IBM PC Server 520 Bedienungsanleitung

PC Server 520

User's Handbook

for PCI/EISA

IBM

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Contents

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Laser Compliance Statement ...................... vii

About This Book ............................ ix

How This Book is Organized ..................... ix

Notices Used in This Book ....................... xi

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Welcome and Thank You ...................... xiii

Chapter 1. Introducing the PC Server 520 ............. 1

Features at a Glance ........................... 3

Controls and Status Indicators .................... 4

Input/Output Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Expansion Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Before You Begin ............................ 9

Moving the Server ............................ 10

Starting the Server ............................ 11

Using the CD-ROM Drive ....................... 16

Getting Help on the World Wide Web ............... 18

IBM PC Server Startup Support .................... 19

Chapter 2. Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Software Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing an Operating System .................... 22

Before You Begin ........................... 23

OS/2 and Novell NetWare Installation .............. 24

OS/2 LAN Server 4.0 Fixpaks ................... 25

SCO OpenServer Installation .................... 25

Windows NT Installation ...................... 25

DOS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

All Other Installations ........................ 26

About ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Starting the ServerGuide Main CD ................ 27

Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Network Adapter Device Drivers ................. 31

Hardware Device Drivers ...................... 32

Installing the PeerMaster LAN Software .............. 33

Installing PeerMaster Software for OS/2 ............. 34

Installing PeerMaster Software for Windows NT ........ 35

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Installing PeerMaster Software for Novell NetWare ...... 36

Installing Device Drivers for SCO Open Server ......... 36

Using NetFinity with Your PeerMaster Adapter ........ 61

Arranging Your Workspace ...................... 69

Comfort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Glare and Lighting .......................... 70

Air Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Electrical Outlets and Cable Lengths ............... 71

Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 3. Configuring the Disk Array .............. 75

Before You Begin ............................ 76

Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Administration and Monitoring Utilities .............. 77

Monitoring the Adapter Status in a Local System ....... 78

Monitoring Adapter Status from a Remote System ...... 78

RAID Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Hard Disk Drive Capacities .................... 79

Additional Storage Capacity .................... 80

The ServeRAID Configuration Program Screens ........ 80

Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program .......... 83

The ServeRAID Adapter Main Menu ............... 84

Viewing the ServeRAID Configuration ............... 87

Performing Common Tasks ...................... 88

Creating a Disk Array ........................ 88

Defining Logical Drives ....................... 90

Defining a Hot-Spare Drive .................... 95

Deleting a Disk Array ........................ 96

Deleting a Logical Drive ...................... 98

Redefining Space in an Array ................... 99

Drive Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Obtaining Drive Status ...................... 101

Defining the State of a Drive ................... 105

Results of a Hard Disk Drive Failure .............. 107

Logical and Hard Disk Drive Status Indications ....... 108

Replacing a Faulty Drive ..................... 109

Rebuilding a Logical Drive .................... 112

Resetting the Adapter Configuration ................ 114

Viewing Configuration Changes ................. 116

Synchronizing the Adapter Configuration ........... 117

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Running RAID Subsystem Diagnostic Tests ........... 118

Additional Disk-Array Tasks .................... 119

Backing Up Your Disk-Array Configuration .......... 119

Restoring the Disk-Array Configuration ............ 120

Changing the Write Policy .................... 120

Formatting Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Changing the RAID Parameters ................. 124

Changing the ServeRAID Adapter Parameters ........ 127

Using the Mini-Configuration Program .............. 130

Viewing the Adapter Status ................... 131

Viewing Configuration Information ............... 132

Using Advanced Configuration Functions ........... 132

Chapter 4. Configuring the PeerMaster Adapter ....... 133

Choosing a Mode of Operation ................... 134

Traditional Adapter Mode .................... 134

VNET Switch Mode ........................ 135

Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using the PeerMaster Setup Utility Program ........... 143

Displaying the PeerMaster Adapter ............... 144

Guidelines for Assigning Slot Numbers ............ 145

Running PeerMaster Diagnostic Programs ........... 147

Displaying PeerMaster PCI Configuration Registers ..... 149

Attaching Network Cables to Your Adapter ........... 151

Chapter 5. Installing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Before You Begin ........................... 154

