I bought three IBM 3650 servers and an anteng cabinet. Originally, computer companies could help us install all of them, but I want to do it myself, if you encounter any problems in the future, you can practice your own hands. I installed the Cabinet for the first time. I tried it several times and read some other people's materials. I was very satisfied. The lines on the back were neat and neat. I felt really good. Some friends once said that the best feeling of buying genuine products is the packaging of software, which is very meticulous. Now I also feel that the accessories of IBM servers are also cutting.
The installation of the first server 3650 went smoothly. It was replaced with an 8 K server RAID card with a battery and MB memory. After the Cabinet was installed, I checked the raid statement first, although it was all e files, however, the computer can understand English 8. It takes a long time to take the server raid 8.40 disc into the disk, start the disk again, and perform self-check. Then it starts from the disc and automatically upgrades the BIOS, it will take about one minute. After the upgrade is complete, you can enter the server raid manangement, which is a wizard type. I have a raid 5E and four hard disks for hot backup, the overall space is a little less than RAID 5, but it will be much easier in the future.
After the installation is complete, use the setup guide7.4 Installation Wizard disk configuration. I installed Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition. The entire process is very simple. After the installation, replace the Windows 2003 installation disk with the correct one, after entering the system, I mounted 2003 SP1, installed 2003 R2, and installed the entire system. Then I got SQL 2005 and SharePoint 2007 on it, I also feel that these two software versions are much more mature than the previous versions, especially SharePoint 2007, which is much better than 2003. Of course, not only is it, but the entire Office System 2007 is good, no matter on the interface, in terms of kernel and functions, we have made a lot of progress.
The other two I plan to build a cluster, and the software company will install their software the day after tomorrow. I have to install the system first, but this time it is not as smooth as the first one, an error occurs when you upgrade the BIOS with a raid 8.40 Disk: "unable to communicate with any flashable controllers". The controller cannot be found, after this error occurs, the raid error led on the motherboard is also on. The computer front panel "!" The yellow light is also on. I tried it n times, but both of them had the same problem. However, CTRL + A can still be used, and raid 8 K cards can also be found during self-check. The 8 K card information can also be displayed, it will only show a "not INT 13 H device found", but there is no way to do it. An 8 K card costs thousands of RMB, so I am afraid to tamper with it, I checked it online and there was no good solution, so I had to call IBM 800. The service was good. I only reported after-sales faults and asked me to leave a contact information, their engineers will contact me. It seems that the problem is not simple, and I have reviewed the two e-documents for this problem, which is really laborious.
After the problem is solved, there is a problem with the 8 K card. The IBM service is really good. Two spare parts were issued from Shenzhen the next day, and the engineers could use them right away. You can start the system, but the built-in CD is server raid 8.40, and the latest version has reached 9.0. Download and upgrade it to the end.