IBM x3455 - System - 7984, User Manual

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Page 4: ...al information in Appendix B Notices on page 85 First Edition September 2006 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use du...

Page 5: ...n guidelines 21 System reliability guidelines 22 Handling static sensitive devices 22 Removing the cover 23 Removing an air baffle 24 Installing an adapter 25 Removing a riser card 28 Installing a dri...

Page 6: ...Using the baseboard management controller management utility program 79 Using the SMBridge management utility program 79 Using the Boot Menu program 80 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 81...

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Page 8: ...versions of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book For example if a caution statement begins with a number 1 translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM Safe...

Page 9: ...quipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached power cords telecommunications systems networks and modems before you open the device covers unless instruc...

Page 10: ...lithium battery replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used handled or disposed of Do not v Throw or immer...

Page 11: ...he device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Cl...

Page 12: ...n on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device also might have more than one power cord To remove all electrical curr...

Page 13: ...gy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable parts inside these components If you suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a service techni...

Page 14: ...nly with the IBM approved part Recycle or discard the battery as instructed by local regulations In the United States IBM has a process for collection of this battery For information call 1 800 426 43...

Page 15: ...ow to configure the server The following documentation also comes with the server v Installation Guide This printed document contains instructions for setting up the server and basic instructions for...

Page 16: ...irmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this document Notices and statements in this document The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multili...

Page 17: ...s One standard Slim high 3 5 inch drives Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATA Note Drive capacity and speed vary with model Serial Attached SCSI SAS drives are supported if an optional SAS adapt...

Page 18: ...se sources The declared sound power levels indicate an upper limit below which a large number of computers will operate What your server offers The server uses the following features and technologies...

Page 19: ...an online spare DIMM pair to replace the failed pair v Symmetric multiprocessing SMP The server supports up to two AMD Opteron microprocessors If the server comes with only one microprocessor you can...

Page 20: ...Peripheral component interconnect PCI PCI Express PCIe and PCI X bus parity v Power on self test POST v Positive field replaceable unit FRU identification error LEDs for defective DIMMs microprocesso...

Page 21: ...ning and setup IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems By deployin...

Page 22: ...eject button Press this button to release a CD from the CD drive or a DVD from the DVD drive Rack release latches Each side of the front of the server has a rack release latch Press these latches to r...

Page 23: ...disk drives is in use v System locator LED This LED can be lit remotely by the system administrator to aid in visually locating the server If the server supports IBM Director you can use IBM Director...

Page 24: ...al information about the ac power and dc power LEDs see the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD DC power LED The power supply has a dc power LED and an ac powe...

Page 25: ...sing the power 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 i...

Page 26: ...n orderly shutdown of the operating system and turn off the server if your operating system supports this feature v If the operating system stops functioning you can press and hold the power control b...

Page 27: ...Chapter 2 Installing optional devices This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the server Copyright IBM Corp 2006 13...

Page 28: ...card connector HTX riser card HTX riser card connector Dual inline memory module DIMM Microprocessor Power supply Air baffle for microprocessor 1 Air baffle for microprocessor 2 System board Micropro...

Page 29: ...al connectors on the system board Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 3 SATA hard disk drive 2 SATA hard disk drive 1 CD or DVD drive Power Operator information panel USB 2 front PCI Express x16 riser card Battery PCI Ex...

Page 30: ...rnal connectors on the operator information panel Light path button USB cable connector Signal cable connector When the server is turned off you can light the system board error LEDs for up to 30 seco...

Page 31: ...ows the switches and jumpers on the system board Power on password jumper J52 BMC update jumper J34 NMI switch SW1 Force power on jumper J37 BMC reset jumper J36 Boot block recovery jumper J51 Wake on...

Page 32: ...rd external connectors The following illustration shows the external input output connectors on the system board USB 4 Video Serial Ethernet 2 Ethernet 1 3 4 5 6 18 System x3455 Types 7984 and 7986 Us...

