Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
The IBM System xDocumentation CD.................3
Hardware and software requirements ................3
Using the Documentation Browser .................3
Features and specifications .....................4
Notices and statements in this document ................6
Major components of the server ...................7
Chapter 2. Installing options....................9
Installation guidelines .......................9
System reliability guidelines....................9
Working inside the server with the power on .............10
Handling static-sensitive devices .................10
Removing the server cover ....................11
Removing air baffles .......................12
Installing ahard disk drive.....................13
Installing ahot-swap hard disk drive ................14
Installing asimple-swap hard disk drive ...............15
Replacing ariser-card assembly ..................15
Installing an adapter .......................16
Replacing the RAID SAS controller .................18
Installing amemory module ....................19
Installing amicroprocessor ....................22
Installing aRemote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine............25
Completing the installation.....................26
Replacing the server cover ...................26
Connecting the cables .....................27
Updating the server configuration .................28
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, connectors, and power........29
Front view ..........................29
Rear view ...........................31
Server power features ......................32
Turning on the server .....................32
Turning off the server .....................32
Chapter 4. Configuring the server .................35
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD ............35
Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAID ...........36
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program .........36
Using ServeRAID Manager ...................37
Configuring simple-swap SATA RAID .................38
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program .........39
Using the baseboard management controller utility program ........40
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility
program .........................40
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program ........49
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs .......51
Chapter 5. Solving problems ...................53
Diagnostic tools overview .....................53
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