Dell 17-5748 Laptop User Manual
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1. 2 0 drivers If you are updating a previous installation of Windows 2000 to SP4 perform the following steps to update the driver 1 Uninstall the USB controller device in the Universal Serial Bus controllers list in Device Manager 2 Right click Universal Serial Bus controllers in Device Manager Select Scan for hardware changes to rediscover the USB controller device Using a KVM Keyboard Sequence to Select Server Modules Gi NOTE This section does not pertain to the KVM module with KVM over IP ACI port Server module selection with that KVM module type is performed by pressing lt PrtScn gt and using its on screen GUI To prevent call traces when using a keyboard attached to the back panel KVM module to select server modules running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system use the following keyboard sequence lt Scroll Lock gt lt Left Alt gt lt Scroll Lock gt lt number key gt and lt Enter gt For example to select Linux based server module 2 press lt Scroll Lock gt lt Left Alt gt lt Scroll Lock gt lt 2 gt and lt Enter gt Information Update 15 _ nm We ERs R9289bk1 book Page 16 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM To select server modules running a Microsoft Windows operating system use the following keyboard sequence lt Scroll Lock gt lt Shift gt lt Scroll Lock gt lt number key gt and lt Enter gt For example to select Windows based server module 2 press lt2. 2005 1 30 PM This document provides updated information for your system on the following topics e e 200 240 V system power requirements KVM module Dell Diagnostics and KVM module with KVM over IP ACI Port PS 2 mouse acceleration support Server module daughter card status indicator Other documents you may need 300 GB hard drive synchronizing and rebuilding durations Completing hard drive synchronization before cold swapping the hard drive Environmental data sheets 1 0 module indicator update Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis version 1 1 module General information Important considerations when configuring I O modules with DRAC MC version 1 1 Redundancy support Guidelines for installing connectivity modules Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 update 3 operating system information Installation Replacing a Gb Ethernet daughter card GPM service mouse support Tiered broadcast support Precautions when installing a previously arrayed hard drive into a SCSI mode server module Unrecognizable SCSI RAID test options in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator diagnostics Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system information SIF file installation errors Service pack support USB 2 0 controller support Using a KVM keyboard seguence to select server modules Gb pass through module information Enabling PXE on a Gb Ethernet daughter card Baseboard Management Controller BM
3. Scroll Lock gt lt Shift gt lt Scroll Lock gt lt 2 gt and lt Enter gt Gi NOTE If you are installing the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system see Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Information in this document for important information about switching server modules while installing that operating system Gi NOTE When selecting the server module number use the number keys on the top row of the keyboard and not the key pad numbers www dell com support dell com Gi NOTE Ensure that you turn off lt Scroll Lock gt after selecting a server module Otherwise the keyboard does not accept keystrokes For more information about the KVM module see KVM Modules in the User s Guide 16 Information Update 0 6 R9289bkl book Page 17 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Gb Pass through Module Information Gb Pass through Module Indicators Figure 1 1 and Table 1 3 describe the functions of the indicators on the Gb pass through module Figure 1 1 Gb Pass through Module Indicators and Features activity indicator link indicator A status indicator activity indicator 1 link indicator O oe di dk kk cos se F ee ce 10 8 6 4 2 Table 1 3 Gb Pass through Module Indicators Indicator Type Activity Indicator Code Indicator Link Green amber The Gb Ethernet connector is linked to the server module indicator activity blinking and there is network activity ind
4. System Information 12 Installation zzz us ee OR eh Leah 12 Replacing a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card in a Server Module 13 GPM Service Mouse Support 13 Tiered Broadcast Support 13 Installing a Previously Arrayed Hard Drive Into a SCSI Mode Server Module 13 Unrecognizable SCSI RAID Test Options in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Diagnostics 14 Contents 3 nm SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 4 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Information 14 SIF File Installation Error 14 Service Pack Support 15 USB 2 0 Controller Support 15 Using a KVM Keyboard Sequence to Select Server Modules 15 Gb Pass through Module Information 17 Gb Pass through Module Indicators 17 Gb Pass through Module Link Negotiations 18 Enabling PXE on a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card 18 Baseboard Management Controller 18 IP Address Related Items 19 Unsupported BMC Features and BMC Particulars 19 BMC VLAN Tagging Support 20 Network Connectivity After Resta
