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Contents About this manual iii Important safety information iii Online support iii Chapter 1. General information 1 Related publications 1 Notices and statements used in this book 2 Features and specifications 3 Server controls and indicators 4 Front view 4 Rear view 6 Operator information panel 7 Server power features 8 Turning on the server 8 Turning off the server 9 Standby mode 9 IBM documentation CD 10 System requirements 10 Starting the IBM Documentation Browser 10 Using the IBM Documentation Browser 11 Using the search feature 11 IBM Director 11 Installing IBM Director updates 12 UpdateXpress 13 Chapter 2. Configuration 15 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 15 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 15 Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu 16 Using passwords 19 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 21 Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 21 Formatting a SCSI hard disk drive 22 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 22 ServerGuide features 22 Setup and configuration overview 23 System Partition 24 Typical operating-system installation 24 Setting up or updating multiple servers 25 Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 25 Using ServeRAID Manager 25 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 26 High-performance Ethernet modes 27 Ethernet port connector 27 Updating the integrated system management firmware 27 Chapter 3. Diagnostics 29 General checkout 29 Diagnostic tools overview 31 POST error logs 31 Viewing error logs from the Configuration/Setup Utility program 32 Viewing error logs from the diagnostic programs 32 ServerGuide error symptoms 32 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2002 v

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Formatting
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Using
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Setup
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Typical
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Setting
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Installing
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Configuring
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High-performance
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Ethernet
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Updating
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Chapter
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Diagnostics
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General
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Diagnostic
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Viewing
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Viewing
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ServerGuide
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©
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