IBM System X family: IBM System x rack, BladeCenter and tower servers
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Enabling Ethernet X3530 M4
I have IBM X3530 M4, and it appears to have 4 ethernet ports, but under Ubuntu just 2 ethernet ports are enabled. How can I enable the other two ethernet ports?
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Error messages in x3550 related to hard drives not detected at bios level
I have an IBM x3550 when I start it I get the following messages:
no logical drives found
no int 13 drives to support
bios not installed
I go into diagnostics and I noticed that SCSI ...
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my ibm x3550 server can't find the hard drives
I recently purchased a used ibm x3550 server with two 2.5" SAS hard drives included. When I boot the server it doesn't recognise them. I get into the bios and I can't see them there. I try to install ...
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Reconfigure RAID volumes
I do have one IBM SystemX 3550 M3 machine with me, installed with ServeRAID M1015. There are 4x500GB HDD attched to the RAID controller and are mounted as /, /storage1, /storage2, /storage3. / is ...
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Clear the fault LED on an IBM x3650 M4 after accidental disk insertion and removal?
The server had a disk added, and then the operator realized they put the disk in the wrong server, so they pulled it out again. No harm done, the server is running and the disk was never actually ...
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What do these IPMI System Event Logs mean?
I'm currently trying to troubleshoot what seem to be hardware issues with a x3650 m3 machine. Using IPMItools, I'm reading recurring assertion events from sensor type: 0F, sensor no: B5 that repeat ...
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Installing CentOS 6.3 via USB, cannot partition hard disk drives
I'm currently attempting to install CentOS 6.3 on an IBM System x3650 M3 server using a 8GB USB boot drive that has been created using iso2usb for CentOS/RedHat [link].
During the installation ...
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DASD diagnostic light blinking on a IBM seriesX server
After a HDD fault few month ago my SystemX has DASD led blinking. During the HDD fault this led was fixed on, i replaced the HDD and now everything is working properly, however now this led is ...
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IBM IMM2: Which level to control power and have remote terminal access
We're looking to purchase an entry level System X server, specifically the x3100 M4. What I've been unable to figure out is what the lowest level of IMM2 we need is in order to remote the system ...
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Diskette animation booting IBM x3550 7978CBG
I have to manage / reinstall an ibm x3550 model 7978CBG server but it can't boot from cd.
I have put in the cd some bootable cd's such Centos 6 ( some flavors ) and Proxmox ve but the server does not ...
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Can IBM System x3650 passthrough SAS?
I am looking at the specs and manual for the IBM System x3650. According to the specs a ServeRAID-8k-l hardware RAID comes standard, but there's an option to upgrade to ServeRAID-8k. If I understand ...
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IBM Xseries 3400 only working while power button holding pressed
I have IBM Xseries 3400 Intel Xenon server which only working while someone holding power button.
My server stop working and i send it to IBM Service, after few hours they said me to I can backup my ...
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What is “Data Protection” option in WebBIOS 6.1-45-Rel of ServeRAID M5110e controller?
What is "Data Protection"`option in WebBIOS 6.1-45-Rel during creation of new Drive Group?
Server is IBM x3650 M4 with ServeRAID M5110e controller.
User's Guide (here ...
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Straight-forward to Virtualise with XEN or KVM on IBM Server System x3650 M4 791562G?
I want to built a virtualised Server Environment using XEN or KVM. The virtual machines should be purely debian systems - so XEN or KVM should be a sane choice. Now while buying servers, I am ...
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Xen 4.1 forces hard reboot in IBM x-series 346 server
we've installed Debian "Wheezy" on a machine previously running "Squeeze". We were running Xen (4.0.1, Squeeze's version) without problems, but after we upgraded to Wheezy (Xen 4.1) the machine ...
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SNMP OID's for IBM system x3550
So i am trying to add my IBM servers to my cacti server for monitoring. The issue i am having right now is searching for the OID's that provide the ambient temp, fan speeds and other temperatures.
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IBM x3400 upgrading to 2 x CPU Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5430
I'm trying to install two Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5430 CPUs in an IBM x3400 with an IBM M97IP motherboard.
