Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
The IBM System xDocumentation 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 server ...................6
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices ................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 aCD or DVD drive ...................17
Installing atape drive .....................19
Installing ahot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drive .......20
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives .................22
Installing asimple-swap SATA hard disk drive ............22
Power and signal cables for internal drives .............24
Installing an adapter .......................25
Cabling the optional ServeRAID-8s controller ..............28
Installing the simple-swap SATA cable ...............28
Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA cable...............30
Completing the installation.....................31
Reinstalling the two-piece bezel..................32
Reinstalling the side cover....................34
Connecting the cables .....................35
Updating the server configuration .................36
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power.............37
Front view ..........................37
Rear view ...........................39
Server power features ......................40
Turning on the server .....................40
Turning off the server .....................41
Chapter 4. Configuring the server .................43
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program .............44
Using the Boot Menu program ...................44
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent .......44
Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller ......45
LSI Configuration Utility program ..................45
Chapter 5. Solving problems ...................47
Diagnostic tools overview .....................47
POST beep codes .......................47
POST error codes........................48
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