IBM manual IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide

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Depending on the server model, additional documentation might be included on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.

The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that you received with the server. The documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation. These updates are available from the IBM Web site. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps:

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1.Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.

2.Under Search technical support type, xSeries 346 and click Search.

Notices and statements used in this document

The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in 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 following notices and statements are used in this document:

vNotes: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

vImportant: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or problem situations.

vAttention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.

vCaution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.

vDanger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation.

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Contents ERserver Page ERserver Page Contents Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance Safety Vi IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Safety Statement Safety IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type Related documentationIBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Features and specifications Features and specificationsWhat your server offers Reliability, availability, and serviceability IBM Director UpdateXpress program Front view IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Rear view ASMTurning off the server Server power featuresTurning on the server Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Configuring the server Using the Configuration/Setup Utility programStarting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Configuration/Setup Utility menu choicesAdvanced Setup Power-on PasswordAdministrator Password Memory SettingsPost Error Log Baseboard Management Controller SettingsEvent/Error Logs System Event/Error LogPasswords Power-on passwordAdministrator password Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CDServerGuide features Setup and configuration overview Typical operating-system installationConfiguring the controller Installing your operating system without ServerGuideEnabling the Scsi HostRAID feature Select Stripe Size Select Create new RAID-1Configuring the Ethernet controllers Viewing the configurationUsing the Boot Menu program Command-line interface Ipmi Shell Using the baseboard management controllerBios update and configuration Serial over LANLinux configuration Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 configurationAdd the following lines between the two image= sections Original /etc/lilo.conf contents Add the following five lines between the two title= sections Original /boot/grub/grub.conf contents Suse Sles 8.0 configuration Append the following text to the first title line Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program Original bootcfg program outputConfiguring the server CLI command-line interface mode Using the baseboard management controller utility programsUsing the OSA SMBridge management utility program Using the SCSISelect Utility program Starting the SCSISelect Utility programSCSISelect Utility menu choices Before you call Using the documentationAppendix A. Getting help and technical assistance Software service and support Hardware service and support Getting help and information from the World Wide WebAppendix B. Notices Edition noticeTrademarks Important notesProduct recycling and disposal Battery return program Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada Industry Canada Class a emission compliance statementEuropean Union EMC Directive conformance statement IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840 User’s Guide Index ScsiSerial connector Page Part Number 31R1192