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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The IBM System x Documentation CD 2 Hardware and software requirements 2 Using the Documentation Browser 2 Notices and statements in this document 3 Features and specifications 4 Major components of the server 6 Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 9 Installation guidelines 9 System reliability guidelines 10 Working inside the server with the power on 10 Handling static-sensitive devices 11 Removing the cover 11 Removing the air baffle 12 Installing the air baffle 13 Installing a memory module 14 Installing a hard disk drive 17 Installing an additional microprocessor 19 Removing the riser-card assembly 23 Installing the riser-card assembly 25 Installing an adapter 26 Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 28 Replacing the ServeRAID SAS Controller 29 Installing an optional tape drive 29 Completing the installation 29 Installing the cover 30 Connecting the cables 30 Updating the server configuration 31 Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, and power 33 Front view 33 Rear view 35 Server power features 36 Turning on the server 36 Turning off the server 37 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 39 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 39 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 39 Using the ServeRAID configuration programs 40 Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program 40 Using ServeRAID Manager 41 Using the baseboard management controller 43 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 43 Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 52 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 54 Chapter 5. Solving problems 57 Diagnostic tools overview 57 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007 iii

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Removing
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Installing
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Installing
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Completing
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Updating
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Chapter
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LEDs,
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Front
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Rear
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Server
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Turning
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Turning
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Chapter
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Configuring
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server
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Using
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ServerGuide
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Using
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Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
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Using
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ServeRAID
configuration
programs
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Using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
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Using
ServeRAID
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Using
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baseboard
management
controller
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Enabling
and
configuring
SOL
using
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OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
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Installing
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OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
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Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
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Chapter
5.
Solving
problems
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Diagnostic
tools
overview
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