IBM Power System AC922 User manual

IBM
Power System AC922
(8335-GTG or 8335-GTH)
Quick Install
Guide IBM
IBM®Power®System AC922 (8335-GTG or 8335-GTH) 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-GTG system is available online in the IBM Knowledge Center.
8335-GTG: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/8335-GTG
8335-GTH: http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/8335-GTH
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 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 holder
Figure 14. Screw locations for the disk drive and fan card
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Figure 15. Removing the disk drive and fan card
Figure 16. Remove eight GPU screws per GPU; do not
loosen the four spring-loaded screws Figure 17. Replacing the GPU and heat sink into system backplane
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Figure 18. Removing a memory module
Figure 19. Location of the memory modules
Figure 20. Removing the time-of-day battery from the
system backplane
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Figure 21. Removing a PCIe adapter
Figure 22. Removing the BMC card
Figure 23. Removing the USB cable and the power switch
and cable from the system backplane and the disk drive
and fan card
Figure 24. Removing the rack installation support
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Figure 25. Remove the top and side screws
Figure 26. Pull out the power switch and cable
Figure 27. Removing USB cable and connector from the
power switch
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Figure 28. Remove the middle support side screws
Figure 29. System backplane screw locations
Figure 30. Lifting out the system backplane
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Figure 31. Removing the heat sink Figure 32. Removing dust and debris from the system
processor module area
Figure 33. Lowering the removal tool onto the system
processor module Figure 34. Locking the system processor module into the tool
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Figure 35. Placing the tool at an angle on the top cover of
the packaging
Figure 36. Inspecting the thermal interface material
If the thermal interface material is damaged, replace it.
Figure 37. Installing a new TIM onto the system processor
module
Figure 38. Installing the heat sink on the gray-colored TIM
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Figure 39. Tightening the center load screw on the heat
sink
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associated models.
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