Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 450 ..............1
Related publications .......................1
Notices and statements used in this book ...............2
Features and specifications .....................3
What your IBM xSeries 450 offers ..................4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features .............4
Active Memory .........................5
Memory scrubbing and Memory ProteXion ..............5
Memory mirroring .......................5
Server controls and indicators ....................6
Front view ..........................6
Rear view ..........................7
Server power features.......................9
Turning on the server ......................9
Turning off the server ......................9
Chapter 2. Configuring your server ................11
Using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager ........11
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .............12
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program ............12
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices ..............12
Passwords ........................14
Power-on password ....................14
Administrator password ...................14
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program ............15
Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter...............16
Remote Supervisor Adapter features ................16
Setup requirements ......................16
Cabling and configuring the Remote Supervisor Adapter.........17
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port and serial port ...........17
Cabling the Ethernet LAN port ................18
Cabling the serial (COM) port ................19
Configuring the adapter....................19
Enabling remote access to the adapter .............19
Configuring the Ethernet settings for Web-based remote access....19
Configuring the serial port for text-based remote access.......21
Setting up point-to-point protocol ...............23
Installing Advanced System Management device drivers.......24
Configuring the remote control password ............24
Completing the configuration .................25
Using the ASM interconnect network ................25
Planning and cabling the interconnect network ...........25
Forwarding alerts ......................26
Connecting the ASM Interconnect module to the xSeries 450 ......27
ASM interconnect network configuration examples ..........28
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller ...............30
Chapter 3. Getting help and technical assistance ...........31
Before you call .........................31
Using the documentation .....................31
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web ..........31
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