IBM x3500 - System - 7977 Installation Manual

Also see for System x3500 Type 7977: User guide

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– sysinfoDisplay general system information that is related to the server and thebaseboard management controller.v Serial over LANUse the Serial over LAN capability to remotely perform control and managementfunctions over a Serial over LAN (SOL) network. You can also use SOL toremotely view and change the server BIOS settings.At a command prompt, type Telnet localhost 623 to access the SOL network.Type help at the smbridge> prompt for more information.Use the following commands in an SOL session:– connectConnect to the LAN. Type connect -ip ip_address -u username -ppassword.– identifyControl the system-locator LED on the front of the server.– powerTurn the server on and off remotely.– rebootForce the server to restart.– sel getDisplay the system event/error log.– solConfigure the SOL function.– sysinfoDisplay system information that is related to the server and the globallyunique identifier (GUID).Using the ServeRAID configuration programsThe ServeRAID-8k SAS Controller enables you to configure multiple physical SAShard disk drives to operate as logical drives in a disk array. The server comes witha CD that contains the ServeRAID Manager program, which you can use toconfigure the ServeRAID-8k, ServeRAID-8s, and the optional ServeRAID-10is SAScontrollers. For information about these programs, see the User’s Guide on the IBMSystem x Documentation CD. If your server comes with an operating systeminstalled, such as Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, see the softwaredocumentation that comes with the server for configuration information.Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAIDUse the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program or ServeRAID Manager toconfigure and manage hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA redundant array ofindependent disks (RAID). Be sure to use these programs as described in thisdocument.v Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to:– Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive– View or change IDs for some attached devices– Set protocol parameters on hard disk drivesv Use ServeRAID Manager to:– Configure arrays54 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: Installation Guide