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Contents Safety vii Chapter 1.Introducing the IBM xSeries 200 1 Features and specifications 2 Notices used in this book 3 What your IBM xSeries 200 offers 3 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 4 Server controls and indicators 5 Turning on the server 6 Turning off the server 6 Chapter 2.Arranging your workspace 7 Comfort 7 Glare and lighting 7 Air circulation 7 Electrical outlets and cable lengths 8 Chapter 3.Configuring your server 9 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 9 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 9 Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu 10 Using passwords 12 Using the SCSISelect utility program (some models 12 Starting the SCSISelect utility program 12 Choices available from the SCSISelect menu 13 Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program 14 Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program 14 Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu 15 Chapter 4.Using the ServerGuide CDs 17 Features at a glance 18 Setup and configuration overview 19 System Partition 20 Typical NOS installation 20 Setting up or updating multiple servers 20 Installing your NOS without ServerGuide 21 Additional programs included with ServerGuide 21 Chapter 5.Installing options 23 Major components of the xSeries 200 23 System and PCI extender boards 24 System and PCI extender-board option connectors 24 System board internal cable connectors 24 System board external connectors 25 System board jumpers 26 Before you begin 26 System reliability considerations 27 Handling static-sensitive devices 27 Safety information 28 Moving the stabilizing feet 32 Removing the side cover 33 Removing the support-bracket assembly 34 Working with adapters 35 Adapter considerations 35 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 iii

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© Copyright IBM Corp.
2001
iii
Contents
Safety
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Chapter 1.Introducing the IBM xSeries 200
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your IBM xSeries 200 offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Server controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2.Arranging your workspace
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Comfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Air circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3.Configuring your server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the SCSISelect utility program (some models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4.Using the ServerGuide CDs
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Features at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setup and configuration overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Typical NOS installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting up or updating multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Additional programs included with ServerGuide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 5.Installing options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Major components of the xSeries 200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System and PCI extender boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System and PCI extender-board option connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System board internal cable connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System board external connectors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Before you begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System reliability considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Safety information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Moving the stabilizing feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Removing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Removing the support-bracket assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Working with adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adapter considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35