Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX100 User manual

Primergy
PRIMERGY RX100
Server System
Operating Manual
Xenia Fierley
Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH München
81730 München
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Introduction
Installation Steps: Overview
Important Notes
Hardware Installation
Preparation for Use/Operation
Problem Solutions and Tips
Property and Data Protection
Related publications and Index

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Contents
1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Overview of the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 RX100 Installation Steps: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Notes on Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 CE Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4 Transporting the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.5 Notes on Installing the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.6 Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Unpacking the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Installing/Removing the Server into the Rack . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3.1 Requirements of the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3.2 Preparing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.3.3 Mounting into the PRIMECENTER or into the DataCenter Rack 30
4.3.4 Mounting in the Classic Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3.5 Mounting in 3rd-Party Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3.6 Mounting/Removing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.4 Connecting Devices to the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.4.1 Connecting the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.5 Connecting the Server to the Mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.6 Instructions on Connecting and Disconnecting Cables . . . . . 40
5 Preparation for Use/Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1 Operating and Indicator Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1.1 The Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5.1.2 The Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.2 Switching the Server ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.3 Configuring the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3.1 Configuration with ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3.2 Configuration without ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.4 Cleaning the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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6 Problem Solutions and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.1 Power-ON Indicator Remains Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.2 The Server Switches Itself OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.3 The Monitor Remains Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.4 Flickering Stripes Across the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.5 No Monitor Display or Display Drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.6 No Mouse Pointer Displayed on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.7 Floppy Disk Cannot be Read or Written onto . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.8 Time and/or Date are Incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.9 System Fails to Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.10 Error Messages on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Property and Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY RX100 server is an Intel-based server for small and medium-
sized networks and can be mounted into both, rack systems of the Fujitsu
Siemens Computers GmbH and present rack systems from different manufac-
turers.
The PRIMERGY RX100 server offers a high level of reliability and availability
through highly developed hardware and software components. These include
the ServerView server management software, Prefailure Detection and
Analysing (PDA) and Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart (ASR&R).
Security functions in the BIOS Setup and on the system board protect the data
on the server against manipulation. Additional security is provided by the
lockable rack door.
The server occupies 1 height unit (HU) in the rack.
1.1 Overview of the Documentation
I PRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the ServerBooks CD.
The ServerBooks CD is part of the ServerStart Bundle delivered with each
server system.
The PDF files for the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge
from the Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation
available in the Internet can be found via the URL: http://manuals.fujitsu-
siemens.com (click intel based server/PRIMERGY ServerBooks).
Concept and Target Group of this Manual
This operating manual describes how to install and how to operate your server.
This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the
hardware and operating the system. The manual contains all the information
required for mounting and operating your PRIMERGY RX100.
To understand the different expansion options, you need a knowledge of
hardware and data transmission, as well as basic knowledge of the operating
system used.

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Overview of the Documentation Introduction
Additional components of the server documentation
To the PRIMERGY RX100 documentation set belong the following additional
manuals:
– “Safety and Ergonomics” manual (print version delivered together with the
system, PDF file available on the ServerBooks CD)
– “Warranty” manual (print version delivered together with the system, PDF file
available on the ServerBooks CD)
– Technical Manual for the system board D1483 (PDF file available on the
ServerBooks CD)
– “Setup Utility D1483“ manual (PDF file available on the ServerBooks CD)
– “ServerStart Bundle“ includes the ServerStart CD, the ServerBooks CD and
the print version of the manual „ServerStart Bundle“. The PDF file of the
manual is also available on the ServerBooks CD.
IIf you need a backup of the ServerBooks-CD send the details of your
server via email address: [email protected].
Further sources of information
– technical manual for the rack
– manual for the monitor
– server management manual ServerView
– manual for the Remote Test and Diagnostic System RemoteView
– operating system documentation
– information files of your operating system
(see also “Related publications” on page 57).

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Introduction Features
1.2 Features
System Board
The features of the system board can be found in the technical manual of the
system board for the hardware and in the Setup Utility D1483 for the firmware
(see “Related publications” on page 57).
Hard Disk Drives
The server has two hard disk drives with IDE interface.
The hard disk drives can be accessed as single drives or as disk array in a RAID
configuration.
Accessible Drives
A 3,5-inch floppy disk drive (1.44 MB) and a CD-ROM/DVD drive are available.
Power Supply
The server has a fixed, wide range power supply unit that adjusts automatically
to a power voltage in the range from 100 V-127 V and 200 V-240 V.
High Level of Availability and Reliability
When memory data are accessed, 1-bit errors in the main memory are recog-
nized and automatically corrected with the ECC (Error Correcting Code)
method.
ASR&R (Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart) restarts the system in
the case of an error and automatically ”hides“ the defective system components.
The PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analyzing) technology from Fujitsu Siemens
Computers analyzes and monitors all components important for system
reliability.
Server Management
Server management is implemented with the aid of the supplied ServerView
software and PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analyzing) technology from Fujitsu
Siemens. PDA reports early the threat of a system error or overloading so that
preventative measures can be taken.

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Features Introduction
ServerView enables the management of all PRIMERGY servers in the network
via a central console. Here ServerView supports the following functions:
●Remote startup (Wakeup On LAN)
●Temperature monitoring of the CPU and the surrounding area
●Power monitoring
●End-of-life monitoring of the fans with timely notification before a failure
●Watchdog timer for operating system monitoring and application monitoring
with ASR&R
Further information on the ServerView server management is provided in the
associated documentation (see “Related publications” on page 57).
ServerStart
You can configure the PRIMERGY server quickly and precisely with the Server-
Start software provided. User-guided menus are available for installing the
server operating systems.
Service and Support
PRIMERGY server are service-friendly and modular, thus enabling quick and
simple maintenance. The flash EPROM programme supplied with the Fujitsu
Siemens utilities supports fast BIOS Update. The optional RemoteView Remote
Test and Diagnosis System allows the PRIMERGY RX100 Server to be
maintained from remote locations. A Remote Service Board (RSB) can be used
in conjunction with RemoteView. Together they facilitate a remote diagnosis for
system analysis, remote configuration, and remote restart should the operating
system or hardware fail.