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Removing the heat sink...................................................... 38
Installing the heat sink.................................................... 39
Processor ........................................................................ 39
Removing the processor...................................................... 39
Installing the processor.................................................... 41
Memory modules ................................................................... 42
General DIMM slot population guidelines .................................... 42
Removing a memory module.................................................... 43
Installing a memory module.................................................. 43
System board module .............................................................. 44
Removing the system board module ........................................... 44
Installing the system board module ......................................... 45
Riser assembly ................................................................... 46
Removing the riser assembly................................................. 46
Installing the riser assembly............................................... 47
Removing the riser board.................................................... 48
Installing the riser board.................................................. 48
OCP mezzanine card ............................................................... 49
Removing the OCP mezzanine card............................................. 49
Installing the OCP mezzanine card .......................................... 50
HBA mezzanine card ............................................................... 51
Removing the HBA mezzanine card............................................. 51
Installing the HBA mezzanine card .......................................... 52
Powering on and selecting boot options........................................... 52
Installing the operating system.................................................. 52
Cabling .................................................................. 53
Internal system cable routing.................................................... 53
Configuration ............................................................ 55
BMC .............................................................................. 55
Web GUI introduction........................................................ 55
IP address .................................................................. 55
User name and password...................................................... 55
Web browsers ................................................................ 55
Logging in .................................................................. 55
Updating the firmware....................................................... 56
BIOS settings .................................................................... 57
BIOS setup menus............................................................ 57
POST error message.......................................................... 57
Entering the pop-up boot menu............................................... 58
Entering PXE boot........................................................... 59
Entering the BIOS setup menu................................................ 59
BIOS maintenance............................................................ 59
Checking the FW version .......................................................... 63
Checking the BIOS version using Linux ...................................... 63
Checking the BIOS version using the BIOS setup utility ..................... 63
Checking the BMC version using Linux ....................................... 64
Checking the event log ........................................................... 64
Checking the system event log using Linux remote desktop ................... 64
Checking the event log using the BIOS setup utility ........................ 65
Diagrams ................................................................. 68
System board diagram ............................................................. 68
Troubleshooting .......................................................... 69
Troubleshooting preparation...................................................... 69
Pre-diagnostic .............................................................. 69
Symptom collection.......................................................... 69
Prepare the server for diagnosis ........................................... 70
Breaking the server down to the minimum hardware configuration ............. 70
Diagnostic flowcharts .................................................... 72
