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v Login ID v Password v Enable or disable the currently selected entry v Number v PIN v Connection Type (numeric, alphanumeric, serial) v Description v Dialout Retry Limit v Dialout Number Spacing v Dialout Retry Delay When you finish, press F6 to save and return to the main option menu. To return to the main option menu without saving, press Esc. General Settings: Select this choice to set the identifying Name and Number for the ASM processor; set the time and date of the ASM clock, schedule a time and date for the system to be automatically powered on, and to specify POST, Loader, and O/S Timeout values or the Power Off Delay value. The Name and Number help you identify these systems on your network. The Name and Number values can be up to 15 characters in length. Use the arrow keys and the Tab key to move between the fields. When you finish, press F6 to save the values and return to the main menu. To return to the main menu without saving, press Esc. Modem Settings: Select this choice to configure the modem that the ASM processor uses. Update System Management Firmware Select this choice to update configuration settings for the ASM processor. For more information, see "Updating the ASM firmware" on page 36. Exit Select this choice to exit from the xSeries 330/IntelliStation R Pro Advanced System Management Firmware Update Utility program. Configuring the ASM processor To configure the ASM processor, do the following: 1. Insert the xSeries 330/IntelliStation R Pro Advanced System Management Firmware Update diskette into the diskette drive and restart the server. 2. After your server starts up and the main menu appears, select Configuration Settings and press Enter. 3. Select General Settings and press Enter. 4. Type a name for the ASM processor of your server in the Name field. This value can be up to 15 characters long. 5. Type a number for the ASM processor of your server in the Number field. This value can be up to 15 characters long. Notes: a. The Name and Number designations apply to the ASM processor and not to the server. 38 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 330 Type 8674, IntelliStation R Pro Type 6851, and Network Equipment Building System Type 8674

Section	Page
About this manual	5
Important safety information	5
Online support	6
Contents	7
General checkout	9
General information	11
Features and specifications	12
What the xSeries 330 / IntelliStation R Pro offers	13
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features	13
Server controls and indicators	14
Front view	14
Rear view	15
Turning on the server	16
Turning off the server	17
Stand-by mode	17
Diagnostics	19
Diagnostic tools overview	19
POST	20
POST error messages	20
Event/error logs	20
Small computer system interface messages	20
Identifying problems using status LEDs	21
Light Path Diagnostics	21
Diagnostics panel	22
Diagnostic programs and error messages	23
Text messages	23
Starting the diagnostic programs	24
Viewing the test log	24
Recovering BIOS	26
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller	27
Network connection problems	27
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart	27
Ethernet controller messages	28
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages	28
Power checkout	30
Replacing the battery	31
Temperature checkout	33
Configuration	35
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	35
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	35
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu	35
Using passwords	39
Power-on password	39
Setting the password override switch	39
Administrator password	40
Using the SCSISelect utility program	41
Starting the SCSISelect utility program	41
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu	42
Using the PXE boot agent utility program	42
Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program	43
PXE Boot Agent Utility menu choices	43
Advanced System Management	44
Updating the ASM firmware	44
ASM Firmware Update Utility diskette menu choices	45
Hardware Status and Information	45
Configuration Settings	45
Alert Settings	45
Dial In/Out Settings	45
General Settings	46
Modem Settings	46
Update System Management Firmware	46
Exit	46
Configuring the ASM processor	46
Installing options	49
Notices and statements used in this book	49
Major components of the xSeries 330	50
Major components of the R Pro computer	51
System board	52
System board options connectors	52
System board LEDs	53
Before you begin	53
System reliability considerations	54
Working inside a server/workstation with power on	54
Rack installation	54
Removing the cover	56
Working with adapters in the xSeries 330	57
Adapter considerations	57
Installing an adapter	58
Working with adapters in the R Pro	61
Adapter considerations	61
Removing an adapter	62
Installing an adapter	62
The IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter	64
Installation prerequisites	64
Installation requirements	65
Remote Supervisor Adapter features	65
About your documentation	66
System requirements	66
Starting the IBM Documentation Browser	67
Using the IBM Documentation Browser	67
Unpacking and verifying components	68
Inventory checklist	68
Remote Supervisor Adapter components	70
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter	70
Connecting the power-supply adapter	73
Connecting the LAN and serial port cables	74
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port	75
Cabling the serial (COM) port	76
Updating the Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware	76
Configuring your system to enable remote access to the Remote Supervisor Adapter	79
Configuring the Ethernet settings	79
Configuring the serial port	81
Setting up point-to-point protocol	82
Completing the installation	84
Planning and cabling your interconnect network	85
Forwarding alerts	85
Cabling for the ASM interconnect network	86
Installing the ASM Interconnect module on the xSeries 330	87
ASM interconnect network configuration examples	88
Hard disk drives	90
Preinstallation steps	91
Installing or replacing a hard disk drive	91
Memory	92
Installing memory modules	93
Microprocessor	95
Installing the microprocessor	96
Removing a microprocessor	98
Fan assembly replacement	100
Installing the cover	101
I/O connector locations and ports in the R Pro	102
Input/Output ports	102
Console ports	103
Device breakout cable	103
Keyboard connector	103
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) connector	103
Using the computer as a remote console	104
Serial port	104
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments	104
Serial-port connector	105
Universal Serial Bus ports	105
USB cables and hubs	105
USB-port connectors	106
Ethernet ports	106
Configuring the Ethernet controllers	106
Failover for redundant Ethernet	106
High Performance Ethernet Modes	107
Ethernet port connector	109
Advanced System Management ports	109
Audio ports	110
Video ports	110
I/O connector locations and ports on the xSeries 330	110
Input/Output ports	111
Serial port	111
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments	111
Serial-port connector	111
Universal Serial Bus ports	112
USB cables and hubs	112
USB-port connectors	112
Ethernet ports	112
Configuring the Ethernet controller	113
Failover for redundant Ethernet	113
High Performance Ethernet Modes	113
Ethernet port connector	115
Advanced System Management ports	116
Working with cables	116
Cabling the RS-485 connectors	117
Connecting servers with a C2T chain	118
Testing the C2T chain	119
Using C2T	120
Cable management	120
FRU information (service only)	121
Diskette/CD-ROM drives	121
Diskette/CD-ROM drive bracket	122
Hard disk drive backplane	123
Power supply	123
PCI riser card	124
System board	124
Important Instructions for the IntelliStation R Pro (Type 6851)	125
Initializing the system board	125
Symptom-to-FRU index	127
Beep symptoms	127
No Beep symptoms	129
Information panel system error LED	129
Diagnostic error codes	130
Error symptoms	133
POST error codes	135
SCSI error codes	139
Temperature error messages	139
Fan error messages	140
System shutdown	140
Voltage related system shutdown	140
Temperature related system shutdown	141
DASD checkout	141
Bus fault messages	141
Undetermined problems	142
Parts listing, xSeries 330	145
System	146
Keyboards	148
Power cords	149
IntelliStation R Pro	150
Keyboards	152
Power cords	152
Related service information	155
Safety information	155
General safety	155
Electrical safety	156
Safety inspection guide	157
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices	158
Grounding requirements	159
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations)	159
Send us your comments!	188
Problem determination tips	189
Notices	189

