System x3200 M2 Types 4367 and User s Guide

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System

x3200

M2

Types

4367

and

4368

User’s

Guide

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System

x3200

M2

Types

4367

and

4368

User’s

Guide

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Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationin“Notices,”on page75,andtheWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

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Safety

Before installingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

Antes deinstalar esteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.

Lees voordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen kuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation. Avantd’installer ceproduit,lisezlesconsignes desécurité.

Vor derInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.

Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.

Antes deinstalar esteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobre Segurança.

Antes deinstalar esteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.

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Important:

Each cautionanddangerstatements inthisdocumentislabeledwithanumber. This numberisused tocrossreferenceanEnglishlanguagecaution ordanger statementwithtranslatedversionsof thecaution ordangerstatementintheSafety Informationdocument.

For example,ifacaution statementislabeled“Statement 1”,translationsforthat caution statementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder “Statement1”. Be suretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyou performtheprocedures.Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswiththe bladeserveroroptionaldevice beforeyouinstallthedevice.

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Statement 1:

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower, telephone,andcommunicationcablesis hazardous.

Toavoida shockhazard:

v Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,

maintenance,orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectrical storm.

v Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectrical

outlet.

v Connectto properlywired outletsanyequipmentthatwill beattachedto

thisproduct.

v Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnect ordisconnectsignal

cables.

v

Neverturnon anyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire, water,or

structuraldamage.

v Disconnectthe attachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,

networks,andmodemsbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unless instructedotherwiseinthe installationandconfigurationprocedures.

v Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthe followingtablewhen

installing,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattached devices.

ToConnect: ToDisconnect:

1. TurneverythingOFF.

2. First,attachallcablestodevices.

3. Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4. Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5. TurndeviceON.

1. TurneverythingOFF.

2. First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3. Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4. Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Statement 2:

CAUTION:

Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oran equivalenttypebatteryrecommendedby themanufacturer.Ifyour systemhas a modulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththe samemodule typemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcan explodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.

Do not:

v Throworimmerseinto water

v Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

v Repairordisassemble

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Statement 3:

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiber opticdevices,or transmitters) areinstalled,notethefollowing:

v Donotremovethe covers.Removingthe coversofthe laserproductcould

resultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation. Thereare noserviceable partsinside thedevice.

v Useofcontrolsoradjustments orperformanceofproceduresotherthan

thosespecifiedhereinmightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaser diode.Notethe following.

Laserradiationwhen open.Donot stareinto thebeam,do notviewdirectly withopticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothe beam.

Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite

Appareil A Laser de Classe 1`

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Statement 4:

≥18kg(39.7lb) ≥32kg(70.5lb) ≥55kg(121.2lb)

CAUTION:

Use safepracticeswhenlifting. Statement 5:

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttonon thedeviceandthe powerswitchon thepower supply donotturnoffthe electricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevice alsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrent from thedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepower source.

1 2

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Statement 8:

CAUTION:

Neverremovethe coveronapowersupplyoranypartthat hasthefollowing label attached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsare presentinsideany

componentthathasthislabelattached.Thereare noserviceablepartsinside these components.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contact a servicetechnician.

Statement 12:

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

DANGER

Overloadinga branchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazard anda shockhazard undercertainconditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyour system electricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcircuitprotection

requirements.Refertothe informationthat isprovidedwithyour devicefor electricalspecifications.

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CAUTION:

Make surethat therackis securedproperlytoavoidtippingwhenthe server unit isextended.

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Chapter

1. The

System

x3200

M2

server

TheIBM®_System_x3200_M2,_Machine_Types₄₃₆₇_and₄₃₆₈_server_is_a_5-U-high, high-performance server.Itisideallysuitedfornetworking environmentsthatrequire superiormicroprocessor performance,improvedsystemsmanagement,andflexible memoryanddata management.

Performance,ease ofuse,reliability, andexpansioncapabilitieswerekey

considerations inthedesignof theserver.Thesedesignfeaturesmakeitpossible for youtocustomize thesystemhardwareto meetyourneedstodayandprovide flexibleexpansioncapabilitiesfor thefuture.

Theservercomeswitha limitedwarranty.For informationaboutthetermsof the warranty andgettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupport Informationdocument.

You canobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandother IBMserver products athttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

documentation

This User’sGuideprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserver,includinghowto install supportedoptional devicesandhow toconfiguretheserver.Thefollowing documentation alsocomeswiththeserver:

v InstallationGuide

Thisprinteddocumentcontainsinstructionsforsettinguptheserverandbasic instructionsforinstallingsomeoptionaldevices.

v

WarrantyandSupport Information

ThisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat (PDF)ontheIBMSystemx™

DocumentationCD.It containsinformationabout thetermsofthewarranty and gettingserviceandassistance.

v SafetyInformation

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.Itcontains translatedcautionanddangerstatements. Eachcautionanddangerstatement thatappearsinthedocumentationhas anumberthatyoucanusetolocatethe correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafety Informationdocument. v ProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide

ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.Itcontains informationtohelp yousolveproblemsyourself,anditcontainsinformationfor servicetechnicians.

Depending ontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedonthe IBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

TheSystemx andxSeriesToolsCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthat containsinformationabout toolsfor updating,managing,anddeployingfirmware, device drivers,andoperatingsystems.TheSystemx andxSeriesToolsCenterisat http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp

1. Racksaremeasuredinverticalincrementsof4.45cm(1.75inches)each.Eachincrementiscalleda″U.″A1-U-highdeviceis 1.75inchestall.

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Theservermighthave featuresthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthat you receivedwiththeserver.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallyto include informationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnicalupdates mightbeavailableto provide additionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation. TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMWebsite.Tocheckforupdated documentation andtechnicalupdates,completethefollowingsteps.

Note: ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheIBMWebsite.Theactualprocedure mightvaryslightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.

1. Goto http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. UnderProductsupport,clickSystemx.

3. UnderPopularlinks,clickPublicationslookup.

4. FromProductfamilymenu,selectSystemx3200M2,andclick Continue.

Notices

and

statements

in

this

document

Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealso inthemultilingual Safety Informationdocument,whichisontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD. Each statementisnumberedfor referenceto thecorrespondingstatementinyou languageintheSafety Informationdocument.

Thefollowingnotices andstatementsareusedinthisdocument: v Note:Thesenotices provideimportanttips, guidance,oradvice.

v Important:Thesenotices provideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoid

inconvenientorproblemsituations.

v Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamageto programs,devices,or

data.An attentionnoticeisplacedjustbefore theinstructionor situationinwhich damagemightoccur.

v Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardous

toyou.Acautionstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescription ofapotentially hazardousprocedurestepor situation.

v

Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardous

toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbefore thedescriptionofa potentially lethalorextremelyhazardousprocedurestepor situation.

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Features

and

specifications

Thefollowinginformationisa summaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsof the server.Depending ontheservermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,or somespecificationsmightnotapply.

