Thefollowingconfigurationprogramsandcapabilitiescomewiththeserver:
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Configuration/SetupUtilityprogram
TheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramispartofthebasicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)codeintheserver.Useitto configureserialportassignmentsand scalablepartitions,changeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings,changethe startup-devicesequence,setthedateandtime,andsetpasswords.For informationaboutusingthisutilityprogram,see“Using theConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogram”onpage58.
v IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramprovidessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtools thataredesignedfor theserver.UsethisCDduringtheinstallationoftheserver toconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasanintegratedSCSIcontrollerwith RAIDcapabilities,andtosimply theinstallationof youroperatingsystem.For informationaboutusingthisCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupand InstallationCD”onpage63.
v PrebootExecutionEnvironment(PXE)boot agentutilityprogram
ThePXEbootagentutilityprogramispartof theBIOScode intheserver.Useit tochangenetwork startup(boot)protocolsandstartuporderandtoselect operating-systemwake-upsupport.For informationaboutusingthisutility program,see“UsingthePXEbootagentutilityprogram”onpage66.
v BootMenuprogram
TheBootMenu programispartof theBIOScode.Useit tooverridethestartup sequencethatissetintheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramandtemporarily assignadevice tobefirstinthestartupsequence.
v
GigabitEthernetcontrollerconfigurationprocess
Forinformationabout configuringtheEthernetcontroller,see“Configuringthe GigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage66.
v Baseboardmanagement controllerutilityprograms
Usetheseprogramsto configurethebaseboardmanagementcontroller.The utilitiesalsoprovidethecapabilityto updatethefirmware andsensordata record/fieldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU) dataandtoconfigureanetwork for remoteservermanagement.For informationaboutusingthebaseboard
managementcontrollerutilityprograms,see“Installingandusingthebaseboard managementcontrollerutilityprograms”onpage67.
v SAS/SATAConfigurationUtilityprogram
UsetheSAS/SATAConfigurationUtilityprogramtoconfiguredevicesthatare attachedto theSAScontroller.For informationaboutusingthisutilityprogram, see“UsingtheSAS/SATAConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage79.
v RemoteSupervisorAdapterIISlimLine configuration
Forinformationabout settingupandcabling theRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLine,see theRemote SupervisorAdapterIISlimLine andRemoteSupervisor AdapterII User’sGuideontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.
v Scalable-partitionconfiguration
Forinformationabout creatingandremovingscalablepartitions,see“Using the ScalablePartitionWebInterface”onpage 81.
v ServeRAIDManager
ServeRAIDManagerisavailableasa stand-aloneprogramandasanIBM Directorextension.If aServeRAIDadapterisinstalledintheserver,use
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ServeRAIDManagertodefineandconfigureyourdisk-arraysubsystembefore youinstalltheoperatingsystem.Forinformationabout usingthisprogram,see
“UsingServeRAIDManager”onpage79.
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
UsetheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramto:
v
Viewconfigurationinformation
v Viewandchangeassignmentsfor devicesandI/Oports v Setthedateandtime
v Setandchangepasswords
v Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices v Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardware features
v Viewandclearerrorlogs
v Changeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings
v EnableUSBlegacykeyboardandmousesupport v Resolveconfigurationconflicts
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
TostarttheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogram,completethefollowing steps:
1. Turn ontheserver.
2. When the promptPress F1 for Configuration/Setup appears,press F1.If you have setbothapower-on passwordandanadministrator password,youmust type theadministrator passwordtoaccessthefullConfiguration/SetupUtility menu.Ifyoudonottypetheadministratorpassword, alimited
Configuration/Setup Utilitymenu isavailable.
3. Selectsettingstovieworchange.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
ThefollowingchoicesareontheConfiguration/SetupUtilitymainmenu.Depending ontheversionof theBIOScode intheserver,somemenu choicesmightdiffer slightlyfromthesedescriptions.
v SystemSummary
Selectthis choicetoviewconfigurationinformation,includingthetype,speed, andcachesizesofthemicroprocessors,typeandspeedofinstalledUSB devices,andtheamountof installedmemory.Whenyoumakeconfiguration changesthroughotheroptions intheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogram,the changesarereflectedinthesystemsummary;youcannotchangesettings
storedinelectricallyerasableprogrammable ROM(EEPROM),andthe revisionlevelofthefirmware ontheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLine.
– SystemCardData
Selectthis choicetoviewvitalproductdata(VPD)for someserver components.
v DevicesandI/OPorts
Selectthis choicetoviewor changeassignmentsfordevicesandinput/output (I/O)ports.
