IBM Power System AC922 User manual

IBM
Power System AC922
(8335-GTX) Quick Install
Guide IBM
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
Parts
Use this information to find the field-replaceable unit (FRU) part numbers.
Figure 1. Rack final assembly

Figure 2. System parts
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Figure 3. Additional system parts (8335-GTC, 8335-GTG, or 8335-GTH air-cooled system)
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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
Table 1. Port descriptions
Identifier 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) and direct OS usage. Use the bottom
Ethernet port for only direct OS usage (as PHY1).
4 USB 3.0
Installing and removing IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTX)
parts
Figure 6. Rear view of the system with ports displayed
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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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Figure 38. Lifting out the system backplane
Figure 39. Loosening the cold plate retainer screw
Figure 40. Removing the cold plate and attaching the
protective cover
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Figure 41. Removing the TIM from the system processor
module Figure 42. Removing dust and debris from the system
processor module area
Figure 43. Lowering the removal tool onto the system
processor module Figure 44. Placing the tool at an angle on the top cover of the packaging
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Figure 45. Placing the tool at an angle on the top cover of
the packaging
Figure 46. Inspecting the thermal interface material
Figure 47. Installing a new TIM onto the system processor
module
Figure 48. Removing the protective cover from the cold
plate
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Figure 49. Tightening the cold plate retainer screw
This May 18, 2018 edition applies to IBM Power Systems™servers that contain the POWER9™processor and to all
associated models.
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