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Table1.Featuresandspecifications

Microprocessor:

v SupportsoneIntel

®_Core™₂_Duo

dual-coreorXeon™_dual-core_or

quad-coremicroprocessor

Note: IntelVirtualizationTechnology (VT)isnotavailableontheCore2 DuoE4600;however,these microprocessorscanonlyrun paravirtualization. v 2MB,6MB,or12MBLevel-2cache v 800,1066,or1333MHzfront-side bus(FSB) Memory: v Minimum:512MB v Maximum:8GB v Types:PC2-5300orPC2-6400,ECC unbuffereddouble-data-rate2 (DDR2)667or800MHzSDRAM v Connectors:fourdualinlinememory

module(DIMM)connectors,two-way interleaved

Drives(dependingonthemodel):

v Diskette(optional):Externalor

internalUSBFDDdriveandmemory key

v

Harddiskdrive:Hot-swapSAS,

hot-swapSATA,orsimple-swap SATA

v OneofthefollowingSATAattached

opticaldrives: – DVD-ROM

– Multiburner(optional)

Drivebays(dependingonthe model):

v Two5.25in.half-highbays(one

opticaldriveinstalled) v One3.5in.slim-high

removable-mediadrivebay(optional diskettedrive)

v

Four3.5in.or2.5in.slim-highhard

diskdrivebays(somemodels) v Eight2.5in.slim-highharddiskdrive

bays(somemodels)

PCIexpansionslots(dependingon themodel):

v OnePCIExpressx8slot

v OnePCIExpressx4slot(x4slotwith

x1electrical)

v OnePCI-X64-bit/133MHzslot

Note: ThisPCI-Xslotisenabled whenanoptionalPCI-Xenablement cardisinstalledinthemini-PCIslot onthesystemboard.Whenno mini-PCI-Xenablementcardinstalled, thisslothasnofunction.

v TwoPCI32-bit/33MHzslots

Fans:

Threespeed-controlledfans.

Powersupply:

Oneofthefollowingpowersupplies: v Oneortworedundant430-watt(90-240

Vac)

v Onenon-redundant401-watt(90-240V

ac) Size: v Height:438mm(17.25in.) v Depth:540mm(21.25in.) v Width:216mm(8.5in.) v Weight:16.3kg(36lb)to25.2kg(56

lb)dependinguponconfiguration

Integratedfunctions:

v Mini-baseboardmanagementcontroller

(mini-BMC)

v BroadcomBCM572210/100/1000

Ethernetcontrolleronthesystemboard withRJ-45Ethernetport

v Oneinternalsingle-channnel(fourports

perchannel)SAS/SATAcontroller (mini-PCIslot)

v

Twoserialports

v

Oneparallelport

v Six-portSerialATAcontroller

v EightUniversalSerialBus(USB)v2.0

ports(twoonfrontandfouronrear,one internalforoptionaltapedrive,andone internalforoptionalRemoteSupervisor AdapterIISlimLine)

v OnboardATIES1000videocontroller

– CompatiblewithSVGAandVGA

– 64MBDDR2SDRAMvideomemory

DiagnosticLEDs:

v Fans

v

Harddiskdrives

v Memory v Microprocessor v PCIslots v Powersupply v VRD

Acousticalnoiseemissions:

v Soundpower,idling:5.0bel

v Soundpower,operating:5.3bel

Environment: v Airtemperature: – Serveron:10°to35°C(50°to95°F) Altitude:0to914.4m(3000ft) – Serveron:10°to32°C(50°to89.6°F) Altitude:914.4m(3000ft)to2133.6m (7000ft) – Serveroff:10°to43°C(50°to109.4°F) Maximumaltitude:2133.6m(7000ft) – Shipping:-40°to60°C(-40°to140°F)

v Humidity(operatingandstorage):

– Serveron:8%to80%

– Serveroff:8%to80%

Heatoutput:

ApproximateheatoutputinBritishthermal units(Btu)perhour:

v Minimumconfiguration:630Btuperhour

(185watts)

v Maximumconfiguration:1784Btuperhour

(523watts)

Electricalinput:

v Sine-waveinput(50or60Hz)required

v Inputvoltageandfrequencyranges

automaticallyselected v

Inputvoltagelowrange:

– Minimum:100Vac

– Maximum:127Vac

v Inputvoltagehighrange:

– Minimum:200Vac

– Maximum:240Vac

v Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA)approximately:

– Minimum:0.20kVA(allmodels)

– Maximum:0.55kVA

Notes:

1. Powerconsumptionandheatoutputvary

dependingonthenumberandtypeof optionalfeaturesthatareinstalledandthe power-managementoptionalfeaturesthat areinuse.

2. Theselevelsweremeasuredincontrolled

acousticalenvironmentsaccordingtothe proceduresspecifiedbytheAmerican NationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)S12.10 andISO7779andarereportedin accordancewithISO9296.Actual sound-pressurelevelsinagivenlocation mightexceedtheaveragestatedvalues becauseofroomreflectionsandother nearbynoisesources.Thedeclared sound-powerlevelsindicateanupperlimit, belowwhichalargenumberofcomputers willoperate.

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What

your

server

offers

Theserverusesthefollowingfeaturesandtechnologies: v High-performancegraphicscontroller

Theservercomeswithanintegratedgraphicscontroller.Thishigh-performance controllersupports highresolutionsandincludesmanyperformance-enhancing featuresfortheoperating-systemenvironment.

v

IBMDynamic SystemAnalysis(DSA)PrebootDiagnosticCD

TheIBMDynamicSystemAnalysisPreboot DiagnosticCDcontainsthe

diagnosticprogramsfor testingthemajorcomponentsoftheserver.IftheCDdid notcomewiththeserver,completethefollowingstepstodownloadit.

Note: Changesaremadeperiodicallyto theIBMWebsite.Theactualprocedure mightvary slightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.

1. Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

3. UnderPopularlinks, clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.

4. ClickDynamic SystemAnalysis(DSA).

Foradditionalinformationabout theDSAdiagnosticprograms,seetheProblem DeterminationandServiceGuideontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD. v IBMDirector

IBMDirector isaworkgroup-hardware-managementtool thatyoucanuseto centrallymanagexSeries®_and_xSeries_servers._For_more_information,_see _the IBMDirector documentationontheIBMDirectorCD.

v IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD

TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDthatcomeswiththeserverprovides programsto helpyousetuptheserverandinstallanoperatingsystem.The ServerGuide™programdetects installedoptional hardwaredevicesandprovides thecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.

Formoreinformationabout theServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see “UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”onpage63.

v Integratednetwork support

TheservercomeswithanintegratedBroadcomNetXtremeGigabitEthernet controller,whichsupportsconnection toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbps network.For moreinformation,see“ConfiguringtheBroadcom NetXtreme GigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage68.

v Largedata-storagecapacityandhot-swapcapabilities

Somehot-swapmodelssupportupto fourslim-high,3.5-inchor2.5-inch hot-swapSASharddiskdrives.Somemodelssupportuptoeight slim-high 2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrives.Withthehot-swapfeature,you canadd, remove,orreplaceharddiskdriveswithoutturningofftheserver.

v Largesystem-memorycapacity

Theserversupports upto 8GBofsystemmemory.Thememorycontroller supportserrorcorrectingcode(ECC)foruptofourindustry-standard,1.8V, 240-pin,double-data-rate2(DDR2),PC2-5300or PC2-6400unbuffered, synchronousdynamicrandom-access memory(SDRAM)dualinlinememory modules(DIMMs).

v Mini-baseboardmanagement controller(mini-BMC)

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Themini-BMCprovidesbasicservice-processorenvironmentalmonitoring functions.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceedsa thresholdor ifasystem componentfails,themini-BMClightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblemand recordstheerrorintheerrorlog.

