IBM 5100 Product information sheet

IBM
IBM® Netfinity® 5100
User’s Reference
SC19-K080-70

IBM
IBM® Netfinity® 5100
User’s Reference
SC19-K080-70

NOTE
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in
“Appendix B. Product warranties and notices,” on page 181.
First Edition (March 2000)
© COPYRIGHT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, 2000. All rights reserved.
Note to U.S. Government Users — Documentation related to restricted rights — Use, duplication or disclosure is subject
to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1.Introducing the IBM Netfinity
5100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices used in this book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your IBM Netfinity 5100 offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . 5
Server controls and indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Starting the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operator information panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2.Arranging your workspace . . . 11
Comfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Air circulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3.Configuring your server . . . . . 13
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. . . . . 13
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 13
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the SCSISelect utility program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . 20
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . . . . 20
Chapter 4.Using the ServerGuide CDs . . 23
Features at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setup and Configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System Partition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Network operating system (NOS) installation overview .
26
Setting up multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . 26
Additional programs included with ServerGuide. . . . 27
NOS updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Error symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 5.Using the Netfinity Manager
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Netfinity Manager documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Netfinity Manager system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Netfinity Manager for OS/2 system requirements. 30
Netfinity Manager for Windows 95 and Windows 98
system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Netfinity Manager for Windows NT system
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting the Netfinity Manager installation program . 32
Netfinity Manager database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
DB2 database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing and configuring the database . . . . . . . 39
Activating the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Granting and revoking database privileges . . . . 40
Deleting the database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lotus Notes database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Browsing the Netfinity Manager Lotus Notes
database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ODBC database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ODBC database configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Creating the Netfinity Manager tables . . . . . . . . 46
Supported and certified databases. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Starting Netfinity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Netfinity Manager Service Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Netfinity Manager service descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 50
Advanced System Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Alert Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Alert on LAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Capacity Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cluster Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Critical File Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
DMI Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
ECC Memory Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Event Scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
File Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power-On Error Detect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Predictive Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
RAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Remote Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remote System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Remote Workstation Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Security Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Serial Connection Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Service Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Software Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Diagnostics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Information Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Partition Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
System Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Update Connector Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Web Manager Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Delaying Netfinity Manager startup on OS/2 systems
55
Getting more information about Netfinity Manager . . 55
Installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Automated installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customized installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 6.Installing Options. . . . . . . . . . . 61
Major components of the Netfinity 5100 server . . . . . . 61
System board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
System board options connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
System board internal cable connectors . . . . . . . . . . 64
System board external port connectors . . . . . . . . . . 65
System board switches and jumpers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
System board LED locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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System reliability considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Working inside a server with power on . . . . . . . . . . 70
Handling static sensitive devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Removing the cover, door, and bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Removing the left-side cover (tower model) . . . . . . 76
Removing the cover (rack model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Removing the server door and bezel (tower model) 78
Removing the bezel (rack model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Working with adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adapter considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Internal drive bays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Hot-swap drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Non-hot-swap drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preinstallation steps (all bays) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installing a hot-swap drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Replacing a drive in a hot-swap bay . . . . . . . . . . 87
Installing a non-hot-swap drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installing a microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Installing or removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adding a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing a fan assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Installing the cover (tower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Installing the bezel and front door. . . . . . . . . . . 102
Installing the cover (rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Installing the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Connecting external options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
I/O connector locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Input/Output ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parallel port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Viewing or changing the parallel-port assignments
106
Parallel port connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Serial ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments . .
108
Serial-port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Universal Serial Bus ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
USB cables and hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
USB-port connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Keyboard port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port. . . . . . . . . 110
Video port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SCSI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
SCSI cabling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Setting SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
SCSI connector pin-number assignments . . . . . 113
Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring the Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . . 114
Failover for redundant Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Ethernet port connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Advanced System Management ports . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cabling the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 7.Solving Problems. . . . . . . . . . 119
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
POST beep code descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
POST error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Event/error logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Small computer system interface messages. . . . . . . . . 134
Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . 134
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Starting the diagnostic programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Diagnostic error message tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Recovering BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Identifying problems using status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Light path diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Power supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Diagnostics panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Light path diagnostics table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Troubleshooting charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . 156
Network connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart. . . . . 157
Ethernet controller messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver
messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Network driver interface specification 2.01 (OS/2)
driver messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages. . . . . 163
UNIX messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Getting help, service, and information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Service support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Before you call for service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Getting customer support and service . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using the World Wide Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using electronic support services. . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Getting information by fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Getting help online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Getting help by telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Getting help around the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Purchasing additional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Enhanced PC support line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
900-number operating system and hardware
support line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Network and server support line. . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Ordering support line services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Warranty and repair services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Ordering publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Appendix A. Rack Installation Instructions.
177
Appendix B. Product warranties and
notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warranty Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty for United States,
Puerto Rico, and Canada (Part 1 - General Terms) 181
IBM Statement of Warranty Worldwide except
Canada, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United States (Part 1 –
General Terms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms. . . . . . 186
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Edition Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Year 2000 readiness and instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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Australia and New Zealand Class A statement. . . 193
United Kingdom telecommunications safety
requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
European community directive conformance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Taiwan electrical emission statement . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference
(VCCI) statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Power cords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information book.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia o Manual de Informações sobre Segurança.
Læs hæftet med sikkerhedsforskrifter, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lue Safety Information -kirjanen, ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen.
Avant de procéder àl'installation de ce produit, lisez le manuel Safety Information.
Vor Beginn der Installation die Broschüre mit Sicherheitshinweisen lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere l'opuscolo contenente le informazioni
sulla sicurezza.
Před instalací tohoto
p
roduktu si
p
řečtěte
p
říručku bez
p
ečnostních instrukcí.
Przed zainstalowaniem tego produktu należy przeczytać broszurę Informacje Dotyczące
Bezpieczeństwa.

