Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD .................3
Hardware and software requirements ................3
Using the Documentation Browser .................3
Notices and statements in this document ................4
Features and specifications .....................5
Major components of the xSeries 206m Types 8485 and 8490 ........6
Chapter 2. Installing options....................7
Installation guidelines .......................7
System reliability guidelines....................8
Working inside the server with the power on .............8
Handling static-sensitive devices ..................9
Removing the side cover .....................10
Removing the two-piece bezel ...................11
Installing amemory module ....................13
Installing adrive ........................16
Installing adrive in bay 2or 3..................17
Installing ahot-swap hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7.........19
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives .................21
Installing asimple-swap SATA hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7.....21
Installing anon-hot-swap SATA hard disk drive in bay 4, 5, 6, or 7.....23
Power and signal cables for internal drives .............24
Installing an adapter .......................25
Completing the installation.....................28
Reinstalling the two-piece bezel..................28
Reinstalling the side cover....................30
Connecting the cables .....................31
Updating the server configuration .................32
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power.............33
Front view ..........................33
Rear view ...........................35
Server power features ......................36
Turning on the server .....................36
Turning off the server .....................36
Chapter 4. Configuring the server .................39
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD ............39
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .............40
Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program (hot-swap SAS/SATA models
only) ............................40
Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs ...........41
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs (for Serial ATA RAID) 41
Using the SAS/SATA Utility program (for SAS/SATA HostRAID) ......44
Using ServeRAID Manager ....................45
Configuring the controller ....................45
Viewing the configuration ....................46
Using the Boot Menu program ...................47
Configuring the Ethernet controller..................47
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