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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, LEDs, and power 9 Front ...the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 63 ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview 64 Typical operating-system installation 65 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board ...
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, LEDs, and power 9 Front ...the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 63 ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview 64 Typical operating-system installation 65 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board ...
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Notices 89 Trademarks 89 Important notes 90 Product recycling and disposal 91 Index 93 iv IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide 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 ... Configuring the controller 80 Viewing the configuration 81 Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface 81 Creating a scalable partition 81 Deleting a scalable partition 85 Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director 87 Appendix.
Notices 89 Trademarks 89 Important notes 90 Product recycling and disposal 91 Index 93 iv IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide 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 ... Configuring the controller 80 Viewing the configuration 81 Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface 81 Creating a scalable partition 81 Deleting a scalable partition 85 Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director 87 Appendix.
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... to read all caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1. vi IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Important: All caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book. For example, if a caution statement begins...
... to read all caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1. vi IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Important: All caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book. For example, if a caution statement begins...
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... the following . Note the following : v Do not remove the covers. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the same manufacturer. Removing the covers of . v Use of controls or adjustments .... DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. viii IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Laser radiation when open. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with optical instruments, and avoid...
... the following . Note the following : v Do not remove the covers. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the same manufacturer. Removing the covers of . v Use of controls or adjustments .... DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. viii IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Laser radiation when open. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with optical instruments, and avoid...
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x IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are no serviceable parts inside any component that has the following label attached. Statement 26: CAUTION: Do not place any object on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on top of these components. If you suspect a problem with one of rack-mounted devices.
x IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are no serviceable parts inside any component that has the following label attached. Statement 26: CAUTION: Do not place any object on a power supply or any part that has this label attached. There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on top of these components. If you suspect a problem with one of rack-mounted devices.
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... statement that appears in the design of 4.45 cm (1.75 inches) each. Racks are measured in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD. Chapter 1. The System x3950 E server comes without a microprocessor or memory, but you can use , reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations ...the components to meet your server offers" on page 5 and "Reliability, availability, and serviceability" on the IBM System x™ Documentation CD. You can interconnect System x3950 and System x3950 E servers to create multi-node configurations using two, four, or eight nodes, for up -to-date ...
... statement that appears in the design of 4.45 cm (1.75 inches) each. Racks are measured in PDF on the IBM System x Documentation CD. Chapter 1. The System x3950 E server comes without a microprocessor or memory, but you can use , reliability, and expansion capabilities were key considerations ...the components to meet your server offers" on page 5 and "Reliability, availability, and serviceability" on the IBM System x™ Documentation CD. You can interconnect System x3950 and System x3950 E servers to create multi-node configurations using two, four, or eight nodes, for up -to-date ...
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...include information about tools for service technicians. From the Hardware list, select System x3950 or System x3950 E and click Go. 3. The following steps. The server might be updated occasionally to the IBM Web site. Click the Install and use tab. 4. Notices and ...An attention notice is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 2 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or...
...include information about tools for service technicians. From the Hardware list, select System x3950 or System x3950 E and click Go. 3. The following steps. The server might be updated occasionally to the IBM Web site. Click the Install and use tab. 4. Notices and ...An attention notice is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 2 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or...
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... device is referred to the procedures specified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S12.10 and ISO 7779 and are marked 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 computers will operate.
... device is referred to the procedures specified by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S12.10 and ISO 7779 and are marked 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 computers will operate.
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... 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 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide SVGA compatible v Mouse connector v Keyboard connector v Serial connector v SMP Expansion Ports Electrical input: ...: v Sound power, idle: 6.6 bel declared v Sound power, operating: 6.6 bel v Approximate input kilovolt-amperes (kVA): - Memory (not standard on System x3950 E models): v Minimum: 2 GB depending on some models only) Expansion slots: Six PCI-X 2.0 hot-plug 266 MHz/64-bit slots Power supply: ...