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Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst het boekje met veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Les heftet om sikkerhetsinformasjon (Safety Information) før du installerer dette
produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia o folheto Informações sobre Segurança.
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la Información de Seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Перед установкой продукта прочтите брошюру по технике безопасности
(Safety Inf rmati n).
Pred inštaláciou tohto produktu si pre ítajte Informa nú brožúrku o bezpe nosti.
Preden namestite ta izdelek, preberite knjižico Varnostne informacije.
Installálás el tt olvassa el a Biztonsági el írások kézikönyvét !

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Statement 1
Danger
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
•Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
•Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
•Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to
this product.
•When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
•Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
•Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
•Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when
installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.
To connect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
To disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from
outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from
connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.

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Statement 2
CAUTION:
When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an
equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a
module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type
made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode
if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.
Do not:
•Throw or immerse into water.
•Heat to more than 100 C (212 F)
•Repair or disassemble
Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.
Statement 3
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or
transmitters) are installed, note the following:
•Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could
result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable
parts inside the device.
•Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Danger
Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note
the following. Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view
directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

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Statement 4
≥18 kg (37 lbs) ≥32 kg (70.5 lbs) ≥55 kg (121.2 lbs)
CAUTION:
Use safe practices when lifting.
Statement 5
CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power
supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device
also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from
the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.
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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 1
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM Netfinity 5100
IntroducingtheNetfinity5100 Your IBM®Netfinity®5100 server is a high-performance, symmetric multiprocessing
(SMP) server. It is ideally suited for networking environments that require superior
microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and large
amounts of reliable data storage.
Your IBM Netfinity 5100 server comes with a three-year limited warranty and 90-Day
IBM Start Up Support. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can obtain up-
to-date information about your Netfinity 5100 model and other IBM server products
at the following World Wide Web address:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/netfinity/
Your server serial number and model number are located on labels on the rear of the
server and on the front below the bezel.
Note: The information label containing the serial number, machine type, model
number, and agency marks for your server is located as follows:
Tower model On the bottom of the server
Rack model On the side of the server
For service, assistance, or additional information on 90-Day IBM Start Up Support
and the World Wide Web, see “Getting help, service, and information”on page 168.
Features and specifications
Table 1 on page 2 provides a summary of the features and specifications for your
Netfinity 5100 server.