Note: In messagesanddocumentation,termservice processorrefers tothe mini-baseboardmanagementcontrollerortheoptionalRemote Supervisor AdapterII SlimLine.

v Redundantconnection

Theadditionof anoptional networkinterfacecard(NIC)providesafailover capabilityto aredundantEthernetconnection.Ifaproblemoccurswiththe primaryEthernetconnection,allEthernettraffic thatisassociatedwiththe primaryconnectionisautomaticallyswitchedto theredundantNIC.Ifthe

applicabledevice driversareinstalled,thisswitchingoccurswithoutdatalossand withoutuserintervention.

v ServeRAID

™

support

Theserversupports ServeRAIDadapters tocreateredundantarrayof

independentdisks(RAID)configurations.Theserveralso hasintegratedRAID level-0andlevel-1supportinselectedmodels. Inaddition,somehot-swap modelssupportRAIDlevel-5whenaServeRAID-MR10iSAS/SATAcontrolleris installed.

v Systems-managementcapabilities

Theserversupports anoptional RemoteSupervisorAdapterIISlimLine,which providesservice-processor functionsinadditionto thosethatthemini-BMC provides.Whenthisadapterisused withthesystems-management softwarethat comeswiththeserver,youcanmanage thefunctionsof theserverlocallyand remotely.TheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLinealsoprovidessystem monitoring,eventrecording,anddial-outalertcapability.

Seethedocumentationthatcomeswithyoursystems-managementsoftwarefor moreinformation.Toorderanoptional RemoteSupervisorAdapterIISlimLine, contactyourIBMmarketingrepresentativeor authorizedreseller.

Note: In messagesanddocumentation,thetermserviceprocessorrefersto the integratedmini-baseboard managementcontrolleror theoptionalRemote SupervisorAdapterIISlimLine.

Reliability,

availability,

and

serviceability

Three importantserverdesign featuresarereliability,availability, andserviceability (RAS).TheRASfeatureshelptoensuretheintegrityof thedatathatisstoredin theserver,theavailabilityoftheserverwhenyouneedit,andtheease withwhich you candiagnoseandrepair problems.

TheserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures: v

1-yearparts and1-yearlaborlimitedwarranty (MachineType4367) and3-year

partsand3-year laborlimitedwarranty(MachineType4368) v AdvancedConfigurationandPower Interface(ACPI)

v AdvancedDesktopManagement Interface(DMI)features

v AutomaticBIOSrecovery toabackup image

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v AutomaticServerRestart (ASR)logicsupportingasystem restartwhenthe

operatingsystem becomesunresponsivewhenenabledinthemini-BMC v Automaticserverrestartaftera powerfailure,basedontheBIOSsetting

v Availabilityof microcodelevel

v Boot-blockrecovery

v Builtin,menu-drivensetup,systemconfiguration,andredundantarrayof

independentdisks(RAID)configuration

v Built-inmonitoringfor fan,power,temperature,andvoltage

v

CD-baseddiagnostic programs

v Coolingfanswithspeed-sensing capability

v Customersupportcenterthatisavailable24hoursaday,7 daysa week

2 v DiagnosticsupportofServeRAIDadapters

v Errorcodesandmessages

v Errorcorrectingcode(ECC)double-data-rate2(DDR2)synchronousdynamic

random-accessmemory(SDRAM)withserialpresencedetect(SPD) v Errorloggingof POSTfailures

v

Hot-swapSerialAttached SCSI(SAS)harddiskdrives(somemodels)

v Hot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrives(some

models)

v IntegratedEthernetcontroller

v IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)

v Supportfor anoptional IBMRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLine

v Key-locksupportfor physicalsecurity

v Memorychangemessagespostedto theerrorlog

v Mini-baseboardmanagementcontroller(mini-BMC)(service processor)

v Powermanagement

v Power-onself-test(POST)

v Read-onlymemory(ROM)checksums

v

RedundantEthernetcapabilities(requiresanoptional Ethernetadapter)with

failoversupport

v Simple-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)harddiskdrives

(somemodels)

v Standbyvoltageforsystem-managementfeaturesandmonitoring

v Systemauto-configuringfromtheconfigurationmenu

v System-errorLEDonthefrontbezelanddiagnostic LEDsonthesystemboard

v Upgradeablemini-BMCfirmware

v UpgradeablemicrocodeforPOST,basicinput/outputsystem (BIOS)code,and

read-onlymemory(ROM)residentcode,locallyoroveraLAN v

Vitalproductdata(VPD);includesserial-number informationandreplacement

partnumbers,storedinnonvolatilememory,foreasierremotemaintenance v WakeonLAN

®_capability

2. Serviceavailabilitywillvarybycountry.Responsetimevaries;mayexcludeholidays.

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IBM

Director

WithIBMDirector,anetworkadministrator canperformthefollowing tasks: v Viewthehardwareconfigurationofremotesystems,indetail

v Monitortheusageandperformanceof criticalcomponents,suchas

microprocessors,disks,andmemory v

Centrallymanageindividualor largegroupsofIBMandnon-IBM

x86-processor-basedservers, desktopcomputers,workstations,andnotebook computersona varietyofplatforms

IBMDirectorprovidesacomprehensive entry-levelworkgrouphardwaremanager.It includesthefollowingkey features:

v Advancedself-managementcapabilitiesfor maximumsystem availability.

v Multipleoperating-systemplatformsupport,includingMicrosoft

®

Windows®2000 Server,WindowsServer2003,WindowsXPProfessional,AIX,i5/OS,Red Hat Linux®_,_SUSE_,_VMware,_and_Novell_NetWare._For_a _complete_list_of_operating systemsthatsupportIBMDirector,seetheIBMDirector CompatibilityDocument. ThisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat (PDF)at http://www.ibm.com/ systems/management/director/resources/.Itisupdatedevery6 to8weeks. v

Supportfor IBMandnon-IBMservers,desktopcomputers,workstations, and

notebookcomputers.

v Supportfor systems-managementindustrystandards.

v Integrationintoleadingworkgroupandenterprisesystems-management

environments.

v Easeofuse, training,andsetup.

IBMDirectoralso providesanextensibleplatformthatsupports advancedserver toolsthataredesignedto reducethetotal costof managingandsupporting networkedsystems. BydeployingIBMDirector,youcan achievereductionsin ownership coststhroughthefollowingbenefits:

v Reduceddowntime

v

Increasedproductivityof ITpersonnelandusers

v Reducedserviceandsupportcosts

For moreinformationaboutIBMDirector,seethedocumentationontheIBM Director CDthatcomeswiththeserver,theIBMDirectorInformationCenterat http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/

diricinfoparent.html,andtheIBMxSeriesSystems ManagementWebpage at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/,whichpresents anoverviewof IBM Systems ManagementandIBMDirector.

Update

Xpress

program

TheUpdateXpressprogramisavailableformostSystemx andxSeriesserversand optional devices.Itdetectssupportedandinstalleddevicedriversandfirmwarein theserverandinstallsavailable updates.YoucandownloadtheUpdateXpress programfromtheWebat noadditional cost,oryoucan purchaseit ona CD.To download theprogramorpurchasetheCD,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/ management/xpress.html.AdditionalinformationaboutUpdateXpressisavailable fromtheSystemx andxSeriesToolsCenterathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/

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Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

This sectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowto turn theserveronandoff.