Match case Limit results 1 per page

Password

Enable or disable the currently selected entry

Number

Connection Type (numeric, alphanumeric, serial)

Description

Dialout Retry Limit

Dialout Number Spacing

Dialout Retry Delay

When you finish, press F6 to save and return to the main option menu. To return

to the main option menu without saving, press Esc.

General Settings:

Select this choice to set the identifying Name and Number for

the ASM processor; set the time and date of the ASM clock, schedule a time and

date for the system to be automatically powered on, and to specify POST, Loader,

and O/S Timeout values or the Power Off Delay value.

The Name and Number help you identify these systems on your network. The

Name and Number values can be up to 15 characters in length.

Use the arrow keys and the Tab key to move between the fields. When you finish,

press F6 to save the values and return to the main menu. To return to the main

menu without saving, press Esc.

Modem Settings:

Select this choice to configure the modem that the ASM

processor uses.

Update System Management Firmware

Select this choice to update configuration settings for the ASM processor. For more

information, see

“

Updating the ASM firmware

”

on page 36.

Exit

Select this choice to exit from the xSeries 330/IntelliStation R Pro Advanced System

Management Firmware Update Utility program.

Configuring the ASM processor

To configure the ASM processor, do the following:

Insert the

xSeries 330/IntelliStation R Pro Advanced System Management Firmware

Update

diskette into the diskette drive and restart the server.

After your server starts up and the main menu appears, select

Configuration

Settings

and press Enter.

Select

General Settings

and press Enter.

Type a name for the ASM processor of your server in the

Name

field. This

value can be up to 15 characters long.

Type a number for the ASM processor of your server in the

Number

field. This

value can be up to 15 characters long.

Notes:

The

Name

and

Number

designations apply to the ASM processor and not

to the server.

Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 330 Type 8674, IntelliStation R Pro Type 6851, and Network Equipment Building

System Type 8674