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X3850 X6

Brand: IBM | Category: Server
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. guidelines for trained service technicians
  5. guidelines for servicing electrical equipment
  6. server
  7. The IBM Documentation CD
  8. Related documentation
  9. Notices and statements in this document
  10. What your server offers
  11. Reliability, availability, and serviceability
  12. Server scalability
  13. IBM Systems Director
  14. Server components
  15. Front view of the server
  16. Front operator panel
  17. LCD system information display panel
  18. system status
  19. DDR3 compute book
  20. Rear view of the server
  21. standard i/o book
  22. half-length i/o book
  23. full-length i/o book
  24. power supplies
  25. Server power features
  26. IBM x3950 X6 4-socket to 8-socket upgrade kit
  27. Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
  28. Instructions for IBM Business Partners
  29. Installation guidelines
  30. System reliability guidelines
  31. Installing a memory module
  32. Flash DIMMs
  33. Memory mirroring
  34. Memory rank sparing
  35. Independent memory mode
  36. Memory rank sparing in independent mode
  37. Lockstep memory mode
  38. Memory mirroring in lockstep mode
  39. Memory rank sparing in lockstep mode
  40. Installing a DDR3 compute book
  41. Installing drives
  42. Drive IDs
  43. Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane configurations
  44. Backplane configuration for 4 drives
  45. Backplane configurations for 8 drives
  46. Backplane configuration for 12 drives
  47. Backplane configuration for 16 drives
  48. Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives
  49. Installing the half-length and full-length I/O books
  50. Installing the full-length I/O book
  51. Installing an adapter
  52. Supported host bus adapters
  53. Supported RAID adapters
  54. Supported RAID cache cards
  55. Supported ML2 (Ethernet) adapters
  56. Supported Features on Demand software
  57. Installing the optional ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller
  58. Installing the ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller
  59. Installing the N2215 SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapter for IBM System x
  60. Installing an adapter in the full-length I/O book
  61. installing a raid cache card
  62. the standard I/O book
  63. Installing power supplies
  64. Installing a 750-watt -48 volt to -60 volt dc power supply
  65. Installing a 1400-watt or 900-watt hot-swap power supply
  66. Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
  67. Installing the drive backplanes
  68. Installing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane
  69. Completing the installation
  70. Chapter 3. Configuration information and instructions
  71. configuring the server
  72. Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation DVD
  73. Setup and configuration overview
  74. using ServerGuide
  75. Setup utility menu choices
  76. Passwords
  77. Using the Boot Manager
  78. Starting the backup server firmware
  79. The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer
  80. Using the integrated management module
  81. Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture features
  82. Obtaining the IP address for the IMM
  83. Logging on to the IMM web interface
  84. Logging on to the IMM CLI interface using telnet
  85. Setting power supply power policy and system power configurations
  86. Using the embedded hypervisor software
  87. Configuring the Ethernet controller
  88. Configuring RAID arrays
  89. Updating IBM Systems Director
  90. Updating the Universal Unique Identifier and DMI/SMBIOS data
  91. Locally: LAN over USB
  92. Remotely over a LAN
  93. Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
  94. Undocumented problems
  95. service bulletins
  96. Performing the checkout procedure
  97. diagnostic tools
