Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX300 User manual

PRIMERGY
PRIMERGY TX300
Server System
Operating Manual
Xenia Fierley
FujitsuSiemens Computers GmbH München
81730 München
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Edition October 2003

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Introduction
Insta ation Steps Overview
Important Notes
Hardware Insta ation
Preparation for Use and Operation
Property and Data Protection
Troub eshooting and Tips
Hot-p ug/hot-swap Components
Expansions and Conversions
Abbreviations, Reference Section and Index

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Contents
1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Overview of the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 Installation Steps: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 CE Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4 Transporting the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.5 Notes on Installing into the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.6 Environment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.1 Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.2 Unpacking the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.3 Setting Up the Floorstand Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.4 Installing/Removing the Rack Model into the Rack . . . . . . . 29
4.4.1 Mounting into the PRIMECENTER Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.4.2 Mounting into the DataCenter Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4.3 Mounting into the Classic Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.4.4 Mounting into 3rd-Party Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.4.5 Installing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.5 Connecting Devices to Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.6 Connecting the Server to the Line Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.7 Instructions on Connecting and Disconnecting Cables . . . . . 52
5 Preparation for Use and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.1 Locking/Unlocking the Floorstand Model . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.2 Operating and Indicator Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.2.1 The Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.2.2 The Rear Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.3 Switching the Server ON and OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.4 Starting up Hot-Plug PCI Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.5 Configuring the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.5.1 Configuration with ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.5.2 Configuration without ServerStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.6 Cleaning the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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6 Property and Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.1 BIOS Setup Security Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7 Troubleshooting and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.1 Power-On Indicator Remains Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.2 The Server switches itself OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.3 The Monitor Remains Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7.4 Flickering Stripes Across the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.5 No Monitor Display or the Display Drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.6 No Mouse Pointer Displayed on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.7 The Floppy Disk Cannot be Read or Written . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.8 Incorrect Time and/or Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.9 System Fails to Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7.10 Drives Are Reported as „Dead“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.11 Added Drive Reported Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.12 Hot-Plug PCI Error Indicator Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.13 Hot-Plug PCI Power Indicator not Lighting
after Replacing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.14 Error Messages on the Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8 Hot-plug/hot-swap Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.1 Hot-swap Power Supply Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.1.1 Adding a hot-swap Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.1.2 Replacing a Hot-swap Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.2 Hot-swap Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.2.1 Handling Hard Disk Drives/HDD Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.2.2 Installing/Removing Dummy Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.2.3 Installing/Removing HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.2.4 Hot-swap for HDD Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
8.3 Installing/Removing a hot-swap Magnetic Tape Drive . . . . . . 88
8.4 Replacing a Hot-swap System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.5 Replacing hot-plug PCI Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
8.6 Opening/Closing the Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
9 Expansions and Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY TX300 server is an Intel-based server for mid-size networks
and large companies. The server is suitable for use as a file server and also as
an application, information or Internet server. It is available as a floorstand or
rack model. The floorstand model can be converted to a rack model using an
optional conversion kit.
The PRIMERGY TX300 server offers a high level of reliability and availability
through highly developed hardware and software components. These include
hot-swap hard disk drive modules, redundant system fans and power supply
units, and hot-plug PCI slots, the ServerView server management software,
„Prefailure Detection and Analysing“ (PDA) and „Automatic Server Reconfigu-
ration and Restart“ (ASR&R).
The term hot-swap refers to the online replacement of a component (e.g. a
failed hard disk drive, which is configured as a member of a disk array (RAID)).
The term hot-plug refers to the replacement of components while the power is
switched on. In the special case of hot-plug PCI boards it is ensured that the
corresponding PCI slot is powered off before removing the board.
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
intrusion detection and the lockable drive cover on the floorstand model and/or
the lockable rack door.
The rack model occupies 4 height units (HU) in the rack.
1.1 Overview of the Documentation
IPRIMERGY 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).