Front

view

Thefollowingillustration showsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontof theserver.

CD-eject or DVD-eject button CD or DVD drive activity LED Hard disk drive activity LED Power-on LED Power-control button System-error LED USB connectors Optional diskette-eject button Optional diskette drive activity LED Power-on LED

Whenthis LEDislitandnotflashing,itindicatesthattheserveristurned on.WhenthisLED isflashing,it indicatesthattheserveristurnedoffand stillconnectedtoanacpowersource.WhenthisLEDisoff,it indicatesthat acpowerisnotpresent,or thepowersupply ortheLEDitselfhas failed.A powerLEDisalsoontherearof theserver.

Note: IfthisLED isoff,itdoes notmeanthatthereisnoelectricalpowerin theserver.TheLEDmightbeburnedout.Toremoveallelectricalpower fromtheserver,youmustdisconnectthepowercordsfromtheelectrical outlets.

Power-controlbutton

Press thisbuttonto turntheserveronandoffmanually.

Hard diskdriveactivityLED

Whenthis LEDisflashing,it indicatesthattheassociatedharddiskdriveis inuse.

USBconnectors

ConnectUSBdevicestotheseconnectors.

CD-ejectorDVD-ejectbutton

Press thisbuttonto releaseaCDfromtheCDdrive oraDVDfromthe DVDdrive.

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CDorDVDdriveactivityLED

Whenthis LEDislit,itindicatesthattheCDdrive orDVDdriveisinuse.

(Optional)diskette-ejectbutton

Press thisbuttonto releaseadiskettefromthediskettedrive.

(Optional)diskettedriveactivityLED

Whenthis LEDislit,itindicatesthatthediskettedrive isinuse.

Hot-swap harddiskdriveactivityLED(somemodels)

Onsomeservermodels, eachhot-swapdrivehasa harddiskdrive activity LED. WhenthisgreenLEDisflashing,itindicatesthattheassociatedhard diskdriveisinuse.

Whenthedrive isremoved, thisLEDalso isvisibleontheharddiskdrive backplane, nexttothedrive connector.Thebackplaneistheprintedcircuit board behinddrivebays4through7(orbays4through11onsome 2.5-inch harddiskdrive SASmodels).

Hot-swap harddiskdrivestatusLED(somemodels)

Onsomeservermodels, eachhot-swapharddiskdrive hasanamber statusLED. IfthisamberstatusLED foradrive islit,it indicatesthatthe associatedharddiskdrive hasfailed.

If anoptional IBMServeRAIDcontrollerisinstalledintheserverandthe LEDflashes slowly(oneflashpersecond),it indicatesthatthedrive is beingrebuilt.WhentheLEDisflashingrapidly(threeflashes persecond), it indicatesthatthecontrollerisidentifying thedrive.

Whenthedrive isremoved, thisLEDalso isvisibleontheharddiskdrive backplane, belowthehot-swapharddiskdriveactivityLED.

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Rear

view

Thefollowingillustration showstheconnectorsandLEDsontherearoftheserver.

Serial 2 (Com2) Serial 1 (Com1) Video USB 3 and 4 USB 1 and 2 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (Ethernet) Ethernet connector Parallel Power cord AC power LED DC power LED Ethernet transmit/ receive activity LED (amber) Ethernet link status LED (green) Power-cord connector

Connectthepowercordtothisconnector.

ACpowerLED

Onsomeservermodels, eachhot-swappowersupplyhasanacpower LEDanda dcpowerLED.During typicaloperation,both theacanddc powerLEDsarelit.

DCpowerLED

Onsomeservermodels, eachhot-swappowersupplyhasadcpowerLED andanacpowerLED. Duringtypicaloperation,boththeacanddcpower LEDsarelit.

Serial2connector

Connecta9-pin serialdevice tothisconnector.

Parallel connector

Connectaparallel devicetothis connector.

Serial1connector

Connecta9-pin serialdevice tothisconnector.

Video connector

Connectamonitorto thisconnector.

USBconnectors

ConnectUSBdevicestotheseconnectors.

Ethernetconnector

Usethisconnectortoconnect theserverto anetwork.

Ethernettransmit/receiveactivityLED

This LEDisontheEthernetconnectorontherearof theserver.Whenthis LEDislit,it indicatesthatthereisactivitybetweentheserverandthe network.

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EthernetlinkstatusLED

This LEDisontheEthernetconnectorontherearof theserver.Whenthis LEDislit,it indicatesthatthereisanactiveconnection ontheEthernet port.

RemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLine/Ethernetconnector

Usethisconnectortoconnect theRemoteSupervisorAdapterIISlimLine to a network.

Server

power

features

When theserverisconnectedtoanacpowersourcebutisnotturnedon,the operating systemdoes notrun,andallcorelogicexcepttheserviceprocessoris shut down;however,theservercanrespondto requestsfromtheserviceprocessor, suchasaremoterequesttoturnontheserver.Thepower-onLEDflashes to indicatethattheserverisconnectedto acpowerbutnotturnedon.

Turning

on

the

server

Approximately20secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtoacpower,the

power-controlbuttonbecomesactive, andoneormorefansmightstartrunningto provide coolingwhiletheserverisconnectedto power.You canturnontheserver andstart theoperating systembypressingthepower-controlbutton.

Theservercanalsobeturnedoninanyofthefollowingways:

v Ifa powerfailureoccurswhiletheserveristurned on,theserverwillrestart

automaticallywhenpowerisrestored.

v Ifyouroperating systemsupportsthesystems-managementsoftwareforan

optionalRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLine,thesystems-management softwarecan turnontheserver.

v Ifyouroperating systemsupportstheWakeonLANfeature,theWakeonLAN

featurecan turnontheserver.

v IfanoptionalRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLineisinstalledintheserver,the

servercan beturned onfromtheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLineuser interface.

Note: When4GBormoreof memory(physicalorlogical) isinstalled,some memoryisreservedfor varioussystem resourcesandisunavailabletothe operating system.Theamountofmemorythatisreservedfor systemresources depends ontheoperating system,theconfigurationoftheserver,andthe configuredPCIoptional devices.

Turning

off

the

server

When youturnoff theserverandleaveitconnectedto acpower,theservercan respond torequestsfromtheserviceprocessor,suchasaremoterequesttoturn ontheserver.Whiletheserverremainsconnectedtoacpower,oneormorefans mightcontinuetorun.Toremoveallpowerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnectit fromthepowersource.

Some operatingsystemsrequireanorderlyshutdownbeforeyouturnofftheserver. Seeyouroperating-systemdocumentationfor informationaboutshuttingdownthe operating system.

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CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttonon thedeviceandthe powerswitchon thepower supply donotturnoffthe electricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevice alsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrent from thedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepower source.

