Contents
Safety ............................v
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................1
The IBM xSeries Documentation CD .................2
Hardware and software requirements ................2
Using the Documentation Browser .................2
Notices and statements used in this book ...............3
Features and specifications .....................4
Major components of the xSeries 455 server ..............4
Chapter 2. Installing options....................7
Installation guidelines .......................7
System reliability guidelines....................7
Working inside a server with power on................8
Handling static-sensitive devices ..................8
Installing an adapter .......................8
Cabling a ServeRAID adapter ..................11
Installing and replacing a microprocessor and power module ........13
Installing memory ........................19
Removing and replacing DIMMs .................21
Hot-replacing DIMMs......................23
Completing the installation.....................24
Connecting the cables ......................24
SMP Expansion cabling.....................25
RXE Expansion cabling.....................30
RXE Management cabling ....................35
Power cabling ........................37
SCSI cabling.........................38
USB cabling .........................38
Serial cabling ........................38
Video cabling ........................38
Gigabit Ethernet cabling ....................38
Remote Supervisor Adapter cabling ................38
Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power.............39
Front view ..........................39
Rear view ...........................40
Server power features ......................42
Turning on the server .....................42
Turning off the server .....................42
Chapter 4. Configuring the server .................45
Using the EFI Firmware Boot Manager ................45
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .............45
Using ServeRAID Manager ....................46
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility ...............46
Using the Remote Supervisor Adapter ................47
Configuring scalable partitions ...................47
Creating a scalable partition ...................48
Deleting a scalable partition ...................49
Chapter 5. Solving problems ...................51
Diagnostic tools overview .....................51
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