Note on using PRIMERGY TX300 S4

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1 CA Note on using PRIMERGY TX300 S4 Thank you for purchasing our product. Before you start using your server, please carefully read the additional notes described below. December 2008 FUJITSU LIMITED 1. for onboard LAN controller on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 x64 [IMPORTANT] When the server runs on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 x64, the onboard LAN controller may not work properly (*) with some applications. To avoid the symptom, make sure to disable the TCP Chimney Offload setting by following the instruction below. 1. Start Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 x Select [Start] - [Run] and type in "cmd" to activate the command prompt. 3. Enter the following command on the command prompt and press <ENTER> C: > Netsh int ip set chimney DISABLED 4. Dialog box [OK] displays when the change is completed. (You do not need to restart the server after this command.) * Example of the cases where the LAN controller does not work properly. 1) When the data transfer is performed through FTP. 1-1 "426 Connection Closed; transfer aborted" is displayed. 1-2 The FTP connection is disconnected and the data cannot be transferred through FTP. 2) When an application that connects to SQL Server by using TCP/IP is used, you may intermittently receive one of the following error messages when the application connects to SQL Server. 2-1 [Microsoft] [ODBC SQL Server Driver] [DBNETLIB] General Network error Refer to the network manuals in this case. 2-2 [Microsoft] [SQL Native Client] Communication link failure 2-3 System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server. 2. Warning Messages of ServerView Remote Connector upon OS startup [Symptom] When all the connection described later are met, the warning message below may be recorded on the Application Event Log upon the startup of the server. Type: Warning Source: ServerView Remote Connector Event ID: 0 Description: Initialization not completed timely (0 seconds) [Conditions] 1) ServerView Agent for Windows is installed, and 2) The system is highly-loaded during startup. [Cause] The heavy load during the system startup causes the delay in the processing to initialize ServerView Remote Connector. This warning message is to report that the service startup is not completed within the certain period of time, and not that the service startup has failed. [Remedy] Even if the message is recorded due to the delay in the processing to initialize the ServerView Remote Connector service, the processing continues. The service is automatically started after the completion of the initialization, so no special action is required. 1

2 ServerView Remote Connector service is used with the following ServerView functions. Even if this service is not active, no other functions are affected. - Performance Manager - Power Monitor Supplementary Information: How to Confirm Follow either of the procedures below to confirm whether the ServerView Remote Connector service is running normally. 1) When Performance Manager is used - Start the Performance Manager from the ServerView S2. - Select the server for which you want to confirm the ServerView Remote Connector service operation from the left side frame. - Select the [Report View] tab. - Select any report, and click on the [Show >>] button. If the graphic is displayed, the ServerView Remote Connector service is running normally and no change is required. When the service is not running normally, the following dialog is displayed. Note: It is necessary to make the report setting beforehand. For the usage of Performance Manager, refer to "ServerView User's Guide". 2) When Power Monitor is used - Start the Power Monitor from the ServerView S2. - Select the server for which you want to confirm the ServerView Remote Connector service operation from the left side frame. - Select the [Data] tab. If the graphic is displayed, ServerView Remote Connector service is running normally and no change is required. When the service is not running normally, the following dialogs are displayed. A) The following dialog box is displayed and left open. B) After the dialog in (A), the following window is displayed. Note: For the usage of Power Monitor, refer to "ServerView User's Guide". When the ServerView Remote Connector is not running normally, restart the service by following the procedure below. (There is no need to reboot the system.) [Control Panel] - [Administrative Tools] - [Services] - [ServerView Remote Connector] Select <Restart Service> 3. About the latest ServerView ServerView in "PRIMERGY StartUp Disc" attached to this product does not support BIOS 1.09/iRMC 3.32A. 8 2