1 2

Theservercanbeturned offinanyofthefollowingways:

v Youcanturnofftheserverfromtheoperating system,if youroperatingsystem

supportsthis feature.Afteranorderlyshutdownof theoperatingsystem,the serverwillbeturnedoff automatically.

v

Youcanpressthepower-controlbuttontostartanorderlyshutdownofthe

operatingsystem andturnoff theserver,if youroperatingsystem supportsthis feature.

v Iftheoperatingsystem stopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthe

power-controlbuttonfor morethan4secondstoturnofftheserver.

v IfanoptionalRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLineisinstalledintheserver,the

servercan beturned offfromtheRemoteSupervisorAdapterIISlimLine user interface.

v IftheWakeonLANfeatureturnedontheserver,theWakeonLANfeaturecan

turnofftheserver.

v Theservercanturnitselfoffasanautomaticresponsetoa criticalsystem

failure.

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Chapter

2. Installing

optional

devices

This chapterprovidesdetailed instructionsfor installingoptionalhardware devicesin theserver.

Server

components

Thefollowingillustration showsthemajorcomponentsintheserver(dependingon theservermodel).Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyour hardware. Front adapter-support bracket Drive cage EMC shields Filler panels Cover System board Upper bezel Lower bezel Microprocessor Heat sink Non-hot-swap power supply Hot-swap power supply DIMM SAS/SATA controller SATA hard disk drive (some models)

Hot-swap hard disk drive (some models) SATA filler panel

SAS filler panel Rear system fan

Optical drive

Hard disk drive fan assembly

Diskette drive (optional)

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System-board

internal

connectors

Thefollowingillustration showstheinternalconnectorsonthesystemboard.

Microprocessor power DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Microprocessor

Hard disk drive fan

USB tape drive

Mini-PCI slot Battery System fan connector Main power Microprocessor fan

(optional) External USB diskette drive

Front panel Front USBs SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane

PCI-X enablement card connector

Mini-BMC JTAG connector Wake on LAN

Mini-BMC boot loader

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System-board

external

connectors

Thefollowingillustration showstheexternalinput/output(I/O)connectorsonthe system board. Serial 2 (Com2) Serial 1 (Com1) Video USB 3 and 4 USB 1 and 2 Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (Ethernet) Ethernet connector Parallel Power cord AC power LED DC power LED Ethernet transmit/ receive activity LED (amber)

Ethernet link status LED (green)

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System-board

optional-device

connectors

Thefollowingillustration showsthesystem-boardandconnectorsfor user-installableoptionaldevices.

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4

Slot 5, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz Slot 4, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz Slot 3, PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz Slot 2, PCI Express x4 (x1) Slot 1, PCI Express x8 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slim Line

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System-board

jumpers

Thefollowingillustration showsthejumpersonthesystemboard.Thereareno changeable switchesonthesystemboard.

Boot block jumper (JP6) Clear CMOS jumper (JP1) Mini-BMC force update jumper (JP3)

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System-board

LEDs

Thefollowingillustration showsthelight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)onthesystem board.

Slot 5, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz LED Slot 4, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz LED Slot 3, PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz LED Slot 2, PCI Express x4 LED Slot 1, PCI Express x8 LED Standby power LED

Microprocessor fan LED DIMM 1 LED DIMM 2 LED DIMM 3 LED DIMM 4 LED

System fan LED

Hard drive fan LED

Mini-PCI slot LED

Microprocessor LED Board VRD fault LED

Mini-BMC heartbeat LED

For moreinformationaboutthesystem-boardLEDs,seetheProblemDetermination andServiceGuideontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.

Installation

guidelines

Important:Before youinstalloptionalhardware devices,makesurethattheserver isworkingcorrectly.Starttheserver,andmakesurethattheoperatingsystem starts,if anoperating systemisinstalled,orthata19990305errorcodeis displayed, indicatingthatanoperatingsystemwasnotfoundbuttheserveris otherwiseworkingcorrectly.Iftheserverisnotworkingcorrectly,see"Solving Problems"intheInstallationGuidefordiagnostic information.

Before youinstalloptionaldevices,readthefollowinginformation:

v Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev,theguidelinesin“Working

insidetheserverwiththepoweron”onpage22,and“Handlingstatic-sensitive devices”onpage 23.Thisinformationwillhelpyouworksafely.

v Whenyouinstallyournew server,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapply

themostrecentfirmwareupdates.Thisstep willhelp toensurethatanyknown issuesareaddressedandthatyourserverisready tofunctionat maximumlevels

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Note: Changesaremadeperiodicallyto theIBMWebsite.Theactualprocedure mightvary slightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.

1. Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

3. UnderPopularlinks, clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.

4. ClickIBM Systemx3200M2to displaythematrixofdownloadable filesfor

theserver.

Foradditionalinformationabout toolsfor updating,managing,anddeploying firmware,seetheSystemx andxSeriesToolsCenterathttp://

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.

v Observegood housekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Place removed

coversandotherpartsinasafeplace.

v Ifyoumust starttheserverwhilethecoverisremoved, makesurethatnooneis

neartheserverandthatnotoolsor otherobjectshavebeen leftinsidethe server.

v Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou. Ifyouhaveto

liftaheavyobject,observethefollowingprecautions: – Makesurethatyoucan standsafelywithout slipping.

– Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

– Usea slowliftingforce. Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyoulifta heavy

object.

– Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushing up

withyourlegmuscles.

v Makesure thatyou haveanadequatenumberofproperlygrounded electrical

outletsfortheserver,monitor,andotherdevices.

v Backupallimportantdatabefore youmakechangestodiskdrives.

v Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.

v Youdonothavetoturnoff theservertoinstall orreplacehot-swappower

supplies,orhot-plugUniversal SerialBus(USB)devices.However, youmustturn offtheserverbeforeyouperformanystepsthatinvolveremovingorinstalling adaptercables.

v Blueona componentindicatestouchpoints,whereyoucangripthecomponent

toremoveit fromorinstallit intheserver,openorclosea latch,andsoon. v Orangeona componentoranorangelabelonor nearacomponentindicates

thatthecomponentcanbehot-swapped,whichmeansthatif theserverand operatingsystem supporthot-swapcapability, youcanremoveorinstallthe componentwhiletheserverisrunning.(Orangecanalso indicatetouchpointson hot-swapcomponents.)Seetheinstructionsfor removingandinstallinga specific hot-swapcomponentforanyadditionalproceduresthatyoumighthaveto performbefore youremoveorinstallthecomponent.

v

Whenyouhaveto accesstheinsideof theserver,youmightfindit easiertolay

theserveronitsside.

v Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,

labels,andgroundwires.

v Fora listofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/

servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

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System

reliability

guidelines

Tohelp ensureproper systemcoolingandsystem reliability,makesure thatthe following requirementsaremet:

v Iftheserverhasredundantpower,each ofthepower-supplybayshas apower

supplyinstalledinit.

v Thereisadequatespacearoundtheservertoallow theservercoolingsystem to

workproperly. Leaveapproximately50mm(2in.)of openspacearoundthefront andrearof theserver.Donotplaceobjects infrontof thefans. Forproper coolingandairflow,replacetheservercoverbeforeyouturnontheserver. Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsof time(morethan30minutes)with theservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

v Youhave followedthecabling instructionsthatcomewithoptional adapters.

v Youhave replacedafailedfanassoonaspossible.

v Youhave replacedahot-swapdrivewithin 2minutesof removal.

Working

inside

the

server

with

the

power

on

Attention: Staticelectricity thatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen

theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto halt,whichmightresultinthe lossof data.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththe poweron.

