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Select your language.

v

Select your keyboard layout and country.

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View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features.

v

View the readme file to review installation tips for your operating system and

adapter.

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Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system CD.

Typical operating system installation

The ServerGuide program can reduce the time it takes to install an operating

system. It provides the device drivers that are required for your hardware and for

the operating system that you are installing. This section describes a typical

ServerGuide operating-system installation.

Note:

Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the

ServerGuide program.

1.

After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation

program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD to complete the

installation.)

2.

The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, service

processor, hard disk drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program

checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then

passed to the operating-system installation program.

3.

The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and

restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system

takes control to complete the installation.

Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide

If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the

ServerGuide program to install your operating system, complete the following steps

to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM Web

site:

Note:

Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure

might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1.

Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html/

2.

From the

Hardware

list, select

System x3200

and click

Go

.

3.

Click the

Install and use tab

.

4.

Click

Product documentation

.

5.

Select the installation instructions for your operating system.

Using the Boot Menu program

The Boot Menu program is a built in, menu-driven configuration utility program that

you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing

settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:

1.

Restart the server.

2.

Press F12.

3.

Select the startup device.

Chapter 3. Configuring the server

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Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. The System x3200 server	15
Related documentation	15
Notices and statements in this document	16
Features and specifications	17
What your server offers	18
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	19
IBM Director	20
Update Xpress program	21
Server controls, LEDs, and power	22
Front view	22
Rear view	24
Server power features	25
Turning on the server	25
Turning off the server	26
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices	27
Server components	27
System-board internal connectors	28
System-board switches and jumpers	29
System-board external connectors	30
System-board connectors	31
System-board LEDs	32
Installation guidelines	32
System reliability guidelines	33
Working inside the server with the power on	34
Handling static-sensitive devices	34
Removing the side cover	35
Removing the two-piece bezel	36
Installing a memory module	38
Installing a drive	41
Installing a CD or DVD drive	42
Installing a tape drive	44
Installing a hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drive	45
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives	47
Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive	47
Power and signal cables for internal drives	49
Installing an adapter	50
Cabling the optional ServeRAID-8s controller	52
Installing the simple-swap SATA cable	52
Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA cable	54
Installing the SAS/SATA controller	57
Installing a hot-swap power supply	58
Installing a security rope clip	60
Completing the installation	61
Reinstalling the two-piece bezel	61
Reinstalling the side cover	63
Connecting the cables	64
Updating the server configuration	64
Connecting external devices	65
Installing the server in a rack	65
Chapter 3. Configuring the server	67
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	68
Using passwords	71
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	71
ServerGuide features	72
Setup and configuration overview	72
Typical operating system installation	73
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide	73
Using the Boot Menu program	73
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent	74
Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller	74
LSI Configuration Utility program	75
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program	76
Formatting a hard disk drive	76
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives	76
Appendix. Notices	77
Trademarks	77
Important notes	78
Product recycling and disposal	79
Battery return program	80
Electronic emission notices	81
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	81
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	81
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	81
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement	81
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	81
Taiwanese Class A warning statement	82
Chinese Class A warning statement	82
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement	82
Index	83
A	83
B	83
C	83
D	83
E	84
F	84
H	84
I	84
K	84
L	85
M	85
N	85
O	85
P	85
R	85
S	86
T	86
U	86
V	86

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