IBM x3400 Support Question
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Question posted by theanan on August 16th, 2014
Hard Disk Not Detected When Install 2012 Server In Ibm X-3400 M3 Server
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User Guide - Page 5
...for hot-swap hard disk drives 42
Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive 43
Power and signal cables for internal drives 44
Installing an adapter 46
Installing a microprocessor 48
Installing a hot-swap power supply 52
Installing a hot-swap fan 55
Installing the ServeRAID 8k-l adapter 56
Installing the ServeRAID-8k adapter 57
Installing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT...
User Guide - Page 20
...The ServerGuide™ program detects installed hardware options and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. v Integrated network support
The server comes with an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD, which supports connection to centrally manage System x3400 servers. With the hot-swap feature, you set up to eight slim-high, 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives in mirrored...
User Guide - Page 22
...-data-rate 2 (DDR2) synchronous dynamic
random-access memory (SDRAM) with serial presence detect (SPD) v Error logging of POST failures v Hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and hot-swap Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk
drives v Integrated Ethernet controller v Support for an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine v Key-lock support for physical security v Memory...
User Guide - Page 31
...-swap fan Processor baffle System board
Hard disk drive EMC shield Bezel
Simple-swap drive
ServeRAID 8k-1
VRM Cover
Hot-swap drive
DVD drive trim piece Hot-swap drive trim piece
Simple-swap drive trim piece
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2008
17 Chapter 2. Installing options
Important: Before you install optional hardware, make sure that the...
User Guide - Page 56
... have drive bays that the drive is faulty and must be replaced. otherwise go to "Completing the installation" on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for the hard disk drives and backplane that the drive is in open position)
c. The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the...
User Guide - Page 57
... on the left side of the drive goes in the server. Note: Do not release the loops on page 26. 5. To install a simple-swap hard disk drive, complete the following information: v You can only install four simple-swap SATA hard disk drives in first). 8. Turn off the server and set it stops and release the loops. then, remove...
User Guide - Page 58
... which drive.
44 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: User's Guide The following information before connecting power and signal cables to internal drives:
v The drives that are preinstalled in the server come with power and signal cables attached. If you have to reconfigure your disk arrays after installing hard disk drives.
The simple-swap-drive...
User Guide - Page 59
... plug to the rear of the IDE devices. The blue connector is installed in server models with the signal cable and power cable connected to the SAS or...install the ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA controller, see "Installing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller" on page 60 for RAID level-5 support.
2. Note: Note: The onboard RAID controller will need to switch the hard disk...
User Guide - Page 60
... 1 and 6. Slot 4, PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz - You can install the ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA controller only in the server. v You can install full-length adapters that comes with your operating system. PCI slot 2 is installed in server models with eight 3.5 inch hot-swap hard disk drives installed. For instructions on your adapter for slot 1 identifies an x8...
User Guide - Page 74
... the system board, and only in server models with eight 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drives.
If you install the ServeRAID-8k Controller into the simple-swap SATA model. Go to install or remove, do so now.
12. Installing the optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller
The optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA controller can...
User Guide - Page 96
... slightly from the IBM Web site:
Note: Changes are required to http://www.ibm.com/support/.
82 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: User's Guide You will need your hardware and operating
system installation
Setup and configuration overview
When you use the CD to learn about the server model, service processor, hard disk drive controllers, and...
User Guide - Page 98
...IBM Web site. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. e. Note: Changes are not supported on hard disk drives
84 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: User's Guide b. d. g. f. Download and install... on a hard disk drive v View or change IDs for the server:
a. h. Check for the latest version of IBM Director than what is described in the readme file to install the update ...
User Guide - Page 99
...: v The integrated SATA controller (simple-swap SATA models) with eight 3.5 inch hot-swap hard disk drives installed. The drives in an array can install the ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA controller only in the simple-swap models, the server can order an optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller that comes with different speeds and data...
User Guide - Page 103
... the physical drives. 7.
then, insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into an array and creating... configure the RAID controller. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the...server. v Restore a SAS or SATA hard disk drive to configure the integrated RAID controller or the installed ServeRAID controller and perform an initial RAID configuration on the server...
User Guide - Page 105
... is the hard disk drive letter. (Create the directory if necessary.) 6. Connect one system service package installation kit.
Note: changes are available at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html. The actual procedure might vary slightly from the IBM Support Web site during the installation process. From the Hardware list, select System x3400 and click...
Installation Guide - Page 39
... is being rebuilt. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID operation and complete instructions for installing the hard disk drives is to install the drives starting
from the front of the server. If you might have other options to install or remove, do so now. v The sequence for using...
Installation Guide - Page 41
...: 1. If you install the ServeRAID-8k Controller, you replace any drives, remember which cable is installed in server models with eight 3.5 inch hot-swap hard disk drives installed. You can be disabled...IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller that are used to connect an additional IDE optical drive or tape drive to the server. Power and signal cables for internal drives
The server...
Installation Guide - Page 42
... provided with eight 3.5 inch hot-swap hard disk drives installed. Slot 2, PCI Express x8 (x8) - Slot 6, PCI 32-bit/33 MHz v You can order an optional IBM ServeRAID-MR10is VAULT SAS/SATA Controller that ...eight drives, the option kit comes with your server model. You can be used for the
28 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: Installation Guide Slot 3, PCI Express x8 (x8) ...
Installation Guide - Page 61
.... v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you install a different type of independent disks (RAID) on the following information when using the RAID configuration programs to enable RAID level-5 support on the SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems.
Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to configure and manage redundant array of RAID controller in the server...
Installation Guide - Page 96
... service technician only)," that step must be performed only by a trained service technician. Reseat all hard disk drives and cables; Note: This test is available on the IBM System x3400 Documentation CD).
82 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: Installation Guide v If an action step is flowing from the fan grille. If there is no...
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