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Appendix

 

A.

 

Getting

 

help

 

and

 

technical

 

assistance

 

If

 

you

 

need

 

help,

 

service,

 

or

 

technical

 

assistance

 

or

 

just

 

want

 

more

 

information

 

about

 

IBM

 

products,

 

you

 

will

 

find

 

a

 

wide

 

variety

 

of

 

sources

 

available

 

from

 

IBM

 

to

 

assist

 

you.

 

This

 

appendix

 

contains

 

information

 

about

 

where

 

to

 

go

 

for

 

additional

 

information

 

about

 

IBM

 

and

 

IBM

 

products,

 

what

 

to

 

do

 

if

 

you

 

experience

 

a

 

problem

 

with

 

your

 

xSeries

 

or

 

IntelliStation

®

 

system,

 

and

 

whom

 

to

 

call

 

for

 

service,

 

if

 

it

 

is

 

necessary.

 

Before

 

you

 

call

 

Before

 

you

 

call,

 

make

 

sure

 

that

 

you

 

have

 

taken

 

these

 

steps

 

to

 

try

 

to

 

solve

 

the

 

problem

 

yourself:

 

v

   

Check

 

all

 

cables

 

to

 

make

 

sure

 

that

 

they

 

are

 

connected.

 

v

   

Check

 

the

 

power

 

switches

 

to

 

make

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

system

 

is

 

turned

 

on.

 

v

   

Use

 

the

 

troubleshooting

 

information

 

in

 

your

 

system

 

documentation,

 

and

 

use

 

the

 

diagnostic

 

tools

 

that

 

come

 

with

 

your

 

system.

 

Information

 

about

 

diagnostic

 

tools

 

is

 

in

 

the

 

Hardware

 

Maintenance

 

Manual

 

and

 

Troubleshooting

 

Guide

 

on

 

the

 

IBM

 

xSeries

 

Documentation

 

CD

 

or

 

in

 

the

 

IntelliStation

 

Hardware

 

Maintenance

 

Manual

 

at

 

the

 

IBM

 

Support

 

Web

 

site.

 

v

   

Go

 

to

 

the

 

IBM

 

Support

 

Web

 

site

 

at

 

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

 

to

 

check

 

for

 

technical

 

information,

 

hints,

 

tips,

 

and

 

new

 

device

 

drivers

 

or

 

to

 

submit

 

a

 

request

 

for

 

information.

You

 

can

 

solve

 

many

 

problems

 

without

 

outside

 

assistance

 

by

 

following

 

the

 

troubleshooting

 

procedures

 

that

 

IBM

 

provides

 

in

 

the

 

online

 

help

 

or

 

in

 

the

 

publications

 

that

 

are

 

provided

 

with

 

your

 

system

 

and

 

software.

 

The

 

information

 

that

 

comes

 

with

 

your

 

system

 

also

 

describes

 

the

 

diagnostic

 

tests

 

that

 

you

 

can

 

perform.

 

Most

 

xSeries

 

and

 

IntelliStation

 

systems,

 

operating

 

systems,

 

and

 

programs

 

come

 

with

 

information

 

that

 

contains

 

troubleshooting

 

procedures

 

and

 

explanations

 

of

 

error

 

messages

 

and

 

error

 

codes.

 

If

 

you

 

suspect

 

a

 

software

 

problem,

 

see

 

the

 

information

 

for

 

the

 

operating

 

system

 

or

 

program.

 

Using

 

the

 

documentation

 

Information

 

about

 

your

 

IBM

 

xSeries

 

or

 

IntelliStation

 

system

 

and

 

preinstalled

 

software,

 

if

 

any,

 

is

 

available

 

in

 

the

 

documentation

 

that

 

comes

 

with

 

your

 

system.

 

That

 

documentation

 

includes

 

printed

 

books,

 

online

 

books,

 

readme

 

files,

 

and

 

help

 

files.

 

See

 

the

 

troubleshooting

 

information

 

in

 

your

 

system

 

documentation

 

for

 

instructions

 

for

 

using

 

the

 

diagnostic

 

programs.

 

The

 

troubleshooting

 

information

 

or

 

the

 

diagnostic

 

programs

 

might

 

tell

 

you

 

that

 

you

 

need

 

additional

 

or

 

updated

 

device

 

drivers

 

or

 

other

 

software.

 

IBM

 

maintains

 

pages

 

on

 

the

 

World

 

Wide

 

Web

 

where

 

you

 

can

 

get

 

the

 

latest

 

technical

 

information

 

and

 

download

 

device

 

drivers

 

and

 

updates.

 

To

 

access

 

these

 

pages,

 

go

 

to

 

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

 

and

 

follow

 

the

 

instructions.

 

Also,

 

you

 

can

 

order

 

publications

 

through

 

the

 

IBM

 

Publications

 

Ordering

 

System

 

at

 

http://www.elink.ibmlink.ibm.com/public/applications/publications/cgibin/pbi.cgi.

  

©

 

Copyright

 

IBM

 

Corp.

 

2004

 

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Page 1: ...IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User s Guide SC25 R345 20 ERserver...

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Page 3: ...IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User s Guide SC25 R345 20 ERserver...

Page 4: ...l information in Appendix B Notices on page 27 Second Edition September 2004 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use du...

Page 5: ...stem without ServerGuide 20 Using the SCSISelect Utility program for Adaptec HostRAID configuration 20 Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature 20 Using the SCSI HostRAID feature 20 Configuring the controll...

