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System Partition The ServerGuide program creates a 50 MB System Partition on the default drive. The System Partition contains server-specific utility programs such as service-processor disk operating system (DOS) utilities, system diagnostics, flash BIOS updates, and other programs. Programs in the System Partition vary by server model, and not all server models run utility programs from the System Partition. To determine which ones do, start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and view the online overview. After setup is complete, you can access programs in the System Partition by restarting the server and pressing Alt+F1 when the prompt is displayed. The System Partition menu displays the programs that are available on the server model. Typical operating-system installation You can use the ServerGuide program to shorten your installation time. The ServerGuide program provides the device drivers that are required for your hardware and for the operating system that you are installing. This section describes a typical ServerGuide operating-system installation. Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program. 1. After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD to complete the installation.) 2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, service processor, hard disk drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the operating-system installation program. 3. With some operating-system installations, you can create an operating-system replication diskette for setting up additional servers. This diskette contains the Internet protocol (IP) address, server name, and other selections. 4. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are based on your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives. 5. If you are installing the operating system from diskettes, the ServerGuide program lists the diskettes that you must create and the optional device-driver diskettes (for installed adapters or controllers) that you might want to create. 6. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation. The following table contains information about the operating systems supported by the server: 22 xSeries 445 Type 8870: 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	12
Notices and statements used in this book	12
Features and specifications	13
Server controls and indicators	14
Front view	14
Rear view	16
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA models	16
Remote Supervisor Adapter models	16
Server power features	19
Turning on the server	19
Turning off the server	20
IBM Director	21
The UpdateXpress program	22
Chapter 2. Configuration	23
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	24
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	24
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	24
Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	28
Remote console redirection	28
Passwords	29
Power-on password	29
Administrator password	30
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	30
ServerGuide features	31
Setup and configuration overview	31
System Partition	32
Typical operating-system installation	32
Setting up or updating multiple servers	33
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	34
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	34
Updating the integrated system management firmware	34
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program	35
Using ServeRAID Manager	35
Configuring the controller	36
Using express configuration	36
Using custom configuration	37
Viewing the configuration	39
Getting assistance	40
Remote Supervisor Adapters	42
Identifying the Remote Supervisor Adapter	42
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA	43
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA features	43
Setup requirements	44
Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA	45
Configuring and connecting to the ASM interconnect network	50
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter	54
Remote Supervisor Adapter features	54
Setup requirements	55
Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter	56
Using the ASM interconnect network	66
Using the PXE boot agent utility program	70
Starting the PXE boot agent utility program	70
PXE boot agent utility menu choices	70
Chapter 3. Diagnostics	71
General checkout	71
Diagnostic tools overview	73
POST	73
POST in a partitioned environment	73
Error logs	75
Viewing error logs from the Configuration/Setup Utility program	75
Viewing error logs from the diagnostic programs	75
Light path diagnostics	75
Diagnostic programs and error messages	78
Text messages	79
Starting the diagnostic programs	80
Viewing the test log	81
Viewing the System Error log	81
Verifying scalability and RXE cabling	82
Scalability cabling	83
RXE cabling	83
Testing the scalability and RXE cabling	84
Recovering BIOS code	85
Ethernet controller troubleshooting	86
Chapter 4. Installing options	89
Installation guidelines	89
Working inside the server with power on	89
Handling static-sensitive devices	90
System reliability considerations	90
Major components of the xSeries 445	91
Opening the cover	92
Removing and replacing the bezel	93
Removing and replacing a hot-swap power supply	94
PCI and PCI-X adapters	96
PCI and PCI-X adapter considerations	96
Cabling a ServeRAID adapter	99
Installing the serial port	101
Installing or replacing a drive	104
Hot-swap hard disk drive	104
Diskette drive	105
DVD-ROM drive	106
SMP Expansion Module	107
Removing and Installing the SMP Expansion Module and cover	108
Removing the SMP Expansion Module and cover	108
Installing the SMP Expansion Module and cover	111
Memory modules	115
Active Memory	117
Removing and replacing DIMMs	118
Hot-replace DIMMs	120
Hot-add memory	122
Installing and replacing a microprocessor	126
Replacing and troubleshooting fans	132
Replacing fans 1 and 2	132
Replacing fans 3 and 4	133
Closing the cover	135
Connecting the cables	136
SMP Expansion Port cabling	137
One server with two SMP Expansion Modules	138
Two servers with four SMP Expansion Modules (16-way)	139
RXE Expansion and Management Port cabling	143
One server with one SMP Expansion Module	143
One server with two SMP Expansion Modules	145
Two stand-alone servers	146
16-way configuration	148
Scalable partitions	150
Creating a scalable partition	151
Deleting a scalable partition	153
Power cabling	153
SCSI cabling	153
USB cabling	154
Video cabling	154
Mouse cabling	154
Keyboard cabling	154
Gigabit Ethernet cabling	154
Remote Supervisor Adapter cabling	154
Chapter 5. I/O connectors and indicators	155
Universal Serial Bus ports	156
USB cables and hubs	156
USB-port connectors	156
Keyboard connector	156
Video connector	156
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) connector	157
RXE Expansion Port	157
SMP Expansion Port	157
Serial Port	157
Remote Supervisor Adapter communication ports	158
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA connectors and LEDs	158
Remote Supervisor Adapter connectors and LEDs	159
Gigabit Ethernet port	160
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	160
Ethernet port connector	161
Chapter 6. FRU information (service only)	163
Replacing the battery	164
Thermal grease	167
PCI brick	168
Center plane	169
Center plane connectors, jumpers and LEDs	169
Center plane connectors and jumpers	169
Center plane LEDs	170
Force power-on	170
Center plane replacement	170
PCI-X board	172
PCI-X board internal connectors and LEDs	172
Service jumpers	173
PCI-X board replacement	174
I/O board	176
I/O board internal connectors	176
I/O board replacement	176
Riser card and Remote Supervisor Adapter (system management board)	179
Remote Supervisor Adapter component locations	179
Remote Supervisor Adapter II-EXA	179
Remote Supervisor Adapter component locations	179
Riser card and Remote Supervisor Adapter replacement	180
Top cover assembly	182
Top power board	184
DASD backplane	185
Media bay card	186
SMP board	187
SMP Expansion Module switches and connectors	188
SMP Expansion Module LEDs	189
AC box assembly mechanism	190
Media extract mechanism	192
Power/reset card assembly	193
Active PCI assembly	194
Light path card	195
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index	197
Beep symptoms	198
No beep symptoms	200
Light path LED errors	200
Level 1 light path	200
Level 2 light path	201
Level 3 light path	203
System Error log entries	204
POST/BIOS messages	204
SMI Handler messages	205
Service processor messages	208
Diagnostic error codes	221
POST error codes	234
12v bus faults	239
Error symptoms	240
Power LED errors	250
SCSI error messages	252
ServeRAID (ISPR) error procedures	252
ServeRAID error codes	254
Undetermined problems	256
Problem determination tips	257
Chapter 8. Parts listing, Type 8870	259
System	259
Figure A	262
Keyboard CRUs	264
Power cord FRUs	265
Chapter 9. Related service information	267
Safety information	267
General safety	267
Electrical safety	268
Safety inspection guide	269
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices	270
Grounding requirements	270
Safety notices (multilingual translations)	270
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance	309
Before you call	309
Using the documentation	309
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	310
Software service and support	310
Hardware service and support	310
Appendix B. Notices	311
Edition notice	311
Trademarks	312
Important notes	312
Product recycling and disposal	313
Battery return program	313
Electronic emission notices	314
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	314
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	314
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	314
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	314
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	314
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	315
Chinese Class A warning statement	315
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	315

