IBM Netfinity 7100 Assembly instructions

IBM
IBM® Netfinity® 7100
User’s Reference
SC19-K081-10

IBM
IBM® Netfinity® 7100
User’s Reference
SC19-K081-10

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 167.
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.

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Chapter 1.Introducing the IBM Netfinity
7100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices used in this book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Server features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Information LED panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2.Arranging your workspace . . . . 9
Comfort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Glare and lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Air circulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electrical outlets and cable lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 3.Configuring your server . . . . . 11
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . 11
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 11
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the SCSISelect utility program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Starting the SCSISelect utility program . . . . . . . . . . 17
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu . . . . . 18
Chapter 4.Using the ServerGuide CDs . . 21
Features at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setup and Configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System Partition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network operating system (NOS) installation overview .
24
Setting up multiple servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . 24
Additional programs included with ServerGuide. . . . 25
NOS updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Error symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5.Using Netfinity Manager . . . . . 27
Managing your IBM Netfinity server with Netfinity
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Netfinity Manager documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Netfinity Manager system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Netfinity Manager for OS/2 system requirements. 28
Netfinity Manager for Windows 95 and Windows 98
system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Netfinity Manager for Windows NT system
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starting the Netfinity Manager installation program . 30
Netfinity Manager database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
DB2 database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing and configuring the database . . . . . . . 37
Activating the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Granting and revoking database privileges . . . . 38
Deleting the database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lotus Notes database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Browsing the Netfinity Manager Lotus Notes
database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ODBC database support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ODBC database configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Creating the Netfinity Manager tables . . . . . . . . 44
Supported and certified databases. . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Starting Netfinity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Netfinity Manager Service Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Netfinity Manager service descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 48
Advanced System Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alert Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Alert on LAN configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Capacity Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cluster Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Critical File Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
DMI Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
ECC Memory Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Event Scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
File Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Power-On Error Detect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Predictive Failure Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Process Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Remote Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Remote System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Remote Workstation Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Security Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Serial Connection Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Service Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Software Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
System Diagnostics Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
System Information Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
System Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
System Partition Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
System Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Update Connector Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Web Manager Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Delaying Netfinity Manager startup on OS/2 systems
53
Getting more information about Netfinity Manager . . 53
Installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automated installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Customized installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 6.Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Major components of the Netfinity 7100 . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
I/O board component locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Processor board component locations. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Processor board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Processor board connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Processor board jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory board component locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
System reliability considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Working inside the server with the power on. . . . . 66
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Safety information statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing the server top cover, front door, and media-
bay bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the server front door and the media-bay
bezel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Working with adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adapter considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cabling example for the ServeRAID adapter. . . 73
Installing internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Internal drive bays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Installing a 5.25-inch removable-media drive . . . . . 79
Installing memory-module kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Installing a microprocessor kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Installing a hot-swap power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Replacing a hot-swap fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installing the server front door and media-bay bezel .
92 Installing the top cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Reconfiguring the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Connecting external options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Input/Output ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Parallel port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Viewing or changing the parallel-port assignments
95
Parallel port connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Video port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Keyboard port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Auxiliary-device (pointing device) port. . . . . . . . . . 98
Ultra2 SCSI ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
SCSI cabling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Setting SCSI IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SCSI connector pin-number assignments . . . . . . 99
Serial ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Viewing or changing the serial-port assignments . .
101
Serial-port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Universal Serial Bus ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
USB cables and hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
USB-port connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Configuring the Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . . 102
Failover for redundant Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ethernet port connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Advanced System Management ports . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cabling the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Installing the server in a rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chapter 7.Solving problems. . . . . . . . . . 107
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
POST beep code descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
POST beep codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
POST error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Event/error logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Small computer system interface messages . . . . . . . . 121
Diagnostic programs and error messages . . . . . . . . . . 122
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Starting the diagnostic programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Diagnostic error message tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Recovering BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Identifying problems using status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Diagnostic panel LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Noncritical light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Troubleshooting charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller. . . . . . . . . 143
Network connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart. . . . . 144
Ethernet controller messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver
messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages. . . . . 148
UNIX messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Getting help, service, and information. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Service support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Before you call for service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Getting customer support and service . . . . . . . . . . 154
Using the World Wide Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Using electronic support services. . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting information by fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting help online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Getting help by telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Getting help around the world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Purchasing additional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Enhanced PC support line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
900-number operating system and hardware
support line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Network and server support line. . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ordering support line services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warranty and repair services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ordering publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Appendix A. Installing the server in a rack.
161
Appendix B. Product warranties and
notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warranty Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty for United States,
Puerto Rico, and Canada (Part 1 - General Terms) 167
IBM Statement of Warranty Worldwide except
Canada, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United States (Part 1 –
General Terms) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Part 2 - Worldwide Country-Unique Terms. . . . . . 172
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Edition Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Year 2000 readiness and instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement. . . 179
United Kingdom telecommunications safety
requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
European community directive conformance
statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Taiwan electrical emission statement . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference
(VCCI) statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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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.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních 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 núbrožúrku 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 devicecovers, 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.

