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Fourth Edition (April 2006) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. All rights reserved. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices," on page 89.
Fourth Edition (April 2006) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. All rights reserved. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices," on page 89.
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...Setup and Installation CD 63 ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview 64 Typical operating-system installation 65 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board internal connectors and...cabling 49 Chapter 3. Contents Safety v Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 1 Related documentation 1 Notices and statements in this document 2 Features and specifications 3 What your server offers 5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability 7 IBM Director 8 The UpdateXpress program 8 Server controls, connectors...
...Setup and Installation CD 63 ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview 64 Typical operating-system installation 65 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board internal connectors and...cabling 49 Chapter 3. Contents Safety v Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 1 Related documentation 1 Notices and statements in this document 2 Features and specifications 3 What your server offers 5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability 7 IBM Director 8 The UpdateXpress program 8 Server controls, connectors...
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Updating IBM Director 87 Appendix. Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 65 Using the Boot Menu program 65 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 66 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 66 Starting the ... partition 81 Deleting a scalable partition 85 Chapter 4. Notices 89 Edition notice 89 Trademarks 90 Important notes 90 Product recycling and disposal 91 Index 93 iv IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide
Updating IBM Director 87 Appendix. Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 65 Using the Boot Menu program 65 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 66 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 66 Starting the ... partition 81 Deleting a scalable partition 85 Chapter 4. Notices 89 Edition notice 89 Trademarks 90 Important notes 90 Product recycling and disposal 91 Index 93 iv IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide
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... instructions. Important: All caution and danger statements in this documentation before you install the device. vi IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book. This number is used to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation...
... instructions. Important: All caution and danger statements in this documentation before you install the device. vi IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book. This number is used to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation...
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v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the following table when installing, moving, or opening covers on any equipment ...
v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the following table when installing, moving, or opening covers on any equipment ...
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...water v Heat to more than those specified herein might result in exposure to the beam. Laser radiation when open. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to hazardous laser radiation. Statement... result in hazardous radiation exposure. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the same manufacturer. viii IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Removing the covers of .
...water v Heat to more than those specified herein might result in exposure to the beam. Laser radiation when open. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to hazardous laser radiation. Statement... result in hazardous radiation exposure. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the same manufacturer. viii IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Removing the covers of .
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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. 2 1 Safety ix Statement 5: ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) 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. Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting.
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. 2 1 Safety ix Statement 5: ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) 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. Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting.
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If you suspect a problem with one of rack-mounted devices. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on top of these components. Statement 10: CAUTION: Do not place any component that has the following label attached. x IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are no serviceable parts inside any object on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician.
If you suspect a problem with one of rack-mounted devices. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on top of these components. Statement 10: CAUTION: Do not place any component that has the following label attached. x IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are no serviceable parts inside any object on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician.
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... caution and danger statements. The System x3950 E server comes without a microprocessor or memory, but you to customize the system hardware to 32-way operation. Performance, ease of use to configure the server. The server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ technologies, ...statement that appears in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM Documentation CD. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server The IBM® System x3950 Type 8872 server is 1.75 inches tall. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1 A System x3950 server must serve as the primary node in PDF on page...
... caution and danger statements. The System x3950 E server comes without a microprocessor or memory, but you to customize the system hardware to 32-way operation. Performance, ease of use to configure the server. The server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ technologies, ...statement that appears in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM Documentation CD. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server The IBM® System x3950 Type 8872 server is 1.75 inches tall. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1 A System x3950 server must serve as the primary node in PDF on page...
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... CD. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 2 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide To check for service technicians. It contains information to include information about those features, or technical updates might be updated occasionally ...
... CD. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 2 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide To check for service technicians. It contains information to include information about those features, or technical updates might be updated occasionally ...
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Actual sound-pressure levels in use. 3. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 3 Features and specifications The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of room reflections and other nearby noise sources. A 1-U-high device is ...
Actual sound-pressure levels in use. 3. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 3 Features and specifications The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of room reflections and other nearby noise sources. A 1-U-high device is ...
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... ac Acoustical noise emissions: v Sound power, idle: 6.6 bel declared v Sound power, operating: 6.6 bel v Approximate input kilovolt-amperes (kVA): - Two on System x3950 E models): v Intel® Xeon™ MP v 1 MB (minimum) Level-2 cache v 4 MB or 8 MB Level-3 cache v 667 MHz front-side... microcode Maximum configuration: v Eight nodes v 32-way operation v 128 DIMMs v 48 SAS hard disk drives v 48 PCI-X adapters 4 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Server off : 8% to determine the type and speed of server v Maximum configuration: 5780 Btu (1700 ...
... ac Acoustical noise emissions: v Sound power, idle: 6.6 bel declared v Sound power, operating: 6.6 bel v Approximate input kilovolt-amperes (kVA): - Two on System x3950 E models): v Intel® Xeon™ MP v 1 MB (minimum) Level-2 cache v 4 MB or 8 MB Level-3 cache v 667 MHz front-side... microcode Maximum configuration: v Eight nodes v 32-way operation v 128 DIMMs v 48 SAS hard disk drives v 48 PCI-X adapters 4 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Server off : 8% to determine the type and speed of server v Maximum configuration: 5780 Btu (1700 ...
