xseries 225 Type 8647 User s Guide

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4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, Warranty information on page 25, and Appendix C, Notices on page 37. First Edition (Noember 2002) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation All rights resered. US Goernment Users Restricted Rights Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

5 Contents Safety Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer Notices and statements used in this book Related publications Features and specifications What your serer offers Reliability, aailability, and sericeability features Updating deice driers and firmware IBM Director Controls and indicators Serer power features Turning on the serer Turning off the serer Chapter 2. Configuring your serer Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices Passwords Using the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD SererGuide features Setup and configuration oeriew System Partition Typical operating system installation Setting up or updating multiple serers Installing your operating system without SererGuide Using SereRAID Manager Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program Formatting a SCSI hard disk drie Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance Before you call Using the documentation Getting help and information from the World Wide Web Software serice and support Hardware serice and support Appendix B. Warranty information Warranty period Problem determination Warranty serice and support International Warranty Serice Purchasing additional serices IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z / Part 1 - General Terms Part 2 - Country-unique Terms Appendix C. Notices Edition notice Trademarks Copyright IBM Corp iii

6 Important notes Electronic emission notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement Australia and New Zealand Class A statement United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement European Union EMC Directie conformance statement Taiwan electrical emission statement Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement Power cords Index i IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

7 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 oordat u dit product installeert eerst de eiligheidsoorschriften. Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information. Aant d installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité. Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen. Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza. Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. Copyright IBM Corp. 2002

8 Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. Statement 1 Danger Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To aoid a shock hazard: Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet. Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to this product. When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables. Neer turn on any equipment when there is eidence of fire, water, or structural damage. Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems before you open the deice coers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures. Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing, moing, or opening coers on this product or attached deices. To connect: 1. Turn eerything OFF. 2. First, attach all cables to deices. 3. Attach signal cables to connectors. 4. Attach power cords to outlet. 5. Turn deice ON. To disconnect: 1. Turn eerything OFF. 2. First, remoe power cords from outlet. 3. Remoe signal cables from connectors. 4. Remoe all cables from deices. Statement 2 CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equialent 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 contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of. Do not: Throw or immerse into water. Heat to more than 100 C (212 F) Repair or disassemble Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. i IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

9 Statement 3 CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD dries, fiber optic deices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: Do not remoe the coers. Remoing the coers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no sericeable parts inside the deice. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure. Danger Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following. Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not iew directly with optical instruments, and aoid direct exposure to the beam. Statement 4 18 kg (39.7 lb) 32 kg (70.5 lb) 55 kg (121.2 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. Safety ii

10 Statement 5 CAUTION: The power-control button on the deice and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the deice. The deice also might hae more than one power cord. To remoe all electrical current from the deice, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source. 2 1 Statement 8 CAUTION: Neer remoe the coer on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous oltage, current, and energy leels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no sericeable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a serice technician. Statement 12 CAUTION: The following label indicates a hot surface nearby. Statement 13 DANGER: Oerloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To aoid these hazards, ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed the branch circuit protection requirements. Refer to the information that is proided with your IBM deice for electrical specifications. iii IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

11 Statement 15 CAUTION: Make sure that the rack is secured properly to aoid tipping when the serer unit is extended. Statement 23 CAUTION: Do not place any object weighing more than 50 kg (110 lb) on top of rack-mounted deices. >50 kg (110 lb) Declaración 23 PRECAUCIÓN: No coloque ningún objeto que pese más de 50 kg (110 libras) encima de los dispositios montados en bastidor. >50 kg (110 libras) Hinweis 23 ACHTUNG: Keine Gegenstände, die mehr als 50 kg wiegen, auf Rack-Einheiten ablegen. >50 kg Safety ix

12 Noticenø23 ATTENTION: Ne posez pas d objet dont le poids dépasse 50 kg sur les unités montées en armoire. >50 kg Varningsmeddelande 23 VARNING: Placera inte något föremål som äger mer än 50 kg oanpå rackmonterade enheter. >50 kg Merknad 23 ADVARSEL: Ikke sett gjenstander som eier mer enn 50 kg oppå enheter som er montert i et kabinett. >50 kg x IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

