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Contents Safety information v Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 205 Type 8480 server 1 Related publications 2 Notices and statements used in this book 2 Features and specifications 3 What your xSeries 205 Type 8480 server offers 4 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 5 Server controls, LEDs, and connectors 5 Server controls and LEDs 6 Server connectors 7 Server power features 8 Chapter 2. Configuring your server 11 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 11 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 11 Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices 12 Using passwords 18 Enabling Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent 20 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 20 ServerGuide features 20 Setup and configuration overview 21 System Partition 22 Typical operating-system installation 22 Setting up or updating multiple servers 23 Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 23 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 23 Using the SCSISelect Utility program 24 Starting the SCSISelect Utility program 24 SCSISelect menu choices 25 Using the Boot Menu program 25 Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance 27 Before you call 27 Using the documentation 27 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web 27 Software service and support 28 Hardware service and support 28 Appendix B. Warranty information 29 Warranty period 29 Problem determination 29 Warranty service and support 30 International Warranty Service 30 Purchasing additional services 31 IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 32 Part 1 - General Terms 32 Part 2 - Country-unique Terms 34 Appendix C. Notices 41 Edition notice 41 Trademarks 42 Important notes 42 Electronic emission notices 43 iii

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Contents
Safety information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 205 Type 8480 server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your xSeries 205 Type 8480 server offers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Server controls, LEDs, and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Server controls and LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Server connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enabling Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ServerGuide features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting up or updating multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the SCSISelect Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SCSISelect menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Software service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix B. Warranty information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Problem determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Warranty service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
International Warranty Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Purchasing additional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty
Z125-4753-06 8/2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Appendix C. Notices
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Edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43