When I turn the power on, it takes approx. 3 sec. then the fan stops and nothing happens.
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IBM x226 server with Windows 2003 freezing and showing one HDD degraded
We have an IBM x226 server with Windows 2003 running on it. For weeks it's been very slow and it freezes at least once each day. At the boot it show message "degraded" for one HDD and optimal for ...
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RAM installation on IBM x3650
I have IBM x3650 7979 with 4GB RAM (original IBM RAMs) installed in slots 1 and 4.
I have 8GB kit from Kingston (4x2GB), I installed them on slots 7 and 10, 2 and 5.
For some reason the system ...
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Access RAID configuration in x3550M2
I'm trying to configure RAID in a IBM x3550 M2 server. I can't find any messages on boot about any hotkey to access the configuration utility. I wasn't able either in BIOS.
The card is a on board LSI ...
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IBM xSeries 226 RAID and windows server 2003 setup
I have an IBM xSeries 226 server and I am trying to set up windows 2003 from its original cd. servers specifications are 1 cpu 4 Gb ram 72X3 scsi disks.
I dont know anything about servers this is my ...
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IBM x3550 MT7978 — Non-fatal internal north bridge error. Status Reg = 0x2
I have a x3550 MT7978. It is somewhat old, but still reasonably fast for my task (Standalone ESXi hypervisor with DAS).
I have just noticed this in the RSA-II BMC event log:
Non-fatal internal north ...
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ESXi 5 Guests will not boot
I have a problem with Guests not booting under VMWare ESXi 5.0 on my IBM x3550M3 server.
Note: Investigation eventually determined that problem was with the VMware client on a Lenovo Edge laptop, the ...
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Installing windows server standard 2008 32bit in IBM System X-3620
Can anyone explain me how to install windows server standard 2008 32bit with sata/sas 6gb/s hdd in IBM System X-3620. During the installation, the os cannot detect the drive. I had even tried with IBM ...
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“Invalid product key” for Windows SBS 2011 on IBM x3200 M3?
We are trying to install Windows SBS 2011 (Czech) on the new IBM x3200 M3 machine. The ServerGuide v9.0 finished correctly and asked for the Windows SBS instalation DVD (OEM). After asking the usual ...
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Does the order of SAS drive matter when installing old drives?
I have an old IBM server with 12 hard drive bays, 4 of which are used (SAS 72GB drives), and configured in a RAID 1 array. The server will be sent away for repairs, when it comes back, do I need to ...
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IBM x3650 M3 - RSA (IMM) drops out during OS installation and is not useable
I am having issues regarding IBM x3650 M3{7945} RSA (IMM).
After racking the server and configuring the network I can log into the server RSA and configure paramaters with no issues.
NB: The RSA is ...
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Read SMART status on Windows Server 2008 R2
How can I read my hard drives SMART status on Windows Server 2008 R2?
I'm using IBM X3630 X3 server with IBM ServeRAID M5015 disk drives
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Configure RAID for IBM X3630 X3
How can I setup a RAID for IBM X3630 X3 server with IBM ServeRAID M5015 disk drives?
Is there a tool to configure disk drives? I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2
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What use is a dummy heat sink assembly?
Cleaning out our server room, we found two of these:
IBM eServer xSeries dummy heatsink assembly
I can't find any documentation on what they were used for (presumably during shipping or for a ...
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Memory DIMM slot install order
Building my first server and have a small question that I'm unsure of!
We've purchased an X3650 M3 server, with 2 processors and 8 DIMMS of memory.
Now I am unsure of the memory installation for 2 ...
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SATA RAID or SCSI RAID Old IBM Server
Need your help on this one.
One of my SCSI HD failed in RAID 1, thinking about replacing it, but can no longer find 73gb drive on the market (only used available).
Option 1:
Clone remaining SCSI HD ...
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Converter to use Sata HDD with IBM eserver x236
We have an old x236 machine with 2 70-GB SCSI disks installed on Ultra320 SCSI connector (check out the hardware manual). Now, we are planning to buy a new server in future and x326 would act as a ...
