

Statement

CAUTION:

The

power

control

button

the

device

and

the

power

switch

the

power

supply

not

turn

off

the

electrical

current

supplied

the

device.

The

device

also

might

have

than

one

power

cord.

remove

all

electrical

current

from

the

device,

ensure

that

all

power

cords

are

disconnected

from

the

power

source.

viii

xSeries

445

Type

8870:

Installation

Guide

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