User's guide xseries 255 type 8685.
Ibm xseries 255 type 8685 user’s guide sc32-p020-00
Note: before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in appendix b, “warranty information” on page 31 and appendix c, “notices” on page 43. First edition (june 2002) © copyright international business machines corporation 2002. All rights reserved. Us governm...
Contents safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ix chapter 1. Introducing the xseries 255 type 8685 server . . . . . . . . 1 related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 notices an...
Part 2 - country-unique terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 appendix c. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 important notes. . . . . . . ....
Safety before installing this product, read the safety information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as informações de segurança. Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí. Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt. Lees voordat u dit produc...
Statement 1: danger electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. V connect all power cords to a ...
Statement 2: caution: when replacing the lithium battery, use only ibm part number 33f8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer. The battery con...
Statement 3: caution: when laser products (such as cd-roms, dvd drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: v do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts ...
Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) caution: use safe practices when lifting. Statement 5: caution: the power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might hav...
Statement 6: caution: if you install a strain-relief bracket option over the end of the power cord that is connected to the device, you must connect the other end of the power cord to an easily accessible power source. Statement 8: caution: never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that h...
Statement 13: danger overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To avoid these hazards, ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. Refer to the information that is provided with you...
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Chapter 1. Introducing the xseries 255 type 8685 server the ibm ® eserver xseries ™ 255 type 8685 server, which features ibm x-architecture ™ technology, is a high-performance server that can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (smp) server through a microprocessor upgrade. It is ideally suit...
Related publications this user’s guide provides general information about your server, including information about features, how to configure your server, how to use the serverguide ™ cd, and how to get help. In addition to this user’s guide, the following ibm xseries 255 type 8685 documentation is ...
Features and specifications the following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for your server. 1 table 1. Features and specifications microprocessor: v intel ® xeon ™ mp v 1 mb or 512 kb level-3 cache depending upon model v 400 mhz front-side bus (fsb) v support for up to fou...
Notices and statements used in this book the caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual safety information book provided on the ibm documentation cd. Each caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding statements in the safety bo...
V redundant cooling and power capabilities the redundant cooling and hot-swap capabilities of the fans in your server enable continued operation if one of the fans fails. You can also replace a failing fan without turning off the server. The server comes with two 370-watt power supplies. You can ins...
Note: the latest level of basic input/output system (bios) code for your server is also available through the world wide web. See appendix a, “getting help and technical assistance” on page 29 for the appropriate world wide web addresses. For more information about the serverguide cd, see chapter 3,...
V remind button to temporarily turn off leds for nonvital alerts v startup (boot) from lan through remote initial program load (ripl) or dynamic host configuration protocol/boot protocol (dhcp/bootp) v remote system problem-determination support v system auto-configuring from the configuration menu ...
Power-control button shield: you can install this circular disk over the power-control button to prevent accidental manual power-off. This disk is provided with your server. Reset button: press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test (post). Act (activity) led: this green led ...
Rear view notes: 1. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. 2. An amber led illuminates when a system error or event has occurred. To identify the error or event, check the leds on the light path diagnostics panel located on the server, or review the error log in...
Server power features this section contains information about how to properly turn your server on and off. Turning on the server statement 13: danger overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To avoid these hazards, ensure that your system...
Note: for more detailed information about the pxe option, see “choices available from the configuration/setup utility main menu” on page 14. For information about the integrated gigabit ethernet controller, see the option installation guide on the ibm xseries documentation cd. Complete the following...
4. Disconnect the server from the power source. Note: after disconnecting all the power cords, wait approximately 15 seconds for your system to stop running. Watch for the power-on led on the front of the server to stop flashing. Standby mode standby mode refers to the condition in which the server ...
Chapter 2. Configuring your server the following configuration programs are provided with your server: v configuration/setup utility this program is part of the basic input/output system (bios) code that comes with your server. You can use this program to configure serial and parallel port assignmen...
Using the configuration/setup utility program this section provides the instructions to start the configuration/setup utility program and descriptions of the available menu choices. Starting the configuration/setup utility program complete the following steps to start the configuration/setup utility...
This choice appears on both the full and limited configuration/setup utility menus. V system information select this choice to display information about your server. Changes that you make on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any fields. The system information choice ap...
The administrator password provides access to all choices on the configuration/setup utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the administrator and power-on passwords and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user. See “using passwords” on page 19 for more information. V start...
– core chipset control select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board. To maintain optimum system operation in the event of a memory failure, you can enable the hot spare memory feature on the core chipset control menu. This feature removes the f...
– select post error log to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during post. Select clear event/error logs from the post error log menu to clear the error log. – select system event/error log to view the system event/error log. The system event/error log cont...
For a list of supported options for your server, go to http://www.Ibm.Com/us/compat/ on the world wide web. To order an optional remote supervisor adapter, contact your ibm reseller or ibm marketing representative. Using passwords the system security choice appears only on the full configuration/set...
Attention: if an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be overridden or removed. You must replace the remote supervisor adapter in pci slot 1. The following table provides a summary of the password features. Table 2. Power-on and administrator password features type of password...
V press f5 to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your monitor permits). 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press enter. Choices available from the scsiselect menu the following choices appear on the scsiselect utility menu: v confi...
If this choice appears on the scsiselect menu, select this choice to perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive. Depending on the hard disk drive capacity, the low-level format program could take up to 2 hours. Use the low-level format program: – when you are installing software that requires a...
Chapter 3. Using the serverguide cd the serverguide cd includes easy-to-use software setup and installation tools that are specifically designed for your ibm server. The serverguide setup and installation program detects the server model and hardware options that are installed and uses that informat...