Theserversupportshot-plug,hot-add,andhot-swapdevicesandisdesignedto operatesafelywhileit isturnedonandthecoverisremoved.Followthese guidelines whenyouworkinsidea serverthatisturnedon.

v Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Button long-sleevedshirts

beforeworkinginsidetheserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworking insidetheserver.

v Donotallowyournecktieor scarfto hanginsidetheserver.

v

Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwrist

watches.

v Removeitemsfromyourshirt pocket,suchaspens andpencils,thatmightfall

intotheserverasyoulean overit.

v Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjects,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews,

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Handling

static-sensitive

devices

Attention: Staticelectricitycan damagetheserverandotherelectronicdevices.

Toavoiddamage,keep static-sensitivedevicesintheirstatic-protectivepackages until youarereadytoinstall them.

Toreducethepossibilityofelectrostaticdischarge,observethefollowing precautions:

v Limityour movement.Movementcan causestaticelectricity tobuilduparound

you.

v Theuseofa groundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wear an

electrostatic-dischargewriststrap, ifoneisavailable.Always usean

electrostatic-dischargewriststrap orothergroundingsystem whenyouwork insidetheserverwiththepoweron.

v Handlethedevicecarefully,holdingit byitsedgesor itsframe.

v Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedcircuitry.

v Donotleavethedevice whereotherscanhandleanddamageit.

v Whilethedeviceisstillinitsstatic-protectivepackage,touchit toanunpainted

metalsurface ontheoutsideof theserverforat least2 seconds.This drains staticelectricityfromthepackageandfromyourbody.

v

Removethedevice fromitspackageandinstallit directlyintotheserverwithout

settingdownthedevice. Ifit isnecessary tosetdownthedevice,putitbackinto itsstatic-protectivepackage.Donotplacethedeviceontheservercoverorona metalsurface.

v Takeadditional carewhenyouhandledevicesduringcoldweather.Heating

reducesindoorhumidityandincreasesstaticelectricity.

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Removing

the

side

cover

Toremovetheserverside cover,completethefollowing steps:

1. Reviewthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev and“Installationguidelines”

onpage20.

2. Turn offtheserverandallattached devices(see“Server powerfeatures”on

page 12);then, disconnectallpowercordsandexternal cables. 3. Lay theserveronitsside.

4. Unlockthesidecover;then,pressthecover-releaselatchdown,asindicatedby

thetwoarrowsonthelatch.

Cover-release latch

Key lock

5. Lifttheside coveroff theserverandsetitaside.

Toreplacetheside cover,see “Reinstallingthesidecover”onpage 54.

Attention: Forpropercooling andairflow,replacethecoverbeforeyouturnon

theserver.Operatingtheserverfor extendedperiodsof time(morethan30 minutes) withthecoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.

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Removing

the

two-piece

bezel

When youworkwithsomedevices,suchasdrivesinbays1through7(orbays1 through11ifyouhave the2.5-inch eight-drivemodel,see page31),youmustfirst removethetwo-piecebezeltoaccessthedevices.

Notes:

v

Beforeyouremovetheupperbezel,youmustunlock andremovetheside cover

andremovethelowerbezel.

v Ifyouareremovingonly thelowerbezel,youdonothaveto removetheside

cover.However,thesidecovermustbeunlocked.

Toremovethetwo-piecebezel,completethefollowing steps: 1. Unlockthesidecover.

2. Removethesidecover(see“Removingtheside cover”onpage24).

3. Press theround bluereleasebuttonontherightside ofthelowerbezelandtilt

thelowerbezelforwardtodisengageit fromthechassis.

4. Liftthelowerbezeltodisengagethetwobottomtabsfromthechassis.Setthe

lowerbezelaside.

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5. Carefullypull thetwobezelclipsontheleftsideof theupperbezelawayfrom

thechassis;then, rotatetheupperbezeltotherightsideof theserverto disengagethetwo right-sidetabsfromthechassis.Set theupper bezelaside.

For instructionsforreplacingthetwo-piecebezel,see “Reinstallingthetwo-piece bezel”onpage52.

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Installing

a

memory

module

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs) that theserversupportsandotherinformationthatyoumust considerwhenyouinstall DIMMs:

v Theserversupports onlyindustry-standard,1.8V,240-pindouble-data-rate2

(DDR2),667or800MHz,PC2-5300orPC2-6400,unbuffered,synchronous dynamicrandom-accessmemory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs) witherrorcorrectingcode(ECC).TheseDIMMs mustbecompatiblewiththe latestDDR2667or 800MHzSDRAMunbuffered DIMMspecification.Fora list ofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/ eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

v TheoptionalDIMMsthatareavailablefortheserverare512MB,1GB,and2

GB.Theserversupportsaminimumof 512MB andamaximumof8 GBof systemmemory.

v Someserverscomewithone512MB DIMM,two512MBDIMMs,ortwo1 GB

DIMMsinstalled.

DependingontheDIMMsizesthatareinstalledinyourserver,theservercan supportone,two,or fourDIMMs.The512MB DIMMoptionkitcontainsone DIMM;however,the1GBDIMMand2 GBoptionkits eachcontaintwo DIMMs.

v ThesystemboardcontainsfourDIMMconnectorsandsupportstwo-waymemory

interleaving.Fortwo-waymemoryinterleaving,DIMMsmustbeinstalledin matchedpairs.

IfoneDIMMisinstalledintheDIMM1connector,whenyouinstallanadditional DIMM,itmust beinstalledintheDIMM3connector,anditmust bethesame size,speed,type,andtechnologyastheDIMMintheDIMM1connector.You canusecompatibleDIMMs fromvariousmanufacturers.

Ifyouinstall asecondpairofDIMMs intheDIMM2andDIMM4 connectors, theydonothavetobethesamesize,speed,type, andtechnologyasthe DIMMsintheDIMM1andDIMM3connectors.However, thesize,speed,type, andtechnologyof theDIMMs thatyouinstallintheDIMM2 andDIMM4 connectorsmustmatcheach other.

v Themaximumoperating speedoftheserverisdeterminedbytheslowestDIMM

intheserver.

v Theservercanoperateinsingle-channelmode ordual-channelmode.

v DIMMpopulationisbasedonsingle-rank,double-rank,or combinedsingle-rank

anddouble-rankDIMMs.DIMMs mustbeinstalledinorder, startingwiththe DIMMconnectorthatisfarthestfromthememorycontrollerhub.Double-rank DIMMsmust beinstalledintheDIMMconnectorthatisfarthestfromthememory controllerhubwhenyouinstalla combinationof single-rankanddouble-rank DIMMs.Thefollowingtablesshowexamplesofpopulatingtheserverwith differentcombinationsofsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs anddifferent operatingmodes.

Table2.Single-channelmodewithsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs

Channel0 Channel1

DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

Single-rank Double-rank

Single-rank Single-rank

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Table3.Dual-channelmodewithsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs

Firstpair Secondpair Remarks

DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4

Single-rank Single-rank Single-rank Single-rank

Single-rank Single-rank Double-rank Double-rank This

configurationis thesecond-best choice.

Double-rank Double-rank Single-rank Single-rank This

configurationis thebestchoice.

Double-rank Double-rank Double-rank Double-rank

Thefollowingtableshows thesequenceinwhichDIMMs mustbeinstalledinthe server.