13 Aiso 23 ATTENZIONE: Non poggiare oggetti che pesano più di 50 kg sulla parte superiore delle unità montate in rack. >50 kg Turaohje 23 Varoitus: Telineeseen asennettujen laitteiden päälle ei saa asettaa yli 50 kilon painoista esinettä. >50 kg Voorschrift 23 WAARSCHUWING: Plaats geen objecten die meer dan 50 kg wegen op apparaten die in het rek zijn gemonteerd. >50 kg Safety xi

14 Forskrift 23 Pas på!: Anbring ikke genstande, der ejer mere end 50 kg, oen på enheder, der er monteret i rack. >50 kg Instrução 23 CUIDADO: Não coloque nenhum objeto com peso superior a 50 kg (110 lbs.) sobre dispositios montados em rack. >50 kg (110 lbs) xii IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

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20 Instrução 23 CUIDADO: Não coloque nenhum objeto com peso superior a 50 kg (110 lbs.) sobre dispositios montados em rack. >50 kg (110 lbs) xiii IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

21 Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer The IBM Eserer xseries 225 Type 8647 serer is a high-performance serer based on IBM X-Architecture technologies. It can be upgraded to a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) serer through a microprocessor upgrade. It is ideally suited for networking enironments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and large amounts of reliable data storage. Your xseries 225 serer contains seeral IBM X-Architecture technologies, which proide increased performance, reliability, and aailability. The X-Architecture technologies proided in your serer include the recent adancements in X-Architecture features. For more information about the X-Architecture features, see What your serer offers on page 4 and Reliability, aailability, and sericeability features on page 5. You can obtain more information about the IBM X-Architecture technologies and features at on the World Wide Web. Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations during the design of your serer. These design features make it possible for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today, while proiding flexible expansion capabilities for the future. If you hae access to the Internet, you can obtain up-to-date information about your serer model and other IBM serer products at on the World Wide Web. Your serer serial number and model number are on labels on the bottom of the serer and on the front of the serer near the bottom of the bezel behind the door. You will need these numbers when you register your serer with IBM. The information label containing the serial number, machine type, model number, and agency marks for your serer is on the bottom of the serer. The latest ersion of this publication is aailable from the IBM Web site. Go to and click Support & downloads. In the Technical support keyword search field, type 8647 and click Go. A list of publications for your serer is displayed. Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. Notices and statements used in this book The caution and danger statements that appear in this book are also in the multilingual Safety Information book, which is on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information book. The following notices and statements are used in the documentation: Notes: These notices proide important tips, guidance, or adice. Important: These notices proide information or adice that might help you aoid inconenient or problem situations. Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, deices, or data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur. Copyright IBM Corp

22 Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation. Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. Related publications This User s Guide proides general information about your serer, including information about features, how to configure the serer, how to use the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, and how to get help. In addition to this User s Guide, the following documentation comes with your serer: Installation Guide This printed publication contains setup and installation instructions. Safety Information book This multilingual publication is proided in PDF on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. It contains translated ersions of the caution and danger statements that appear in the documentation for your serer. Each caution and danger statement has an assigned number, which you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your natie language. Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide This publication is proided in PDF on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. It contains information to help you sole the problem yourself or to proide helpful information to a serice technician. Option Installation Guide This publication is proided in PDF on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. It contains instructions to install, remoe, and connect optional deices supported by your serer. The latest ersions of this User s Guide and other publications for your serer are aailable from the IBM Web site. Go to and click Support & downloads. In the Technical support keyword search field, type 8647 and click Go. A list of publications for your serer is displayed. Depending on your serer model, additional publications might be included on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. 2 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