... 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 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide SVGA compatible v Mouse connector v Keyboard connector v Serial connector v SMP Expansion Ports Electrical input: ...: v Sound power, idle: 6.6 bel declared v Sound power, operating: 6.6 bel v Approximate input kilovolt-amperes (kVA): - Memory (not standard on System x3950 E models): v Minimum: 2 GB depending on some models only) Expansion slots: Six PCI-X 2.0 hot-plug 266 MHz/64-bit slots Power supply: ...
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...IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to sense when a chip on page 63. Large system... operating system. It...if system components...see the IBM Director documentation...IBM System...ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html. - v IBM Director IBM Director is also known as the service processor. With operating-system... support, you can also add a PCI adapter in the error log. If the operating system... IBM...
...IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology IBM X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to sense when a chip on page 63. Large system... operating system. It...if system components...see the IBM Director documentation...IBM System...ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html. - v IBM Director IBM Director is also known as the service processor. With operating-system... support, you can also add a PCI adapter in the error log. If the operating system... IBM...
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...is automatically switched to the SAS backplane. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. 6 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide v Integrated network support The server comes with an... NIC. v ServeRAID™ support The server supports ServeRAID adapters to a redundant Ethernet connection. v Systems-management capabilities The server supports the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. v Redundant cooling and power capabilities The redundant cooling of the server locally...
...is automatically switched to the SAS backplane. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. 6 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide v Integrated network support The server comes with an... NIC. v ServeRAID™ support The server supports ServeRAID adapters to a redundant Ethernet connection. v Systems-management capabilities The server supports the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. v Redundant cooling and power capabilities The redundant cooling of the server locally...
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...System x3950 and System x3950 E server 7 Cooling fans with failover support v Redundant hot-swap capability - Power supplies v Remind button to ensure the integrity of the service processor v Baseboard management controller (service processor) v Built-in, menu-driven electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) based setup, system...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 ...
...System x3950 and System x3950 E server 7 Cooling fans with failover support v Redundant hot-swap capability - Power supplies v Remind button to ensure the integrity of the service processor v Baseboard management controller (service processor) v Built-in, menu-driven electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM) based setup, system...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 ...
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...the following benefits: v Reduced downtime v Increased productivity of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers. IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server ...at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/ index.jsp. 8 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide It is available for maximum system availability. v Support for systems-management industry standards. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including ...
...the following benefits: v Reduced downtime v Increased productivity of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers. IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server ...at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/ index.jsp. 8 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide It is available for maximum system availability. v Support for systems-management industry standards. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including ...
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...LED is available in the baseboard management controller (BMC) log or in the server and that the associated hard disk drive has failed. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 9 Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED. If the...controls and LEDs on and off . Power-control button Information LED USB connector Release latch Power-on LED Hard disk drive activity LED Locator LED System-error LED The following controls, connectors, and LEDs are on the operator information panel: v USB connector: Connect a USB device to turn ...
...LED is available in the baseboard management controller (BMC) log or in the server and that the associated hard disk drive has failed. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 9 Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED. If the...controls and LEDs on and off . Power-control button Information LED USB connector Release latch Power-on LED Hard disk drive activity LED Locator LED System-error LED The following controls, connectors, and LEDs are on the operator information panel: v USB connector: Connect a USB device to turn ...
