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USB cabling There are three USB ports, one on the front and two on the back of the server. You can connect USB devices to these ports. Video cabling There is one video port on the back of the server. Connect a monitor to this port. Gigabit Ethernet cabling There is one Ethernet port on the back of the server. Use this port to connect the server to a LAN. Note: Do not confuse the Gigabit Ethernet port with the two ASM Interconnect ports that are next to the video port. Power cabling Your server comes with one or two power cords that you can connect to an uninterruptible power supply or to an external source, such as a properly grounded electrical outlet. Complete the following steps to attach the power supply power cords: 1. Connect each power-supply cord to one of the system power connectors on the rear of the server. 2. Plug the other end of each power-supply cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet or uninterruptible power supply. Note: Plugging the power-supply cords into electrical outlets might cause the server to start automatically. This is an acceptable action. 3. See "Turning on the server" on page 8 for detailed information about turning on the server. Installing the server in a rack Detailed cabling instructions for a typical rack server configuration are provided on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD that come with your server. These instructions also come with the Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit. Input/output connectors This section provides information about the following I/O ports on your server. Most of these ports are on the rear of your server. v One parallel port v One video port v One keyboard port v One auxiliary-device port (pointing device) port v Two Ultra320 SCSI connectors on the system board v One serial port (second serial port optional) v Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) version 1.1 ports (USB 1 and USB 2 on the rear, USB 3 on the front) v One Ethernet port v Two RS-485 (ASM interconnect) ports dedicated to the system service processor The following illustration shows the I/O port connectors on the rear of your server. 108 xSeries 235 Type 8671: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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USB
cabling
There
are
three
USB
ports,
one
on
the
front
and
two
on
the
back
of
the
server.
You
can
connect
USB
devices
to
these
ports.
Video
cabling
There
is
one
video
port
on
the
back
of
the
server.
Connect
a
monitor
to
this
port.
Gigabit
Ethernet
cabling
There
is
one
Ethernet
port
on
the
back
of
the
server.
Use
this
port
to
connect
the
server
to
a
LAN.
Note:
Do
not
confuse
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
port
with
the
two
ASM
Interconnect
ports
that
are
next
to
the
video
port.
Power
cabling
Your
server
comes
with
one
or
two
power
cords
that
you
can
connect
to
an
uninterruptible
power
supply
or
to
an
external
source,
such
as
a
properly
grounded
electrical
outlet.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
attach
the
power
supply
power
cords:
1.
Connect
each
power-supply
cord
to
one
of
the
system
power
connectors
on
the
rear
of
the
server.
2.
Plug
the
other
end
of
each
power-supply
cord
into
a
properly
grounded
electrical
outlet
or
uninterruptible
power
supply.
Note:
Plugging
the
power-supply
cords
into
electrical
outlets
might
cause
the
server
to
start
automatically.
This
is
an
acceptable
action.
3.
See
“Turning
on
the
server”
on
page
8
for
detailed
information
about
turning
on
the
server.
Installing
the
server
in
a
rack
Detailed
cabling
instructions
for
a
typical
rack
server
configuration
are
provided
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD
that
come
with
your
server.
These
instructions
also
come
with
the
Tower-to-Rack
Conversion
Kit.
Input/output
connectors
This
section
provides
information
about
the
following
I/O
ports
on
your
server.
Most
of
these
ports
are
on
the
rear
of
your
server.
v
One
parallel
port
v
One
video
port
v
One
keyboard
port
v
One
auxiliary-device
port
(pointing
device)
port
v
Two
Ultra320
SCSI
connectors
on
the
system
board
v
One
serial
port
(second
serial
port
optional)
v
Three
Universal
Serial
Bus
(USB)
version
1.1
ports
(USB
1
and
USB
2
on
the
rear,
USB
3
on
the
front)
v
One
Ethernet
port
v
Two
RS-485
(ASM
interconnect)
ports
dedicated
to
the
system
service
processor
The
following
illustration
shows
the
I/O
port
connectors
on
the
rear
of
your
server.
108
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide