IBM 86802SY Installation Guide - Page 8

Hardware Installation, 1. Installing the Server in a Rack

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Hardware Installation This hardware installation procedure provides the information or provides references to the information you need to set up and cable your server, start your server, and verify that your server hardware is functioning properly. Before you begin: Review the "Legal and Safety Information" section of this Server Library. If you have not unpacked your server, unpack it and use the "Inventory List" in the "Start Here" section of this Server Library to make sure you received all items shipped with the server. To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the Netfinity 7000 M10 for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in each bay. If you plan to install a ServeRAID adapter in your Netfinity 7000 M10, you must determine how you want to set up your disk arrays before you configure your server. The RAID levels (0, 1, or 5) of the disk arrays you configure determine the number of hard disk drives you need to install. RAID level-0 requires one drive (minimum), RAID level-1 requires two drives (minimum), and RAID level-5 requires three drives (minimum). For additional information, refer to the information that comes with your ServeRAID option. 1. Installing the Server in a Rack Install the server in the rack before you begin installing options. For installation instructions, refer to "Rack Installation" information in the "Hardware Information" section of this Server Library. 6 Netfinity 7000 M10 Express Setup and Installation

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Hardware Installation
This hardware installation procedure provides the information or provides
references to the information you need to set up and cable your server, start your
server, and verify that your server hardware is functioning properly.
Before you begin:
±
Review the “Legal and Safety Information” section of this
Server Library
.
±
If you have not unpacked your server, unpack it and use the “Inventory List”
in the “Start Here” section of this
Server Library
to make sure you received
all items shipped with the server.
±
To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the Netfinity 7000 M10
for more than two minutes without either a drive or a filler panel installed in
each bay.
±
If you plan to install a ServeRAID adapter in your Netfinity 7000 M10, you
must determine how you want to set up your disk arrays before you
configure your server.
The RAID levels (0, 1, or 5) of the disk arrays you
configure determine the number of hard disk drives you need to install.
RAID level-0 requires one drive (minimum), RAID level-1 requires two drives
(minimum), and RAID level-5 requires three drives (minimum).
For
additional information, refer to the information that comes with your
ServeRAID option.
1. Installing the Server in a Rack
Install the server in the rack before you begin installing options.
For installation
instructions, refer to “Rack Installation” information in the “Hardware Information”
section of this
Server Library
.
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Netfinity 7000 M10 Express Setup and Installation