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IBM x3500 Server managament/monitoring tool
I took over monitoring an older IBM x3500 7977 server and i don't have much knowledge of IBM servers.
I'm looking for the equivalent of Dell Server Administrator from IBM, just to monitor and alert on ...
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Installing Windows Server 2008 on IBM x3250 M3 Server with EFI
I'm hoping this question hasn't been asked before and I've spent the last 3 hours trying to find a solution to this but to no avail.
Also feel free to edit the tags, I'm fairly new to this site.
I ...
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IBM X3200 M2 Fan running at full speed? Noisy
One of the FANs (the one cooling the hard drives I think) in our IBM X3200 M2 started running at full speed and make a loud noise.
Anyone encountered this problem and know how to fix this?
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How to disable the built-in RAID in x3650 M3?
We have an IBM server x3650 M3, and I'm trying to install Linux without using HW RAID (ServeRAID), as per cluster storage software vendor requirements.
The problem is that the server exposes the ...
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Server error after restart “memory or battery problem”
Our IBM server gives an error saying "memory or battery problem has been detected adapter has recovered but cached data was lost" Please press any key to continue." and to press the key we have to ...
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Upgrade CPU for IBM xSeries 346 with VT-X?
Are there any socket Xeon 603 or 604 CPU's that support VT-X that I can replace the stock one with?
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Problems booting an IBM Server with ServerRaid 4Lx
I have an IBM server xSeries 205 with a ServeRaid 4Lx on it that after a power faliure refused to boot. it presented a error message during ServerRaid BIOS boot phase stating:
ServeRAID? ,Slot1, ...
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which free linux distribution is supported on IBM X3200 M3
can anyone let me know which free linux distribution is supported on IBM X3200 M3 server?
UPDATE: The issue was with mounting 2 hard disks. So I removed one hard disk and installed Cent OS 5.6 which ...
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IBM xSeries 335 General Questions (power usage and installation)
I just received a 2nd hand IBM xSeries 335 1U rack mountable server, and I have a few questions about it:
How do I install it? Is there an Installation Utility disk like for the HP Proliant servers ...
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Email alerts when RAID fails on IBM server?
Have two RAID controllers on an IBM server (X3500 M3) running Windows 2008R2:
ServeRAID M5014SAS/SATA Controller
LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 series, 4-port with 1064E
Can anyone explain how to get email ...
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Installing Windows XP on an IBM x335 server
Is there a way to install Windows XP on an IBM x335 server?
When I boot from CD-ROM with the Windows XP installation disk, the screen is just blank.
Initial research indicates this may be due to the ...
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IBM System x3500 M3 refuses to boot from LSI SAS card if blank SATA drive is connected on mainboard
Have an IBM System x3500 M3 that refuses to boot from the IBM branded LSI SAS card if any SATA drive is also connected to the mainboard. The system restarts itself over and over. No error messages. ...
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Need help finding a SAS HBA controller for an IBM LTO 4 Tape Drive
I've got an older IBM x3200 M2 Server (MT: 4368) and I recently acquired a used internal IBM LTO 4 tape drive (FRU: 45E1125). The back of the tape drive requires an Internal SAS 29 pin connector ...
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System x3650 Hard Drive Upgrade
I have a IBM System x3650 Server with 6 Storage Bays (6 Drives). I am planning / have to change 2 hard drives.
Do they have to be some sort of specific drives or can I just order 10K SAS 750 or ...
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My IBM Xseries 305 Server won't boot from DVD, why?
I switched the boot order via to the IBM bios so it's first thing to try is booting from a CD. This doesn't work... it contniues to boot via to the hard drive. I've tried messing with it for about two ...
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RAID Manager on Windows for IBM Server x-345
Good Morning,
I have a IBM x-series 345 server with Windows Server 2003, I have a defunct drive which I would like to replace and rebuild the RAID while the server is up. I have been up and down in ...
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Available space for pci cards on an IBM xseries 345
The research lab where I work has been offered a bunch of IBM rack-mountable servers for very little money. The hardware is a bit outdated but it would suit our needs perfectly -- If we can fit one of ...
