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56 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User’s Guide

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Main IBM System x3950 Ty p e 8878 and System x3950 E Typ e 8879 Users Guide Page IBM System x3950 Ty p e 8878 and System x3950 E Typ e 8879 Users Guide Page Contents Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iv Safety Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 Pred instalac tohoto produktu si prectete prrucku bezpecnostnch instrukc. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informaes de Segurana. vi Statement 1: Safety vii Statement 2: viii Statement 3: Statement 4: 18 kg (39.7 lb) 32 kg (70.5 lb) 55 kg (121.2 lb) Safety ix CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. Statement 5: x Statement 26: CAUTION: Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices. Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 Related documentation Notices and statements in this document 2 Features and specifications Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 3 Table 1. Features and specifications 4 What your server offers Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 5 6 Reliability, availability, and serviceability IBM Director 8 The Update Xpress program Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 9 Release latch Power-on LED DVD-eject button 10 Rear view Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server Server power features 12 Turning on the server Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 13 Turning off the server Statement 5: 14 Chapter 2. Installing options Server components I/O board internal connectors and jumpers 16 SP serial (COM 2) Media backplane Light path diagnostic Memory-card connectors The following illustration shows the connectors on the memory card. Chapter 2. Installing options 17 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Memory-card LEDs Microprocessor-board connectors and LEDs 18 PCI-X board connectors The following illustration shows the connectors on the PCI-X board. PCI-X board LEDs The following illustration shows the LEDs on the PCI-X board. SAS-backplane connectors The following illustration shows the connectors on the SAS backplane. 20 2 Back of SAS backplane Installation guidelines Chapter 2. Installing options 21 v labels, and ground wires. v servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. System reliability guidelines 22 Working inside the server with the power on Handling static-sensitive devices Chapter 2. Installing options 23 Removing the cover and bezel Bezel Top cover Installing a hot-swap power supply 24 Statement 8: Chapter 2. Installing options 25 Locking handle (open) AC DC Installing an adapter 26 AC DC Chapter 2. Installing options 27 ServeRAID-8i adapter ServeRAID-8i slot 28 Tab AC DC Adapter retention Attention LED (yellow) Power LED (green) Adapter guide Chapter 2. Installing options 29 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 30 Filler panel Drive-tray assembly Drive handle (in open position) Chapter 2. Installing options 31 Memory module 32 Chapter 2. Installing options 33 MemoryHot-Swap Enabled MemoryPort Power Error Active Memory 34 Adding and replacing a memory card Chapter 2. Installing options 35 Adding a memory card Hot-replacing a memory card and all external cables necessary to replace the device. Installing DIMMs 36 Installing a DIMM To install a DIMM, complete the following steps: on page 21. Page Hot-swapping DIMMs 38 Page Hot-adding DIMMs 40 Page Microprocessor 42 Microprocessor installation order Chapter 2. Installing options 43 Installing a microprocessor 44 Page Lever closed 46 Lever fully open connector Attention: excessive force when pressing it into the socket press the microprocessor into the socket. Completing the installation Chapter 2. Installing options 47 Bezel Top cover Cover release Connecting the cables 48 Release latch Power-on LED IXA RS 485 Updating the server configuration Chapter 2. Installing options 49 SMP Expansion cabling Two-node configuration Node 1 Four-node configuration 50 Node 1 Chapter 2. Installing options 51 Node 2 Node 4 Node 3 Eight-node configuration 52 Page 54 Chapter 2. Installing options 55 56 Chapter 3. Configuring the server Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to: v v v v v v v v v v 58 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices Chapter 3. Configuring the server 59 60 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 61 Passwords 62 Power-on password Light path diagnostic Media backplane Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD v hardware v integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities v v setup ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview Typical operating-system installation Chapter 3. Configuring the server 65 Installing your operating system without ServerGuide Using the Boot Menu program Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 66 Using the PXE boot agent utility program Starting the PXE boot agent utility program PXE boot agent utility menu choices Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs Chapter 3. Configuring the server 67 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 68 Updating and configuring the BIOS j. Make sure that Yes, exit the Setup Utility is selected; then, press Enter. Configuring Linux Chapter 3. Configuring the server 69 7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS1 19200 vt102 ttyS1 -Monitor 70 # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp Chapter 3. Configuring the server 71 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12 # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL 3. Append the following text to the first title= line: SOL Monitor console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1 5. Add the following five lines between the two title= sections: kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp ro root=/dev/hda6 console=tty1 72 title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES-up (2.4.9-e.12) Chapter 3. Configuring the server 73 title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES-up (2.4.9-e.12) 7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS1 19200 vt102 3. Complete the following steps to modify the /boot/grub/menu.lst file: ttyS1 74 c. Append the following text to the first title line: e. Add the following four lines between the first two title sections: Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes title failsafe Configuring a Microsoft Windows operating system bootcfg /EMS ON /PORT COM1 /BAUD 19200 /ID boot_id Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation. 76 rpm -ivh smbridge-2.0- xx .rpm Chapter 3. Configuring the server 77 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program 78 Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program Chapter 3. Configuring the server 79 Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program to configure SAS devices. Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program SerialSelect Utility menu choices Configuring the controller a. Click the Spares tab. 80 Using express configuration Using custom configuration Viewing the configuration Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface Creating a scalable partition 82 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 83 84 Deleting a scalable partition Chapter 3. Configuring the server 85 86 Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 88 Appendix. Notices Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 Trademarks Important notes 90 Product recycling and disposal Appendix. Notices 91 92 Index A B C D E F G 94 H I N O P R S U V 96 W X