  98. light path diagnostics
  99. Storage book LEDs
  100. Compute book LEDs
  101. DIMMs and microprocessor LEDs
  102. Half-length I/O book LEDs
  103. Standard I/O book LEDs
  104. Light path diagnostics LEDs description
  105. Event logs
  106. Viewing event logs through the Setup utility
  107. Viewing event logs without restarting the server
  108. Clearing the error logs
  109. IBM Dynamic System Analysis
  110. DSA editions
  111. Running the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs
  112. Viewing the test log results and transferring the DSA collection
  113. IBM Electronic Service Agent
  114. Capturing the FFDC log using IPMI commands
  115. connectivity problems
  116. General problems
  117. Hard disk drive problems
  118. Hypervisor problems
  119. Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems
  120. Memory problems
  121. Microprocessor problems
  122. Netwok connectivity problems
  123. Optional-device problems
  124. Power problems
  125. Serial-device problems
  126. ServerGuide problems
  127. Server startup problems
  128. Software problems
  129. Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems
  130. solving ethernet controller problems
  131. solving undetermined problems
  132. problem determination tips
  133. nx boot failure
  134. Chapter 5. Parts listing, System x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 Types 3837 and 3839
  135. consumable parts
  136. Chapter 6. Removing and replacing components
  137. Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs
  138. Replacing the DDR3 compute book cover
  139. removing the standard i/o book
  140. replacing the standard i/o book
  141. removing the standard i/o book air baffle
  142. replacing the standard i/o book air baffle
  143. removing the half-length i/o book
  144. replacing the half-length i/o book
  145. removing the full-length i/o book
  146. replacing the full-length i/o book
  147. removing an adapter
  148. backplane assembly
  149. removing a memory module
  150. replacing a memory module
  151. removing a hot-swap fan assembly
  152. Replacing a hot-swap fan assembly
  153. Removing an ML2 (Ethernet) adapter
  154. replacing an ml2 (ethernet) adapter
  155. module from the standard I/O book
  156. removing a raid cache card
  157. removing the system battery
  158. replacing the system battery
  159. Removing the storage book
  160. replacing the storage book
  161. Removing the storage book board assembly
  162. replacing the storage book board assembly
  163. removing the front operator panel assembly
  164. replacing the front operator panel assembly
  165. removing and replacing frus
  166. replacing a microprocessor and heat sink
  167. removing a ddr3 compute book
  168. replacing a ddr3 compute book
  169. removing the midplane
  170. replacing the midplane
  171. removing the shuttle
  172. replacing the shuttle
  173. dsa broadcom network test results
  174. dsa brocade test results
  175. dsa checkpoint panel test results
  176. dsa cpu stress test results
  177. dsa emulex adapter test results
  178. dsa exa port ping test results
  179. dsa hard drive test results
  180. dsa intel network test results
  181. dsa lsi hard drive test results
  182. dsa mellanox adapter test results
  183. dsa memory isolation test results
  184. dsa memory stress test results
  185. dsa nvidia gpu test results
  186. dsa optical drive test results
  187. dsa system management test results
  188. dsa tape drive test results
  189. finding the uefi (post) error code
  190. before you call
  191. using the documentation
  192. creating a personalized support web page
  193. important notes
  194. particulate contamination
  195. documentation format
  196. electronic emission notices
  197. european union emc directive conformance statement
  198. japan vcci class a statement
  199. taiwan class a compliance statement
X3850 X6 first page preview

