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1000BASE-T)

and

duplex

mode

(full-duplex

or

half-duplex)

of

the

network

and

automatically

operate

at

that

rate

and

mode.

You

do

not

have

to

set

any

jumpers

or

configure

the

controllers.

However,

you

must

install

a

device

driver

to

enable

the

operating

system

to

address

the

controllers.

For

device

drivers

and

information

about

configuring

the

Ethernet

controllers,

see

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Software

CD

that

comes

with

the

server.

For

updated

information

about

configuring

the

controllers,

go

to

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

Using

the

baseboard

management

controller

The

baseboard

management

controller

provides

environmental

monitoring

for

the

server.

If

environmental

conditions

exceed

thresholds

or

if

system

components

fail,

the

baseboard

management

controller

lights

LEDs

to

help

you

diagnose

the

problem

and

also

records

the

error

in

the

System

Event/Error

log.

The

baseboard

management

controller

also

provides

the

following

remote

server

management

capabilities

through

the

OSA

SMBridge

management

utility

program:

v

Command-line

interface

(IPMI

Shell)

The

command-line

interface

provides

direct

access

to

server

management

functions

through

the

IPMI

1.5

protocol.

Use

the

command-line

interface

to

issue

commands

to

control

the

server

power,

view

system

information,

and

identify

the

server.

You

can

also

save

one

or

more

commands

as

a

text

file

and

run

the

file

as

a

script.

v

Serial

over

LAN

Establish

a

Serial

over

LAN

(SOL)

connection

to

manage

servers

from

a

remote

location.

You

can

remotely

view

and

change

the

BIOS

settings,

restart

the

server,

identify

the

server,

and

perform

other

management

functions.

Any

standard

Telenet

client

application

can

access

the

SOL

connection.

Enabling

and

configuring

SOL

using

the

OSA

SMBridge

management

utility

program

To

enable

and

configure

the

server

for

SOL

by

using

the

OSA

SMBridge

management

utility

program,

you

must

update

and

configure

the

BIOS

code

and

enable

the

operating

system

for

an

SOL

connection.

Note:

In

an

SOL

session,

use

the

following

commands

instead

of

function

keys:

v

To

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

when

the

prompt

Press

F1

for

Configuration/Setup

appears,

press

Esc,

Shift+o,

then

Shift+p.

v

To

start

the

diagnostic

programs,

when

the

prompt

F2

for

Diagnostics

appears,

press

Esc,

Shift+o,

then

Shift+q.

v

To

recover

BIOS,

when

the

prompt

F3

for

BIOS

Recovery

appears,

press

Esc,

Shift+o,

then

Shift+r.

BIOS

update

and

configuration

Complete

the

following

steps

to

update

and

configure

the

BIOS

code

to

enable

SOL:

1.

Update

the

BIOS

code:

a.

Download

the

latest

version

of

the

BIOS

code

from

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

b.

Update

the

BIOS

code,

following

the

instructions

that

come

with

the

update

file

that

you

downloaded.

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IBM

xSeries

336

Type

8837:

User’s

Guide

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. Introducing the xSeries 336 Type 8837 server	13
Related documentation	13
Notices and statements used in this document	14
Features and specifications	15
What your server offers	16
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	17
Active Memory	18
Memory ProteXion	18
Memory mirroring and sparing	19
IBM Director	19
The UpdateXpress program	20
Server controls, LEDs, and power	20
Front view	20
Operator information panel	21
Rear view	24
Server power features	25
Turning on the server	25
Turning off the server	25
Chapter 2. Configuring the server	27
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	28
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	28
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	28
Passwords	31
Power-on password	31
Administrator password	32
Using the Boot menu	32
Starting the backup BIOS	33
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	33
ServerGuide features	34
Setup and configuration overview	34
Typical operating-system installation	35
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	35
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	35
Using the baseboard management controller	36
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	36
BIOS update and configuration	36
Linux configuration	37
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	44
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	45
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	47
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	47
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	47
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	47
Using the RAID configuration programs	48
Using the LSI Logic setup utility program	49
Using ServeRAID Manager	50
Configuring the controller	50
Viewing the configuration	51
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	51
Requirements	51
Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	52
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware	52
Completing the setup	53
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	55
Before you call	55
Using the documentation	55
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	56
Software service and support	56
Hardware service and support	56
Appendix B. Notices	57
Edition notice	57
Trademarks	58
Important notes	58
Product recycling and disposal	59
Battery return program	59
Electronic emission notices	60
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	60
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	60
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	61
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	61
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	61
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	61
Chinese Class A warning statement	62
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	62
Power cords	62

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