Page 33: ...D DIMM 10 error LED DIMM 4 error LED DIMM 11 error LED DIMM 5 error LED DIMM 12 error LED DIMM 6 error LED Fan 1 error LED Fan 3 error LED Fan 2 error LED Battery error LED Slot 1 error LED Light path...

Page 34: ...l device connectors The following illustration shows the connectors on the system board for user installable optional devices Microprocessor 2 Microprocessor 1 DIMMs DIMMs 20 System x3455 Types 7984 a...

Page 35: ...D for diagnostic information v Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place v Make sure that no tools or other objects have been lef...

Page 36: ...icroprocessor and heat sink v No dual inline memory modules DIMMs are installed in connectors 7 through 12 if microprocessor socket 2 system board identifier CPU2 is empty The server does not support...

Page 37: ...nd make sure that the operating system starts if an operating system is installed or that a 1962 error code is displayed indicating that an operating system was not found but the server is otherwise w...

Page 38: ...affles one customized for each microprocessor These air baffles direct air to cool components inside the server You might have to remove these air baffles to access certain components or connectors on...

Page 39: ...you must change the switch settings or jumper settings on the adapter follow the instructions that come with the adapter v The server has one PCI Express PCIe x16 riser card connector one PCIe x8 rise...

Page 40: ...and use the arrow keys to specify the startup order For more information see For more information see Chapter 3 Configuring the server on page 57 To install an adapter and its corresponding riser card...

Page 41: ...lat static protective surface Blank cover Adapter 12 Grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners then align the edge connector on the adapter with the connector on the riser card assembly Press...

Page 42: ...u must first remove the corresponding riser card assembly The instructions in this section apply to all of the supported types of adapters and riser card assemblies To remove a riser card assembly com...

Page 43: ...apter from the slot on the riser card assembly Store the adapter in a static protective environment for future use Install a replacement adapter as described in Installing an adapter on page 25 Blank...

Page 44: ...decide to replace the hard disk drive in the front drive cage follow the instructions in Replacing the front hard disk drive on page 36 v You can install either two SAS hard disk drives or two SATA ha...

Page 45: ...stall a non hot swap hard disk drive read the following information v See the documentation that comes with the drive for cabling instructions v Route the cable before you install the drive Do not blo...

Page 46: ...a replacement drive To install the rear hard disk drive cage assembly complete the following steps Retention latch Rear hard disk drive cage 1 Insert the drive cage assembly into the server then slide...

Page 47: ...steps Drive release button CD or DVD drive 1 If you are replacing a removed CD or DVD drive with a new drive make sure that v You have all the cables and other equipment that is specified in the docu...

Page 48: ...e are no serviceable parts inside the device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure DANGER Some la...

Page 49: ...e the server cover see Removing the cover on page 23 Drive release button CD or DVD drive 5 Press and hold the release button as you push the drive from the rear to slide it out of the bay If you plan...

Page 50: ...k drive and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this section Also review the considerations at the beginning of Installing a drive in the rear hard disk drive cage on page 30...

Page 51: ...page 21 2 Turn off the server and all attached peripheral devices Disconnect all power cords then disconnect all external signal cables from the server 3 Remove the server from the rack then remove th...

Page 52: ...that contains the replacement drive to any unpainted metal surface on the outside of the server then remove the drive from the package 12 Mount the drive in the front hard disk drive cage using the fo...

Page 53: ...remove the front hard disk drive cage from the server you must first remove the CD or DVD drive Therefore after you have finished reinstalling the front hard disk drive cage in the server reinstall o...

Page 54: ...e are no serviceable parts inside the device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure DANGER Some la...

Page 55: ...step If you are replacing the removed drive with a new drive or if you have removed the drive mounting clip from the drive that are reinstalling you must attach a drive mounting clip to the drive befo...

Page 56: ...Slide the clip into place against the drive 7 Slide the drive into the server until the drive clicks into place Drive release button CD or DVD drive If you have other devices to install or remove do s...

