IBM Eserver xSeries 455 Installation guide

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Note:

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

supports,

sure

read

the

general

information

“Notices,”

page

35.

Second

Edition

(April

2004)

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

All

rights

reserved.

Government

Users

Restricted

Rights

–

Use,

duplication

disclosure

restricted

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ADP

Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

Chapter

Introduction

xSeries

455

documentation

Before

you

begin

Major

components

the

xSeries

455

Features

and

specifications

the

xSeries

455

Chapter

Hints

and

tips

Device

drivers

Drives

Error

messages

and

indicators

Ethernet

controllers

Firmware

updates

and

recovery

process

Keyboards

.12

Light

path

diagnostics

.12

Memory

.13

Microprocessors

.13

Operating

systems

.15

PCI

hot-plug

expansion

slots

.19

PCI

hot-plug

features

with

the

Linux

operating

system

.20

Power

supplies

.27

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

.27

Resource

.30

ServeRAID

adapter

installation

requirements

.30

Supported

options

.30

Support

telephone

numbers

.31

Troubleshooting

.31

Video

.31

Wake

LAN

.31

Chapter

Getting

help

and

technical

assistance

.33

Before

you

call

.33

Using

the

documentation

.33

Getting

help

and

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web

.34

Software

service

and

support

.34

Hardware

service

and

support

.34

Appendix.

Notices

.35

Edition

notice

.35

Trademarks

.36

Important

notes

.36

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Corp.

2004

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xSeries

455

FAQ:

Hints

and

Tips

Chapter

Introduction

The

information

provided

this

document

based

technical

observations,

and

intended

supplement

the

IBM

Eserver

™

xSeries

455

documentation

that

comes

with

the

server.

The

topics

are

arranged

alphabetically

help

you

find

the

information.

The

latest

versions

the

xSeries

455

documentation

available

Portable

Document

Format

(PDF)

from

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

xSeries

455

documentation

The

xSeries

455

documentation

includes

the

following

documents:

Installation

Guide

This

printed

document

contains

instructions

for

setting

your

server

and

basic

instructions

for

installing

some

options.

Option

Installation

Guide

This

document

PDF

the

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

CD.

contains

detailed

instructions

for

installing,

removing,

and

connecting

optional

devices

that

your

server

supports.

Safety

Information

This

document

PDF

the

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

CD.

contains

translated

caution

and

danger

statements.

Each

caution

and

danger

statement

that

appears

the

documentation

has

number

that

you

can

use

locate

the

corresponding

statement

your

language

the

Safety

Information

document.

Rack

Installation

Instructions

This

printed

document

contains

instructions

for

installing

your

server

rack.

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

and

Troubleshooting

Guide

This

document

PDF

the

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

CD.

contains

information

help

you

solve

problems

yourself,

and

contains

information

for

service

technicians.

IBM

Eserver

xSeries

455

User’s

Guide

This

document

PDF

the

IBM

xSeries

455

Documentation

CD.

contains

general

information

about

the

server,

including

information

about

features,

how

configure

the

server,

and

how

get

help.

IBM

Eserver

xSeries

455

Planning

and

Installation

Guide

This

document

PDF

and

available

for

download

from

http://www.ibm.com/redbooks/.

You

can

obtain

up-to-date

information

about

the

xSeries

455

server

and

other

IBM

server

products

http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.

IBM

Corp.

2004

Complete

the

following

steps

check

for

updated

documentation

and

technical

updates:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

the

Learn

section,

click

Online

publications.

the

″Online

publications″

page,

the

Brand

field,

select

Servers.

the

Family

field,

select

xSeries

455.

Click

Continue.

Before

you

begin

Read

the

following

information

before

you

use

the

hints

and

tips

this

document:

Review

the

“Safety

information”

and

“Handling

static-sensitive

devices”

sections

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

server.

These

guidelines

will

help

you

work

safely

while

working

with

the

server

options.

Back

all

important

data

before

you

make

changes

disk

drives.

For

list

supported

options

for

the

xSeries

455,

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

Verify

the

following

server

components

and

connections:

–

All

adapters,

boards,

fans,

power

supplies,

and

internal

devices

are

fully

seated

and

connected

correctly.

–

All

cables

and

cords

are

connected

securely

the

server

and

any

installed

optional

devices.

–

Each

drive

bay

contains

either

drive

filler

panel.

–

Each

unoccupied

PCI-X

slot

contains

expansion-slot

cover.

–

Power

supplies

are

installed

both

power-supply

bays.

–

Both

power

cords

are

connected

the

power

supplies

and

power

source.

–

For

redundant

and

hot-swappable

operation,

the

power

supplies

are

connected

200-240

ac.

The

power

supplies

are

hot-swappable

and

redundant

only

200-240

ac.

–

All

microprocessors

are

the

same

type

and

have

the

same

cache

size

and

clock

speed.

Verify

the

server

installation:

–

There

sufficient

space

around

the

server

allow

the

cooling

system

work

properly.

–

The

top

cover

closed

during

normal

operation.

For

proper

cooling,

not

leave

the

cover

open

for

than

minutes.

–

The

rack

into

which

you

plan

install

the

server

has

perforated

doors.