5. front panel power and KVM buttons are directly connected to the BMC If the BMC program becomes misconfigured or corrupt the power button may not operate Do not use the keyboard sequence to switch server modules or turn off the server module when updating the BMC firmware Otherwise the update may fail If this does occur restart the update Information Update 19 4 A R9289bk1 book Page 20 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM www dell com support dell com 20 BMC VLAN Tagging Support The BMC supports VLAN Virtual LAN tagging for network traffic VLANS are configured on the network switch and are given a VLAN ID or tag Ports on the switch can belong to one or more VLAN and can have one of the following VLAN settings Tagged The packets coming out of thc switch port contain thc VLAN tag In this case you should enable VLAN tags on the BMC and set the BMC VLAN tag or ID to thc same value as the switch port Otherwise the BMC will not respond to incoming network traffic Note that setting a VLAN tag on the BMC also causes the BMC to insert the VLAN tag to all outgoing network packets e Untagged The packets coming out of the switch port do not contain the VLAN tag In this case you should disable VLAN tags on the BMC By default VLAN tags are disabled on the BMC Gi NOTE See the Dell PowerConnect 5316M CLI Reference Guide for more information about using the VLAN commands Network C
6. is set to the correct subnet and the IP address is correct when routing packets to the BMC The BMC will properly respond to routed packets if only the IP address is correct but some packets may be lost if the gateway IP address is incorrect Any host application that monitors ports 623 and 644 cannot be executed from port 1 the first one of a server module If you attempt this the network packets will be sent to thc BMC instead of the host Use port 2 instead Unsupported BMC Features and BMC Particulars The following items describe BMC particulars and features that are not supported by the BMC on this system The IPMI Shell does not allow a user with administrator level BMC user privileges to set and change user privileges e The server module does not have an external serial connector therefore Terminal and Basic mode are not supported through a serial port for out of band IPMI management Gi NOTE Console redirection can be set to the DRAC MC module if use of its serial port is desired e Alerts PET Platform Event Filters PEF and DHCP are not supported as there are no alert destination or IP Source options in the BMC setup e To prevent heavy ARP request traffic to the BMC the BMC does not receive any ARP requests as they are routed only to the host The BMC sends gratuitous ARPs every 10 seconds to allow a remote host to discover the BMC if the hosts operating system is not communicating e The server module s
7. link is displayed at the external switch but not at the Gb Pass through module if a server module is not installed or a Gb Ethernet daughter card is not installed in the server module e AGb Pass through module installed in I O bay 1 or 2 will show a link at the external switch if no server module is installed e A Gb Pass through module installed in I O bay 3 or 4 will show a link if no Gb Ethernet daughter card is installed in the server module Enabling PXE on a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card To enable PXE on a server module s Gb Ethernet daughter card locate the Intel IBAUtil utility version 3 04 04 00 or later This utility is available as part of the DOS utilities for network adapters available at support dell com Follow the directions provided in the utility package to enable PXE Baseboard Management Controller This section provides updated information regarding the BMC For detailed information regarding the BMC see the Dell OpenManage Baseboard Management Controller User s Guide and the Dell PowerConnect 5316M CLI Reference Guide Information Update Tp ES R9289bk1 book Page 19 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM IP Address Related Items The following items are BMC updates concerning its IP address e The BMC IP address and the host port 1 the first one IP address must be set to the same value This means that if the host is using DHCP the BMC LAN channel must be turned off e Ensure that the gateway IP address