Page 57: ...pair of DIMMs that are installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 on the system board v You can increase the amount of memory in the server by replacing the installed DIMMs with higher capacity DIMMs or by...

Page 58: ...ll DIMMs are of the type x4 Chipkill memory protection is a technology that protects the system from a single chip failure on a DIMM Note Chipkill memory protection is not supported on 512 MB DIMMs v...

Page 59: ...xternal cables 3 Remove the server from the rack then remove the server cover see Removing the cover on page 23 4 According to your server configuration select the applicable DIMM installation sequenc...

Page 60: ...rted open the retaining clips remove the DIMM and then reinsert it 9 Repeat step 5 on page 45 through step 8 for the second DIMM in the pair that you selected from Table 2 on page 44 DIMMs must be ins...

Page 61: ...processor socket 1 system board identifier CPU1 Microprocessor 1 supports both the startup and application processes v If you install a second microprocessor in the server the server operates as a sym...

Page 62: ...ching the components and gold pad connectors on the microprocessor Make sure that the microprocessor is completely and correctly seated in the socket Incomplete insertion might cause damage to the sys...

Page 63: ...re the dust cover in a safe place 7 Install the microprocessor a Touch the static protective package that contains the new microprocessor to any unpainted metal surface on the outside of the server th...

Page 64: ...and position the heat sink on top of the microprocessor c Align the captive screws on the heat sink with the holes that surround the microprocessor socket d Press firmly on the captive screws and tigh...

Page 65: ...following steps 1 If you have not already done so reinstall the two air baffles if you removed them Repeat the following procedure for each air baffle Put the air baffle into place from the top of th...

Page 66: ...e cover later c Slide the cover toward the front of the server d Secure the cover to the server by tightening the captive screw on the back of the cover 4 Install the server in the rack For details se...

Page 67: ...r the drive in the front hard disk drive cage is HDD1 v The signal cable identifier for the drive in the rear hard disk drive cage is HDD2 It might be easier for you to route cables before you connect...

Page 68: ...about the USB keyboard and how to connect it to the server see the documentation that comes with the USB keyboard v The server supports keyboardless operation If a USB keyboard is not connected to the...

Page 69: ...nstalling any required device drivers The server comes with at least one microprocessor installed on the system board If more than one microprocessor is installed the server can operate as an SMP serv...

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Page 71: ...se programs to configure the baseboard management controller to update the firmware and sensor data record field replaceable unit SDR FRU data and to remotely manage a network For information about us...

Page 72: ...tility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration Setup Utility main menu Depending on the version of the BIOS code some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions v S...

Page 73: ...is on the full Configuration Setup Utility menu only v System Security Select this choice to set passwords See Passwords on page 61 for more information This choice is on the full Configuration Setup...

Page 74: ...e Boot Menu can be displayed on your monitor To do this you must enable the F12 Boot Menu Prompt menu choice v Advanced Setup Select this choice to view and change settings for advanced hardware featu...

Page 75: ...e in the settings and restore the factory settings v Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration Setup Utility program If you have not saved the changes that you have made in the sett...

Page 76: ...information Administrator password If an administrator password is set you must type the administrator password for access to the full Configuration Setup Utility menu You can use any combination of...

Page 77: ...e safety information that begins on page v 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and external cables then remove the cover see Removing the cover on page 23 3 Mov...

Page 78: ...esigned for your server The ServerGuide program detects the server model and optional hardware devices that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware The ServerGui...

Page 79: ...uired to set up your server model Note Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program When you start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD the program...

Page 80: ...baseboard management controller also provides the following remote server management capabilities through the Avocent SMBridge management utility program v Command line interface IPMI Shell The comman...

Page 81: ...Avocent SMBridge management utility program install and load the program before problems occur To install the SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Microsoft Windows operating sys...

Page 82: ...d use the following commands to manage the utility smbridge status smbridge start smbridge stop smbridge restart Note For more information about the SMBridge management utility program see Using the S...

