
Contents
About this manual ..........iii
Important safety information ........iii
Online Support .............iv
General checkout ..........1
General information .........3
Features and specifications..........3
Notices and statements in this book ......5
What the IBM xSeries 232 offers ........5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . 6
Server controls and indicators ........7
Turning on the server ..........9
Turning off the server ..........10
Operator information panel .........11
Diagnostics.............13
Diagnostic tools overview .........13
POST................13
Error logs ..............14
SCSI messages (some models) ........14
Diagnostic programs and error messages ....15
Text messages ............15
Starting the diagnostic programs ......16
Viewing the test log ..........17
Recovering BIOS code ...........17
Identifying problems using status LEDs .....18
Power supply LEDs ..........19
Light Path Diagnostics panel .......19
Replacing the battery ...........20
Configuration ............23
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . 23
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 23
Main menu of the Configuration/Setup Utility 24
Using passwords ...........27
Using the SCSISelect utility program ......28
Starting the SCSISelect utility program ....28
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . 28
Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program . . . 29
Using the ServerGuide CDs .........31
Features at a glance ..........32
Setup and configuration overview ......33
System Partition ............34
Typical NOS installation .........34
Setting up or updating multiple servers ....34
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide . . . 35
Additional programs included with ServerGuide 35
Installing options ..........37
Major components of the xSeries 232 server . . . 37
Components by model .........37
System board locations ..........40
System board option connectors ......40
System board internal cable connectors ....41
System board external port connectors ....43
System board switches and jumpers .....43
System board LED locations ........45
Light Path Diagnostics panel .......46
Before you begin ............47
System reliability considerations ......48
Working inside a server with power on ....48
Installing components ...........48
Removing the cover, door, and bezel .....48
Working with adapters .........54
Internal drives ............58
Memory modules ...........65
Microprocessor kit installation .......67
Power supplies ............71
Fans ................80
Completing the installation ........82
Connecting external options .........85
Input/output connector locations ......86
Input/output ports ...........86
Cabling the server ............95
Cabling the tower model .........95
Cabling the rack model .........96
FRU information (service only) ....97
Operator information bracket ........97
Power switch panel............99
Rear cable bracket ............101
PCI adapter card support assembly ......102
DASD backplane assembly .........103
Power supply backplane .........103
System board .............105
Symptom-to-FRU index .......107
Beep Symptoms ............107
No Beep symptoms ...........109
Diagnostic Panel LED ..........109
Diagnostic error codes ..........111
Error symptoms ............115
Power supply LED errors .........116
POST error codes ............117
Service processor error codes ........122
SCSI error codes ............123
Temperature error messages ........123
Fan error messages ...........124
Power error messages ..........124
System shutdown ............124
Power related system shutdown ......124
Temperature related system shutdown ....125
DASD checkout ............125
Host Built-In Self Test (BIST) ........126
Bus fault messages ...........126
Undetermined Problems..........126
Parts listing, xSeries 232 ......129
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