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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The IBM xSeries Documentation CD 2 Hardware and software requirements 2 Using the Documentation Browser 2 Notices and statements in this document 3 Features and specifications 4 Major components of the 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 DIMMs 11 Installing a DIMM 12 Installing a memory card 14 Installing an additional microprocessor 15 Installing an adapter 19 Completing the installation 21 Connecting the cables 21 Updating the server configuration 22 SMP Expansion cabling 23 Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 31 Front view 31 Rear view 33 Server power features 34 Turning on the server 35 Turning off the server 35 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 37 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 37 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 37 Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . 38 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 38 Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 47 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 49 Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program 51 Using the ServeRAID configuration programs 51 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 51 Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface 51 Creating a scalable partition 52 Deleting a scalable partition 54 Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director 55 Chapter 6. Solving problems 57 Diagnostic tools overview 57 POST beep codes 57 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 iii

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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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Installing
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baseboard
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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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Using
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Using
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Using
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ServeRAID
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Using
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PXE
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Using
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Creating
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Deleting
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Chapter
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Updating
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Chapter
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Solving
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Diagnostic
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©
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