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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. The System x3850 server 1 Related documentation 1 Notices and statements in this document 2 Features and specifications 3 What your server offers 4 Reliability, availability, and serviceability 6 IBM Director 7 The UpdateXpress program 7 Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 8 Front view 8 Rear view 10 Server power features 12 Chapter 2. Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board internal connectors and jumpers 16 Memory-card connectors 17 Memory-card LEDs 17 Microprocessor-board connectors and LEDs 18 PCI board connectors 19 PCI board LEDs 19 Installation guidelines 20 System reliability guidelines 21 Working inside the server with the power on 21 Handling static-sensitive devices 22 Removing the cover and bezel 22 Installing a hot-swap power supply 23 Installing an adapter 25 Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 28 Installing the ServeRAID-8i adapter 29 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 30 Memory module 32 Active Memory 33 Removing and replacing a memory card 35 Installing memory modules 36 Installing a microprocessor 42 Completing the installation 46 Connecting the cables 48 Updating the server configuration 49 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 51 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 52 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 52 Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices 52 Passwords 55 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 57 ServerGuide features 58 Setup and configuration overview 58 Typical operating-system installation 59 Installing your operating system without ServerGuide 59 Using the Boot Menu program 59 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii

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Chapter
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Working
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Handling
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Installing
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SlimLine
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Installing
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ServeRAID-8i
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Installing
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hot-swap
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Memory
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Active
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Removing
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memory
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Installing
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Completing
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Connecting
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Updating
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Chapter
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Configuring
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Using
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Configuration/Setup
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Passwords
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Using
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ServerGuide
Setup
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ServerGuide
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Setup
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configuration
overview
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Typical
operating-system
installation
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Installing
your
operating
system
without
ServerGuide
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Using
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Boot
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program
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©
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2006
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