8. 3 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Creating a New Network Adapter Team Using the Procfg Application An issue exists if the procfg application is used to create a new network adapter team If both network adapters are added to the team the procfg application switches the MAC addresses of the two adapters making the team unusable by the operating system The affected driver revisions are listed below e Procfg 2 2 19 e E1000 5 3 19 1 e Tans 3 4 2a 2421 4 EL Future releases of these drivers will not be affected Two workarounds exist until the new drivers are available e Add one network adapter to the team save the team information and then add the second adapter e Modify the etc procfg team name file where team name is the name of the new network adapter team and correct the MAC addresses Determining the Primary and Secondary Network Adapters During a Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating system installation the operating system enumerates physical network adapters but may list them in random order This can cause confusion when setting up and testing a network adapter team for failover failback This may also cause misunderstandings as to which cable is the primary or the secondary network adapter team member and cause unexpected team behavior when a cable is disconnected or connectivity is interrupted To help determine the identities of physical network adapters right click and rename the adapters in Net
9. 6 R9289bk1 book Page 1 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Dell PowerEdge 1855 Systems Information Update www dell com support dell com Mm Y R9 28 9b k1 bo ok Pa ge 2 Friday Fel bru ar y 18 20 05 1 3 30 PM V D 6 R9289bk1 book Page 1 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Dell PowerEdge 1855 Systems Information Update www dell com support dell com Mm SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 2 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Notes Notices and Cautions Gi NOTE A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer NOTICE A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem A CAUTION A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage personal injury or death Abbreviations and Acronyms For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms see Glossary in your User s Guide p yms j y Information in this document is subject to change without notice 2005 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo PowerEdge PowerConnect and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Red Haf is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc Microsoft and Window
10. C Network connectivity after restart or power up Information Update 7 DE V D S Te z y R9289bk1 book Page 8 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Integrated mirroring configurations e COMI port conflict after installing the Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows Server 2003 operating system Shutdown procedure for servicing a hard drive e Acquiring the asset com utility Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 operating system diskette drive detection messages USB CD drive online read diagnostic failures e KVM switch module identification indicator e Booting to Microsoft MS DOS through console redirection www dell com support dell com e Creating a new network adapter team using the procfg application e Determining the primary and secondary network adapters 200 240 V System Power Requirements NOTICE The system requires 200 240 V to power up and operate Each system power supply requires 200 240 V input distributed from a PDU that is capable of providing 1200 W or 2100 W depending on the rating of your power supply The Dell supplied power supply power cords can be plugged only into the PDU However a standard 110 V power cord can mistakenly be connected to the 1200 W power supply receptacle and to a 110 V source When 110 V is supplied to a system that contains all 1200 W power supplies standby power is available and the fan KVM DRAC MC and the chassis indicators li
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12. Unless your system is configured accordingly do not perform any of the following actions Upgrade DRAC MC firmware Issue a software reset command for a DRAC MC such as racadm racreset e ReseataDRAC MC module e Cause a DRAC MC failover event such as removing the network cable from the primary DRAC MC Performing any of these actions will power off and stop traffic on the bay 2 or bay 41 0 module resulting in data loss When initiated the DRAC MC version 1 1 firmware algorithm must find a module in bay 1 before bay 2 and a module in bay 3 before bay 4 Otherwise the module in bay 2 or bay 4 will be powered off if you perform a firmware upgrade procedure on the DRAC MC cause a DRAC MC failover or reset the DRAC MC See the Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis Version 1 1 User s Guide at support dell com for more information about configuring your DRAC MC system Redundancy Support If you are adding the DRAC MC version 1 1 module to a system to enable redundancy the firmware levels of both DRAC MC modules must be version 1 1 If the DRAC MC module currently in the system is version 1 0 you must upgrade the firmware of the current module to version 1 1 prior to installing the new DRAC MC version 1 1 module Gi NOTE A DRAC MC modules firmware version is displayed on its web based GUI or by typing the command getsysinfo orracadm getsysinfo Gi NOTE DRAC MC version 1 1 firmware uses a different MAC address than the MAC addre
