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Connecting, cables, Updating, server, configuration

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Connecting the cables The following illustrations show the locations of the input and output connectors on your server. Detailed cabling instructions are in the Rack Installation Instructions that come with the server. Notes: 1. You must turn off the server before connecting cables to or disconnecting any cables from the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 28). 2. See the documentation that comes with your options for additional cabling instructions. It might be easier for you to route cables before you install certain options. 3. Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server and options. Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correct connectors. Rear view ASM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Ethernet ASM SCSI connector Power-cord connectors Serial connector Mouse Keyboard Front view TX/RX LINK TX/RX LINK USB connectors Video connector Gigabit Ethernet 1 connector Gigabit Ethernet 2 connector USB Updating the server configuration When you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internal option or external SCSI device, you might receive a message that the configuration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program starts automatically so that you can save the new configuration settings. For more information, see the section about configuring the server in the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. Some options have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that comes with each option for information about installing device drivers. The server comes with at least one microprocessor. If more than one microprocessor is installed, the server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. You might have to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. For Chapter 2. Installing options 23

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Connecting
the
cables
The
following
illustrations
show
the
locations
of
the
input
and
output
connectors
on
your
server.
Detailed
cabling
instructions
are
in
the
Rack
Installation
Instructions
that
come
with
the
server.
Notes:
1.
You
must
turn
off
the
server
before
connecting
cables
to
or
disconnecting
any
cables
from
the
server
(see
“Turning
off
the
server”
on
page
28).
2.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
your
options
for
additional
cabling
instructions.
It
might
be
easier
for
you
to
route
cables
before
you
install
certain
options.
3.
Cable
identifiers
are
printed
on
the
cables
that
come
with
the
server
and
options.
Use
these
identifiers
to
connect
the
cables
to
the
correct
connectors.
Rear
view
TX/RX
TX/RX
LINK
LINK
Power-cord
connectors
Serial
connector
Video
connector
USB connectors
Gigabit Ethernet 2
connector
Gigabit Ethernet 1
connector
SCSI connector
Mouse
Keyboard
Remote Supervisor Adapter II
Ethernet
SlimLine
ASM
ASM
Front
view
USB
Updating
the
server
configuration
When
you
start
the
server
for
the
first
time
after
you
add
or
remove
an
internal
option
or
external
SCSI
device,
you
might
receive
a
message
that
the
configuration
has
changed.
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
starts
automatically
so
that
you
can
save
the
new
configuration
settings.
For
more
information,
see
the
section
about
configuring
the
server
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
Some
options
have
device
drivers
that
you
must
install.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
each
option
for
information
about
installing
device
drivers.
The
server
comes
with
at
least
one
microprocessor.
If
more
than
one
microprocessor
is
installed,
the
server
can
operate
as
a
symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
server.
You
might
have
to
upgrade
the
operating
system
to
support
SMP.
For
Chapter
2.
Installing
options
23