Moving the Server ........................... 155

Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Handling Static-Sensitive Devices ................. 157

Preparing to Install Options ..................... 158

Installing Memory-Module Kits ................... 164

Removing Memory-Module Kits .................. 170

Installing Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Installation Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Removing Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Installing Internal Drives ....................... 192

Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Contents v

SCSI Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Preinstallation Steps (All Bays) ................. 199

Installing a Drive in Bay B .................... 202

Installing a Drive in Bank C ................... 211

Installing a Drive in Bank D ................... 216

Installing a Drive in Bank E ................... 228

Removing Internal Drives ...................... 236

Removing a Drive from Bay B .................. 237

Removing a Drive from Bank C, D, or E ............ 240

Changing Jumper Settings ...................... 244

Installing a Microprocessor ..................... 250

Security Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Security-Cover Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Installing a U-Bolt ......................... 259

Completing the Installation ..................... 261

Connecting External Options .................... 265

Adding a Hot-Swap Storage Expansion Enclosure ...... 265

Connecting External SCSI Devices ............... 265

Chapter 6. Configuring Your Server ............... 273

Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Using the Setup Program ...................... 275

Changing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Starting the Setup Program .................... 276

Recording and Restoring Default Settings ........... 277

Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Setting the Selectable Drive-Startup Sequence ......... 281

Configuring EISA, ISA, and PCI Adapters ............ 282

Configuring ISA or EISA Features and Options ....... 283

Configuring PCI Features and Options ............. 287

Configuring Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Using the EISA Configuration Diskette .............. 289

Backing Up the EISA Configuration Diskette ......... 289

Making Menu Selections ..................... 289

Recording EISA Configuration Settings ............ 291

Starting the EISA Configuration Diskette ........... 291

Using the Advanced Functions ................. 292

Configuration Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Resolving Hardware Configuration Conflicts ......... 294

Resolving Software Configuration Conflicts .......... 295

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Using the SCSISelect Utility Program ............... 297

Starting the SCSISelect Utility Program ............ 297

SCSISelect Utility Program Options ............... 297

Chapter 7. Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Overview of the Diagnostic Tools ................. 300

Power-On Self-Test (POST) .................... 301

POST Beep Codes ......................... 301

Test Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Option Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

About the Test Programs ....................... 305

The Main Menu of the Diagnostic Diskette .......... 306

Program Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

IntruderAlert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Starting the Test Programs ...................... 311

Using the Module Tests ...................... 313

Changing Selected Tests in Test Groups ............ 314

Creating Test Scripts ........................ 314

Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

POST Error Message Table ...................... 318

SCSI Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

ServeRAID Adapter Messages .................... 324

ServeRAID Adapter POST and Setup Messages ....... 324

ServeRAID Adapter Status and Error Messages ....... 328

PeerMaster Adapter Screen Messages ............... 330

Diagnostic and Setup Error Messages ............. 330

Novell NetWare Load-Time Error Messages ......... 334

Novell NetWare Run-Time Messages .............. 339

Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Troubleshooting Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Checking the System for Damage ................. 351

After Dropping It .......................... 351

After Spilling Liquid on It .................... 352

Installing Additional Test Programs ................ 353

Using the Utility Programs ..................... 356

Formatting Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Using the File Editor ........................ 356

Contents vii

Chapter 8. Getting Help, Service, and Information ...... 359

Before You Call for Service ..................... 359

Using the HelpWare Support Family ............... 360

Using Electronic Support Services ................ 360

Getting Information by Fax .................... 361

Getting Help by Telephone .................... 361

Getting Help Around the World ................ 362

Purchasing Additional HelpWare Services ............ 363

Using the World Wide Web ................... 363

Enhanced PC Support Line .................... 363

900-Number Operating System and Hardware Support Line 364

Network and Server Support Line ............... 364

Ordering Support Line Services ................. 365

Warranty and Repair Services .................. 365

Obtaining IBM Operating System Updates ............ 366

Ordering Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Appendix A. Server Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Recording the Server Serial Number ................ 369

Installed Device Records ....................... 370

Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

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