Netfinity 8500R - Type 8681

(IBM Netfinity 8500R - Type 8681 - HMM - P/N 37L5123 S37L-5123-00 U.S.A. Sep-1999) 

•  Features

• General checkout  
  

  System Security - Password

  Locations

Configuring the server

Understanding the NF 8500R server design

•  Accessing server programs / Configuration overview
•  The Configuration/Setup Utility program
•  Using the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu
•  Start options

•  Advanced setup
•  Using the System Partition
•  Using the SCSISelect Utility program
•  Error logs

•  Resolving configuration conflicts

•  Advanced System Management PCI adapter
•  Advanced System Management PCI Adapter 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port

•  Front panel
•  Controls and indicators
•  Input/Output port connectors

•  Before you begin to install optional hardware
•  Reconfiguring the server and updating server records

•  Battery replacement
•  CD-ROM drive removal
•  Installing the top cover
•  Installing the front bezel
•  Completing the installation
•  DIMM and memory board installation
•  Diskette drive removal
•  External options
•  Hot-swap Power supplies
•  Hot-swap fan installation/removal
•  Hot-plug PCI adapter installation
•  Hot-swap power supply installation/removal

•  Removing the server from the rack enclosure
•  Installing the server in and removing the server from the rack enclosure
•  Installing the server in the rack enclosure

  Symptom-to-FRU index


  POST error codes

•  SCSI errors
•  Other error symptoms
•  Undetermined problems

•  Beep symptoms
•  No beep symptoms
•  SM BUS error (3-3-2)

•  Diagnostic error codes

•  System management codes
•  System Management Interrupt (SMI) Handler

•  Server component fault indicators
•  Power supply LED errors
•  AC LED on/DC LED off - Power control card LED
•  DASD LEDs for HDDs running in a RAID environment

  I/O Board - Component Locations


  Parts Listing

•  Installing a non-hot-plug PCI adapter
•  Cabling internal hard disk drives to a ServeRAID adapter (optional)
•  Internal drives installation
•  Internal drive bays
•  I/O board component locations
•  I/O board removal
•  VRM latch releases
•  I/O function card component locations
•  Input/output connectors and expansion slots
•  Jumper settings
•  LED card removal
•  Memory board component locations
•  Midplane removal
•  Power control card removal
•  Preparing to install options
•  Removing the top cover
•  Removing the front bezel
•  Removing the memory-access panel
•  Processor-controller board component locations
•  Processor-daughterboard component locations
•  Processor fan replacement
•  Replacing an I/O fan
•  Processor housing assembly
•  Removing the processor housing assembly
•  Installing or replacing a processor
•  Installing or replacing a processor daughterboard
•  Installing an optional processor daughterboard and cache coherency filter cards
•  Replacing the standard processor daughterboard
•  Reinstalling the processor housing assembly
•  SCSI backplane component locations
•  SCSI backplane removal
•  System reliability considerations

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