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Index A Activity LED 31 adapter, installation 18 attention notices 3 B baseboard management controller 33 baseboard management controller utility programs 47 beep codes, POST 55 C cable connectors 23 routing 23 cabling external 23 the server 23 caution statements 3 Class A electronic emission notice 92 command-line interface commands identify 48 power 48 sel 48 sysinfo 48 completing installation 22 components 5 configuration Configuration wizard 50 configuring hardware 35 ServeRAID 51 viewing 51 Configuration/Setup Utility program 35 connectors 30 cable 24 external 24 front 24 rear 24 controllers configuring 50 Ethernet 36 cover installing 22 removing 8 D danger statements 3 dimensions, server 4 Documentation CD 2 DVD-ROM DVD-eject button 28 DVD-ROM drive activity LED 28 DVD-ROM drive problems 59 E electrical input 4 electronic emission Class A notice 92 environment 4 error messages, POST 57 Ethernet connector 31 expansion enclosure problems 59 expansion slots 4 external cabling 23 F FCC Class A notice 92 features 4 firmware code, updating 47 front view 24 H handling static-sensitive devices 8 hard disk drive configurations 12 installation 12 installing a hot-swap (SCSI) 13 Installing a simple swap 14 problems 60 heat output 4 help, getting 70 humidity 4 I IBM Director 53 important notices 3 Information LED 29 installing cover 22 integrated baseboard management controller utility programs 47 functions 4 intermittent problems 60 K keyboard problems 60 keyboard connector 31 L LEDs Light Path Diagnostics 66 Link status 31 Location 29 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 97

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. Introduction	13
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD	14
Hardware and software requirements	14
Using the Documentation Browser	14
Notices and statements used in this document	15
Features and specifications	16
Major components of the xSeries 336 Type 8837 server	17
Chapter 2. Installing options	19
Installation guidelines	19
System reliability guidelines	19
Working inside the server with the power on	20
Handling static-sensitive devices	20
Removing the server cover	20
Installing a memory module	21
Installing a hard disk drive	24
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive	25
Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive	25
Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive	25
Installing a simple swap hard disk drive	26
Installing an additional microprocessor	26
Installing an adapter	30
Installing a low-profile adapter into slot 1	32
Installing an adapter into slot 2	32
Completing the installation	34
Installing the server cover	34
Connecting the cables	35
Updating the server configuration	36
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, connectors, and power	39
Front view	39
Operator information panel	40
Rear view	42
Server power features	43
Turning on the server	44
Turning off the server	44
Chapter 4. Configuring the server	47
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	47
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	47
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	48
Using the baseboard management controller	48
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	49
BIOS update and configuration	49
Linux configuration	50
Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition configuration	56
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	57
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	59
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	59
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	59
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	59
Using the RAID configuration programs	60
Using the LSI Logic setup utility program	61
Using ServeRAID Manager	62
Configuring the controller	62
Viewing the configuration	63
Using the ServeRAID configuration programs	63
Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director	65
Chapter 6. Solving problems	67
Diagnostic tools overview	67
POST beep code descriptions	67
POST error messages	69
ServerGuide problems	70
Troubleshooting charts	71
DVD-ROM drive problems	71
Expansion enclosure problems	71
General problems	71
Hard disk drive problems	72
Intermittent problems	72
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems	72
Memory problems	73
Microprocessor problems	73
Monitor problems	73
Option problems	74
Power problems	75
Serial port problems	75
Software problems	76
Universal Serial Bus device problems	76
Light Path diagnostics	76
Diagnosing problems using the Light Path diagnostics	78
Light Path diagnostics LEDs	78
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	81
Before you call	81
Using the documentation	81
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	82
Software service and support	82
Hardware service and support	82
Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004	83
Part 1 - General Terms	83
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms	86
Part 3 - Warranty Information	98
Appendix C. Notices	101
Edition notice	101
Trademarks	102
Important notes	102
Product recycling and disposal	103
Battery return program	103
Electronic emission notices	104
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	104
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	104
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	105
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	105
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	105
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	105
Chinese Class A warning statement	106
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	106
Power cords	106

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Index

Activity

LED

adapter,

installation

attention

notices

baseboard

management

controller

baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs

beep

codes,

POST

cable

connectors

routing

cabling

external

the

server

caution

statements

Class

electronic

emission

notice

command-line

interface

commands

identify

power

sel

sysinfo

completing

installation

components

configuration

Configuration

wizard

configuring

hardware

ServeRAID

viewing

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

connectors

cable

external

front

rear

controllers

configuring

Ethernet

cover

installing

removing

danger

statements

dimensions,

server

Documentation

DVD-ROM

DVD-eject

button

DVD-ROM

drive

activity

LED

DVD-ROM

drive

problems

electrical

input

electronic

emission

Class

notice

environment

error

messages,

POST

Ethernet

connector

expansion

enclosure

problems

expansion

slots

external

cabling

FCC

Class

notice

features

firmware

code,

updating

front

view

handling

static-sensitive

devices

hard

disk

drive

configurations

installation

installing

hot-swap

(SCSI)

Installing

simple

swap

problems

heat

output

help,

getting

humidity

IBM

Director

important

notices

Information

LED

installing

cover

integrated

baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs

functions

intermittent

problems

keyboard

problems

keyboard

connector

LEDs

Light

Path

Diagnostics

Link

status

Location

IBM

Corp.

2004