IBM x3455 - System - 7984 User Manual

Also see for 798431U: Specifications

Contents

IndexAac power LED 10acoustical noise emissions 4activity LEDsCD drive 8DVD drive 8hard disk drive 9local area network (LAN), Ethernet 11adapterbuses 26considerations 25installing 25, 26, 27removing 28, 29administrator password 59, 62air bafflesillustration 14installing 51removing 24airflow requirements 22attention notices 2Bbaseboard management controller (BMC)configuration settings 61configuration utility program 77firmware update utility program 78functions 4, 66Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)Shell 79management utility program 79sensor data record/field replaceable unit (SDR/FRU)update utility program 78setup utility program 77SMBridge management utility programcommands 68directories 68enabling and configuring Serial over LAN (SOL)functions 66, 68installing for Linux operating system 68installing for Microsoft Windows operatingsystem 67using 79system event log 61, 79, 80using command-line interface (CLI) mode, for remotemanagement 79using Serial over LAN capability for remotemanagement 80using Serial over LAN proxy for remotemanagement 79basic input/output system (BIOS) codeconfiguration 69updating 47, 64battery return program 88blowers.See fansBoot Menu program 80boot options, installing, Linux operating system 72buses 26bypassing an unknown password 62Ccable connectorsEthernet 10power 10serial 10Universal Serial Bus (USB) 9, 10video 10cable, Ethernet, disconnecting 53caution statements 2CD driveactivity LED 8CD-eject button 8illustration 14installing 39removing 33replacing 36, 39, 42specifications 3types supported 39CD-eject button 8changing the startup devicethrough the Boot Menu program 80through the Configuration/Setup Utility 60Class A electronic emission notice 89clearing configuration values 62command-line interface (CLI)commands 79for remote management 79commandsfor Serial over LAN (SOL) session 80in command-line interface (CLI) mode 79SMBridge management utility program 68compatible options, IBM ServerProven list 21, 22completing the installation 51componentsadapter 26major, locations 14memory module 46microprocessor 49configurationbaseboard management controller 61basic input/output system (BIOS) code 69Configuration/Setup Utility 58Ethernet 81GRUB, for enabling SOL functions 72LILO, for enabling Serial over LAN (SOL)functions 70Linux operating system 69, 70, 72Microsoft Windows 2003 operating system 76Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4 operating system 70restoring default values 62Serial over LAN (SOL) functions 66, 68, 79, 80server, updating 55© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 91