IBM eserver pSeries 690 User manual

pSeries 690
User’s Guide
SA38-0588-05
ERserver
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pSeries 690
User’s Guide
SA38-0588-05
ER s e r v e r
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Sixth Edition (February 2004)
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Safety Notices” on page ix,
Appendix A, “Environmental Notices,” on page 151, and Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 153.
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Contents
Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Laser Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Laser Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Data Integrity and Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
ISO 9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Accessing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
References to AIX Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Chapter 1. Reference Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Documentation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Chapter 2. Introducing the Eserver pSeries 690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
System Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Partitioned System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Partition Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
System Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Types of Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
PCI Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Capacity Upgrade on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Processor CUoD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Memory CUoD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
On/Off Capacity on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Trial Capacity on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Capacity Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Software Licenses and Processor CUoD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Activation Process for CUoD Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 3. Using the Eserver pSeries 690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hardware Management Console (HMC) Overview and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
System Power-on Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Powering the Server On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Powering On the Processor Subsystem using the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Powering Off the Processor Subsystem Using the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Graphics Console Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Reading the Operator Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Disturbance or System Attention LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
System Attention LED and Accessing System Log Error Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Accessing System Log Error Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Accessing Errors when a System is Attached to an HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Accessing Errors when a System is Running AIX and the Console is Not an HMC . . . . . . .19
Accessing Errors when a System is Running Linux and the Console is Not an HMC . . . . . . .20
Resetting the System Attention LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Resetting the LED when a System is Attached To an HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Resetting the LED when a System is Running AIX and the Console is not an HMC . . . . . . .20
Resetting the LED when a System is Running Linux and the Console is not an HMC . . . . . .20
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Understanding the Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
POST Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
POST Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Chapter 4. Using the Service Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Service Processor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Accessing the Service Processor Menus Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Accessing the Service Processor Menus Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Saving and Restoring Service Processor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Menu Inactivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
General User Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Privileged User Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Service Processor Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
System Power Control Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
System Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Language Selection Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Call-In/Call-Out Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Modem Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Serial Port Selection Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Serial Port Speed Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Telephone Number Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Call-Out Policy Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Customer Account Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Call-out Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Service Processor Parameters in Service Mode (Full System Partition) . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
System Power-On Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Service Processor Reboot/Restart Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Boot (IPL) Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Failure During Boot Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Failure During Normal System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Service Processor Reboot/Restart Policy Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
System Firmware Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
General Information on System Firmware Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Determining the Level of Firmware on the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
System Firmware Update in AIX Using a Locally Available Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Update Diskette Images and Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Updating System Firmware From the Service Processor Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Updating System Firmware from the AIX Service Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Updating System Firmware from the AIX Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Recovery Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Frame (Power Subsystem) Firmware Update with a pSeries High Performance Switch Installed . . .65
Installing Corrective Service on the Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Reconfiguration Procedure for SNI Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Configuring and Deconfiguring Processors or Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Run-Time CPU Deconfiguration (CPU Gard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Service Processor System Monitoring - Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
System Firmware Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Operating System Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Call-Out (Call-Home) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Console Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Service Processor Error Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
LCD Progress Indicator Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Resetting the Service Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
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Service Processor Operational Phases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Pre-Standby Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Standby Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Bring-Up Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Run-Time Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Chapter 5. Using System Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Select Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Change Password Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
View Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Change SCSI Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Select Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Select Boot Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Select Boot Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Display Current Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Multiboot Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Exiting System Management Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Chapter 6. Using the Online and Standalone Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Online and Standalone Diagnostics Operating Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Identifying the Terminal Type to the Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Undefined Terminal Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Resetting the Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Running Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Online Diagnostics Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Running Online Diagnostics in Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Concurrent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Running the Online Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Running the Online Diagnostics in Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Standalone Diagnostic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Partitioned System Considerations for Standalone Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Considerations for Running Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Loading the Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Running Standalone Diagnostics from a Network Installation Management (NIM) Server . . . . .97
NIM Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Client Configuration and Booting Standalone Diagnostics from the NIM Server . . . . . . . . .98
Chapter 7. Introducing Tasks and Service Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Add Resource to Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