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Statement 5
CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and 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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Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM Netfinity 7100
Your IBM®Netfinity®7100 server is a high-performance server with the capability of
microprocessor upgrade to a 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.
Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key
considerations during the design of your server. These design features make it
possible for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today, while
providing flexible expansion capabilities for the future.
Your Netfinity 7100 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 server model and other IBM server products at the
following World Wide Web address:
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/netfinity/

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Server specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for your
Netfinity 7100 server.
Microprocessor:
•Intel®Pentium®III
Xeon™
•32 KB of level-1 cache
•512 K of level-2 cache
(min)
•Expandable to four
microprocessors
Memory:
•Maximum: 16 GB
•Type: ECC, SDRAM,
Registered DIMMs
•Slots: 4-way interleaved,
16 slots
Drives standard:
•Diskette: 1.44 MB
•CD-ROM: 40X IDE
Expansion bays:
•Hot-swap: 10 slim-high
or 7 half-high
•Non-hot-swap: Two 5.25-
inch
PCI expansion slots:
•Four 33 MHz/64-bit
•Two 66 MHz/64-bit
Hot-swap power supplies:
250 Watts (115-230 Vac)
•Minimum: Two
•Maximum: Four
Cooling:
•Four hot-swap fans
Video:
•S3 video controller
•Compatible with SVGA
and VGA
•4 MB video memory
Size (Rack Model) (8U)
•Height: 356 mm (14 in.)
•Depth: 650 mm (25.6 in.)
•Width: 440 mm (17.3 in.)
•Weight: 34.4 kg (76 lb.) to 61
kg (134 lb.) depending upon
configuration
Size (Tower)
•Height: 356 mm (14 in.)
•Depth: 700 mm (27.6 in.)
•Width: 483 mm (19 in.)
•Weight: 39 kg (86 lb.) to 55
kg (121 lb.) depending upon
configuration
Integrated functions:
•Netfinity Advanced System
Management processor
•D u a l c h a n n e l U l t r a 2 ( LV D )
SCSI controller (one internal
port and one external port)
•One 10BASE-T/100BASE-
TX AMD Ethernet controller
•Two serial ports
•One parallel port
•Two universal serial bus
ports
•Keyboard port
•Mouse port
•Video port
Acoustical noise emissions:
•Sound power, idling: 6.3 bel
maximum
•Sound power, operating: 6.3
bel maximum
•Sound pressure, operating:
48 dBa maximum
Environment:
•Air temperature:
—Server on: 10ºto 35ºC
(50ºto 95ºF). Altitude: 0
to 914 m (3000 ft.)
—Server on: 10ºto 32ºC
(50ºto 89.6ºF). Altitude:
914 m (3000 ft.) to 2133
m (7000 ft.)
—Server off: 10ºto 43ºC
(50ºto 110ºF).
Maximum altitude: 2133
m (7000 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:
1023.9 BTU (0.3 kilowatts
per hour)
•Maximum configuration:
2764.6 BTU (0.81 kilowatts
per hour)
Electrical input:
•Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz)
required
•Input voltage low range:
—Minimum: 90 V ac
—Maximum: 137 V ac
•Input voltage high range:
—Minimum: 180 V ac
—Maximum: 265 V ac
•Input kilovolt-amperes
(kVA) approximately:
—Minimum: 0.08 kVA
—Maximum: 0.52 kVA
Table 1. Features and specifications