Selectthis choicetoenableor disableintegratedSASandEthernetcontrollers andallstandardports(suchasserialandparallel). Enableisthedefaultsetting forallcontrollers.If youdisablea device,itcannotbeconfigured,andthe operatingsystem willnotbeableto detectit (thisisequivalenttodisconnecting thedevice).Ifyoudisable theintegratedEthernetcontrollerandnoEthernet adapterisinstalled,theserverwillhavenoEthernetcapability. Ifyoudisablethe integratedUSBcontroller,theserverwillhave noUSBcapability;to maintain USBcapability,makesurethatEnabledisselectedfor theUSBHostController andUSBBIOSLegacySupportoptions.
Note: If theUSBhost controllerisdisabled,theRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLineremotekeyboard,remotemouse,remotedisk,OSwatchdog,and in-bandmanagementfunctionsarealsodisabled.
ThischoiceisonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
v DateandTime
Selectthis choicetosetthedateandtimeintheserver,in24-hourformat (hour:minute:second).
ThischoiceisonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
v SystemSecurity
Selectthis choicetosetpasswords.See“Passwords”onpage 62for more informationaboutpasswords.Youcanalsoenablethechassis-intrusion detector toalertyou eachtimetheservercoverisremoved.
ThischoiceisonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
– Power-onPassword
Selectthis choicetosetorchange apower-onpassword.See“Power-on password”onpage 62for moreinformation.
– AdministratorPassword
Attention: Ifyousetanadministratorpasswordandthen forgetit,thereis nowaytochange, override,orremoveit.You mustreplacetheI/Oboard.
Selectthis choicetosetorchange anadministrator password.An
administratorpasswordisintendedto beused byasystemadministrator;it limitsaccessto thefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenu.Ifanadministrator passwordisset, thefullConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu isavailableonlyif youtypetheadministratorpasswordat thepasswordprompt.See
“Administratorpassword”onpage 63for moreinformation.
ThischoiceisontheConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu onlyif anIBMRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLineisinstalled.
v StartOptions
Selectthis choicetoviewor changethestart options.Changesinthestart optionstakeeffect whenyou restarttheserver.
Youcanspecifywhethertheserverstartswiththekeyboardnumberlockonor off.Youcanenabletheservertorunwithouta diskettedrive,monitor,or keyboard.
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Thestartupsequencespecifies theorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicesto findabootrecord.Theserverstartsfromthefirstboot recordthatitfinds.Ifthe serverhas WakeonLANhardwareandsoftwareandtheoperatingsystem supportsWakeonLANfunctions,youcanspecifyastartupsequencefor the WakeonLANfunctions.
Ifyouenablethebootfailcount,theBIOSdefaultsettingswillberestoredafter threeconsecutivefailuresto findabootrecord.
Youcanenableavirus-detection testthatchecksfor changesinthebootrecord whentheserverstarts.
Youcanenabletheuseof aUSBlegacykeyboardinaDOS orSystemSetup environment.If akeyboardisdetected,theUSBlegacy operationwillbe disabled.
ThischoiceisonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
v AdvancedSetup
Selectthis choicetochange settingsfor advancedhardware features.
Important:Theservermightmalfunctionif theseoptionsareincorrectly configured.Followtheinstructionsonthescreencarefully.
ThischoiceisonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
– SystemPartitionVisibility
Selectthis choicetospecifywhetherthesystempartitionisvisibleorhidden.
– MemorySettings
Selectthis choicetomanuallyenableapairof memoryconnectors.Ifa memoryerrorisdetectedduringPOSTormemoryconfiguration,theserver automaticallydisablesthefailingpairofmemoryconnectorsandcontinues operatingwithreducedmemory.Aftertheproblemiscorrected,youmust manuallyenablememory connectors.Usethearrow keysto highlightthepair ofmemoryconnectorsthatyouwantto enable,andusethearrow keysto selectEnable.
- Memory holeremappingabove64GB
SelectDisabletopreventmemorygapremappingabove64GB.Enableis thedefaultsetting.Memorygapremappingabove64GBoccurswhen64 GBofsystem memoryisinstalled.ThememorygapcreatedforusebyI/O devicesisreclaimedabove64GB.
– CPUOptions
Selectthis choicetoenableordisable theHyper-ThreadingTechnologyandto selecttheclusteringtechnologysettings.
– PCISlot/DeviceInformation
Selectthis choicetoviewsystem resourcesthatareusedbyinstalled
– Baseboardmanagementcontroller(BMC)settings
Selectthis choicetoviewinformationandto changebaseboardmanagement controller(BMC)settings.
