IBM 8682 Server User Manual


 
Contents
About this manual .......................iii
Important safety information ....................iii
Online support .........................iii
General checkout ........................1
Checkout procedure .......................2
General information .......................3
Features and specifications.....................3
Server features .........................5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ................6
Start the server .........................8
Controls and indicators ......................9
Information LED panel ......................9
Diagnostics ..........................11
Diagnostic tools overview .....................11
POST ............................11
POST beep codes ......................12
POST error messages .....................12
Event/error logs .......................12
Small computer system interface messages ..............12
ServerGuide error symptoms....................12
Diagnostic programs and error messages ...............13
Text messages ........................14
Starting the diagnostic programs .................14
Viewing the test log ......................15
Diagnostic error message tables .................15
Light path diagnostics ......................16
Power supply LEDs ......................16
Diagnostic panel LEDs ....................18
Light Path Diagnostics ....................19
Power checkout ........................20
Recovering BIOS ........................20
Replacing the battery ......................21
Temperature checkout ......................23
Diagnosing errors ........................23
Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller ...............23
Network connection problems .................23
Ethernet controller troubleshooting chart .............24
Ethernet controller messages ..................25
Novell NetWare or IntraNetWare server ODI driver messages......25
Network driver interface specification 2.01 (OS/2) driver messages....28
NDIS 4.0 (Windows NT) driver messages .............29
UNIX messages ......................30
Configuring the server .....................33
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .............33
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program ............33
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu .......34
Using passwords .......................37
Power-on password .....................38
Administrator password ....................38
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