23 Features and specifications The following table proides a summary of the features and specifications of your serer. Depending on your serer model, some features might not be aailable, or some specifications might not apply. You can use the Configuration/Setup Utility program in your serer to determine the specific type of microprocessor that is on the system board. Table 1. Features and specifications Microprocessor: Intel Xeon Processor 512 KB Leel-2 cache 400 MHz or 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB) Support for up to two microprocessors Memory: Minimum: 256 MB Maximum: 8 GB Type: PC2100, double-data-rate (DDR) Connectors: four dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors, two-way interleaed Dries standard: Diskette: 1.44 MB (two mode) CD-ROM: IDE Expansion bays: Six open hot-swap, slim-high, 3.5-inch drie bays (some models) Four slim-high, 3.5-inch drie bays with one hard disk drie installed (some models) Two 5.25-inch bays (CD-ROM drie installed in one bay) One 3.5-inch remoable-media drie bay (diskette drie installed) PCI expansion slots: Four PCI-X 100 MHz/64-bit One PCI 33 MHz/32-bit Cooling: Three speed-controlled fans Upgradeable microcode: BIOS upgrades (when aailable) can update EEPROMs on the system board Integrated functions: Support for IBM Remote Superisor Adapter Broadcom /100/1000 Ethernet controller on the system board with RJ-45 Ethernet port Two serial ports One parallel port Integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and two Ultra320 SCSI ports (one internal, one optional external) Four Uniersal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (two on front and two on rear of enclosure) Keyboard port Mouse port Audio ports (rear) Line out Mic Line in ATA-100 dual-channel IDE controller ATI Rage XL ideo (mini-pci) Compatible with SVGA and VGA 8 MB ideo memory Electrical input: Sine-wae input (50 or 60 Hz) required Input oltage and frequency ranges automatically selected Input oltage low range: Minimum: 100 V ac Maximum: 127 V ac Input oltage high range: Minimum: 200 V ac Maximum: 240 V ac Input kiloolt-amperes (kva) approximately: Minimum: 0.15 kva (all models) Maximum: 0.80 kva with standard power supply, 0.62 kva with optional redundant hot-swap power supplies Heat output: Approximate heat output in British thermal units (Btu) per hour Minimum configuration: 341 Btu/hour (100 watts) Maximum configuration: 2455 Btu/hour (720 watts) with standard power supply, 1910 Btu/hour (560 watts) with optional redundant hot-swap power supplies Failure LEDs: Enironment: Fans Air temperature: Memory Serer on: 10 to 35 C (50 to 95 F) Microprocessors Altitude: 0 to 2134 m (7000 ft) Serer off: -40 to +60 C (-40 to 140 F) Power supplies: Maximum altitude: 2133 m (7000 ft) Hot-swap (some models) Humidity (operating and storage): 8% to Standard: Two 350 watt output ( % V ac) for redundancy Non-hot-swap (some models) Acoustical noise emissions: Standard: One 425 watt output ( V ac) Sound power, idle: 5.3 bel maximum Sound power, operating: 5.6 bel maximum Size: Height: 440 mm (18.4 in.) Depth: 660 mm (26 in.) Width: 217 mm (6.5 in.) Weight:20kg(44lb)to25.8kg(57lb) depending upon configuration Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer 3

24 What your serer offers 4 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide Your serer takes adantage of adancements in symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), data storage, disk-array technologies, and memory management. Your serer includes: IBM X-Architecture design IBM X-Architecture technology combines proen, innoatie IBM designs to make your Intel-processor-based serer powerful, scalable, and reliable. X-Architecture design includes Chipkill memory, hot-swappable hard disk dries, and Predictie Failure Analysis capability. Impressie performance using SMP Your serer supports up to two Intel Xeon microprocessors. It comes with at least one microprocessor installed; if it comes with only one microprocessor, you can install an additional microprocessor to enhance performance and proide SMP capability. Large data-storage and hot-swap capabilities Some serer models support up to six 25.4-mm (1-inch) slim-high, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk dries in the hot-swap bays. With the hot-swap feature, you can add, remoe, or replace hard disk dries without turning off the serer. Redundant power capabilities Some models of the serer come with two 350-watt hot-swap power supplies, which proide redundant power for many serer configurations. If the aerage load on your serer is less than 350 watts and a problem occurs with one of the power supplies, the other power supply can handle the load. Large system memory Your serer supports up to 8 GB of system memory. The memory controller proides error correcting code (ECC) support for up to four industry-standard, 133 MHz, 2.5 V, 184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100 registered, synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). The memory controller proides Chipkill memory protection if all DIMMs are type x4 and are 256 MB or larger. Chipkill memory protection is a technology that protects the serer from a single chip failure on a DIMM. System-management capabilities Your serer supports an optional IBM Remote Superisor Adapter. By using the optional IBM Remote Superisor Adapter with the system-management software that comes with your serer, you can manage the functions of the serer locally and remotely giing you a World Wide Web interface to the system-management functions. See the documentation that comes with your system-management software for more information. To order an optional Remote Superisor Adapter, contact your IBM marketing representatie or authorized reseller. Integrated network enironment support Your serer comes with an integrated Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller on the system board. This Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network. The serer automatically selects between 10BASE-T and 100/1000BASE-TX enironments. The controller proides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on an Ethernet local area network (LAN). This controller supports Wake on LAN technology. Redundant connection The addition of an optional network interface card (NIC) proides a failoer capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with the