13. able at support microsoft com in the futurc Until the patch is available reduce the data transfer length to less than 64 KB KVM Switch Module Identification Indicator After a back panel KVM switch module is replaced or hot swapped its system identification indicator may start flashing If this occurs press the identification button on the front of the system to reset the identification indicator www dell com support dell com Booting to Microsoft MS DOS Through Console Redirection If Microsoft MS DOS briefly toggles from text mode to video mode a console redirection session may be terminated When booting to MS DOS a Microsoft Windows 9x video mode splash screen is briefly displayed before the c prompt appears To disable the splash screen in an MS DOS session using Notepad text editor perform the following steps 1 Open an MS DOS session 2 lypeattrib r s h C MSDOS SYS and press lt Enter gt 3 Type notepad C MSDOS SYS and press lt Enter gt Notepad text editor opens 4 Scroll through the command lines and locate line LOGO 1 and change the 1 to 0 If the LOGO command line is not present add the line by typing LOGO 0 immediately below the line Options 5 Click the File menu click Save and then close Notepad 6 At the MS DOS prompt type attrib r s h C MSDOS SYS and press lt Enter gt 7 Close the MS DOS window 22 InformationUpdate o _ D SP o is R9289bk1 book Page 2
14. at high or fast the mouse movement may become erratic Ensure that the mouse slide accelerator adjustment remains set at low or none Server Module Daughter Card Status Indicator Table 2 2 in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide and Table 1 2 in the User s Guide provide information on how the server module front panel daughter card status indicator behaves if a Fibre Channel daughter card is installed Table 1 1 provides information about how that indicator bchaves if a Gb Ethernet daughter card is installed Table 1 1 Server Module Status Indicator Behavior for Gb Ethernet Daughter Card Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Indicator Code Daughter card 1 0 Off A link does not exists status indicator Green Akers Green blinking Activity on the Gb Ethernet daughter card Table 1 2 provides information about how this indicator behaves if an Infiniband daughter card is installed Table 1 2 Server Module Status Indicator Behavior for Infiniband Daughter Card Indicator Icon Activity Indicator Indicator Code Daughter card VO Off Infiniband daughter card is not installed STAND vidic tot Green Infiniband daughter card is present but its driver has not yet loaded Green blinking Infiniband daughter card is present its driver has loaded and daughter card data transfers arc occurring Information Update 9 ele SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 10 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM www dell com suppor
15. ce Mouse Support For a mouse to correctly function in the GPM service on a system running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 update 3 operating system the mouse must be recognized by the operating system When using a mouse connected to the KVM it is possible that the mouse being reported to the operating system is different than the actual mouse attached This may result in mouse movement generating erratic movement or potentially random text on the command line To correct this run redhat config xfree86 to initialize the mouse and then use redhat config mouse to install a generic three button mouse driver for the presently installed mouse Tiered Broadcast Support If the KVM module is tiered from an external KVM switch to the internal KVM switch keyboard and mouse broadcast functionality is not supported Turn off broadcast to external KVM switch ports that have a Dell integrated KVM switch connected to them Installing a Previously Arrayed Hard Drive Into a SCSI Mode Server Module A hard drive previously installed in a RAID configuration contains partial segments of information referred to as meta data If you hot install a hard drive that contains meta data into a SCSI mode server module its array may appear as degraded after the server module is rebooted CAUTION Do not attempt to rebuild the degraded array in a SCSI mode server module The server module can accommodate up to two hard drives one of which is the primary phy
16. erating System Information Installation Newer Intel processors have an XD bit enabled feature that allows an operating system to reserve a segment of memory to store code in a non executable environment Under certain circumstances this feature can cause the installation of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 Update 3 operating system from the Dell OpenManage CD to fail To disable XD bit support to prevent this installation failure add switch noexec of f to the etc grub conf file as shown in the following example kernel vmlinuz 2 4 21 20 EL ro root LABEL noexec off If an EM64T kernel is being used also include the noexec32 0ff parameter on the kernel line as shown in the following example kernel vmlinuz 2 4 21 20 EL ro root LABEL noexec off noexec32 off 12 Information Update H A R9289bk1 book Page 13 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Replacing a Gb Ethernet Daughter Card in a Server Module If you replace a Gb Ethernet daughter card in a server module running the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 update 3 operating system you must assign the new card s MAC address Linux initially creates the ifcfg ethn file where n is the device ID based on the original card s device ID If another Gb Ethernet daughter card with a different MAC address is installed Linux does not automatically update the file The MAC address in the ifcfg ethn file is located in the hwaddr line GPM Servi