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...is in the server. Important: If the server has a baseboard management controller, clear the BMC log and system-event log after you resolve all conditions. v Release latch: Slide this LED is off and still connected ... LED flashes during startup, it indicates that the DVD drive is turned off , it indicates that a system error has occurred. To remove all conditions are resolved. Electrostatic-discharge connector: Connect an electrostatic-discharge wrist ..., if all electrical power from the DVD drive. 10 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide
...is in the server. Important: If the server has a baseboard management controller, clear the BMC log and system-event log after you resolve all conditions. v Release latch: Slide this LED is off and still connected ... LED flashes during startup, it indicates that the DVD drive is turned off , it indicates that a system error has occurred. To remove all conditions are resolved. Electrostatic-discharge connector: Connect an electrostatic-discharge wrist ..., if all electrical power from the DVD drive. 10 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide
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... activity between the server and the network. When this connector. USB 2 connector: Connect a USB device to this connector. Keyboard connector: Connect a keyboard to this connector. System serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. Mouse connector: Connect a mouse or other device to this connector. When this connector. Rear view The... this connector to connect the service processor to this LED is lit, it indicates that there is on the SP Ethernet 10/100 connector. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 11
... activity between the server and the network. When this connector. USB 2 connector: Connect a USB device to this connector. Keyboard connector: Connect a keyboard to this connector. System serial connector: Connect a 9-pin serial device to this connector. Mouse connector: Connect a mouse or other device to this connector. When this connector. Rear view The... this connector to connect the service processor to this LED is lit, it indicates that there is on the SP Ethernet 10/100 connector. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 11
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...power source but not turned on SMP Expansion Port 1. Gigabit Ethernet 1 activity LED: This LED is an active connection on . 12 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Power-supply connector: Connect the power cord to this LED is lit, it indicates that there is on...server and the network. Gigabit Ethernet 1 connector: Use this LED is lit, it indicates that there is an active connection on , the operating system does not run, and all core logic except for this LED flashes, it indicates that there is on the Gigabit Ethernet 1 connector. Gigabit ...
...power source but not turned on SMP Expansion Port 1. Gigabit Ethernet 1 activity LED: This LED is an active connection on . 12 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Power-supply connector: Connect the power cord to this LED is lit, it indicates that there is on...server and the network. Gigabit Ethernet 1 connector: Use this LED is lit, it indicates that there is an active connection on , the operating system does not run, and all core logic except for this LED flashes, it indicates that there is on the Gigabit Ethernet 1 connector. Gigabit ...
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.... v If your operating system supports the systems-management software for system resources depends on the operating system, the configuration of memory (physical or logical) is installed, some memory is reserved for various system resources and is restored. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 13 The server... can turn off the electrical current supplied to the operating system. Note: When 4 GB or more than one minute to...
.... v If your operating system supports the systems-management software for system resources depends on the operating system, the configuration of memory (physical or logical) is installed, some memory is reserved for various system resources and is restored. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server 13 The server... can turn off the electrical current supplied to the operating system. Note: When 4 GB or more than one minute to...
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... off from the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine user interface. v The server can turn off the server through a request from the service processor. 14 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide 2 1 The server can be turned off in any of the following ways: v You can turn off the server from...
... off from the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine user interface. v The server can turn off the server through a request from the service processor. 14 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide 2 1 The server can be turned off in any of the following ways: v You can turn off the server from...
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... pins 1 and 2 (use the secondary page during startup). The default position is in the powered-off state. 16 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Move the jumper to pins 2 and 3 to prevent a Wake on password override (J9) The default position is... board. Boot recovery (BIOS) (J14) Wake on LAN® bypass (J15) For more information about passwords, see "Passwords" on -LAN bypass Front USB Battery System serial (COM 1) SP serial (COM 2) 123 Default jumper 1 2 3 position 123 Table 2 describes the function of this jumper to pins 2 and 3 to use...
... pins 1 and 2 (use the secondary page during startup). The default position is in the powered-off state. 16 IBM System x3950 Type 8878 and System x3950 E Type 8879: User's Guide Move the jumper to pins 2 and 3 to prevent a Wake on password override (J9) The default position is... board. Boot recovery (BIOS) (J14) Wake on LAN® bypass (J15) For more information about passwords, see "Passwords" on -LAN bypass Front USB Battery System serial (COM 1) SP serial (COM 2) 123 Default jumper 1 2 3 position 123 Table 2 describes the function of this jumper to pins 2 and 3 to use...