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Microprocessor:
•Intel®Pentium®III
microprocessor with
MMX™technology and
SIMD extensions
•256 KB Level-2 cache
(min.)
•Supports up to two
microprocessors
Memory:
•Standard: 128 MB or 256
MB, depending on model
•Maximum: 4 GB
•Type: 133 MHz, ECC,
SDRAM, Registered
DIMMs
•Slots: 4 dual inline slots
Drives standard:
•Diskette: 1.44 MB
•CD-ROM: 40X IDE
Expansion bays:
•Hot-swap: six slim high or
three half high
•Non-hot-swap: Three 5.25-
inch (one used by CD-
ROM drive)
PCI expansion slots:
•Three 33 MHz/64-bit
•Two 33 MHz/32-bit
Power supplies:
250 watt (115-230 Vac)
•Standard: One
•Maximum: Three, only
with optional power
backplane that enables
multiple power supplies
and hot-swappability
Video:
•S3 video controller (integrated
on system board)
•Compatible with SVGA and
VGA
•8 MB SDRAM video memory
Size (Rack Model 5U)
•Height: 220 mm (8.7 in.)
•Depth: 630 mm (24.8 in.)
•Width: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
•Weight: approximately 35.38 Kg
(78 lb.) when fully configured
Size (Tower Model)
•Height: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
•Depth: 660 mm (26.0 in.)
•Width: 220 mm (8.7 in.)
•Weight: approximately 36.74
Kg (81 lb.) when fully
configured
Integrated functions:
•Netfinity Advanced System
Management processor
•Dual channel Ultra3 SCSI
controller
•One 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
AMD Ethernet controller
•Two serial ports
•One parallel port
•Two Universal Serial Bus (USB)
ports
•Keyboard port
•Mouse port
•Video port
Acoustical noise emissions:
•Sound power, idling: 6.0 bel
maximum
•Sound power, operating: 6.0 bel
maximum
•Sound pressure, operating: 45
dBa maximum
Environment:
•Air temperature:
—Server on: 10°to 35°C
(50.0°to 95.0°F).
Altitude: 0 to 914 m
(2998.7 ft.)
—Server on: 10°to 32°C
(50.0°to 89.6°F).
Altitude: 914 m
(2998.7 ft.) to 2133 m
(6998.0 ft.)
—Server off: 10°to 43°C
(50.0°to 109.4°F).
Maximum altitude:
2133 m (6998.0 ft.)
•Humidity:
—Server on: 8% to 80%
—Server off: 8% to 80%
Heat output:
Approximate heat output in
British Thermal Units (BTU) per
hour
•Minimum configuration:
683 BTU (200 watts)
•Maximum configuration:
2048 BTU (600 watts)
Electrical input:
•Sine-wave input (50-60
Hz) required
•Input voltage low range:
—Minimum: 100 V ac
—Maximum: 127 V ac
•Input voltage high range:
—Minimum: 200 V ac
—Maximum: 240 V ac
•Input kilovolt-amperes
(kVA) approximately:
—Minimum: 0.08 kVA
—Maximum: 0.52 kVA
Table 1. Features and Specifications

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Introducing the Netfinity 5100
Notices used in this book
This information product contains notices that relate to a specific topic. The Caution
and Danger notices also appear in the multilingual safety booklet that came with your
Netfinity product. Each notice is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding
notices in the safety booklet.
The notice definitions are as follows:
•Notes: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
•Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in
which damage could occur.
•Caution: These notices indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to
you. A caution notice is placed just before descriptions of potentially hazardous
procedure steps or situations.
•Danger: These notices indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger notice is placed just before descriptions of
potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure steps or situations.