17. ersion 1 x Command Line Interface User s Guide for more information about the CLI commands Gi NOTE Server Administrator CLI output is in English only www dell com support dell com Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System Information SIF File Installation Error F NOTE Updating to the newest server module BIOS revision eliminates the installation error described in this section The Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system installation process may occasionally be unable to detect a mouse or keyboard during its plug and play detection search and display the following error message Windows Server Setup The following value in the SIF file used by setup is corrupted or missing Setup cannot continue To quit setup press F3 This may occur if a keyboard and mouse are not connected to the server module s front panel KVM custom cable the KVM is used to switch to another server module during the installation the installation is being performed unattended or Windows 2000 is being installed from the Dell Server Assistant CD If the error occurs in an attended installation reboot the server module to restart the installation and then press lt F3 gt when prompted to continue Do not disconnect the keyboard and mouse KVM custom cable from the server module s front panel or switch to another server module until after the text mode portion of the installation is complete F NOTE This error can occur only during the text mode
18. ght up and the DRAC MC functions but the chassis does not power up Gi NOTE Only the 1200 W power supply provides standby power if it is connected to a 110 V source not the 2100 W power supply The DRAC MC module becomes functional when stand by power is available For more information about the system s 200 240 V power requirements see related articles at support dell com KVM Module The system s Users Guide and the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide refer to one KVM module model as the KVM module with KVM over IP The KVM module s User s Guide refers to the module as the KVM module with analog console interface ACI The modules referred to in these documents are the same device The KVM module provides an RJ 45 connector called the ACI port that only allows a dedicated interface for connection to external KVM over IP switches The RJ 45 ACI port does not provide a serial connection for firmware upgrades and cannot be used for Ethernet management See KVM Module in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about the KVM module 8 Information Update o _ D SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 9 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Dell Diagnostics and KVM Module With KVM Over IP ACI Port PS 2 Mouse Acceleration Support Dell Diagnostics and the KVM module with KVM over IP ACI port firmware do not support PS 2 mouse acceleration If the mouse slide accelerator adjustment is set
19. icator Green off The Gb Ethernet connector is linked to the server module and there is no network activity Off amber blinking The Gb Ethernet connector is not linked to the server module and there is network activity Off off The Gb Ethernet connector is not linked to the server module and there is no network activity Information Update 17 amp e A R9289bk1 book Page 18 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM www dell com support dell com 18 Table 1 3 Gb Pass through Module Indicators continued Indicator Type Activity Indicator Code Indicator Status indicator Off Module is operating correctly Green blinking Module has an error or is not configured correctly Ensure that the connection between the external switch and the module is properly configured Gb Pass through Module Link Negotiations A Gb Pass through module external port negotiates a link with an external device whether a server module is installed or not This is because the Gb pass though module uses the SerDes interface for internal connectivity to the server modules The following items describe normal behavior of the Gb pass though module when a cable is connected from an external port on the module to an external switch e A link is displayed at the external switch and at the Gb Pass through module if a server module is installed or a Gb Ethernet daughter card is installed in the server module e A
