IBM System x iDataPlex dx360, Manual

Page 1: ...System x iDataPlex dx360 FAQ for Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 Hints and Tips...

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Page 3: ...System x iDataPlex dx360 FAQ for Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 Hints and Tips...

Page 4: ...s read the general information in Notices on page 13 First Edition November 2008 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008 US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or dis...

Page 5: ...guration 7 IP settings and alerts 7 Management tools 8 Memory 8 Microprocessors 9 Operating systems 9 Passwords and security 9 System error LED 10 Video 10 Chapter 3 Getting help and technical assista...

Page 6: ...iv IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 Hints and Tips...

Page 7: ...ex dx360 Types 6313 6316 6385 6390 7831 and 7833 User s Guide This document contains general information about how to use upgrade and configure the 2U chassis the dx360 system board tray and the Syste...

Page 8: ...rmation and technical updates go to http publib boulder ibm com infocenter systems scope idataplex index jsp The updated iDataPlex documentation also is available from the IBM Support Web site To chec...

Page 9: ...er with 32 MB DDR2 SDRAM v Dual 10 Mb 100 Mb 1 GB network interface controllers v Wake on LAN support v I O Controller with six Serial ATA SATA ports v Front panel connectors Two Universal Serial Bus...

Page 10: ...mponents The following illustration shows the major components in the dx360 system board tray Note The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware 4 IBM System x iDataPlex...

Page 11: ...is as follows 1 Hard disk drive boot 2 Network boot 3 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI boot v How can I change the iDataPlex dx360 boot order You can use the BIOS Setup Utility to change or...

Page 12: ...de Firmware updates v Can I update just the BIOS The firmware update package contains the BIOS and BMC code When you install the package it automatically updates the BIOS and BMC code simultaneously T...

Page 13: ...rver consists of a dx360 system board tray with a storage enclosure installed in a 2U chassis The storage enclosure provides four additional 3 5 inch drive bays and enables the server to have up to fo...

Page 14: ...did 16923 stross all osfullname all 20operating 20systems lang eng Memory v Are memory upgrades available for the iDataPlex dx360 Memory upgrades are not available for the iDataPlex dx360 servers To a...

Page 15: ...Plex dx360 As of the date of this publication the iDataPlex dx360 servers support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 1 For up to date information about the operating...

Page 16: ...error LED will be lit Also after you complete a repair or correct an error clear the BMC system event log to turn off the system error LED Video Why does the video take so long to appear during startu...

Page 17: ...ur IBM product The documentation that comes with IBM systems also describes the diagnostic tests that you can perform Most systems operating systems and programs come with documentation that contains...

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Page 21: ...drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard hard disk drives and population of all hard disk drive bays with the largest currently supported drives that are available from IBM Maximum memo...

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Page 23: ...orted 7 hardware service and support 12 help getting 11 humidity 3 I IBM Support Line 12 iDataPlex Information Center URL 2 11 illustration system board tray 4 initialization video 10 integrated funct...

Page 24: ...nfig 8 trademarks 14 U UEFI boot 5 updated documentation 2 upgrades memory 8 microprocessor 9 URL IBM support site 6 iDataPlex Information Center 2 11 IPMItool 8 sysconfig tool 8 XCAT tool 8 V video i...

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