When

you

replace

hot-swap

drive,

wait

seconds

after

removing

the

defective

drive

before

you

install

the

new

drive.

xSeries

455

FAQ:

Hints

and

Tips

Major

components

the

xSeries

455

The

following

illustration

shows

the

major

components

the

xSeries

455

server.

Note:

The

illustrations

this

document

might

differ

slightly

from

the

hardware.

Retention

bracket

DIMM

Microprocessor

baffle

Hard disk

drive

VRM

DIMM

access

doors

Fan 4

Fan 3

NOTE:FORPROPERAIRFLOW, REPLACEFANWITHIN2MINUTES

FRONTOFBOX

NOTE:FORPROPERAIRFLOW, REPLACEFANWITHIN2MINUTES

FRONTOFBOX

Fan 1Fan 2

Hot-swap

power supply

DVD-ROM

drive

Bezel

Power

module

EMC shield

Thumbscrews

Chapter

Introduction

Features

and

specifications

the

xSeries

455

The

following

table

provides

summary

the

server

features

and

specifications.

Microprocessor:

Intel

™

Itanium

1.3

MHz

higher,

depending

server

model

(minimum)

Level-3

cache

200

MHz

front-side

bus

(FSB),

two

data

transfers

per

cycle,

yielding

400

MHz

system

bus

(minimum)

Support

for

four

microprocessors

XceL4

™

Server

Accelerator

Cache:

Note:

Use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

determine

the

type

and

speed

the

microprocessors

your

server.

Active

Memory

™

Minimum:

Maximum:

Type:

2-way

interleaved

PC2100,

ECC

DDR

SDRAM,

registered

DIMMs

only

Supports

512

MB,

GB,

and

dual

inline

memory

modules

(DIMMs)

Drives

standard:

DVD/CD-RW:

IDE

Expansion

bays:

Two

removable

media

bays

(one

DVD/CD-RW

preinstalled)

Supports

two

internal

Ultra320

SCSI

hard

disk

drives

Active

™

PCI-X

expansion

slots:

Six

64-bit

Active

PCI-X

expansion

slots:

Two

MHz

PCI-X

slots

Two

100

MHZ

PCI-X

slots

Two

133

MHZ

PCI-X

slots

Cooling:

Four

hot-swap

fans

Two

150

fans

Two

150

fans

Acoustical

noise

emissions:

Declared

sound

power,

idle:

6.5

bels

Declared

sound

power,

operating:

6.5

bels

Bystander

sound

pressure,

idle:

dBa

Bystander

sound

pressure,

operating:

dBa

Power

supply:

Two

power

supplies:

550

watts

100-127

1050

watts

200-240

(hot-swappable

and

redundant

200-240

only)

Video:

Integrated

ATI

RageXL

video

PCI

bus

interface

Compatible

with

SVGA

SDRAM

video

memory

Size

U):

Height:

17.5

(6.9

inches,

Depth:

71.3

(28.1

inches)

Width:

(17.3

inches)

Maximum

weight:

54.3

(120

lb),

depending

your

configuration

Integrated

functions:

Broadcom

5704

10/100/1000

dual

port

Ethernet

controller

Light

path

diagnostics

One

external

and

one

internal

Ultra320

SCSI

port

(dual-channel

integrated

controller

with

RAID

capabilities)

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

(service

processor)

–

ASM

interconnect

(peer-to-peer)

port

–

Ethernet

port

–

Serial

port

IDE

controller

RXE

Management

Port

RXE

Expansion

Ports

USB

ports

Serial

port

SMP

Expansion

Ports

Wake

LAN

Environment:

Air

temperature:

–

Server

on:

10°

35°C

(50.0°

95.0°F).

Altitude:

914

(2998.7

ft)

–

Server

on:

10°

32°C

(50.0°

89.6°F).

Altitude:

2133

(6998.0

ft)

–

Server

off:

-40°

60°C

(-104°

140°F).

Maximum

altitude:

2133

(6998.0

ft)

Humidity:

–

Server

on:

80%

–

Server

off:

100%

Heat

output:

Approximate

heat

output

British

thermal

units

(Btu)

per

hour

Minimum

configuration:

854

Btu

(250

watts)

Maximum

configuration:

2646

Btu

(775

watts)

Electrical

input:

Sine-wave

input

(50-60

Hz)

required

Input

voltage

low

range:

–

Minimum:

100

–

Maximum:

127

Input

voltage

high

range:

–

Minimum:

200

–

Maximum:

240

Input

kilovolt-amperes

(kVA)

approximately:

–

Minimum:

0.250

kVA

–

Maximum:

1.3

kVA

Notes:

Power

consumption

and

heat

output

vary

depending

the

number

and

type

optional

features

installed

and

the

power-management

optional

features

use.

These

levels

were

measured

controlled

acoustical

environments

according

the

procedures

specified

the

American

National

Standards

Institute

(ANSI)

S12.10

and

ISO

7779

and

are

reported

accordance

with

ISO

9296.

Actual

sound-pressure

levels

given

location

might

exceed

the

average

values

stated

because

room

reflections

and

other

nearby

noise

sources.

The

declared

sound-power

levels

indicate

upper

limit,

below

which

large

number

computers

will

operate.

xSeries

455

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