Table4.DIMMinstallationsequence

NumberofDIMMs Installationsequence(connectors)

1 1

2(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3

3 TheuseofthreeDIMMsisnotsupported,

4(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3,2,4

v Theamountofusablememorywillbereduceddependingonthesystem

configuration.Acertainamountofmemorymust bereserved forsystem resources.Toviewthetotalamountof installedmemoryandtheamountof configuredmemory,runtheConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogramandselect

SystemSummaryfromthemenu.Foradditionalinformation,seeChapter3, “Configuringtheserver,”onpage57.

v WhenyourestarttheserverafteryouaddorremoveaDIMM,theserver

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Thefollowingillustration showsthedualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors andcorrespondingLEDsonthesystem board.

DIMM 1 LED DIMM 2 LED DIMM 3 LED DIMM 4 LED DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4

Attention: Staticelectricitythatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen

theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto stop,which mightresultinthe lossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenyou workinsidetheserverwiththe poweron.

Toinstalla DIMM,completethefollowing steps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevand“Installationguidelines”

onpage20.

2. Turn offtheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercordsand

allexternal cables.

3. Removethesidecover(see“Removingtheside cover”onpage24).

4. LocatetheDIMMconnectorsonthesystemboard.Determinetheconnectors

intowhich youwillinstalltheDIMMs.InstalltheDIMMsinthesequenceshown inthefollowingtable.

Table5.DIMMinstallationsequence

NumberofDIMMs Installationsequence(connectors)

1 1

2(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3

3 Notsupported

4(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3,2,4

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Attention: Toavoidbreaking theretaining clipsordamagingtheDIMM

connectors, openandclosetheclipsgently.

5. Opentheretainingclipsand,if necessary,removeanyexistingDIMM.

6. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheDIMMtoanyunpainted

metalsurfaceontheserver.Then,removethenewDIMMfromthepackage. 7. Turn theDIMMsothattheDIMMkeysaligncorrectlywiththeconnector.

8. Insert theDIMMintotheconnectorbyaligningtheedgesoftheDIMMwiththe

slotsat theends oftheDIMMconnector.FirmlypresstheDIMMstraightdown into theconnectorbyapplyingpressureonbothends oftheDIMM

simultaneously.Theretainingclipssnap intothelockedpositionwhentheDIMM isfirmlyseatedintheconnector.If thereisa gapbetweentheDIMMandthe retaining clips,theDIMMhasnotbeen correctlyinstalled.Opentheretaining clips,removetheDIMM,andthenreinsertit.

If youhaveotherdevicesto installorremove,dosonow;otherwise,goto “Completingtheinstallation”onpage52.

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Installing

a

drive

Depending ontheservermodel,aDVD-ROMor multiburnerdrivemightbeinstalled intheserver.Theserversupports2.5-inchor 3.5-inchhot-swapSAS,3.5-inch hot-swapSATA,or3.5-inch simple-swapSATAharddiskdrives(dependingonthe model).

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsofthedrive bays.Somemodels have sevendrive bays,andsomemodelshave elevendrivebays.

Table6.Drivebaysontheservermodels

Sevendrive-baymodel Elevendrive-baymodel

Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3 Bay 4 Bay 5 Bay 6 Bay 7 Bay 1 Bay 2 Bay 3 Bay 4 Bay 5 Bay 6 Bay 7 Bay 8 Bay 9 Bay 10 Bay 11

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof drivesthattheserversupportsandother informationthatyoumust considerwhenyouinstall adrive:

v

Makesure thatyou haveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatarespecified in

thedocumentationthatcomeswiththedrive. v Selectthebayinwhichyouwanttoinstall thedrive.

v Checktheinstructionsthatcomewiththedriveto determinewhetheryouhave to

setanyswitchesor jumpersonthedrive.IfyouareinstallingaSASor SATA device,besuretosettheSASorSATAIDfor thatdevice.

v OptionalinternalorexternalUSBdiskettedrives, tapedrives,DVD-ROM,and

multiburnerdrivesareexamplesof removable-mediadrives.Youcaninstall removable-mediadrivesinbays1,2, and3 only.

v TheSATAremovable-mediadrivesthatyouinstallinbay1 connectsto theSATA

4connectoronthesystem boardandthedriveinbay2connectstotheSATA5 connectoronthesystemboard.

v

Toinstalla3.5-inchdrive ina 5.25-inchbay,you mustusethe5.25-inch

conversionkit.

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v Theelectromagneticinterference(EMI)integrityandcooling oftheserverare

protectedbyhavingallbaysandPCIandPCIExpress slotscoveredor

occupied.Whenyouinstalla drive,PCI,or PCIExpressadapter,savetheEMC shieldandfillerpanelfromthebayorPCIorPCIExpressadapterslotcoverin theeventthatyoulaterremovethedevice.

v Fora completelist ofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,see

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

Installing

a

CD

or

DVD

drive

Toinstalla CDor DVDdrive,completethefollowing steps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev and“Installationguidelines”

onpage 20.

2. Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercords

andallexternalcables.

3. Removetheside cover(see“Removing theside cover”onpage24).

4. Removethetwo-piecebezel(see“Removingthetwo-piecebezel”onpage

25).

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Note: If youareinstallinga drivethatcontainsalaser,observethefollowing safetyprecaution.

Statement3:

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives, fiberopticdevices, ortransmitters)are installed,notethefollowing:

v Donotremove thecovers.Removing thecoversof thelaserproduct

couldresultinexposuretohazardouslaserradiation. Thereareno serviceablepartsinsidethe device.

v Use ofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceof proceduresother

thanthosespecifiedhereinmightresultinhazardousradiation exposure.

DANGER

Somelaserproductscontainan embeddedClass3AorClass3Blaser diode.Note thefollowing.

Laserradiation whenopen.Donotstareintothebeam, donotview directly withopticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothe beam.

Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite

Appareil A Laser de Classe 1`

6. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthedrive toanyunpainted

metalsurfaceontheserver;then, removethedrive fromthepackageand placeit onastatic-protectivesurface.

7. Setanyjumpersor switchesonthedriveaccordingtothedocumentationthat

comeswiththedrive.

Note: Youmightfindit easierto installthenewdrive fromthefrontandthen attachthecables.

8. Removethedrive retainerclip fromtheside ofthedrive cageofbays1or 2.

Slidethedriveretainerclipto therighttoremoveitfromthedrive cage;then, snapthedriveretainerclipinto thescrewholesonthesideof thedrive.

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9. Ifyouareinstallinga5.2-inch driveinbay2,slidethedriveintothebay.Ifyou

areinstalling a3.5-inchdriveinbay2, youmustattachthe5.2-inch. conversionkittothe3.5-inch drive.

Note: An optionaldiskettedrivecanbeinstalledinbay3.

10. Connectoneendof theapplicablesignalcableintotherearof thedriveand

makesurethattheotherendof thiscableisconnected intotheapplicable SATAconnectoronthesystemboard.

11. Routethesignalcablesothatitdoes notblocktheairflow totherearof the

drivesoroverthemicroprocessoranddualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs). 12. Ifyouhave anotherdrive toinstallor remove,dosonow.

