IBM 206 manual Contents

Contents

Safety	. . . . . .	.	.	v
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 206 Type 8482 server	. . . . . .	.	.	1

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notices and statements used in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What your server offers	. .	. .	.	.	.	.	5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	. .	. .	.	.	.	.	6
IBM Director	. .	. .	.	.	.	.	8

Update Xpress program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Server controls, LEDs, and power .	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	. .	.	.	.	9
Front view	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	. .	.	.	.	9
Rear view	. . . .	. . . . . . .	. .	.	.	.	.	11

Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Turning on the server	.	12
Turning off the server	.	13
Chapter 2. Configuring your server	.	15
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	.	16
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	.	16
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	.	16
Passwords	.	19
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	.	20
ServerGuide features	.	20
Setup and configuration overview	.	21
Typical operating system installation	.	21
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	.	21
Using the Boot Menu program	.	22
Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs	.	22
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs (for Serial ATA RAID)		23
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID)	.	24

Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Configuring the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility program . . .	.	. . . . .	. .	.	27
Configuring the Intel Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . .	.	. . . . .	. .	.	27
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models) . .	.	. . . . .	. .	.	28
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program	.	. . . . .	. .	.	28
SCSISelect Utility menu choices	.	. . . . .	. .	.	28
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance .	.	. . . . .	. .	.	31
Before you call	.	. . . . .	. .	.	31

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web .	. . . .	. . .	.	.	32
Software service and support	. . . .	. . .	.	.	32
Hardware service and support	. . . .	. . .	.	.	32
Appendix B. Notices	. . . .	. . .	.	.	33
Edition notice	. . . .	. . .	.	.	33
Trademarks	. . . .	. . .	.	.	34

Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Battery return program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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