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Overview of the Documentation Introduction
Concept and Target Group of this Manual
This operating manual describes how to install, how to operate and how to
expand 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 TX300.
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.
Additional server documentation
To the PRIMERGY TX300 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 D1409 (PDF file available on the
ServerBooks CD)
– BIOS Setup 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.
– “Adaptec HostRAID User’s Guide“ (PDF file 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
– in the documentation for the boards and drives
– operating system documentation
– information files of your operating system
(see also “Related Publications” on page 107).

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Introduction Features
1.2 Features
System board
The features of the system board (D1409) are described in the technical manual
for the system board in relation to the hardware and in the BIOS setup manual
for the firmware (see “Related Publications” on page 107).
Hot-plug PCI slots
In addition to standard PCI slots, the server also comprises two hot-plug PCI
slots that allow boards to be installed and removed online assuming the
operating system supports this functionality (for further information see section
“Replacing hot-plug PCI Boards” on page 94).
Hard disk drives
The server has a drive cage that can accommodate up to six ULTRA 320-SCSI
hard disk drive modules. Each hard disk drive module (HDD module) can accom-
modate a SCSI hard disk drive with an SCA (Single Connector Attachment)
interface and a maximum height of 1 inch. The module is connected to the SCSI
backplane without cables via the SCA interface. This allows hard disk drive
modules to be simply plugged in or pulled out (for further details see section “Hot-
swap Hard Disk Drives” on page 81).
The hard disk drive system is designed for Ultra3 SCSI and can be configured
as a dual-channel system with three hard disk drives each or as a single-
channel system with six hard disk drives. The hard disk drives can be controlled
by the onboard controller or by a RAID controller.
A HDD extension box can be installed optionally (with a maximum of three HDD
modules). The hard disk drives in the extension box can likewise be controlled
by the onboard controller or by a RAID controller.
If the server has a RAID controller and a corresponding RAID configuration,
defective HDD modules can also be exchanged online (hot-swap).
An external SCSI interface is also offered optionally to allow external storage
subsystems to be connected. You find further information in the configurator
(see “Related Publications” on page 107).

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Features Introduction
SCSI controller with HostRAID functionality
For operating internal hard disk drives the 2-channel Ultra320 SCSI controller with
HostRAID functionality is available. In addition to the SCSI functions HostRAID
offers RAID functionality for the internal disk configuration (HostRAID: level 0, 1, 10).
ITo configure HostRAID the controller has its own RAID-Select Utility. For
further information see “Adaptec HostRAID User’s Guide“ on the Server-
Books CD (choose Controllers from the menu).
Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) controller (option)
Optionally a ZCR controller (PCI card) can be installed. In addition to RAID
levels 0, 1, 10 ZCR controller offers the possibility to configure also RAID-5 or
RAID-50. ZCR controller utilizes both channels of the onboard
Ultra320 SCSI
controller using a special integrated logic.
Accessible drives
Various mounting locations are available:
– Three 5.25 inch half-height (1.6 inch) locations for accessible drives (CD-
ROM, DVD-ROM, CD burner or magnetic tape drive) or a LocalView module.
Alternatively, two of these locations can be used to install a 3.2 inch high
accessible drive (magnetic tape drive) or HDD extension box.
– A flexy bay (slot) for a 3.5 inch slimline floppy disk drive (1.44 MB) and a
slimline DVD-ROM drive.
The accessible drives integrated in the 5.25 inch mounting locations cannot be
replaced online.
A hot-swap tape drive can be installed optionally in the drive cage or in the HDD
extension box (see also the configurator under “Related Publications” on
page 107). Two mounting locations are occupied as a result in the drive cage or
in the HDD extension box, which are then no longer available for HDD modules.
This magnetic tape drive can be replaced online.
Power supply
In its basic configuration, the server has a hot-swap wide-range power supply
unit that adjusts automatically to any power voltage in the range from 100 V to
240 V. An additional power supply unit can be installed optionally in order to
ensure redundancy of the power supply. If one power supply unit fails, the