- BMCfirmware Ver
Thisisanonselectable menuitemthatdisplaystheBMCfirmware version.
- BMCPOSTWatchdog
EnableordisabletheBMCPOSTwatchdog.Disableisthedefaultsetting.
- BMCPOSTWatchdogTimeout
Set theBMC POSTwatchdogtimeoutvalue.5minutes isthedefault setting.
- SystemBMCSerialPortSharing
Enableordisablethesystem BMCserialportsharing. Enableisthedefault setting.
- BMCSerialPortAccess Mode
Shareordisable theBMCserialportaccessmode.Sharedisthedefault setting.
- RebootsystemonNMI
Ifyou enablethis option,theserverautomaticallyrestarts60secondsafter theserviceprocessorissuesa nonmaskableinterrupt(NMI)totheserver.If youdisable thisoption,theserverdoes notrestart.Enableisthedefault setting.
- BMCNetworkConfiguration
Selectthischoiceto viewtheBMC NetworkConfigurationinformation.
- BMCSystemEventLog
Selectthischoiceto viewtheBMC systemeventlog,whichcontainsall system errorandwarningmessages thathavebeengenerated.Usethe arrow keysto movebetweenpagesinthelog.IfanoptionalIBMRemote SupervisorAdapterII SlimLineisinstalled,thefulltextoftheerror messagesisdisplayed;otherwise, thelogcontainsonly numericerror codes.Run thediagnostic programto getmoreinformationabouterror codesthatoccur.SeetheProblemDeterminationandServiceGuideonthe IBMSystemxDocumentationCDfor instructions.SelectClear errorlogs to cleartheBMCsystemeventlog.
v ErrorLogs
Selectthis choicetoviewor clearerrorlogs.
ThischoiceisavailableonthefullConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenuonly.
– POSTErrorLog
Selectthis choicetoviewthethreemostrecenterrorcodesandmessages thatweregeneratedduringPOST.SelectClearerrorlogstoclear thePOST errorlog.
v SaveSettings
Selectthis choicetosavethechangesthatyouhave madeinthesettings.
v RestoreSettings
Selectthis choicetocancel thechangesthatyouhave madeinthesettingsand restoretheprevioussettings.
v LoadDefaultSettings
Selectthis choicetocancel thechangesyouhave madeinthesettingsand restorethefactorysettings.
v ExitSetup
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Selectthis choicetoexit fromtheConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogram.Ifyou have notsavedthechangesyouhave madeinthesettings,youareaskedwhether youwanttosavethechangesorexit withoutsavingthem.
Passwords
FromtheSystemSecuritychoice, youcanset,change,anddeleteapower-on passwordandanadministrator password.TheSystemSecurity choiceisonthe full Configuration/Setupmenuonly.
If yousetonlya power-onpassword,youmust typethepower-onpasswordto completethesystemstartup,andyouhave accessto thefullConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu.
An administratorpasswordisintendedto beusedbyasystemadministrator;it limits accessto thefullConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu.Ifyousetonly an administrator password,youdonothaveto typeapasswordto completethe system startup,butyoumusttypetheadministrator passwordtoaccessthe Configuration/Setup Utilitymenu.
If yousetapower-on passwordforauserandanadministratorpasswordfor a system administrator,youcantypeeither passwordtocompletethesystemstartup.
Asystemadministratorwho typestheadministrator passwordhasaccesstothefull Configuration/Setup Utilitymenu;thesystemadministrator cangivetheuser authority toset,change, anddeletethepower-on password.Auserwho typesthe power-on passwordhasaccesstoonlythelimitedConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu;
theusercanset, change,anddeletethepower-on password,ifthesystem administrator hasgiventheuserthatauthority.
Power-on password
If apower-onpasswordisset,whenyouturnontheserver,thesystem startupwill notbecompleteduntilyoutype thepower-onpassword.Youcanuseany
combinationof upto sevencharacters(A–Z,a–z,and0–9)for thepassword.
When apower-onpasswordisset,youcanenabletheUnattendedStartmode,in which thekeyboardandmouseremainlockedbuttheoperating systemcanstart.
You canunlockthekeyboardandmousebytypingthepower-onpassword.
If youforgetthepower-onpassword,you canregainaccesstotheserverinanyof thefollowingways:
v Ifanadministratorpasswordisset,type theadministrator passwordatthe passwordprompt.StarttheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramandresetthe power-onpassword.
Light path diagnostic
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine SAS 1
Whiletheserveristurned off,movethejumperonJ9frompins1 and2 topins 2 and3.Youcanthenstart theConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogramandresetthe power-onpassword.Afteryoureset thepassword, turnoff theserveragainand movethejumperbacktopins1 and2.
