Home » IBM Manuals » Desktops » IBM 86884RX » Manual Viewer

IBM 86884RX Maintenance Manual - Page 32

Configuration, Settings, Modem, Dedicated, Disabled, Enabled

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 32 highlights

12. If you also want to configure the serial port, continue with "Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access." Otherwise, go to "Installing Advanced System Management device drivers" on page 25. Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access: Complete the following steps to configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter serial port for access using a modem or null modem. If you completed the procedure for configuring the Ethernet port and the Configuration Settings window is open, go to step 4. 1. With the server turned off, insert the CD containing the EFI Remote Supervisor Utility program into the drive, and turn on the server. 2. The utility starts automatically, displaying the Remote Supervisor Utility window. 3. Use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys (↑ and ↓) to select Configuration Settings, and press Enter. The Configuration Settings window opens. 4. Use the arrow keys to select Modem Settings, and press Enter. The Modem Settings window opens. Note: The values in the window are only examples; your settings might be different. 5. Verify the following serial port values: Baud Rate The default is 57600. Make sure that the baud rate matches the baud rate of the device you are connecting to the serial port on the Remote Supervisor Adapter. Dedicated to ASM The default setting is Disabled. If you are using point-to-point protocol (PPP), set this field to Enabled. If the value in this field is Enabled when the server is restarted, the serial port remains dedicated to system management and is not returned to the operating system. Note: To use this serial port, you must first install the ASM device drivers as described in "Installing Advanced System Management device drivers" on page 25. If the serial port is shared with the operating system, it is dedicated to the Remote Supervisor Adapter only while the server is turned off or 22 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

Section	Page
About this manual	5
Important safety information	5
Online support	5
Contents	7
Chapter 1. General information	11
Related publications	11
Notices and statements in this book	12
Features and specifications	13
What your IBM xSeries 450 offers	14
Server controls and indicators	14
Front view	15
Rear view	16
Server power features	18
Turning on the server	18
Turning off the server	18
Chapter 2. Configuring the server	21
Using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager	21
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	22
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	22
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	22
Passwords	24
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program	25
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter	26
Remote Supervisor Adapter features	26
Setup requirements	26
Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter	28
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port and serial port	28
Configuring the adapter	30
Using the ASM interconnect network	36
Planning and cabling the interconnect network	36
Forwarding alerts	37
Connecting the ASM Interconnect module to the xSeries 450	37
ASM interconnect network configuration examples	38
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	41
Chapter 3. Diagnostics	43
General checkout	43
Diagnostic tools overview	45
POST error codes and messages	45
System-error logs	46
Light Path Diagnostics feature	46
The diagnostics panel	47
LEDs on the top of the server	47
LEDs on the system boards	47
Diagnostic display	47
Diagnostic programs, error codes, and messages	48
Text messages	48
Starting the AMIDiag program	48
Starting the AMIDiag program from the server	48
Updating the firmware	49
AMIDiag menus	50
Using AMIDiag keys	50
Running AMIDiag tests	51
Running the AMIDiag program in Batch Mode	51
Error-log viewer	52
Quitting tests	52
System diagnostic tests	52
Processor test	52
System Board Test	53
PCI System Test	53
Multiprocessor Test	53
Memory diagnostic tests	54
IDE device diagnostic tests	54
IDE CD-ROM tests	55
IDE DVD tests	55
ATAPI removables test	56
SCSI diagnostic tests	56
SCSI Disk Buffer Test	57
SCSI Disk Self Diagnostic Test	57
SCSI Disk Read Test	57
SCSI Disk Write Test	58
SCSI Disk Format Test	58
SCSI Disk Spin Down Test	58
SCSI Disk Quick Test	58
SCSI CD-ROM tests	59
SCSI Tape Test	60
Video diagnostic tests	61
Running video tests	62
Video Monitor Test	62
Video Controller Test	63
USB diagnostic tests	63
USB Functionality Test	63
USB Keyboard Test	63
USB Mouse Test	70
Miscellaneous diagnostic tests	70
Serial port test	70
LED Test	71
RXE Port Test	71
Advanced System Management Test	72
Options menu	73
Edit Batch Parameters	73
Load Batch Parameters	78
Save Batch Parameters	79
Generate Report	79
Toggle All Tests in Menu	80
Run Selected Tests	80
Toggle Hidden Test Display	80
Ethernet diagnostic tests	80
Diagnostic error code tables	80
Small computer system interface (SCSI) messages	81
Recovering SAL/EFI code	81
Clearing a power-on password	82
Clearing CMOS	83
Power checkout	84
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller	85
Network connection problems	85
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart	86
Ethernet controller messages	86
Chapter 4. Installing options	87
Installation guidelines	87
System reliability considerations	87
Working inside a server with power on	87
Handling static-sensitive devices	88
Major components of the xSeries 450 server	88
Connector and LED locations	90
Memory board internal connectors and LEDs	90
Memory switch card LEDs	91
Processor board internal connectors and LEDs	92
Midplane board connectors and LEDs	94
PCI-X board internal connectors and LEDs	96
I/O-board internal connectors	97
I/O-board jumpers	97
Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors and LEDs	98
Opening the cover	98
Removing and replacing the bezel	99
Removing and replacing a hot-swap power supply	100
Installing an adapter	102
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive	105
Installing a 1.44 MB diskette drive	106
Installing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive	107
Installing memory	108
Installing and replacing a microprocessor and power module	110
Replacing and troubleshooting fans	117
Replacing fan 1 or 2	117
Replacing fan 3 or 4	118
Replacing the battery	119
Completing the installation	121
Closing the cover	121
Connecting the cables	121
Updating your server configuration	122
Installing the server in a rack	123
Chapter 5. Field replaceable units	125
Memory-board assembly	125
Memory board	125
Memory-board voltage regulator module (VRM)	126
Memory switch card and cable	128
Processor-board assembly	129
Microprocessor and power module	131
Processor-board VRM	132
PCI-X board assembly	133
Midplane board	135
Midplane-board VRM	136
PCI-X board	137
Active PCI assembly	139
I/O board, riser card, and Remote Supervisor Adapter	140
Restoring the nonvolatile EFI variables	144
Top cover assembly	147
Top power board	148
Hard disk drive backplane	148
Media bay card	149
Memory-board retaining latches	150
AC box assembly mechanism	151
Media-extract mechanism	153
Power/reset card assembly	154
Light Path card	154
Chapter 6. Symptom-to-FRU index	157
Light Path LED errors	157
System-error log entries	159
SAL/EFI messages	160
Service processor messages	164
Diagnostic error codes	169
System-error codes	169
IDE CD test error codes	171
ATAPI removables test error codes	172
IDE DVD-ROM drive test error codes	174
SCSI test error codes	174
Video test error codes	177
USB test error codes	177
Serial port test error codes	179
Advanced System Management error codes	180
RXE port error codes	183
Memory test error codes	184
LED error codes	185
Error symptoms	186
Power supply LED errors	190
Diagnostic display error codes	191
Hardware status error codes	191
SAL/EFI progress codes	193
SCSI error messages	194
Ethernet error messages	195
Undetermined problems	195
Chapter 7. Parts listing xSeries 450 Type 8688	197
System	197
Figure A	200
Figure B	201
Keyboard CRUs	202
Power cord CRUs	203
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	205
Before you call	205
Using the documentation	205
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	205
Software service and support	206
Hardware service and support	206
Appendix B. Related service information	207
Safety information	207
General safety	207
Electrical safety	208
Safety inspection guide	209
Handling static-sensitive devices	210
Grounding requirements	210
Safety notices (multilingual translations)	211
Appendix C. Notices	247
Edition notice	247
Trademarks	248
Important notes	248
Product recycling and disposal	249
Battery return program	249
Electronic emission notices	250
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	250
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	250
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	250
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	250
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	250
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	251
Chinese Class A warning statement	251
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	251
Power cords	251