25 primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with the primary connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. If the appropriate deice driers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss and without user interention. IBM SererGuide Setup and Installation CD The SererGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with your serer proides programs to help you set up your serer and install the operating system. The SererGuide program detects installed hardware options and proides the correct configuration programs and deice driers. For more information about the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, see Using the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD on page 17. SereRAID support Your serer supports IBM SereRAID adapters to create redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations. IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage xseries serers. For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director User s Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. Deice Drier and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD Your serer comes with a Deice Drier and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD, which you can use to diagnose problems with the serer. Reliability, aailability, and sericeability features Three important serer design features are reliability, aailability, and sericeability (RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored on your serer, the aailability of the serer when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and repair problems. Your serer had the following RAS features: 1-year parts, 1-year labor limited warranty Adanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Adanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) features Alert Standard Format (ASF) support proiding seen standard alerts for components such as fans, oltage, and thermals Automatic BIOS recoery to a backup image Automatic error retry or recoery Automatic memory downsizing on error detection Automatic restart on non-maskable interrupt (NMI) Automatic Serer Restart (ASR) logic supporting a system restart when the operating system becomes unresponsie Automatic serer restart after a power failure, based on the BIOS setting Aailability of microcode and diagnostic leels Boot-block recoery Built-in, menu-drien setup, system configuration, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration, and diagnostic programs Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, and oltage CD-based diagnostic programs Chipkill memory protection Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer 5

26 Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability Customer support center that is aailable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1 Diagnostic support of SereRAID adapters Error codes and messages Error correcting code (ECC) double-data-rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) with serial presence detect (SPD) Error logging of POST failures Hot-swap hard disk dries Integrated Ethernet controller Support for the optional IBM Remote Superisor Adapter Key-lock support for physical security Memory change messages posted to the error log Power-on self-test (POST) Predictie Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts Read-only memory (ROM) checksums Redundant Ethernet capabilities (requires an optional Ethernet adapter) with failoer support Redundant hot-swap power supplies (some models) Standby oltage for system-management features and monitoring System auto-configuring from the configuration menu System-error LED on the front bezel and diagnostics LEDs on the system board Upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) and POST code Upgradeable microcode for POST, BIOS, and read-only memory (ROM) resident code, locally or oer a LAN Vital product data (VPD); includes serial-number information and replacement part numbers, stored in nonolatile memory, for easier remote maintenance Wake on LAN capability xseries Serer Management Updating deice driers and firmware IBM Director The UpdateXpress program is aailable for most xseries serers and serer options. It detects supported and installed deice driers and firmware in your serer and installs aailable updates. You can download the UpdateXpress program from the Web at no additional cost, or you can purchase it on a CD. To download the program or purchase the CD, go to the IBM Support Web site at With IBM Director, a network administrator can: View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory Centrally manage indiidual or large groups of IBM and non-ibm Intel-based serers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a ariety of platforms 1. Serice aailability will ary by country. Response time aries; may exclude holidays. 6 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

27 IBM Director proides a comprehensie entry-leel workgroup hardware manager. Key features include: Adanced self-management capabilities for maximum system aailability Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Noell NetWare, IBM OS/2, SCO UnixWare, Linux, and Caldera OpenUNIX Support for IBM and non-ibm serers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers Support for systems-management industry standards Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management enironments Ease of use, training, and setup IBM Director also proides an extensible platform that supports adanced serer tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM Director, you can achiee reductions in ownership costs through: Reduced downtime Increased productiity of IT personnel and users Reduced serice and support costs For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with your serer, the IBM Director publications on the CD, and the following Web pages: Systems Management - Director Package This Web page includes links to software downloads and publications for the latest release of IBM Director. IBM xseries Systems Management page This Web page presents an oeriew of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. IBM Uniersal Manageability page This Web page links to an IBM portfolio of adanced management tools that help reduce costs and increase aailability throughout the life cycle of a product. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer 7