13. Connectthepowercabletotherearofthedrive.Theconnectorsarekeyed

andcanbeinserted onlyoneway.

Installing

a

tape

drive

Toinstalla tapedrive,completethefollowingsteps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev and“Installationguidelines”

onpage 20.

2. Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercords

andallexternalcables.

3. Removetheside cover(see“Removing theside cover”onpage24).

4. Removethetwo-piecebezel(see“Removingthetwo-piecebezel”onpage

25).

5. Usea screwdriverto prythefiller panelandEMCshieldawayfromtheserver.

6. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthedrive toanyunpainted

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8. Removethedrive retainerclip fromtheside ofthedrive cageofbays1or 2.

Slidethedriveretainerclipto therighttoremoveitfromthedrive cage;then, snapthedriveretainerclipinto thescrewholesonthesideof thedrive.

Tape drive EMC shield

Drive retainer clip

9. Slidethedriveintothebay.

Note: Atape drivecanbeinstalledinbay1 or2.

10. Connectoneendof theapplicablesignalcableintotherearof thedriveand

makesurethattheotherendof thiscableisconnectedinto theapplicable connectoronthesystemboard.

11. Routethesignalcablesothatitdoes notblocktheairflowto therearof the

drivesor overthemicroprocessoranddualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs). 12. Ifyouhave anotherdrive toinstallor remove,dosonow.

13. Connectthepowercabletotherearofthedrive.Theconnectorsarekeyed

andcanbeinserted onlyoneway.

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Installing

a

hot-swap

SAS

or

hot-swap

SATA

hard

disk

drive

Some hot-swapSASmodelssupport2.5-inch or3.5-inchhot-swapSASharddisk drives.Thehot-swapSATAmodelssupport3.5-inchhot-swapSATAharddisk drives. Beforeyouinstallahot-swapharddiskdrive,readthefollowinginformation: v Dependingonyourmodel,theserversupports thefollowing maximumnumberof

hot-swapdrives:

– Four3.5-inch hot-swapSAS

– Four3.5-inch hot-swapSATA

– Four2.5-inch hot-swapSAS

– Eight2.5-inchhot-swapSAS

v Youmust installeitherallSASharddiskdrivesorallSATAharddiskdrivesinthe

server.DonotinstallbothSASandSATAdrivesintheserver. v Installdrivesinthefollowing sequence:

– Forservermodelsthatsupportfourharddiskdrives,installthedrivesstarting

fromthetopbayto thebottombay(bay 4,5,6, andthen7).

– Forservermodelsthatsupporteightharddiskdrives,installthedrives

startingfromlefttoright(bay4, 5,6, 7,8, 9,10,andthen11). v Inspectthedrivetrayfor signsofdamage.

v

Makesure thatthedrive iscorrectlyinstalledinthetray.

v Youdonothavetoturnoff theservertoinstall hot-swapdrivesinthehot-swap

drivebays.

Theserverhot-swapbaysareconnectedtoa SAS/SATAbackplane.This

backplane, alsoknown asthehot-swap-drivebackplane, istheprintedcircuitboard behindthesebays.

Attention: Staticelectricity thatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen

theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto stop,which mightresultinthe lossof data.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththe poweron.

Toinstalla hot-swapharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevand“Installationguidelines”

onpage20.

2. Unlockthesidecover(thebezelwillnotdisengagefromtheserverif thecover

islocked).

3. Removethelowerbezel(see “Removingthetwo-piecebezel”onpage25).

4. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthedriveto anyunpainted

metalsurfaceontheserver;then,removethedrive fromthepackageandplace it onastatic-protectivesurface.

5. Install theharddiskdriveinthehot-swapbay:

a. Makesurethatthedrivetrayhandleisopen.

b. Align thedrive assemblywiththeguiderailsinthebayasshowninthe

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Table7.Illustrationsoftheservermodelswithfourandeightdrivebays

Servermodelwithfourhot-swapdrive bays

Servermodelwitheighthot-swapdrive bays

Drive-tray assembly

Drive tray handle (in open position)

Drive-tray assembly

Drive tray handle (in open position)

Bezel

c. Gently slidethedrive assemblyintothedrivebayuntil thedrivestops.

d. Rotatethedrive trayhandleto theclosed(locked)position.

e. Check theharddiskdrivestatusindicatortomakesurethattheharddisk

drive isoperatingcorrectly.(Youmighthave torestart theserverbeforethe drive isrecognized.)IftheamberharddiskdrivestatusLEDfor adriveislit continuously, itindicatesthatthedriveisfaultyandmustbereplaced.If the green harddiskdrive activityLEDisflashing,itindicatesthatthedrive is beingaccessed.

Note: Iftheserverisconfiguredfor RAIDoperation usinganoptional ServeRAIDadapter,youmighthaveto reconfigureyourdiskarraysafteryou install harddiskdrives.SeetheServeRAIDdocumentation ontheIBM ServeRAIDSupport CDfor additionalinformationaboutRAIDoperationand completeinstructionsforusingServeRAIDManager.

6. If youareinstalling additionalhot-swapharddiskdrives,dosonow.

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IDs

for

hot-swap

hard

disk

drives

Onsomemodels,thehot-swap-drivebackplanecontrols theIDsof theinternal hot-swapdrive bays.ThefollowingtableliststheIDsof theharddiskdrivesand backplane thatareconnectedto onechannelinthehot-swapmodels. Inthetypical configuration,thestandardharddiskdrivesandbackplaneareconnectedto channelA.Thistable appliesonlyto servermodels thatsupportfourharddisk drives.

Table8.IDsofthehot-swapdrives(modelswithfourdrivebays)

Drivebay ID 4 0 5 1 6 2 7 3

If yourserveristheeight-bay,2.5inch hot-swapSASmodel,theIDs ofthehard diskdrivesareshowninthefollowingtable.

Table9.IDsofthehot-swapdrives(modelswitheightdrivebays)

Drivebay ID 4 0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 7

Installing

a

simple-swap

SATA

hard

disk

drive

Some servermodelssupport3.5-inchsimple-swap SATAharddiskdrives,which areaccessiblefromthefrontoftheserver.You mustdisconnectallpowerfromthe serverbeforeremoveor installsimple-swapdrives.Beforeyouinstalla simple-swap SATAharddiskdrive,readthefollowing information:

v Youcaninstallfoursimple-swapSATAharddiskdrivesinthesimple-swap

models.

v Installthedrivesstartingfromthetopbayto thebottombay(bay 4,5,6, and

then7).

v Thefoursimple-swap SATAharddiskdrive connectsto theSATA0through

SATA3connectorsonthesystemboard asfollows:

– Thedrive inbay4connectstotheSATA0connectoronthesystemboard.

System x3200 M2 Types 4367 and User s Guide

System

x3200

M2

Types

4367

and

4368

User’s

Guide

System

x3200

M2

Types

4367

and

4368

User’s

Guide

Contents

Safety

Chapter

1.

The

System

x3200

M2

server

Related

documentation

Notices

and

statements

in

this

document

Features

and

specifications

What

your

server

offers

Reliability,

availability,

and

serviceability

IBM

Director

Update

Xpress

program

Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

Front

view

Rear

view

Server

power

features

Turning

on

the

server

Turning

off

the

server

Chapter

2.

Installing

optional

devices

Server

components

System-board