Page 6: ...compliance statement 30 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement 30 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement 30 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 31 Taiwanese Class A...

Page 7: ...alleert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation...

Page 8: ...any cables or perform installation maintenance or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet v Connect to...

Page 9: ...es or regulations Statement 3 CAUTION When laser products such as CD ROMs DVD drives fiber optic devices or transmitters are installed note the following v Do not remove the covers Removing the covers...

Page 10: ...remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source 1 2 Statement 8 CAUTION Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has...

Page 11: ...do not exceed the branch circuit protection requirements Refer to the information that is provided with your IBM device for electrical specifications Statement 14 CAUTION Hazardous voltage current and...

Page 12: ...his product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling ADVERTENCIA El contacto con el ca...

Page 13: ...he server including information about features how to configure the server and how to get help In addition to this User s Guide the following documentation comes with the server v Installation Guide T...

Page 14: ...the multilingual Safety Information document which is on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document The...

Page 15: ...LAN support v One serial port v One external and one internal Ultra320 SCSI port dual channel controller with integrated RAID v Three Universal Serial Bus USB v1 1 or v2 0 ports Note The baseboard ma...

Page 16: ...pair of online spare memory DIMMs For more information see the section about installing DIMMs in the Installation Guide Large system memory capacity The memory bus supports up to 16 GB of system memor...

Page 17: ...ional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine This option when used with the integrated baseboard management controller that comes with the server enables you to manage the functions of the server l...

Page 18: ...etail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components such as microprocessors disks and memory v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non IBM Intel based servers desktop c...

Page 19: ...front of the server Hard disk drive activity LED green Hard disk drive status LED amber DVD ROM drive activity LED green Diskette drive activity LED green DVD ROM eject button Diskette eject button R...

Page 20: ...ol button shield comes installed on the server to prevent the server from being turned off accidentally v Power on LED When this LED is lit and not flashing it indicates that the server is turned on W...

Page 21: ...erver to a network for systems management information control This connector is active only if you have installed a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Power cord connectors Connect the power cords...

Page 22: ...wer control button The server can also be turned on in any of the following ways v If a power failure occurs while the server is turned on the server will restart automatically when power is restored...

Page 23: ...ing system supports this feature After an orderly shutdown of the operating system the server will be turned off automatically v You can press the power control button to start an orderly shutdown of...

Page 24: ...12 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User s Guide...

Page 25: ...enu program The Boot Menu program is part of the BIOS code in your server Use it to temporarily assign a device to be first in the startup sequence overriding the startup sequence that is set in the C...

Page 26: ...u v System Information Select this choice to view information about your server When you make changes through other options in the Configuration Setup Utility program some of those changes are reflect...

Page 27: ...whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive monitor or keyboard The startup sequence specifies the order in which the se...

Page 28: ...nt error codes and messages that were generated during POST Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log System Event Error Log Select this choice to view the System Event Error log which conta...

Page 29: ...up will not be completed until you type the power on password You can use any combination of up to seven characters A Z a z and 0 9 for the password When a power on password is set you can enable the...

Page 30: ...ide Setup and Installation CD or you can purchase the CD To download the image go to the IBM ServerGuide Web page at http www ibm com pc qtechinfo MIGR 4ZKPPT html To purchase the latest ServerGuide S...

Page 31: ...and country v View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features v View the readme file to review installation tips for your operating system and adapter v Start the operating system installation...

Page 32: ...RAID configuration utilities device drivers and information are available on the ServeRAID 7e Adaptec HostRAID Support CD Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature Complete the following steps to enable the...

Page 33: ...2 4 Select the startup device The server returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration Setup Utility program the next time the server starts or after the temporary settings expire C...

Page 34: ...to download a baseboard management controller firmware update or a SDR FRU update The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard management controller firmware or SDR FRU data only and doe...

Page 35: ...t the channel for which you want to change settings and press Enter 4 When the prompt Would you like to configure the SCSI controller or run the SCSI Disk Utilities appears make your selection and pre...

Page 36: ...iew HostRAID Settings Select this choice to configure the SCSI controller with integrated RAID v SCSI Disk Utilities Select this choice to view SCSI ID assignments or to format a SCSI device Select a...

Page 37: ...nce by following the troubleshooting procedures that IBM provides in the online help or in the publications that are provided with your system and software The information that comes with your system...

Page 38: ...information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region go to http www ibm com services sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services go...

Page 39: ...TY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer...

Page 40: ...n the United States other countries or both UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or reg...

Page 41: ...ailable and may not include user manuals or all program functionality Product recycling and disposal This unit contains materials such as circuit boards cables electromagnetic compatibility gaskets an...

Page 42: ...ded cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device compl...

Page 43: ...as been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for comme...

Page 44: ...cord part number Used in these countries and regions 02K0546 China 13F9940 Australia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea 13F9979 Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Armenia Austria...

Page 45: ...Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Caicos Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Japan Mexico Micrones...

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Page 47: ...e SCSI HostRAID feature 20 environment 3 Ethernet activity LED 9 Ethernet connector 9 Ethernet link status link LED 9 F FCC Class A notice 30 features 3 server 4 ServerGuide 18 firmware code updating...

Page 48: ...ServerGuide features 18 NOS installation 19 using 18 ServerGuide CD 4 serviceability 5 setup with ServerGuide 19 size 3 SMP 1 specifications 3 statements and notices 2 status LEDs 9 symmetric multipro...

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