X3850 X6

Brand: IBM | Category: Server
Table of contents
  1. front cover
  2. Table Of Contents
  3. Table Of Contents
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Table Of Contents
  6. summary of changes
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Target workloads
  9. Business analytics
  10. Enterprise applications: ERP and CRM
  11. Key features
  12. Positioning
  13. Storage versus in-memory data
  14. Flash storage
  15. Energy efficiency
  16. Services offerings
  17. Chapter 2. Technology
  18. Modular design
  19. Compute Books
  20. Storage Book
  21. Additional I/O Books
  22. Power supplies
  23. System architecture
  24. x3950 X6
  25. Processors
  26. Intel Xeon processor E7-4800/8800 v2 product family
  28. Memory
  29. Operational modes
  30. Memory mirroring and rank sparing
  31. rank sparing
  32. Chipkill
  33. PCIe 3.0
  34. Internal storage
  35. IBM eXFlash SSD technology
  36. IBM High IOPS adapters
  37. IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator
  38. UEFI
  39. Scalability
  40. Chapter 3. Product information
  41. Product features
  42. Agile system design
  43. Resilient platform
  44. Specifications
  45. Standard models of X6 servers
  46. Physical design
  47. Ports and controls
  48. LCD system information panel
  49. Rear ports and LEDs
  50. Compute Book
  51. Compute Book population order
  52. Processor options
  54. Memory options
  55. Memory population order
  56. IBM eXFlash memory-channel storage
  57. Storage subsystem
  58. Backplanes
  59. RAID controllers
  60. Disk drive options
  61. IBM High IOPS adapter
  62. I/O subsystem
  63. Primary I/O Book
  64. Half-length I/O Books and Full-length I/O Books
  65. Half-length I/O Book
  66. Hot-swap adapter support
  67. Network adapters
  68. Storage host bus adapters
  69. GPU adapters and co-processors
  70. Partitioning
  72. Light path diagnostics
  73. Integrated virtualization
  74. Power subsystem
  75. Fans and cooling
  76. Upgrading to an 8-socket X6 server
  77. Chapter 4. Infrastructure planning
  78. Physical and electrical specifications
  79. Rack selection and rack options
  80. Floor clearance
  81. Power advice
  82. Power supply redundancy
  83. Rules for achieving redundancy
  84. Power supply installation order
  85. Power policy
  86. Additional power settings in the IMM2
  87. Examples of power connections
  88. Cooling advice
  89. Uninterruptible Power Supply units
  90. PDU and line cord selection
  91. PDU and line cord options
  92. Chapter 5. Preparing the hardware
  93. Configuring the IMM2 settings
  94. IMM2 network access
  95. Configuring the IMM2 network interface
  96. IMM2 dedicated versus shared ML2 Ethernet port
  97. x3950 X6 IMM2 communication
  98. IMM2 communications troubleshooting
  99. UEFI settings for performance
  100. Operating modes
  101. UEFI common settings
  102. System power settings
  103. Processor settings
  104. Memory settings
  105. ServeRAID M5210 RAID controller configuration
  106. PCIe adapter placement advice
  107. Hot-swap procedures
  108. Hot-swapping an I/O Book
  109. Partitioning the x3950 X6
  110. Partitioning an x3950 X6 via the IMM2 web interface
  111. Updating firmware
  113. Troubleshooting
  115. POST event log
  116. Chapter 6. Operating system installation
  117. Installing without a local optical drive
  118. Local USB port
  119. IBM ServerGuide
  120. IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
  121. Use of embedded VMware ESXi
  122. Booting from SAN
  123. Chapter 7. Management
  124. Introduction
  125. Integrated Management Module II (IMM2)
  126. Configuring IMM2 in-band configuration
  127. Remote control
  128. IBM Systems Director
  129. Service and Support Manager
  130. Upward Integration Modules
  131. Machine Check Architecture (MCA) error recovery
  132. Using ASU to configure settings in IMM2-based servers
  133. Command examples
  134. MegaRAID Storage Manager
  135. MegaRAID Storage Manager installation
  136. Virtual drive states
  137. IBM Electronic Services
  138. Serial over LAN
  139. Enabling SoL in UEFI
  140. windows server 2008
  141. How to start a SoL connection
  142. Abbreviations and acronyms
  143. Related publications
  144. Other publications
  145. Help from IBM
X3850 X6 first page preview

X3850 X6

Brand: IBM | Category: Server
Table of contents
  1. Table Of Contents
  2. Chapter 1. Safety information
  3. Chapter 2. Rack kit parts inventory
  4. Chapter 3. Rack installation
  5. rack mounting
  6. Opening the rails
  7. Installing the rails in the rack
  8. installing the server in the rack
  9. Fastening the server in the rack
  10. Installing the shipping brackets
  11. Attaching the cable management brackets and routing the cables
  12. removing the server from the rack
X3850 X6 first page preview

X3850 X6

Brand: IBM | Category: Server
Table of contents
  1. key features
  2. standard models
  3. memory options
  4. internal storage
  5. controllers for internal storage
  6. network adapters
  7. integrated virtualization
  8. systems management
  9. regulatory compliance
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