3 Please download and use ServerView from the following URL when you use BIOS 1.09/iRMC 3.32A. *The number of version of BIOS is displayed in the first line on the POST screen. A part surrounded with a frame is the number of the version of the BIOS. PhoenixBIOS Version 4.06 Rev You could confirm the irmc firmware version in the following steps. - BIOS Setup Turn on the server and press F2 key to go to BIOS setup window. Then open "Info" window by pressing F1 key to check the irmc firmware version. example) irmc Firmware A - irmc Web Interface Log in to irmc Web interface and go to "irmc Information" window. Firmware version can be seen on the window as below. example) Firmware version 1.66A 4. Updates on "PRIMERGY TX300 S4 User's Guide" (B7FH EN) Chapter 1 "1.3.2 Server (rear view)" (Page 27) The following description is added. LAN cable removal lever may not be mounted on this server. If there is no lever, to pull out the LAN cable which is connected to LAN port 1, use a flathead driver to pinch the tab while pulling out the cable as figures below. TTaabb TT hhee ttaabb t iii ss eeaass iil ll i yy bbr rrookkeenn iif ff i aann eexxcc eess ss iivvee i ffoor f rrccee ii iss aappppl lli iieedd... Pull the cable while pinching the tab. Chapter 7 "7.2.8 Advanced System Configuration Submenu" (Page 185) The following item is added under the "Memory Redundancy" in the "Advanced System Configuration submenu" table. table: Advanced System Configuration submenu High Bandwidth Enabled (Unchangeable) Configures FSB (Front Side Bus). Chapter 7 "7.2.8 Advanced System Configuration Submenu" (Page 185) Correction Incorrect) Table: Advanced System Configuration submenu Enhanced Speed Step Disabled(Unchangeable) Sets whether to enable the power saving function. This item may not appear or the setting value may differ depending on the CPU type installed. 3

4 Correct) Table: Advanced System Configuration submenu Enhanced Speed Step Disabled(Initial value) Enabled Sets whether to enable the power saving function. This item may not appear or the setting value may differ depending on the CPU type installed. Note: This item is changeable only when Windows system is installed. Chapter 7 " IPMI Submenu" (Page 189) LAN s submenu Correction The error on the table of LAN s submenu is corrected. Incorrect: Service LAN Correct: Service LAN Enabled(Unchangeable) Disabled Enabled(Initial value) Chapter 7 " Security Menu" (Page 190) The following item is added under the "Flash Write" in the "Security menu" table. table: Security menu TPM (Security Chip) Configures the TPM (Security Chip) settings. Press the [Enter] key to display the "TPM (Security CHip) " submenu. The following table, note and figure are added under the above "Security menu" table. talbe: TPM (Security Chip) submenu Security Chip Disabled (Initial value) Enabled Sets whether to enable or disable Security Chip. Current TPM State Displays the current state of the TPM. Change TPM State No Change (Initial value) Enable & Activate Disable & Deactivate Clear Changes the state of the Security Chip. (*) *: If rebooted after changing the TPM state, the BIOS Setup Utility may start upon completion of the POST. In that case, click [Execute] when the following "Physical Presence operations" submenu is displayed, and the changed setting will be enabled. 8 4

5 Chapter 7 "7.2 BIOS Setup Utility" (Page ) The following submenu is added between " Memory Status Submenu" and " Console Redirection Submenu". PCI Status Submenu This submenu appears when you select [PCI Status] at the [Server] menu. Use this submenu to set whether or not to allow the use of the loaded expansion cards. Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Table: PCI Status submenu OK(Unchangeable) Sets whether to allow the use of the expansion cards on PCI slots 1 to 7. If [Failed] is displayed, replace the expansion card and change the setting to [OK]. Appendix " A Serv er Specifications" (Page 228 and Page 230) Add the items below to each of the "Server Specifications" tables for SAS and SATA models. table: Server Specifications - SAS model Functions and Specifications Product ID PGUT3041A3 PGUT3041A4 CPU CPU Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5260 (3.33GHz / 1333M Hz / 6MB / Dual Core) Conversion kit Intel Xeon Processor Xe on E5405 (2GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon E5420 (2.50GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5460 (3.16GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5270 (3.50GHz / 1333MHz / 6MB / Dual Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5470 (3.33GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Security Chip TCG 1.2 compliant (*) table: Server Specifications - SATA model Functions and Specifications Product ID PGUT3041B3 CPU CPU Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5260 (3.33GHz / 1333M Hz / 6MB / Dual Core) Conversion kit Intel Xeon Processor Xeon E5405 (2GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon E5420 (2.50GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5460 (3.16GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5270 (3.50GHz / 1333MHz / 6MB / Dual Core) Intel Xeon Processor Xeon X5470 (3.33GHz / 1333MHz / 12MB / Quad Core) Security Chip TCG 1.2 compliant (*) *: T his function is only available for Windows Server For the latest information on Windows Server 2008 support, refer to the "Support Matrix" at the following URL. 5.Correction of "PRIMERGY TX300 S4 Contents List"(CA ) Attachment items: Deletion The following item is deleted from the list. Tag Label 5