AIX Shell Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Analyze Adapter Internal Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Backup and Restore Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Certify Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Change Hardware Vital Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configure Dials and LPF Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configure ISA Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configure Reboot Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configure Remote Maintenance Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Configure Ring Indicate Power-On Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Configure Scan Dump Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configure Surveillance Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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Create Customized Configuration Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Delete Resource from Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Disk Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Disk to Disk Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Display/Alter Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Configuration and Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Firmware Device Node Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Hardware Error Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Hardware Vital Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Machine Check Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Display Microcode Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Display MultiPath I/O (MPIO) Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Display or Change Bootlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Display or Change Diagnostic Run-Time Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Display Previous Diagnostic Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Display Resource Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Display Service Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Display Software Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Display System Environmental Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Display Test Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Display USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Download Microcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Download Microcode to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Download Microcode to a PCI-X Dual Channel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Download Microcode to Disk Drive Attached to a PCI SCSI RAID Adapter . . . . . . . . . .116
Download Microcode to a Fiber Channel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Download Microcode to DVD-RAM Attached to a PCI SCSI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Download Microcode to Disk Attached to PCI SCSI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Download Microcode to Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Fault Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Fibre Channel RAID Service Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Flash SK-NET FDDI Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Format Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Hardfile Attached to SCSI Adapter (non-RAID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Hardfile Attached to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Optical Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Diskette Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Gather System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Generic Microcode Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Hot Plug Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
PCI Hot Plug Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
SCSI Hot Swap Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
RAID Hot Plug Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Identify Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Identify and Remove Resource Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Identify and System Attention Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Local Area Network Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Log Repair Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Periodic Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
PCI SCSI Disk Array Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Process Supplemental Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Run Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Run Error Log Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Run Exercisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Exerciser Commands (CMD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Memory Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Tape Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Diskette Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
CD-ROM Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Floating Point Exerciser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
SCSI Bus Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
SCSI RAID Physical Disk Status and Vital Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Spare Sector Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
SSA Service Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
System Fault Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
System Identify Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Update Disk-Based Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Update System or Service Processor Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
7135 RAIDiant Array Service Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Command Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
7318 Serial Communications Network Server Service Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Chapter 8. Verifying the Hardware Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Step 1. Considerations Before Running This Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Step 2. Loading the Online Diagnostics in Service Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Step 2.5 Loading the Standalone Diagnostics from CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Step 3. Running System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Step 4. Performing Additional System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Step 5. Stopping the Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Chapter 9. Hardware Problem Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Problem Determination Using the Standalone or Online Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Problem Determination When Unable to Load Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Appendix A. Environmental Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Product Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Environmental Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Acoustical Noise Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Declared Acoustical Noise Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Appendix C. Service Processor Setup and Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Service Processor Setup Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Testing the Service Processor Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Testing Call-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Testing Call-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Serial Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Appendix D. Modem Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Sample Modem Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Generic Modem Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Specific Modem Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Configuration File Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Examples for Using the Generic Sample Modem Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Customizing the Modem Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
IBM 7852-400 DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Contents vii

Xon/Xoff Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ring Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Terminal Emulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Recovery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Transfer of a Modem Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Recovery Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Prevention Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Modem Configuration Sample Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sample File modem_m0.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Sample File modem_m1.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sample File modem_z.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sample File modem_z0.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Sample File modem_f.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sample File modem_f0.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Sample File modem_f1.cfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Appendix E. Removing and Replacing PCI Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Removing a PCI Adapter Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Replacing a PCI Adapter Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Removing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Replacing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
PCI Hot-Plug Manager Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
PCI Adapter or Blank Filler Removal from a Snap-Assembly-Type Cassette . . . . . . . . . 200
Replacing an Adapter in a PCI Adapter Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Short Adapter or Blank Filler Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Long Adapter Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
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Safety Notices
A danger notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing death or serious
personal injury. Danger notices appear on the following pages:
v ix
A caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing moderate or minor
personal injury. Caution notices appear on the following pages:
v ix
v x
v 200
v 212
For a translation of the safety notices contained in this book, see the System Unit Safety Information,
order number SA23-2652.
Electrical Safety
Observe the following safety instructions any time you are connecting or disconnecting devices attached to
the system.
DANGER
An
electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of
the system or the devices that attach to the system. It is the responsibility of the customer to
ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock.
Use one hand, when possible, to connect or disconnect signal cables to prevent a possible
shock from touching two surfaces with different electrical potentials.
During an electrical storm, do not connect cables for display stations, printers, telephones, or
station protectors for communications lines.
D06
CAUTION:
This product is equipped with a four-wire (three-phase and ground) power cable for the user’s
safety. Use this power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.
C27
DANGER
To
prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect all power cables from the electrical outlet before
relocating the system.
