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v

   

Set

 

and

 

change

 

settings

 

for

 

advanced

 

hardware

 

features

 

v

   

View

 

and

 

clear

 

error

 

logs

Starting

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

program

 

Complete

 

the

 

following

 

steps

 

to

 

start

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

program:

 

1.

   

Turn

 

on

 

the

 

server.

 

2.

   

When

 

the

 

prompt

 

Press

 

F1

 

for

 

Configuration/Setup

 

appears,

 

press

 

F1.

 

If

 

you

 

have

 

set

 

both

 

a

 

power-on

 

password

 

and

 

an

 

administrator

 

password,

 

you

 

must

 

type

 

the

 

administrator

 

password

 

to

 

access

 

the

 

full

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu.

 

If

 

you

 

do

 

not

 

type

 

the

 

administrator

 

password,

 

a

 

limited

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu

 

is

 

available.

 

3.

   

Select

 

settings

 

to

 

view

 

or

 

change.

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu

 

choices

 

The

 

following

 

choices

 

are

 

on

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

main

 

menu.

 

Depending

 

on

 

the

 

version

 

of

 

the

 

BIOS

 

code

 

in

 

your

 

server,

 

some

 

menu

 

choices

 

might

 

differ

 

slightly

 

from

 

these

 

descriptions.

 

v

   

System

 

Summary

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

view

 

configuration

 

information,

 

including

 

the

 

type,

 

speed,

 

and

 

cache

 

sizes

 

of

 

the

 

microprocessors

 

and

 

the

 

amount

 

of

 

installed

 

memory.

 

When

 

you

 

make

 

configuration

 

changes

 

through

 

other

 

options

 

in

 

the

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

program,

 

the

 

changes

 

are

 

reflected

 

in

 

the

 

system

 

summary;

 

you

 

cannot

 

change

 

settings

 

directly

 

in

 

the

 

system

 

summary.

 

This

 

choice

 

is

 

on

 

the

 

full

 

and

 

limited

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu.

 

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

 

reflected

 

in

 

the

 

system

 

information;

 

you

 

cannot

 

change

 

settings

 

directly

 

in

 

the

 

system

 

information.

 

This

 

choice

 

is

 

on

 

the

 

full

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu

 

only.

 

   

Product

 

Data

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

view

 

the

 

machine

 

type

 

and

 

model

 

of

 

your

 

server,

 

the

 

serial

 

number,

 

and

 

the

 

revision

 

level

 

or

 

issue

 

date

 

of

 

the

 

BIOS

 

and

 

diagnostics

 

code

 

stored

 

in

 

electrically

 

erasable

 

programmable

 

ROM

 

(EEPROM).

v

   

Devices

 

and

 

I/O

 

Ports

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

view

 

or

 

change

 

assignments

 

for

 

devices

 

and

 

input/output

 

(I/O)

 

ports.

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

enable

 

or

 

disable

 

integrated

 

SCSI

 

and

 

Ethernet

 

controllers

 

and

 

all

 

standard

 

ports

 

(such

 

as

 

serial).

 

Enable

 

is

 

the

 

default

 

setting

 

for

 

all

 

controllers.

 

If

 

you

 

disable

 

a

 

device,

 

it

 

cannot

 

be

 

configured,

 

and

 

the

 

operating

 

system

 

will

 

not

 

be

 

able

 

to

 

detect

 

it

 

(this

 

is

 

equivalent

 

to

 

disconnecting

 

the

 

device).

 

If

 

you

 

disable

 

the

 

integrated

 

SCSI

 

controller

 

and

 

no

 

SCSI

 

adapter

 

is

 

installed,

 

the

 

server

 

will

 

have

 

no

 

SCSI

 

capability.

 

If

 

you

 

disable

 

the

 

integrated

 

Ethernet

 

controllers

 

and

 

no

 

Ethernet

 

adapter

 

is

 

installed,

 

the

 

server

 

will

 

have

 

no

 

Ethernet

 

capability.

 

This

 

choice

 

is

 

on

 

the

 

full

 

Configuration/Setup

 

Utility

 

menu

 

only.

 

v

   

Date

 

and

 

Time

 

Select

 

this

 

choice

 

to

 

set

 

the

 

date

 

and

 

time

 

in

 

the

 

server,

 

in

 

24-hour

 

format

 

(

hour

:

minute

:

second

).

   

14

 

IBM

 

xSeries

 

346

 

Type

 

8840:

 

User’s

 

Guide

Summary of Contents for eServer xSeries 346 Type 8840

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...

Page 46: ...34 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User s Guide...

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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