Features at a glance the following is a summary of serverguide features. Note: exact features and functions can vary with different versions of the serverguide software. To learn more about the version that you have, start the setup and installation cd and view the online overview. Setup and install...
Setup and configuration overview when you use the setup and installation cd, you do not need setup diskettes. You can use the cd to configure any supported ibm server model. The setup program checks your system bios, service processors, and other system hardware to determine if system updates are av...
System partition the serverguide program creates a 50 mb system partition on the default drive. The system partition contains server-specific utility programs such as service processor disk operating system (dos) utilities, system diagnostics, flash bios updates, and other programs. Note: programs i...
You can create a setup-replication diskette, which contains your hardware configuration selections. Use this diskette to replicate selections to other servers that are of the same model. You can create a nos-replication diskette, which contains information that you need to complete multiple installa...
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Appendix a. Getting help and technical assistance if you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about ibm products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from ibm to assist you. This chapter contains information about where to go for additional informat...
You can find service information for your ibm products, including supported options, at http://www.Ibm.Com/pc/support/. If you click profile from the support page, you can create a customized support page. The support page has many sources of information and ways for you to solve problems, including...
Appendix b. Warranty information this section contains information about your warranty period and the service and support that are provided by your warranty. Warranty period the warranty period varies by machine type and country or region. Contact your place of purchase for warranty service informat...
Checking software the ibm service specialist will help you ensure that the correct bios code, firmware, device drivers, and other supporting ibm software are installed and correctly configured. It might be necessary to manually gather information about the relevant software levels or run ibm-approve...
International warranty service if you travel with your xseries or intellistation system or relocate it to a country or region where your system is sold and serviced by ibm or ibm resellers authorized to perform warranty service, international warranty service (iws) is available during the warranty p...
Ibm statement of limited warranty z125-4753-06 8/2000 part 1 - general terms this statement of limited warranty includes part 1 - general terms and part 2 - country-unique terms. The terms of part 2 replace or modify those of part 1. The warranties provided by ibm in this statement of limited warran...
During the warranty period, ibm or your reseller, if approved by ibm to provide warranty service, provides without charge certain types of repair and exchange service to keep machines in, or restore them to, conformance with their specifications. Ibm or your reseller will inform you of the available...
Contract or tort claim), except for any liability that cannot be waived or limited by applicable laws, ibm is liable for no more than 1. Damages for bodily injury (including death) and damage to real property and tangible personal property; and 2. The amount of any other actual direct damages, up to...
The ibm warranty for machines: the following paragraph is added to this section: the warranties specified in this section are in addition to any rights you may have under the trade practices act 1974 or other similar legislation and are only limited to the extent permitted by the applicable legislat...
1. Liability for bodily injury (including death) or damage to real property and tangible personal property will be limited to that caused by ibm’s negligence; 2. As to any other actual damage arising in any situation involving nonperformance by ibm pursuant to, or in any way related to the subject o...
Warranty service: if you purchase an ibm machine in austria, belgium, denmark, estonia, finland, france, germany, greece, iceland, ireland, italy, latvia, lithuania, luxembourg, netherlands, norway, portugal, spain, sweden, switzerland or united kingdom, you may obtain warranty service for that mach...
The following paragraphs are added to this section: the minimum warranty period for machines is six months. In case ibm or your reseller is unable to repair an ibm machine, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as justified by the reduced value of the unrepaired machine or ask for a ...
The following paragraph is added at the end of this section: ibm’s entire liability and your sole remedy, whether in contract or in tort, in respect of any default shall be limited to damages. Italy limitation of liability: the following replaces the second sentence in the first paragraph:in each su...
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Appendix c. Notices this publication was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services currently availab...
Trademarks the following terms are trademarks of international business machines corporation in the united states, other countries, or both: active memory ps/2 active pci serveraid active pci-x serverguide alert on lan serverproven c2t interconnect techconnect chipkill tivoli etherjet tivoli enterpr...
When referring to hard disk drive capacity or communications volume, mb stands for 1 000 000 bytes, and gb stands for 1 000 000 000 bytes. Total user-accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments. Maximum internal hard disk drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard h...
Cet appareil numérique de la classe a est conforme à la norme nmb-003 du canada. Australia and new zealand class a statement attention: this is a class a product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Uni...
Japanese voluntary control council for interference (vcci) statement power cords for your safety, ibm provides a power cord with a grounded attachment plug to use with this ibm product. To avoid electrical shock, always use the power cord and plug with a properly grounded outlet. Ibm power cords use...
Ibm power cord part number used in these countries and regions 14f0033 antigua, bahrain, brunei, channel islands, china (hong kong s.A.R.), cyprus, dubai, fiji, ghana, india, iraq, ireland, kenya, kuwait, malawi, malaysia, malta, nepal, nigeria, polynesia, qatar, sierra leone, singapore, tanzania, u...
Index a ac power led 9 acoustical noise emissions 3 act (activity) led 8 active pci (hot-plug) components 4 activity leds cd-rom drive 8 diskette drive 8 server 8 adapter specifications 3 administrator password 19 availability features 6 b bypassing an unknown power-on password 19 c cd eject button ...
N nos installation with serverguide 26 without serverguide 27 notes, important 44 notices electronic emission 45 fcc, class a 45 used in this book 4 p parity checking, scsi 21 password administrator 19 override switch 19 power-on 19 pci-x expansion slots 3 power supply specifications 3 power-control...
Ibm part number: 32p0200 printed in the united states of america. 32p2.