D01
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Laser Safety Information
CAUTION:
This product may contain a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or laser module on a PCI card, which are class 1
laser products.
C30
Laser Compliance
All lasers are certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS 21 CFR Subchapter J for class
1 laser products. Outside the U.S., they are certified to be in compliance with the IEC 825 (first edition
1984) as a class 1 laser product. Consult the label on each part for laser certification numbers and
approval information.
CAUTION:
All IBM laser modules are designed so that there is never any human access to laser radiation
above a class 1 level during normal operation, user maintenance, or prescribed service conditions.
Data processing environments can contain equipment transmitting on system links with laser
modules that operate at greater than class 1 power levels. For this reason, never look into the end
of an optical fiber cable or open receptacle. Only trained service personnel should perform the
inspection or repair of optical fiber cable assemblies and receptacles.
C25,
C26
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Data Integrity and Verification
IBM computer systems contain mechanisms designed to reduce the possibility of undetected data corruption
or loss. This risk, however, cannot be eliminated. Users who experience unplanned outages, system failures,
power fluctuations or outages, or component failures must verify the accuracy of operations performed and
data saved or transmitted by the system at or near the time of the outage or failure. In addition, users must
establish procedures to ensure that there is independent data verification before relying on such data in
sensitive or critical operations. Users should periodically check the IBM support websites for updated
information and fixes applicable to the system and related software.
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About This Book
This book provides information on how to use the server, use diagnostics, use service aids, and verify
server operation. This book also provides information to help you solve some of the simpler problems that
might occur.
ISO 9000
ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of this product.
Highlighting
The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
Bold Identifies commands, subroutines, keywords, files, structures, directories, and other items
whose names are predefined by the system. Also identifies graphical objects such as buttons,
labels, and icons that the user selects.
Italics Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user.
Monospace Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what you might see
displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to what you might write as a
programmer, messages from the system, or information you should actually type.
Accessing Information
Documentation for the IBM Eserver pSeries is available online. Visit the IBM Eserver pSeries
Information Center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base.
v To access the pSeries publications, click Hardware documentation.
v To view information about the accessibility features of Eserver pSeries hardware and the AIX operating
system, click AIX and pSeries accessibility.
References to AIX Operating System
This document may contain references to the AIX operating system. If you are using another operating
system, consult the appropriate documentation for that operating system.
This document may describe hardware features and functions. While the hardware supports them, the
realization of these features and functions depends upon support from the operating system. AIX provides
this support. If you are using another operating system, consult the appropriate documentation for that
operating system regarding support for those features and functions.
xiii

Related Publications
The following publications provide related information:
v The System Unit Safety Information, order number SA23-2652, contains translations of safety
information used throughout this book.
v The Site and Hardware Planning Information, order number SA38-0508, contains information to help
you plan your installation.
v The Eserver pSeries 690 Service Guide, order number SA38-0589, contains reference information,
maintenance analysis procedures (MAPs), error codes, removal and replacement procedures, and a
parts catalog.
v The Eserver pSeries 690 Installation Guide, order number SA23-1285, contains information on how to
set up and cable the server and verify server operation.
v The IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number
SA38-0590, provides information to system administrators on how to install and use a Hardware
Management Console (HMC) to manage a system.
v The IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries Maintenance Guide, order number SA38-0603,
provides information on how to service a Hardware Management Console (HMC).
v The eServer Cluster 1600: pSeries High Performance Switch Planning, Installation, and Service Guide,
order number GA22-7951, contains information on installing and servicing the pSeries High
Performance Switch (machine type 7045-SW4), which is an option on this system.
v The RS/6000 and Eserver Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order number SA38-0509,
contains diagnostic information, service request numbers (SRNs), and failing function codes (FFCs).
v The RS/6000 and Eserver Adapters, Devices and Cable Information for Multiple Bus Systems, order
number SA38-0516, contains information about adapters, devices, and cables for your server. This
manual is intended to supplement the service information found in the Diagnostic Information for
Multiple Bus Systems.
v The PCI Adapter Placement Reference, order number SA23-2504, contains information regarding slot
restrictions for adapters that can be used in this system.
Trademarks
The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States,
other countries, or both:
v AIX
v RS/6000
v Electronic Service Agent
v Eserver
v IBM
v pSeries
Other
company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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Chapter 1. Reference Materials
Note: This document may contain references to the AIX operating system. If you are using another
operating system, consult the appropriate documentation for that operating system.