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Introducing the Netfinity 5100
What your IBM Netfinity 5100 offers
The unique design of your server takes advantage of advancements in symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP), data storage, and memory management. Your server
combines:
•Impressive performance using an innovative approach to SMP
Your server supports up to two Pentium III microprocessors. Your server comes
with one microprocessor installed; you can install an additional microprocessor
to enhance performance and provide SMP capability.
•Large data-storage and hot-swap capabilities
All models of the server support up to six hot-swap hard disk drives. This hot-
swap feature enables you to remove and replace hard disk drives without
turning off the server.
•Redundant power capabilities
The standard 250-watt power supply in your server can handle a load of up to
250 watts. By replacing the power backplane with the power backplane option,
you can install a second, optional power supply. This provides a full 500 watts
of power. If the average load on your server is less than 250 watts and a problem
occurs with one of the power supplies, the other power supply can handle the
load (redundant power). If the average load on your server is greater than 250
watts, and you have installed a second power supply, you can install a third,
optional power supply to provide redundancy.
The NON light emitting diode (LED) on the system board is lit when the power
load is 250 watts or greater with two power supplies, or when the power load is
500 watts or greater with three power supplies.
•Large system memory
The memory bus in your server supports up to 4gigabytes (GB) of system
memory. The memory controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support
for up to four industry standard PC133, 3.3 V, 168-pin, 8-byte, registered,
synchronous-dynamic-random access memory (SDRAM) dual inline memory
modules (DIMMs).
•System-management capabilities
Your server comes with a Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor on
the system board. This processor, in conjunction with the Netfinity management
software that is provided on your ServerGuide™CDs, enables you to manage
the functions of the server locally and remotely. The Netfinity Advanced System
Management Processor also provides system monitoring, event recording, and
dial-out alert capability.
Note: The Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor is sometimes
referred to as the service processor.
Refer to “Chapter 5. Using the Netfinity Manager programs,”on page 29 for
more information.
•Integrated network environment support
Your server comes with an Ethernet controller on the system board. This
Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps
networks. The server automatically selects between 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX.
The controller provides full-duplex (FDX) capability, which allows simultaneous
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RAS features
•Redundant network-interface card
The addition of an optional, redundant network interface card (NIC) provides a
failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with
the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic associated with this primary
connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. This switching
occurs without data loss and without user intervention.
•Optional digital linear tape drive
The addition of an optional digital linear tape drive (DLT) allows quick backup
of large amounts of data.
•IBM ServerGuide CDs
The ServerGuide CDs that are included with your server provide programs to
help you set up your server and install the network operating system (NOS).
The ServerGuide program detects the hardware options that are installed, and
provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. In addition, the
ServerGuide CDs include a variety of application programs for your server.
For more information about the ServerGuide CDs, see “Chapter 4. Using the
ServerGuide CDs,”on page 23.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
RASfeatures Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability, and
serviceability (RAS). These factors help to ensure the integrity of the data stored on
your server; that your server is available when you want to use it; and that should a
failure occur, you can easily diagnose and repair the failure with minimal
inconvenience.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that your server supports.
•Menu-driven setup, system configuration, RAID configuration, and diagnostic
programs
•Power-on self-test (POST)
•Integrated Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor
•Predictive failure alerts
•Remote system problem-analysis support
•Power and temperature monitoring
•Hot-swap drive bays
•Error codes and messages
•System error logging
•Upgradable BIOS, diagnostics, and Netfinity Advanced System Management
Processor code
•Automatic restart after a power failure
•Parity checking on the PCI buses
•CRC checking on the SCSI buses
•Error checking and correcting (ECC) memory
•Redundant hot-swap power supply option
•Redundant Ethernet capabilities (with optional adapter)
•Vital Product Data (VPD) on system board, power backplane, SCSI backplane,
and each power supply
•Operator information panel
•Diagnostic LEDs on the system board
•Customer support center 24 hours per day 7 days a week1
1.Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.

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Server controls
Server controls and indicators
Servercontrols
Power control button: Press this button to manually turn the server on or off.
Power control button shield: You can install this circular disk over the power control
button to prevent accidental manual power-off. This disk is provided with your
server.
Reset button: Press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test
(POST).
Hard disk
drive activity
light (green)
Hard disk
drive status
light (amber)
Reset
button
Power
control
button
Power control
button shield
(if installed)
Cover
release
latch
Serial
number
Operator
information
panel
Hard disk
drive activity
light (green)
Hard disk
drive status
light (amber)
Reset button
Power control
button
Cover
release
latch
Operator
information
panel
Power control
button shield
(if installed)
Serial
number