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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The IBM System x Documentation CD 2 Hardware and software requirements 2 Using the Documentation Browser 3 Notices and statements in this document 4 Features and specifications 5 Major components of the server 6 Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 7 Installation guidelines 7 System reliability guidelines 8 Working inside the server with the power on 8 Handling static-sensitive devices 9 Opening the bezel 10 Removing the left-side cover 11 Installing a memory module 11 Installing redundant power and cooling 19 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 23 Installing an additional microprocessor 25 Installing an adapter 27 Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 29 Completing the installation 30 Connecting the cables 31 Reattaching the bezel 32 Updating the server configuration 33 Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 35 Front view 35 Rear view 37 Server power features 39 Turning on the server 39 Turning off the server 40 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 41 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 41 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 42 Using the Integrated System Management Firmware Update Utility program 42 Using the baseboard management controller 43 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 43 Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 51 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 53 Using the ServeRAID configuration programs 54 Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAID 54 Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program 55 Using ServeRAID Manager 56 Using the RAID configuration programs 57 Starting the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program 58 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility menu choices 58 Creating a RAID array 58 Viewing the array configuration 59 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 iii

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Handling
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Installing
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Installing
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Completing
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Updating
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Chapter
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Server
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connectors,
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Front
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Turning
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Turning
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Chapter
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Configuring
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server
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Using
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ServerGuide
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Installation
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Using
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Configuration/Setup
Utility
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Using
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Integrated
System
Management
Firmware
Update
Utility
program
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Using
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baseboard
management
controller
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Enabling
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configuring
SOL
using
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OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
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Installing
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OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
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Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
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Using
the
ServeRAID
configuration
programs
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Configuring
hot-swap
SAS
or
hot-swap
SATA
RAID
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Using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
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Utility
program
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Using
ServeRAID
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Using
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RAID
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Starting
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Adaptec
RAID
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Utility
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Adaptec
RAID
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Utility
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Creating
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RAID
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Viewing
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configuration
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©
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2008
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