20. onnectivity After Restart or Power up After the server chassis is powered up or the PowerConnect 5316M Ethernet Switch Module ESM is rebooted or power cycled the ESM will require approximately one minute and forty five seconds to become fully operational In addition the ESM may require up to sixty seconds to establish the links to external Ethernet devices if the spanning tree protocol is enabled on the external ports of the ESM Sce the Dell PowerConnect 5316M Systems Getting Started Guide for information on how to determine when the ESM is fully operational Integrated Mirroring Configurations The following items provide updates for setting up and using integrated mirroring e The hard drive status indicator does not display any status information until after the operating system driver initialization has occurred To check for status information of a hard drive prior to operating system load use lt Ctrl gt lt m gt during POST See the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4 IM User s Guide for more information During normal operation the status indicator is off Gi NOTE The hard drive activity indicator functions normally before and after the operating system driver initialization NOTICE If you use a drive with existing data the data will be cleared before the hard drive is added to a mirror It is recommended that any replacement drives should be blank and not previously configured e It is recommended that y
21. ou replace hard drives in an integrated mirror configuration with drives of the same capacity Information Update SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 21 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM After removing a hard drive in a hot pluggable environment wait at least 30 seconds prior to installing the new hard drive COMI Port Conflict After Installing the Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows Server 2003 Operating System If the Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows Server 2003 operating system is installed and console redirection is enabled a yellow exclamation mark conflict will appear by COMI in the Device Manager This is because the operating system attempts to assign a COMI but the server module physically does not have a serial port To prevent the conflict from returning delete the COMI port in Device Manager Shutdown Procedure for Servicing a Hard Drive Gi NOTE This section applies only to situations where the server module must be powered down to service a hard drive In many situations the hard drive can be serviced while the server module powered on If you need to power off the server module to service a hard drive wait 30 seconds after the server module s power indicator turns off before removing the hard drive Otherwise the hard drive may not be recognized by the PERC 4 IM after the hard drive is reinstalled and the server module is powered on again Acquiring the asset com Utility The asset com utilit
22. portion of the operating system installation 14 Information Update 0 SP ERs R9289bk1 book Page 15 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM If the error occurs in an unattended installation specify the keyboard type as RETAIL to prevent the installation from requiring a detection To specify a keyboard type modify the unattended txt or winnt sif installation file as shown in the following English language string example English KeyBoardDrivers XT AT or Enhanced Keyboard 83 104 keys RETATL Service Pack Support Only the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system with SP4 or higher is supported on the system Dell recommends using Windows 2000 media with integrated or slipstreamed SP4 or higher be installed for the initial operating system load rather than updating an earlier version of Windows 2000 with an SP4 or higher patch USB 2 0 Controller Support Gi NOTE Use of any USB 2 0 enabled CD ROM drive to install the Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 family of Enterprise products is not supported and the installation may not complete properly Only the Dell provided CD ROM drive is supported for operating system installation The system s USB controller supports USB 1 1 and 2 0 The Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and higher operating system supports USB 2 0 A red X appears on the USB controller device in Device Manager on versions of Windows 2000 prior to SP4 because those versions do not contain USB
23. rt or Power up 20 Integrated Mirroring Configurations 20 COM1 Port Conflict After Installing the Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or Windows Server 2003 Operating System 21 Shutdown Procedure for Servicing a Hard Drive 21 Acquiring the asset com Utility 21 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Version 3 Operating System Diskette Drive Detection Messages 21 USB CD Drive Online Read Diagnostic Failures 2 KVM Switch Module Identification Indicator 22 Booting to Microsoft MS DOS Through Console Redirection 2 Creating a New Network Adapter Team Using the Procfg Application 23 Determining the Primary and Secondary Network Adapters 23 4 Contents 0 SP o is R9289bk1 book Page 5 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Figures Figure 1 1 Gb Pass through Module Indicators and Features 17 Tables Table 1 1 Server Module Status Indicator Behavior for Gb Ethernet Daughter Card 9 Table 1 2 Server Module Status Indicator Behavior for Infiniband Daughter Card 9 Table 1 3 Gb Pass through Module Indicators 17 Contents 5 H Te z y R9289bk1 book Page 6 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM 6 Contents D R9289bk1 book Page 7 Friday February 18