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... and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on a DIMM has failed and to help you can also add a PCI adapter in a RAID array. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 5 v IBM Director IBM Director is also known as the service processor. Memory ProteXion The Memory ProteXion feature...
... and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on a DIMM has failed and to help you can also add a PCI adapter in a RAID array. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 5 v IBM Director IBM Director is also known as the service processor. Memory ProteXion The Memory ProteXion feature...
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... without data loss and without turning off the server. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. 6 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide v Light path diagnostics Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to a redundant... hard disk drives that you can be connected to multiple servers so that are installed, this adapter is used with the systems-management software that is associated with the primary connection is scalable and can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives without...
... without data loss and without turning off the server. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. 6 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide v Light path diagnostics Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to a redundant... hard disk drives that you can be connected to multiple servers so that are installed, this adapter is used with the systems-management software that is associated with the primary connection is scalable and can add, remove, or replace hard disk drives without...
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... memory protection v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory v Fault-resistant startup v Hot-swap hard disk drives v IBM Director workgroup-hardware-management tool v Information and light path diagnostics LED panels v Optional service ...Ethernet adapter) with speed-sensing capability - The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 7 The RAS features help to temporarily flash the Attention LED v Remote system problem-determination support v ROM-based diagnostic programs v Standby voltage for systems-management features and monitoring v Startup (boot) ...
... memory protection v Error codes and messages v Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory v Fault-resistant startup v Hot-swap hard disk drives v IBM Director workgroup-hardware-management tool v Information and light path diagnostics LED panels v Optional service ...Ethernet adapter) with speed-sensing capability - The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 7 The RAS features help to temporarily flash the Attention LED v Remote system problem-determination support v ROM-based diagnostic programs v Standby voltage for systems-management features and monitoring v Startup (boot) ...
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..., go to 8 weeks. It includes the following key features: v Advanced self-management capabilities for systems-management industry standards. This document is updated every 6 to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ ibm_director/extensions/xpress.html. 8 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in...
..., go to 8 weeks. It includes the following key features: v Advanced self-management capabilities for systems-management industry standards. This document is updated every 6 to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ ibm_director/extensions/xpress.html. 8 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in...
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...flashes per second), the drive is being rebuilt. When this LED is lit it indicates that there is a suboptimal condition in the system-event log about the condition. v Power-control button: Press this connector. Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, ...USB connector: Connect a USB device to this button to help isolate the condition. A power-control-button shield comes with the server. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 9 Chapter 1. The following controls, connectors, and LEDs are on the operator information panel. The condition might be that the BMC...
...flashes per second), the drive is being rebuilt. When this LED is lit it indicates that there is a suboptimal condition in the system-event log about the condition. v Power-control button: Press this connector. Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, ...USB connector: Connect a USB device to this button to help isolate the condition. A power-control-button shield comes with the server. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 9 Chapter 1. The following controls, connectors, and LEDs are on the operator information panel. The condition might be that the BMC...
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...the primary node. Important: If the server has a baseboard management controller, clear the BMC log and system-event log after you must disconnect the power cords from the DVD drive. 10 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide v Locator LED: When this latch to the left to aid ...power in visually locating the server. In multi-node configurations, when this LED is full or almost full, clear the BMC log or the system-event log through the Configuration/Setup Utility program to release a CD or DVD from the electrical outlets. The LED might be burned out....
...the primary node. Important: If the server has a baseboard management controller, clear the BMC log and system-event log after you must disconnect the power cords from the DVD drive. 10 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide v Locator LED: When this latch to the left to aid ...power in visually locating the server. In multi-node configurations, when this LED is full or almost full, clear the BMC log or the system-event log through the Configuration/Setup Utility program to release a CD or DVD from the electrical outlets. The LED might be burned out....
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...SP Ethernet 10/100 connector: Use this connector. SP Ethernet 10/100 link LED: This LED is on the SP Ethernet 10/100 connector. System serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. Video connector: Connect a monitor to this connector. SP Ethernet 10/100 activity LED... is an active connection on the rear of the server. SP Serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 11 Rear view The following illustration shows the connectors and LEDs on the Ethernet port. Mouse connector: Connect a mouse or ...
...SP Ethernet 10/100 connector: Use this connector. SP Ethernet 10/100 link LED: This LED is on the SP Ethernet 10/100 connector. System serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. Video connector: Connect a monitor to this connector. SP Ethernet 10/100 activity LED... is an active connection on the rear of the server. SP Serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 11 Rear view The following illustration shows the connectors and LEDs on the Ethernet port. Mouse connector: Connect a mouse or ...
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...servers to form multi-node configurations. Server power features When the server is connected to an ac power source but not turned on. 12 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Gigabit Ethernet 2 connector: Use this connector to connect the server to other servers to form multi-node ... server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to ac power but is not turned on, the operating system does not run, and all core logic except for this LED is lit, it indicates that there is an active connection on the server.
...servers to form multi-node configurations. Server power features When the server is connected to an ac power source but not turned on. 12 IBM System x3950 Type 8872 and System x3950 E Type 8874: User's Guide Gigabit Ethernet 2 connector: Use this connector to connect the server to other servers to form multi-node ... server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to ac power but is not turned on, the operating system does not run, and all core logic except for this LED is lit, it indicates that there is an active connection on the server.