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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 IBM xSeries Documentation CD 2 Hardware and software requirements 2 Using the Documentation Browser 2 Notices and statements used in this document 3 Features and specifications 4 Major components of the xSeries 366 Type 8863 server 5 Chapter 2. Installing options 7 Installation guidelines 7 System reliability guidelines 7 Working inside the server with the power on 8 Handling static-sensitive devices 8 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 10 Installing additional memory modules 11 Installing a memory module 12 Installing a memory card 14 Installing an additional microprocessor 16 Installing an adapter 20 Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 20 Installing a ServeRAID-8i 21 Installing a hot-plug adapter 21 Completing the installation 23 Connecting the cables 23 Updating the server configuration 24 Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 25 Front view 25 Rear view 27 Server power features 28 Turning on the server 28 Turning off the server 29 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 31 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 31 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 31 Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . 32 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 32 Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 41 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 43 Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program 45 Using the ServeRAID configuration programs 45 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 45 Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director 47 Chapter 6. Solving problems 49 Diagnostic tools overview 49 POST beep codes 49 POST error codes 50 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 iii

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Updating
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Chapter
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Front
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Chapter
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Configuring
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Using
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Using
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Configuration/Setup
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Installing
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using
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baseboard
management
controller
utility
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Enabling
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configuring
SOL
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OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
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Installing
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utility
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Using
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baseboard
management
controller
utility
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Using
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SAS/SATA
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Using
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ServeRAID
configuration
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Using
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PXE
boot
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utility
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Chapter
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Updating
IBM
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Chapter
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Solving
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Diagnostic
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POST
beep
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POST
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