24. s see dell com environment_datasheets The system is not for use in an office environment 1 0 Module Indicator Update An I O module s green system diagnostic indicator is off when the module is properly operating or is off and blinks when the module is not properly operating See Indicators Codes and Messages in your Installation and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about I O modules Information Update nm SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 11 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis Version 1 1 Module General Information If you have the Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis DRAC MC version 1 1 module installed ensure that you read that product s readme txt file It contains updated information including how that module version affects system indicator behavior in certain conditions Important 1 0 Configuration Considerations CAUTION Data loss can result if you perform certain actions on a DRAC MC 1 1 system in which the 1 0 bays have not been configured to fully support the operation of the version 1 1 firmware Specifically bay 2 should have an 1 0 module installed only if an identical module is present in bay 1 and bay 4 should have an 1 0 module installed only if an identical module is present in bay 3 Except in these cases or in a case where you temporarily need to swap a failed 1 0 module in bay 1 or 3 bays 2 and 4 should be unoccupied
25. s are registered trademarks and Windows Server is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own February 2005 P N R9289 Rev A01 _ nm SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 3 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Contents 200 240 V System Power Requirements 8 KVM Module 8 Dell Diagnostics and KVM Module With KVM Over IP ACI Port PS 2 Mouse Acceleration Support 9 Server Module Daughter Card Status Indicator 9 Other Documents YouMayNeed 10 300 GB Hard Drive Synchronizing and Rebuilding Durations 10 Complete Hard Drive Synchronization Before Cold Swapping the Hard Drives 4 6 a Pe dee a pa 10 Environmental Data Sheets 10 1 0 Module Indicator Update 10 Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis Version 1 1 Module 11 General Information 11 Important 1 0 Configuration Considerations 11 Redundancy Support 11 Guidelines for Installing Connectivity Modules 12 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Update 3 Operating
26. sical boot hard drive Rebuilding the array could result in loss of data from the primary hard drive To remove the meta data from the replacement hard drive perform the following steps 1 Back up all data onto the replacement hard drive 2 Restart the server module and press lt Ctrl gt lt m gt 3 Change the degraded array properties from mirror to SCSI mode by selecting NO as the Mirror option Information Update 13 o SP CC R9289bk1 book Page 14 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM Unrecognizable SCSI RAID Test Options in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Diagnostics The Diagnostics Service of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 1 8 and newer may not display test options properly for SCSI or RAID tests on non English Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems When selecting a SCSI or RAID controller in the Server Administrator web interface the applicable tests in the right margin may be displayed only as TEST1 NAME TEST2 NAME instead of the actual translated test name Test results will also display in a terse internal string name instead of a detailed description Use the Server Administrator command line interface CLI on non English operating systems for SCSI and RAID controllers and devices Use the omreport storage scsidevdiag and omreport storage raidctrl CLI commands to get more information about running these diagnostics See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator V
