IBM 8840 manual Contents

Contents

Safety	. . .	. .	. .	.	.	v
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840	. . .	. .	. .	.	.	1

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notices and statements used in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What your server offers	. . . . . .	.	.	4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	. . . . . .	.	.	5
IBM Director	. . . . . .	.	.	6
The UpdateXpress program	. . . . . .	.	.	7
Front view	. . . . . .	.	.	7
Rear view	. . . . . .	.	.	9

Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Turning on the server	.	10
Turning off the server	.	10
Chapter 2. Configuring the server	.	13
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	.	13
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	.	14
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	.	14
Passwords	.	17
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	.	18
ServerGuide features	.	18
Setup and configuration overview	.	19
Typical operating-system installation	.	19
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	.	20
Using the SCSISelect Utility program for Adaptec HostRAID configuration . .	.	20
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature	.	20
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-0 configuration		20
Configuring the controller	.	20
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-1 configuration		21
Configuring the controller	.	21
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-10 configuration		21
Configuring the controller	.	22

Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the Boot Menu program	.	22
Configuring the Ethernet controllers	.	22
Using the baseboard management controller	.	23
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility
program	.	23
BIOS update and configuration	.	23
Linux configuration	.	24
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	.	31
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	.	32
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	.	34
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program		34
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility
program	.	34
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	.	34
Using the SCSISelect Utility program	.	35
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program	.	35

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