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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.
Server features
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 four Pentium III Xeon microprocessors. Your server
comes with one microprocessor installed; you can install additional
microprocessors to enhance performance and provide SMP capability.
•Large data-storage and hot-swap capabilities
All models of the server support up to 10 slim-high or 7 half-high hot-swap hard
disk drives. This hot-swap feature enables you to remove and replace hard disk
drives without turning off the server.
•Large system memory
The memory bus in your server supports up to 16GB of system memory. The
memory controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support for up to 16
industry-standard, 3.3 V, 168-pin, 8-byte, registered, 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 Manager
software 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 Netfinity Manager,”on page 27 and the Advanced
System Management topic for more information.

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•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 enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area
network (LAN).
•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.
•IBM ServerGuide CDs
The ServerGuide CDs included with your Netfinity 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 21.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
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, SCSISelect configuration, and
diagnostic programs
•Power-on self-test (POST)
•Integrated Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor
•Predictive Failure Analysis™(PFA) alerts
•Remote system problem-determination support
•Power and temperature monitoring
•Power-supply redundancy monitoring
•Fault-resistant startup
•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 SCSI bus and the PCI bus
•Error correcting code (ECC) memory
•Hot-swap power supply
•Hot-swap cooling
•Redundant Ethernet capabilities (with optional adapter)
•Vital Product Data (VPD) on processors, processor board, I/O board, power
supplies, hard disk drive backplane, power backplane, and VRMs.

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•Information and diagnostic LED panels
•Customer support center 24 hours per day 7 days a week1
Controls and indicators
The following illustration shows the controls and indicators on the server.
Hard-disk drive status light: Each of the hot-swap drives has a status light.
When this amber light is on continuously, the drive has failed. When the light
flashes slowly (one flash per second), the drive is being rebuilt. When the light
flashes rapidly (three flashes per second), the controller is identifying the drive.
Hard-disk activity light: Each of the hot-swap drives has a hard-disk activity
light. When this green light is flashing, the drive is being accessed.
CD-ROM eject/load button: Press this button to eject or retract the CD-ROM
tray.
CD-ROM drive in-use light: When this light is on, the CD-ROM drive is being
accessed.
Diskette-eject button: Press this button to eject a diskette from the drive.
Diskette drive in-use light: When this light is on, the diskette drive is being
accessed.
Reset button: Press this button to reset the server and run the power-on self-test
(POST).
Power control button: Press this button to manually turn on or off the server.
1.Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.
Information LED panel
Power-control button
Reset button
Diskette drive in-use light
Diskette-eject button
CD-ROM eject/load button
CD-ROM drive in-use light
Hard-disk
activity light Hard-disk status light

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You can start the server in several ways:
—You can turn on the server by pressing the Power Control button on the
front of the server.
Note: After you plug the power cords of your server into electrical outlets,
wait 20 seconds before pressing the Power Control button. During
this time, the system-management processor is initializing and the
Power Control button does not respond.
—If the server is turned on, a power failure occurs, and unattended-start mode
is enabled in the Configuration/Setup utility program, the server will start
automatically when power is restored.
—If AC power is present, the server is off, and the wake-up feature is enabled
in the Configuration/Setup utility program, the wake-up feature will turn
on the server at the set time.
—If AC power is present, the server is off, and ring-signal detect is enabled in
the Configuration/Setup utility program, you can turn on the server by
telephone input.
—The Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor can also turn on the
server.
You can turn off the server in several ways:
—You can turn off the server by pressing the Power Control button on the
front of the server. Pressing the Power Control button starts an orderly
shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by your
operating system, and places the server in standby mode.
Note: After turning off the server, wait at least 5 seconds before pressing
the Power Control button to power the server on again.
—You can press and hold the Power Control button for more than 4 seconds to
cause an immediate shutdown of the server and place the server in standby
mode. You can use this feature if the operating system stalls.
—You can disconnect the server power cords from the electrical outlets to shut
off all power to the server.
Statement 5
CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and 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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