Thepower-onpasswordoverrideswitchdoesnotaffecttheadministrator password.
Administrator password
If anadministrator passwordisset,youmusttype theadministrator passwordfor accesstothefullConfiguration/Setup Utilitymenu.You canuseanycombinationof upto sevencharacters(A–Z,a–z,and0–9)forthepassword.TheAdministrator PasswordchoiceisontheConfiguration/SetupUtilitymenu onlyif anoptional IBM Remote SupervisorAdapterIISlimLine isinstalled.
Attention: Ifyousetanadministratorpasswordandthenforget it,thereisnoway to change,override,or removeit.Youmust replacetheI/Oboard.
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDincludesaneasy-to-usesetupand installationprogramthatisdesignedfor yourIBMserver.TheServerGuideprogram detects theservermodelandhardwareoptionsthatareinstalledandusesthat informationduringsetuptoconfigurethehardware.TheServerGuideprogram simplifiesoperating-systeminstallationsbyprovidingupdateddevice driversand,in somecases,installingthem automatically.
Note: TheServerGuideprogramworks onlywith32-bitWindowsoperating systems.
If alaterversionof theServerGuideprogramisavailable,youcan downloadafree imageof theServerGuideSetup andInstallationCD,oryoucanpurchasetheCD.
Todownloadtheimage,gototheIBMServerGuideWebpageat
http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-4ZKPPT.html.Topurchasethelatest ServerGuideSetup andInstallationCD,goto theServerGuidefulfillmentWebsite at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/
serverguide/sub.html.
TheServerGuideprogramhasthefollowingfeaturesto makesetupeasier:
v Aneasy-to-useinterface
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v Diskette-freesetup,andconfigurationprogramsthatarebasedondetected hardware
v ServeRAIDManagerprogram,whichconfiguresyourServeRAIDadapteror integratedSCSIcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities
v Devicedriversthatareprovidedfor theservermodelanddetectedhardware v Operating-systempartitionsizeandfile-systemtype thatareselectableduring
setup
ServerGuide features
Features andfunctionscanvary slightlywithdifferentversionsoftheServerGuide program.Tolearnmoreabout theversion thatyouhave,starttheServerGuide Setup andInstallationCDandviewtheonlineoverview. Notallfeaturesare supportedonallservermodels.
TheServerGuideprogramrequiresasupportedIBMserverwithanenabled startable (bootable)CD-ROMdrive.In additionto theServerGuideSetup and InstallationCD,youmusthave youroperating-systemCDto installyouroperating system.
TheServerGuideprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
v
Setssystemdateandtime
v DetectstheSCSIRAIDadapter,controller,andrunstheSCSIRAIDconfiguration program(withLSI chipsets forServeRAIDadaptersonly)
v Checksthemicrocode(firmware)levelsof aServeRAIDadapteranddetermines whetheralater levelisavailablefromtheCD
v Detectsinstalledhardwareoptionsandprovidesupdateddevicedriversformost adaptersanddevices
v Providesdiskette-freeinstallationfor supportedWindowsoperatingsystems v Includesanonlinereadmefilewithlinkstotipsfor yourhardwareand
operating-systeminstallation
Setup and configuration overview
When youusetheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,youdonotneed setup diskettes.You canusetheCDto configureanysupportedIBMservermodel.The setupprogramprovidesa listoftasksthatarerequiredtosetuptheservermodel.
Ona serverwithaServeRAIDadapter,youcanruntheSCSIRAIDconfiguration programto createlogical drives.
Note: Featuresandfunctionscanvaryslightlywithdifferentversionsof the ServerGuideprogram.
Typical operating-system installation
You canusetheServerGuideprogramto shortenyourinstallationtime.The ServerGuideprogramprovidesthedevice driversthatarerequiredforyour hardware andfortheoperatingsystem thatyouareinstalling. Thissection describesa typicalServerGuideoperating-systeminstallation.
Note: Featuresandfunctionscanvaryslightlywithdifferentversionsof the ServerGuideprogram.
1. Afteryouhave completedthesetupprocess,theoperating-systeminstallation programstarts.(Youwillneedyouroperating-systemCDtocompletethe installation.)
2. TheServerGuideprogramstoresinformationabouttheservermodel,service processor,harddiskdrivecontrollers, andnetwork adapters.Then,theprogram
2. TheServerGuideprogramstoresinformationabouttheservermodel,service processor,harddiskdrivecontrollers, andnetwork adapters.Then,theprogram