28 Controls and indicators The following illustration shows the controls and LEDs on the serer. Ethernet link status LED Ethernet transmit/receie actiity LED CD-eject button CD-ROM drie actiity LED Diskette-eject button Diskette drie actiity LED Hard disk drie actiity LED Power-on LED Power-control button System error LED AC power LED This LED is on each hot-swap power supply on the back of some serer models. During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are on. For any other combination of LEDs, see the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. CD-eject button Press this button to release a CD from the CD-ROM drie. CD-ROM drie actiity LED When this LED is lit, it indicates that the CD-ROM drie is in use. DC power LED This LED is on each hot-swap power supply on the back of some serer models. During typical operation, both the ac and dc power LEDs are on. For any other combination of LEDs, see the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. Diskette drie actiity LED When this LED is lit, it indicates that the diskette drie is in use. Diskette-eject button Press this button to release a diskette from the diskette drie. Ethernet link status LED This LED is on the Ethernet connector on the back of the serer. When this LED is lit, it indicates that there is an actie connection on the Ethernet port. Ethernet transmit/receie actiity LED This LED is on the Ethernet connector on the back of the serer. When this LED is lit, it indicates that there is actiity between the serer and the network. Hard disk drie actiity LED When this LED is flashing, it indicates that a hard disk drie is in use. 8 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

29 Hot-swap hard disk drie actiity LED On some serer models, each hot-swap drie has a hard disk drie actiity LED. When this green LED is flashing, it indicates that the drie is in use. Hot-swap hard disk drie status LED On some serer models, each hot-swap drie has a hard disk drie status LED. When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that the drie has failed. If an optional IBM SereRAID controller is installed in the serer, when the LED flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drie is being rebuilt. When the LED flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the controller is identifying the drie. Power-control button Press this button to turn the serer on and off manually. A power-control-button shield comes with your serer. You can install this disk-shaped shield to preent the serer from being turned off accidentally. Power-on LED When this LED is lit and not flashing, it indicates that the serer is turned on. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the serer is off and still connected to an ac power source (standby mode). System-error LED When this LED is lit, it indicates that a system error has occurred. An LED on the system board might also be lit to help isolate the error. Detailed troubleshooting information is in the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer 9

30 Serer power features Turning on the serer When the serer is connected to an ac power source but is not turned on, the operating system does not run, and all core logic is shut down; howeer, the serer can respond to remote requests to turn on the serer. The power-on LED flashes to indicate that the serer is connected to an ac power source but is not turned on (standby mode). Notes: 1. Turn on all external deices, such as the monitor, before turning on the serer. 2. The power-on LED on the front of the serer is lit when the serer is on and while it is powering-up. 3. You can install a circular disk oer the power-control button to preent accidental manual power-off. This disk, known as the power-control button shield, comes with your serer. Approximately 20 seconds after the serer is connected to ac power, the power-control button becomes actie, and you can turn on the serer and start the operating system by pressing the power-control button. The serer can also be turned on in any of the following ways: If a power failure occurs while the serer is turned on, the serer will restart automatically when power is restored. If the serer is connected to an ASM interconnect network that contains at least one serer with an optional Remote Superisor Adapter installed, the serer can be turned on from the Remote Superisor Adapter user interface. If an optional Remote Superisor Adapter is installed in the serer, the serer can be turned on from the Remote Superisor Adapter user interface. When you plug in your serer for the first time, the Wake on LAN feature can turn on the serer. If your serer was preiously turned on, it must be properly turned off for the Wake on LAN feature to turn on the serer. Note: When 4 GB or more of memory (physical or logical) is installed, some memory is resered for arious system resources and is unaailable to the operating system. The amount of memory that is resered for system resources depends on the operating system, the configuration of the serer, and the configured PCI options. 10 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

31 Turning off the serer When you turn off the serer and leae it connected to ac power, the serer can respond to remote requests to turn on the serer. To remoe all power from the serer, you must disconnect it from the power source. Some operating systems require an orderly shutdown before you turn off the serer. See your operating-system documentation for information about shutting down the operating system. Statement 5 CAUTION: The power-control button on the deice and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the deice. The deice also might hae more than one power cord. To remoe all electrical current from the deice, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source. 2 1 Note: After turning off the serer, wait at least 5 seconds before you press the power-control button to turn on the serer again. The serer can be turned off in any of the following ways: You can turn off the serer from the operating system, if your operating system supports this feature. After an orderly shutdown of the operating system, the serer will be turned off automatically. You can press the power-control button to start an orderly shutdown of the operating system and turn off the serer, if your operating system supports this feature. If the operating system stops functioning, you can press and hold the power-control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the serer. If the serer is connected to an ASM interconnect network that contains at least one system with an optional Remote Superisor Adapter installed, the serer can be turned off from the Remote Superisor Adapter user interface. If an optional Remote Superisor Adapter is installed in the serer, the serer can be turned off from the Remote Superisor Adapter user interface. The serer can turn itself off as an automatic response to a critical system failure. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xseries 225 Type 8647 serer 11

