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Contents
Chapter 2.Arranging your workspace . . . . 9
Chapter 3.Configuring your server . . . . . 11
Chapter 4.Using the ServerGuide CDs . . 21
Chapter 5.Installing options. . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Safety
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Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 220
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Table 1. Features and specifications
Features and specifications
Table 1 provides a summary of the features and specifications of your xSeries 220 server.
Notices used in this book
What your xSeries 220 offers
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Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Server controls and indicators
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Turning on the server
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Turning off the server
Chapter 2. Arranging your workspace
Comfort
Glare and lighting
Air circulation
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Electrical outlets and cable lengths
Chapter 3. Configuring your server
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
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Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu
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Using passwords
Power-on password
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Administrator password
Using the SCSISelect Utility program
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program
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Choices available from the SCSISelect menu
Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program
Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program
Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent menu
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Chapter 4. Using the ServerGuide CDs
Features at a glance
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Setup and configuration overview
System Partition
Typical NOS installation
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Setting up or updating multiple servers
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide
Additional programs included with ServerGuide
Error symptoms
This section provides ServerGuide error symptoms and probable solutions.
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Chapter 5. Installing options
Major components of the xSeries 220 server
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System board
System-board option connectors
System-board internal cable connectors
The following illustration identifies system-board connectors for internal cables.
System-board external port connectors
The following illustration identifies the external port connectors on the rear of the server.
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System-board jumpers and switches
Before you begin
System reliability considerations
Handling static-sensitive devices
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Safety information
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Rotating the stabilizing feet
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Removing the side cover
Removing the support bracket assembly
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Working with adapters
Adapter considerations
Installing an adapter
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Installing internal drives
Internal drive bays
Preinstallation steps (all bays)
Installing a drive in bay 1, 2, 3, or 4
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Installing a non-hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive in bay 5, 6, or 7
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Installing memory modules
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Installing and removing a microprocessor
Installing a microprocessor
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Removing a microprocessor
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Installing the side cover
Connecting external options
Installation procedure
I/O connector locations
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Input/output ports
Parallel port
Viewing or changing the port assignments
Parallel port connector
Serial ports
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Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments
Serial-port connectors
Universal Serial Bus ports
USB cables and hubs
USB-port connectors
Keyboard port
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port
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Video port
SCSI port
SCSI cabling requirements
Setting SCSI IDs
External SCSI devices
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SCSI connector pin-number assignments
The following table shows the pin-number assignments for the 68-pin SCSI connector.
Ethernet port
Configuring the Ethernet controller
Failover for redundant Ethernet
High-performance Ethernet modes
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Ethernet port connector
Chapter 6. Solving problems
Diagnostic tools overview
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POST
POST beep code descriptions
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POST beep codes
Table 12. POST beep codes
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Table 12. POST beep codes
POST error messages
Table 13. POST error messages
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POST error log
Small computer system interface messages
Diagnostic programs and error messages
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Text messages
Starting the diagnostic programs
Viewing the test log
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Diagnostic error message tables
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Recovering the BIOS code
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Identifying problems using status LEDs
Front panel and system board LEDs
Diagnostic LEDs
Table 15. Diagnostic LEDs
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Table 15. Diagnostic LEDs
Troubleshooting charts
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Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller
Network connection problems
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart
Table 17. Ethernet troubleshooting chart
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Table 18. NetWare driver messages for the Ethernet controller
Ethernet controller messages
Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver teaming messages
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages
Table 18. NetWare driver messages for the Ethernet controller
Table 19. NDIS (Windows NT or Windows 2000) driver messages for the Ethernet controller
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Table 19. NDIS (Windows NT or Windows 2000) driver messages for the Ethernet controller
Ethernet teaming messages:
Table 20. NDIS (Windows NT or Windows 2000) driver teaming messages for the Ethernet controller
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Table 20. NDIS (Windows NT or Windows 2000) driver teaming messages for the Ethernet controller
Replacing the battery
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Getting help, service, and information
Getting information
Using the World Wide Web
Getting information by fax
Getting help and service
Calling for service
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Other services
Purchasing additional services
Appendix A. Product warranties and notices
Warranty Statements
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Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms
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Notices
Edition notice
Processing date data
Trademarks
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Important notes
Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
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Taiwan electrical emission statement
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement
Power cords
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