IBM 86613RY Setup Guide - Page 14

Verifying Your Server Is Operating Properly

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5. Verifying Your Server Is Operating Properly Use the following procedure to verify that your Netfinity 5500 M10 is operating properly. 1 Turn on all external devices, such as your monitor, printer, and modem; then, turn on your server. For the location of controls and lights, refer the illustration on the following page. 2 If the power supplies in your server have power switches, make sure the switches are on. Important After you plug the server power cord into an outlet and before you press the power control button, the system power light will blink to indicate that power is present. Wait 20 seconds after plugging the power cord into an outlet before pressing the power control button. This allows the system-management processor to initialize. 3 Press the power control button on the front of the server. The system power light comes on and the power-on self-test (POST) begins. 4 Observe your monitor. When the system successfully completes its POST, the server beeps once, the system POST complete light comes on, and a prompt appears on your monitor requesting that you insert startable (bootable) media. Important The following POST message might appear because the operating system has not been installed. 1962 No operating system found. Press F1 to repeat boot sequence. If you have added or removed options, POST message 164 appears if configuration information has changed. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and select Save Settings. If any other error message appears, you hear more than one beep, or your monitor screen is blank, refer to the "Problem Solving" information in the "Hardware Information" section of this Server Library for instructions; then, return here and continue with "6. Installing Additional Options" on page 12. 5 Continue with "6. Installing Additional Options" on page 12. 10 Netfinity 5500 M10 Express Setup and Installation

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5. Verifying Your Server Is Operating Properly
Use the following procedure to verify that your Netfinity 5500 M10 is operating
properly.
1
Turn on all external devices, such as your monitor, printer, and modem; then,
turn on your server.
For the location of controls and lights, refer the
illustration on the following page.
2
If the power supplies in your server have power switches, make sure the
switches are on.
Important
±
After you plug the server power cord into an outlet and before you
press the power control button, the system power light will blink to
indicate that power is present.
±
Wait 20 seconds after plugging the power cord into an outlet before
pressing the power control button.
This allows the
system-management processor to initialize.
3
Press the power control button on the front of the server.
The system power
light comes on and the power-on self-test (POST) begins.
4
Observe your monitor.
When the system successfully completes its POST, the server beeps once,
the system POST complete light comes on, and a prompt appears on your
monitor requesting that you insert startable (bootable) media.
Important
±
The following POST message might appear because the operating
system has not been installed.
1962 No operating system found. Press F1 to repeat boot sequence.
±
If you have added or removed options, POST message 164 appears
if configuration information has changed.
Start the
Configuration/Setup Utility program and select
Save Settings
.
±
If any other error message appears, you hear more than one beep, or
your monitor screen is blank, refer to the “Problem Solving”
information in the “Hardware Information” section of this
Server Library
for instructions; then, return here and continue with “6. Installing
Additional Options” on page
12.
5
Continue with “6. Installing Additional Options” on page
12.
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Netfinity 5500 M10 Express Setup and Installation