IBM Netfinity 3500 Instruction Manual

Netfinity 3500
User's Handbook

Netfinity 3500
User's Handbook
IBM

Note
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information under Appendix B, “Product Warranties and Notices” on page 221.
First Edition (January 1998)
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Contents
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Lithium Battery Notice ......................... ix
Laser Compliance Statements ..................... x
About This Book ........................... xiii
How This Book is Organized .................... xiii
Notices Used in This Book ...................... xiv
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter 1. Introducing Your Netfinity 3500 Server ....... 1
Features at a Glance ........................... 3
What Your IBM Netfinity 3500 Server Offers ............ 4
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features ........ 6
Controls and Indicators ......................... 7
Input/Output Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Arranging Your Workspace ...................... 16
Using the Stabilizing Feet ....................... 19
Using the CD-ROM Drive ....................... 20
Before You Install Software ...................... 22
Chapter 3. Configuring Your Server ................ 23
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Configuration/Setup Program .................. 26
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program .......... 28
Resolving Configuration Conflicts .................. 42
Configuring the Ethernet Controller ................. 44
Using the SCSISelect Utility ...................... 46
Chapter 4. Installing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before You Begin ............................ 53
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Handling Static-Sensitive Devices .................. 55
Preparing to Add Options ....................... 56
Working with Adapters ........................ 59
Working with Memory Modules ................... 63
Installing or Removing Internal Drives ............... 69
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Working with Microprocessors .................... 89
Connecting External Options ..................... 97
Adding Security Options ....................... 108
Completing the Installation ..................... 113
Updating the Server Configuration ................. 115
Chapter 5. Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Diagnostic Tools Overview ..................... 118
Running the Diagnostic Test Programs .............. 124
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Messages ............... 125
Power-On Self-Test (POST) Beep Codes .............. 150
SCSI Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ethernet Controller Messages .................... 153
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Checking the System for Damage ................. 177
Replacing the Battery ......................... 179
Chapter 6. Getting Help, Service, and Information ...... 183
Before You Call for Service ..................... 184
Getting Customer Support and Service .............. 184
Purchasing Additional Services ................... 188
Ordering Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Chapter 7. Server Records and Specifications ......... 193
Recording the Identification Numbers ............... 194
Recording Installed Devices ..................... 195
System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Appendix A. Ethernet Cable Specifications .......... 217
Appendix B. Product Warranties and Notices ......... 221
Warranty Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
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Tables
1. Memory Configurations ..................... 65
2. Maximum Allowable Drive Sizes ............... 71
3. Serial Port Connector Pin-Number Assignments ..... 100
4. Parallel Port Connector Pin-Number Assignments .... 101
5. Video Port Connector Pin-Number Assignments ..... 102
6. Keyboard and Auxiliary-Device Port Connectors
Pin-Number Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
7. The 68-Pin SCSI Port Connector Pin-Number Assignments 105
8. USB Port Connector Pin-Number Assignments ...... 106
9. Ethernet Connector Pin-Number Assignments ...... 107
10. Ethernet Controller Messages ................. 154
11. Server Identification Numbers ................ 194
12. Internal and External Drives and Devices ......... 195
13. Configuration/Setup Program Defaults and Changes .. 196
14. RAM Default Settings and Changes ............. 200
15. Expansion-Slot Configuration Information ......... 200
16. Microprocessor Switch Settings ............... 209
17. Cabling Specifications for 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX
Link Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
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Safety Information
Turn everything OFF.
Attach signal cables to
receptacles.
First, remove power cord from
outlet.
To Disconnect
Turn device ON.
DANGER:
Turn everything OFF.
To Connect
Remove signal cables from
receptacles.
Remove all cables from devices.
Attach power cord to outlet.
First, attach all cables to devices.
In the U.K., by law, the power
cord must be disconnected after the
telephone line cable.
2
In the U.K., by law, the telephone
cable must be connected after the
power cord.
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1
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication
cables is hazardous. To avoid shock hazard, connect and
disconnect cables as shown below when installing, moving or
opening the covers of this product or attached devices. The
power cord must be used with a properly grounded outlet.
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Pour deconnecter
Pour connecter
Branchez le cordon d' alimentation
sur la prise murale.
Mettez l' unité sous tension.
DANGER:
Débranchez d' abord le cordon
d' alimentation de la prise murale.
Déconnectez les câbles de signaux
des prises murales.
Déconnectez tous les câbles
de unités.
Mettez tout hors tension. Mettez tout hors tension.
Le courant électrique provenant des câbles d' alimentation,
télephoniques et de transmission peut présenter un danger.
Pour éviter tout risque de choc électrique, connectez et
déconnectez ces câbles comme indiqué ci- dessous lorsque
vous installez ou déplacez ce matériel ou les unités connectées,
ou que vous soulevez un carter.*
Connectez les câbles de signaux
sur les prises murales.
Connectez d' abord tous les câbles
sur les unités.
!
*Le cordon d' alimentation doit être
branché sur un socle de prise de
courant correctement mis à la terre.
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