This document may describe hardware features and functions. While the hardware supports them,
the implementation of these features and functions depends on support from the operating system.
AIX provides this support. If you are using another operating system, consult the appropriate
documentation for that operating system regarding support for those features and functions.
This chapter helps you get started with installing and configuring the Eserver pSeries environment. The
following information is included in the chapter:
v Eserver pSeries Roadmap
v Documentation Overview - Brief description of the printed and softcopy documentation shipped including
targeted audience
The
Eserver pSeries Roadmap helps you locate marketing, service, and customer task information. The
roadmap guides you through the tasks and the publications that document those tasks.
1

Hardware Installation Guide
Hardware Management Console
Installation and Operations Guide
AIX Installation in a Partitioned Environment
Application Documentation
Application Documentation
AIX Documentation Library
AIX Documentation Library
Hardware User's Guide
AIX Installation in a
Partitioned Environment
AIX Installation Guide
and Reference
Operating System Installation:
Getting Started
Installing/Configuring
Applications
Installing/Configuring
the Operating System
Installing/Configuring
the Operating System
Configuring Full
System Partition
Is System
Using
Partitions
?
Configuring
Partitions
Customer Tasks
Installer Tasks
Marketing and Customer Tasks
Using the System
Planning
Managed
by HMC
?
Begin Site and Hardware Planning Information
Hardware Management Console
Installation and Operations Guide
Site and Hardware Planning Information
Hardware
Installation
Hardware
Installation
Planning
Yes
Yes
No
No
Planning for Partitioned-System Operations
Planning for
Partitioned-System Operations
The publications listed in this section are available online. To access the online books, visit our IBM
Eserver pSeries Information Center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base.
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Documentation Overview
This section provides descriptions and target audience information for the Eserver pSeries and AIX 5L
documentation libraries. Some of the documentation may only be available in softcopy form. Based on the
documentation content, the books are divided into the following categories: Planning, Installing and
Configuring, and Using the System.
Table 1. Planning
Documentation Title Description Audience Type
Site and Hardware Planning
Information
Contains information to help plan for site
preparation tasks, such as floor-planning,
electrical needs, air conditioning, and other
site-planning considerations.
Marketing, system
administrators
softcopy
Planning for Partitioned-System
Operations
Describes planning considerations for
partitioned systems, including information on
dynamic partitioning and Capacity Upgrade on
Demand.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
Hardware Management
Console for pSeries Installation
and Operations Guide
Provides information on how to install,
configure, and use a Hardware Management
Console (HMC). Logical partition (LPAR) tasks,
such as configuring and managing partitions on
multiple host servers, are included.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
Chapter 1. Reference Materials 3

Table 2. Installing and Configuring
Documentation Title Description Audience Type
Hardware Installation Guide Provides information on how to install system
hardware, cable the system, and verify
operations.
System installer printed and
softcopy
Planning for Partitioned-System
Operations
Describes planning considerations for
partitioned systems, including information on
dynamic partitioning and Capacity Upgrade on
Demand.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
Hardware Management
Console for pSeries Installation
and Operations Guide
Provides information on how to install,
configure, and use a Hardware Management
Console (HMC). Logical partition (LPAR) tasks,
such as configuring and managing partitions on
multiple host servers, are included.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
AIX Installation in a Partitioned
Environment
Provides information on how to install the AIX
operating system in an LPAR environment.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
AIX Operating System
Installation: Getting Started
Provides information on how to install and
configure the AIX operating system on a
standalone system using a CD-ROM device.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
AIX 5L Installation Guide and
Reference
Provides information on installing the AIX 5L
operating system on standalone systems, as
well as on client systems using the Network
Installation Management (NIM) interface.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
PCI Adapter Placement
Reference
Outlines system-specific PCI adapter slot
placement and adapter support configurations.
System
administrators,
service personnel
softcopy
AIX 5L Release Notes Provides late-breaking information for a
specific AIX release.
System
administrators
printed and
softcopy
AIX 5L Documentation CD AIX documentation library (system
management guides, user guides, application
programmer guides, commands and files
references, AIX man pages, and so on).
System
administrators
softcopy
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