IBM System x3550 M3 User manual

IBMSystemx3550M3Types4254and7944
Installation and User’s Guide
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IBMSystemx3550M3Types4254and7944
Installation and User’s Guide
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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 129, the IBM
Safety Information and Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD, and the Warranty
Information document.
The most recent version of this document is available at http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/.
Tenth Edition (July 2012)
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with IBM Corp.

Contents
Safety ............................vii
Chapter 1. The System x3550 M3 server ...............1
The IBM System x Documentation CD.................3
Hardware and software requirements ................3
Using the Documentation Browser .................3
Related documentation ......................4
Notices and statements in this document................5
Features and specifications.....................6
What your server offers ......................8
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ................11
IBM Systems Director ......................13
The UpdateXpress System Packs ..................13
Server controls, LEDs, and power ..................14
Front view .........................14
Operator information panel ...................15
Light path diagnostics panel ...................15
Rear view ..........................25
System pulse LEDs ......................30
Server power features .....................31
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices................35
Instructions for IBM Business Partners ................35
Server components .......................36
System-board internal connectors .................37
System-board external connectors.................38
System-board switches and jumpers ................39
System-board LEDs ......................43
System-board optional device connectors ..............44
Installation guidelines ......................44
System reliability guidelines ...................46
Working inside the server with the power on .............46
Handling static-sensitive devices .................46
Internal cable routing and connectors ................47
Removing the cover .......................52
Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle ...............53
Removing the DIMM air baffle ...................54
Installing a memory module ....................56
DIMM installation sequence ...................58
Memory mirroring .......................59
Online-spare memory .....................60
Installing a DIMM .......................61
Installing drives.........................62
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive ................63
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives .................63
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive ...............64
Installing an optional DVD drive..................65
Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly .................68
Installing an adapter .......................70
Replacing a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X assembly ........72
Replacing a PCI-X assembly with a PCI Express assembly ........73
Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller from the SAS/SATA RAID riser
card ............................74
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Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller on the SAS/SATA RAID riser card 75
Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced feature key .......78
Installing an optional optical drive cage ................80
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option ...............82
Installing a second microprocessor and heat sink ............84
Thermal grease........................89
Installing a hot-swap fan assembly .................90
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply ................91
Installing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter .............95
Installing the virtual media key ...................97
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device ...........98
Installing a RAID adapter battery remotely in the server ..........99
Completing the installation ....................103
Replacing the DIMM air baffle ..................103
Replacing the microprocessor 2 air baffle..............104
Replacing the cover .....................105
Connecting the cables.....................105
Updating the server configuration.................106
Chapter 3. Configuring the server.................107
Using the Setup utility ......................108
Starting the Setup utility ....................108
Setup utility menu choices ...................109
Passwords .........................112
Using the Boot Manager program .................114
Starting the backup server firmware .................114
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD............114
ServerGuide features .....................115
Setup and configuration overview.................115
Typical operating-system installation................116
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide .......116
Using the integrated management module ..............117
Using the embedded hypervisor ..................118
Using the remote presence capability and blue-screen capture .......119
Enabling the remote presence feature ...............119
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM ...............120
Logging on to the Web interface .................120
Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program .........120
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller ..............121
Using LSI Configuration Utility program ...............121
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program ............122
Formatting a hard disk drive ..................122
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives .............123
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program................123
Updating IBM Systems Director ..................123
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer...............124
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance ..........125
Before you call ........................125
Using the documentation.....................126
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web .........126
How to send Dynamic System Analysis data to IBM ...........126
Creating a personalized support web page ..............126
Software service and support ...................126
Hardware service and support ...................127
IBM Taiwan product service....................127
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Appendix B. Notices ......................129
Trademarks..........................129
Important notes ........................130
Particulate contamination.....................131
Documentation format ......................131
Telecommunication regulatory statement ...............132
Electronic emission notices ....................132
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement ........132
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement ........132
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada .......132
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement ............132
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement ........133
Germany Class A statement ..................133
VCCI Class A statement ....................134
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)
statement ........................134
Korea Communications Commission (KCC) statement .........134
Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A statement ......135
People's Republic of China Class A electronic emission statement ....135
Taiwan Class A compliance statement ...............135
Index ............................137
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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d'installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
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Important:
Each caution and danger statement in this documentation is labeled
with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English
language caution or danger statement with translated versions of the
caution or danger statement in the Safety Information document.
For example, if a caution statement is labeled "Statement 1,"
translations for that caution statement are in the Safety Information
document under "Statement 1."
Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this document
before you perform the procedures. Read any additional safety
information that comes with the server or optional device before you
install the device.
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