IBM Power System AC922 User manual

IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTX)
Quick Install Guide
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IBM Power® System AC922 (8335-GTX) Quick Install
Guide
Read all precautions and instructions before you start working on the system and its parts.
Use normal electrostatic discharge (ESD) procedures when working on the system and parts. IBM
recommends wearing gloves and an ESD wrist strap to avoid possible damage to the equipment.
The information about the 8335-GTX system is available online in the IBM Knowledge Center. http://
www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/8335-GTX
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Parts
Use this information to nd the eld-replaceable unit (FRU) part numbers.
Figure 1. Rack nal assembly
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Figure 2. System parts
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Figure 3. Additional system parts (8335-GTC, 8335-GTG, or 8335-GTH air-cooled system)
Parts 5

Figure 4. Additional system parts (8335-GTW or 8335-GTX water-cooled system with 4 GPUs)
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Figure 5. Additional system parts (8335-GTW or 8335-GTX water-cooled system with 6 GPUs)
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Rear ports
Figure 6. Rear view of the system with ports displayed
Table 1. Port descriptions
Identier Description
1 Video Graphics Array (VGA)
2 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
serial
3 Ethernet. Use the top Ethernet port for the BMC/
IPMI interface (as PHY0). Use the bottom Ethernet
port for any direct operating system usage (as
PHY1).
4 USB 3.0
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Installing and removing IBM Power System AC922
(8335-GTX) parts
Figure 7. Removing the power supplies from the
system Figure 8. Removing the cover
Figure 9. Disk drive lock detail Figure 10. Removing a fan from the system
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Figure 11. Removing the disk and fan signal cable Figure 12. Removing the fan power cable from the
system
Figure 13. Removing the front pipe holder Figure 14. Moving the front pipe away
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Figure 15. Screw locations for the disk drive and fan
card
Figure 16. Removing the disk drive and fan card
Figure 17. Removing a memory module
Figure 18. Location of the memory modules
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Figure 19. Removing the time-of-day battery from
the system backplane
Figure 20. Removing a PCIe adapter
Figure 21. Removing the BMC card
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Figure 22. Location of the connectors for the USB
cable and connector and the power switch and
cable
Figure 23. Removing the power switch and cable
from the system backplane
Figure 24. Removing the rack installation support Figure 25. Remove the top and side screws
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Figure 26. Pull out the power switch and cable
Figure 27. Removing USB cable and connector from
the power switch
Figure 28. Open the cold plate retainer Figure 29. Remove the cold plate; attach to clip
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Figure 30. Remove eight GPU screws per GPU; do
not loosen the four spring-loaded screws
Figure 31. Remove GPU
Figure 32. Replace GPU Figure 33. Replacing the GPU assembly into GPU
socket
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Figure 34. Aligning the cold plate on the GPUs Figure 35. Secure the cold plate retainer screw
Figure 36. Remove the middle support side screws
Figure 37. System backplane screw locations
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