Page 83: ...ard Management Controller BMC Settings f Set BMC Serial Port Access Mode to Dedicated g Press Esc twice to exit the Baseboard Management Controller BMC Settings and Advanced Setup sections of the Conf...

Page 84: ...uretty file to enable a user to log in as the root user through the SOL console ttyS0 LILO configuration If you are using LILO complete the following steps 1 Modify the etc lilo conf file a Add the fo...

Page 85: ...s prompt timeout 50 default linux boot dev hda map boot map install boot boot b message boot message linear image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12smp label linux initrd boot initrd 2 4 9 e 12smp img read only...

Page 86: ...operating system starts a LILO boot prompt is displayed instead of the graphical user interface Press Tab at this prompt to install all of the boot options that are listed To load the operating syste...

Page 87: ...ed by anaconda Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file NOTICE You have a boot partition This means that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to boot eg root hd0 0...

Page 88: ...9 e 12 ro root dev hda6 initrd initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img You must restart the Linux operating system after you complete these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL SUSE SLES 9 0 conf...

Page 89: ...ntents Notes gfxmanu hd0 1 boot message color white blue black light gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel hd0 1 boot vmlinuz root dev hda2 acpi oldboot vga 791 1 initrd hd0 1 boot initrd title...

Page 90: ...ess Enter to display the current boot options for your server b In the Boot Entries section locate the boot entry ID for the section with an OS friendly name of Windows Server 2003 Standard Write down...

Page 91: ...er 2 If you are using a CD insert the setup utility CD into the CD RW DVD drive If you are using a diskette insert the setup utility diskette into the external USB diskette drive 3 From a command line...

Page 92: ...World Wide Web and you have obtained it follow the instructions that come with the package v If you are using a CD or diskette complete the following steps 1 Turn on the server 2 If you are using a CD...

Page 93: ...board management controller management utility CD go to http www ibm com servers eserver support xseries index html select System x3455 from the Hardware list and click Go Click the Download tab and s...

Page 94: ...f remotely reboot Force the server to restart sel get Display the BMC system event log sol Configure the SOL function sysinfo Display system information that is related to the server and the globally...

Page 95: ...reme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server To find updated information about configuring the controllers complete the following steps Note Changes are made periodically to the IBM We...

Page 96: ...gement xseries_sm dwnl html b If the drop down list shows a newer version of IBM Director than what comes with the server follow the instructions on the Web page to download the latest version 2 Insta...

Page 97: ...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...

Page 98: ...s sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services see http www ibm com services or see http www ibm com planetwide for support telephone numbers In the U S and Canada call 1...

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Page 103: ...nd grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and co...

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Page 105: ...wers See fans Boot Menu program 80 boot options installing Linux operating system 72 buses 26 bypassing an unknown password 62 C cable connectors Ethernet 10 power 10 serial 10 Universal Serial Bus US...

Page 106: ...drive cage front illustration 14 installing 38 removing 38 rear illustration 14 installing 32 installing a drive 31 removing 30 diskette drive USB 9 54 displaying the BMC system event log through a re...

Page 107: ...onnectors 8 10 installation sequence DIMMs 43 microprocessors 47 installing adapter 26 27 air baffles 51 boot options for Linux operating system 72 CD or DVD drive 39 cover 51 52 front hard disk drive...

Page 108: ...iguration Linux 69 70 72 Microsoft Windows 2003 76 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4 70 SUSE LINUX Enterprise SLES 9 0 74 operating system continued installation with ServerGuide 65 without ServerGuide 66...

Page 109: ...guration 74 server Web sites 1 ServerGuide CD 4 features 65 ServerGuide continued network operating system NOS installation 65 using 64 ServerProven list of compatible options 21 22 service and suppor...

Page 110: ...lay the BMC system event log 80 using a remote connection to perform operations with the BMC system event log 79 using command line interface CLI mode for remote management with baseboard management c...

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