27. ss reported by DRAC MC version 1 0 firmware Therefore a DHCP assigned dynamic IP address may change after updating to the DRAC MC version 1 1 firmware Information Update 11 ele SP ERs R9289bk1 book Page 12 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM See the Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis Version 1 1 User s Guide at support dell com for more information about firmware updates and installing redundant DRAC MC modules This guide also provides complete instructions on how to set up and operate that version of the module Guidelines for Installing Connectivity Modules When inserting connectivity modules into the system s back panel I O bays follow these guidelines Gi NOTE See your nstallation and Troubleshooting Guide for the O bay numbering sequence e Insert a connectivity module into I O bay 1 before installing a connectivity module into I O bay 2 www dell com support dell com VO bays 1 and 2 support only Gb Ethernet switch or pass through modules Ensure that the Ethernet modules installed in I O bays 1 and 2 are of the same type e Insert a connectivity module into I O bay 3 before installing a connectivity module into I O bay 4 Ensure that the connectivity modules installed in I O bays 3 and 4 are of the same type For more information see the Dell Remote Access Controller Modular Chassis Version 1 1 User s Guide at support dell com Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 3 Update 3 Op
28. t dell com 10 Other Documents You May Need Dell continues to offer new types of connectivity modules for your system and provides documentation on how to set up and use them The documentation for a particular module is included with the module product or is available at support dell com Gi NOTE Ensure that you also refer to support dell com for any updates to the documentation that you received with your module 300 GB Hard Drive Synchronizing and Rebuilding Durations Because of the large disc size of 300 GB hard drives expect longer synchronizing and rebuilding durations than smaller hard drive disc sizes A 300 GB hard drive installed in a system with very low or no I O activity requires at least 22 hours to synchronize or rebuild A 300 GB hard drive installed in a system with high I O activity requires up to 51 hours to synchronize or rebuild Complete Hard Drive Synchronization Before Cold Swapping the Hard Drive If you install and start the synchronization of a hard drive ensure that you allow the synchronization to complete Otherwise if that hard drive is cold swapped into another RAID or a non RAID system the hard drive will not be recognized Gi NOTE A hard drive that has not completed synchronization can be hot swapped into another RAID or non RAID system without any recognition problems Environmental Data Sheets For additional information about environmental measurements for specific system configuration
29. work Connections in the Control Panel use the ipconfig all command to note the IP to MAC address assignments of the adapters and then use the IP addresses to locate the adapters in Network Connections For a system with integrated network adapters LOMI has the lowest MAC address The link status indicators can also be used to externally identify the adapters to the system Additionally an integrated network adapter s MAC address is listed in the System Setup program F NOTE Occasionally during an operating system installation the network adapters may be incorrectly assigned and cause IP address conflict messages to appear during boot If this occurs use the procedures listed above to correctly assign the network adapters Information Update 23 0 is R9289bk1 book Page 24 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM www dell com support dell com 24 Information Update D Y R9 28 9b k1 bo ok Pa ge if Friday Fel bru ar y 18 20 05 1 3 30 PM V D R9289bkl book Page 2 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM seri TAM 0R9289A01 Printed in the U S A DE D Y R9 28 9b k1 bo ok Pa ge if Friday Fel bru ar y 18 20 05 1 3 30 PM V D R9289bkl book Page 2 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM seri TAM OR9289A01 Printed in Malaysia DE D Y R9 28 9b k1 bo ok Pa ge if Friday
30. y is not located in the Service Mode section of the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD To acquire the utility use the Server Assistant CD to create a bootable diskette and the utility is created on that diskette The asset com utility will be available in the Service Mode section in future releases of the Server Assistant CD Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS Version 3 Operating System Diskette Drive Detection Messages When the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 operating system boots it detects the USB controller and attempts to load a USB diskette drive If the optional USB diskette drive is not connected to the server module s front panel custom cable the operating system attempts to load the diskette drive five times and displays informative messages on the screen After five attempts with no USB diskette drive detected the messages stop appearing If a USB device is removed or inserted the detection attempts begin again This is a normal operating system behavior Information Update 21 Te CC R9289bk1 book Page 22 Friday February 18 2005 1 30 PM USB CD Drive Online Read Diagnostic Failures If the optional USB CD drive fails the online read diagnostics and becomes inaccessible on a server module running the Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or the Windows Server 2003 operating system with PAE enabled the failure may be caused by having the data transfer length set at 64 KB or higher A patch will be avail
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