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33 Chapter 2. Configuring your serer The following configuration programs are proided with your serer: Configuration/Setup Utility This is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code in your serer. Use it to configure serial port assignments, change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, change the startup-deice sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords. For information about using this utility program, see Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. IBM SererGuide Setup and Installation CD This proides software-setup tools and installation tools that are designed for your serer. Use this CD during the installation of your serer to configure basic hardware features, such as an integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities, and to simply the installation of your operating system. For information about using this CD, see Using the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD on page 17. SereRAID Manager SereRAID Manager is aailable as a stand-alone program and as an IBM Director extension. If a SereRAID adapter is installed in your serer or if you are using the RAID capabilities of the SCSI controller, use SereRAID Manager to define and configure your disk-array subsystem before you install the operating system. For information about using this program, see Using SereRAID Manager on page 20. LSI Logic Configuration Utility Use this to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and the deices that are attached to it. For information about using this utility program, see Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program on page 21. Ethernet controller configuration process For information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller on page 22. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to: View configuration information View and change assignments for deices and I/O ports Set the date and time Set and change passwords and Remote Control Security settings Set the startup characteristics of the serer and the order of startup deices Set and change settings for adanced hardware features View and clear error logs Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program: 1. Turn on the serer. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you hae set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility Copyright IBM Corp

34 menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is aailable. 3. Select settings to iew or change. Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the ersion of the BIOS code in your serer, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. System Summary Select this choice to iew configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary. This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu. System Information Select this choice to iew information about your serer. When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. Product Data Select this choice to iew the machine type and model of your serer, the serial number, and the reision leel or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). System Card Data Select this choice to iew information about the system board. Deices and I/O Ports Select this choice to iew or change assignments for deices and input/output (I/O) ports. Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SCSI and Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial and parallel). Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a deice, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equialent to disconnecting the deice). If you disable the integrated SCSI controller and no SCSI adapter is installed, the serer will hae no SCSI capability. If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the serer will hae no Ethernet capability. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the serer, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). System Security Select this choice to set passwords. See Passwords on page 16 for more information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the serer coer is remoed. Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See Power-on password on page 17 for more information. 14 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

35 Administrator Password Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is aailable only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. See Administrator password on page 17 for more information. Start Options Select this choice to iew or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you restart the serer. You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed, and you can specify whether the serer starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the serer to run without a diskette drie, monitor, or keyboard. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the serer checks deices to find a boot record. The serer starts from the first boot record that it finds. If your serer has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. You can also specify whether the integrated SCSI controller or a PCI SCSI adapter has boot precedence. If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutie failures to find a boot record. You can enable a irus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the serer starts. Adanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for adanced hardware features. Important: The serer might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. Power Management Setup Select this choice to enable or disable system power settings. This includes automatic power-on settings such as the Wake on LAN feature. Chipset Feature Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board. Attention: Do not make changes in the Chipset Feature option unless directed to do so by an IBM authorized serice representatie. Processor Control Select this choice to enable or disable the microprocessor cache and hyper-threading. Attention: Do not make changes in the Processor Control option unless directed to do so by an IBM authorized serice representatie. PC Health Status Select this choice to display the serer temperature and oltage status, and fan speeds. Error Logs Select POST Error Log to iew the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. Select Clear eent/error logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the POST Error Log. Chapter 2. Configuring your serer 15