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System

Partition

The

ServerGuide

program

creates

System

Partition

the

default

drive.

The

System

Partition

contains

server-specific

utility

programs

such

service-processor

disk

operating

system

(DOS)

utilities,

system

diagnostics,

flash

BIOS

updates,

and

other

programs.

Programs

the

System

Partition

vary

server

model,

and

not

all

server

models

run

utility

programs

from

the

System

Partition.

determine

which

ones

do,

start

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

and

view

the

online

overview.

After

setup

complete,

you

can

access

programs

the

System

Partition

restarting

the

server

and

pressing

Alt+F1

when

the

prompt

displayed.

The

System

Partition

displays

the

programs

that

are

available

the

server

model.

Typical

operating-system

installation

You

can

use

the

ServerGuide

program

shorten

your

installation

time.

The

ServerGuide

program

provides

the

device

drivers

that

are

required

for

your

hardware

and

for

the

operating

system

that

you

are

installing.

This

section

describes

typical

ServerGuide

operating-system

installation.

Note:

Features

and

functions

can

vary

slightly

with

different

versions

the

ServerGuide

program.

After

you

have

completed

the

setup

process,

the

operating-system

installation

program

starts.

(You

will

need

your

operating-system

complete

the

installation.)

The

ServerGuide

program

stores

information

about

the

server

model,

service

processor,

hard

disk

drive

controllers,

and

network

adapters.

Then,

the

program

checks

the

for

newer

device

drivers.

This

information

stored

and

then

passed

the

operating-system

installation

program.

With

some

operating-system

installations,

you

can

create

operating-system

replication

diskette

for

setting

additional

servers.

This

diskette

contains

the

Internet

protocol

(IP)

address,

server

name,

and

other

selections.

The

ServerGuide

program

presents

operating-system

partition

options

that

are

based

your

operating-system

selection

and

the

installed

hard

disk

drives.

you

are

installing

the

operating

system

from

diskettes,

the

ServerGuide

program

lists

the

diskettes

that

you

must

create

and

the

optional

device-driver

diskettes

(for

installed

adapters

controllers)

that

you

might

want

create.

The

ServerGuide

program

prompts

you

insert

your

operating-system

and

restart

the

server.

this

point,

the

installation

program

for

the

operating

system

takes

control

complete

the

installation.

The

following

table

contains

information

about

the

operating

systems

supported

the

server:

xSeries

445

Type

8870:

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

and

Troubleshooting

Guide