Match case Limit results 1 per page

12.

you

also

want

configure

the

serial

port,

continue

with

“Configuring

the

serial

port

for

text-based

remote

access.”

Otherwise,

“Installing

Advanced

System

Management

device

drivers”

page

25.

Configuring

the

serial

port

for

text-based

remote

access:

Complete

the

following

steps

configure

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

serial

port

for

access

using

modem

null

modem.

you

completed

the

procedure

for

configuring

the

Ethernet

port

and

the

Configuration

Settings

window

open,

step

With

the

server

turned

off,

insert

the

containing

the

EFI

Remote

Supervisor

Utility

program

into

the

drive,

and

turn

the

server.

The

utility

starts

automatically,

displaying

the

Remote

Supervisor

Utility

window.

Use

the

Arrow

and

Down

Arrow

keys

(

↑

and

↓

)

select

Configuration

Settings

and

press

Enter.

The

Configuration

Settings

window

opens.

Use

the

arrow

keys

select

Modem

Settings

and

press

Enter.

The

Modem

Settings

window

opens.

Note:

The

values

the

window

are

only

examples;

your

settings

might

different.

Verify

the

following

serial

port

values:

Baud

Rate

The

default

57600.

Make

sure

that

the

baud

rate

matches

the

baud

rate

the

device

you

are

connecting

the

serial

port

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter.

Dedicated

ASM

The

default

setting

Disabled

you

are

using

point-to-point

protocol

(PPP),

set

this

field

Enabled

the

value

this

field

Enabled

when

the

server

restarted,

the

serial

port

remains

dedicated

system

management

and

not

returned

the

operating

system.

Note:

use

this

serial

port,

you

must

first

install

the

ASM

device

drivers

described

“Installing

Advanced

System

Management

device

drivers”

page

25.

the

serial

port

shared

with

the

operating

system,

dedicated

the

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

only

while

the

server

turned

off

IBM

xSeries

450

Type

8688:

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

and

Troubleshooting

Guide