36 Sae Settings Select this choice to sae the changes you hae made in the settings. Restore Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes you hae made in the settings and restore the preious settings. Load Default Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes you hae made in the settings and restore the factory settings. Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you hae not saed the changes you hae made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to sae the changes or exit without saing them. Passwords From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only. If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup, and you hae access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an administrator password, you do not hae to type a password to complete the system startup, but you must type the administrator password to access the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set a power-on password for a user and an administrator password for a system administrator, you can type either password to complete the system startup. A system administrator who types the administrator password has access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the system administrator can gie the user authority to set, change, and delete the power-on password. A user who types the power-on password has access to only the limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu; the user can set, change, and delete the power-on password, if the system administrator has gien the user that authority. If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the serer in any of the following ways: If you hae forgotten the user password and an administrator password is set, type the administrator password at the power-on prompt. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and change the user password. CAUTION: Before changing any switch settings or moing any jumpers, turn off the serer; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables. Clear CMOS settings by changing the position of the CMOS recoery jumper (JBAT1). See the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD for instructions. Remoe the battery and then install the battery. See the Option Installation Guide on the IBM xseries Documentation CD for instructions. 16 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide

37 Power-on password If a power-on password is set, when you turn on the serer, the system startup will not be completed until you type the power-on password. You can use any combination of up to seen characters (A Z, a z, and 0 9) for the password. Administrator password If an administrator password is set, you must type the administrator password for access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. You can use any combination of up to seen characters (A Z, a z, and 0 9) for the password. Using the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD The SererGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy-to-use setup and installation program that is specifically designed for your IBM serer. The SererGuide program detects the serer model and hardware options that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware. The SererGuide program simplifies operating system installations by proiding updated deice driers and, in some cases, installing them automatically. If a later ersion of the SererGuide program is aailable, you can download a free image of the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, or you can purchase the CD. To download the image, go to the IBM SererGuide Web page at To purchase the latest SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, go to the SererGuide fulfillment Web site at The SererGuide program has the following features to make setup easier: An easy-to-use interface with online help Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected hardware Performance Optimizer program, which easily tunes your SCSI RAID adapter settings for your serer enironment A system BIOS update program, which updates the BIOS code directly from the CD Deice driers that are proided for your serer model and detected hardware Operating system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during setup SererGuide features Features and functions can ary slightly with different ersions of the SererGuide program. To learn more about the ersion that you hae, start the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD and iew the online oeriew. Not all features are supported on all serer models. The SererGuide program requires a supported IBM serer with an enabled startable (bootable) CD-ROM drie. In addition to the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, you must hae your operating system CD to install your operating system. The SererGuide program has the following features: Sets system date and time. Detects an installed SCSI RAID adapter or controller and runs the SCSI RAID configuration program. (Does not apply to the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities.) Chapter 2. Configuring your serer 17

38 Updates the licensed internal code (firmware) leel without diskettes. Checks the system BIOS code and microcode (firmware) leels of supported options to determine whether a later leel is aailable from the CD. You can perform updates without using diskettes. Proides the Performance Optimizer program to easily tune your SCSI RAID adapter settings for your serer enironment. Creates a System Partition on the default drie. You can run serer-specific utility programs after setup. Detects installed hardware options and proides updated deice driers for most adapters and deices. Creates a setup-replication diskette for replicating setup selections for other serers of the same model. Proides diskette-free installation for supported operating systems. Proides a replicated installation path for multiple installations of supported operating systems. Includes an online README file with links to tips for your hardware and operating system installation. Setup and configuration oeriew When you use the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup diskettes. You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM serer model. The SererGuide program checks your system BIOS, serice processors, and other system hardware to determine if system updates are aailable. The setup program proides a list of tasks that are required to set up your serer model. On SCSI RAID serers, you can run the SCSI RAID configuration program to create logical dries. Note: Features and functions can ary slightly with different ersions of the SererGuide program. When you start the SererGuide Setup and Installation CD, the program performs the following tasks: The SererGuide program prompts you for your language, country, and keyboard layout. (This information is stored and later passed to the operating system installation program.) The SererGuide program displays choices for running the configuration programs. For example: The Express Configuration method runs the required programs for your serer, based on the hardware that is detected. The Custom Configuration method displays all programs that are aailable for your serer, and you decide which programs to run. The Replicated Configuration method proides the option of duplicating your setup selections to other serers that are the same model. If you select the Custom Configuration method, the following features are optional. If you select the Express Configuration method, some or all of these features are run, depending on the hardware that is detected: The Set Date and Time feature is proided so that you do not hae to use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to access these settings. The Clear Hard Disks feature is proided so you can delete all partitions on all hard disk dries. If the serer has a SCSI RAID adapter installed, you can select to restore the configuration on the SCSI RAID adapter to the factory default settings. 18 IBM xseries 225 Type 8647: User s Guide