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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® System x3550 Type 7978 server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the IBM User's Guide on the IBM System x™ Documentation CD, which comes with the server. This document contains information about: v Setting up and cabling the server v Installing some options v Identifying server controls, LEDs, and power v Starting and configuring the server v Solving problems The System x3550 server supports one of the following hard disk drive configurations: v Servers with four hot-swap bays support 2.5-inch hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives. You can install only 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives in these servers. The following illustration shows a System x3550 server with a 2.5-inch hard disk drive configuration. Rack release latch USB 3 connector USB 4 connector Video connector Operator information panel Rack release latch 2.5-inch hard disk drives Hard disk drive status LED Hard disk drive activity LED CD-RW/DVD eject button CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED v Servers with two hot-swap bays support 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or 3.5-inch hot-swap Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives. You can install only 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA drives in these servers. v Servers with two simple-swap bays support 3.5-inch simple swap SATA hard disk drives. You can install only 3.5-inch simple-swap SATA drives in these servers. The following illustration shows a System x3550 server with a hot-swap or simple-swap 3.5-inch hard disk drive configuration. Hard disk drive status Rack release latch Hard disk drive activity USB 3 connector USB 4 connector Video connector Operator information panel Rack release latch 3.5 inch hard disk drives CD-RW/DVD eject button CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED CD-RW/DVD drive If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be updated © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
System
x3550
Type
7978
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
IBM
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
™
Documentation
CD,
which
comes
with
the
server.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
the
server
v
Installing
some
options
v
Identifying
server
controls,
LEDs,
and
power
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
server
v
Solving
problems
The
System
x3550
server
supports
one
of
the
following
hard
disk
drive
configurations:
v
Servers
with
four
hot-swap
bays
support
2.5-inch
hot-swap
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
hard
disk
drives.
You
can
install
only
2.5-inch
hot-swap
SAS
drives
in
these
servers.
The
following
illustration
shows
a
System
x3550
server
with
a
2.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
configuration.
2.5-inch hard disk drives
Video connector
USB 4 connector
USB 3 connector
Rack release latch
Rack release latch
Operator information
panel
CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED
Hard disk drive
activity LED
Hard disk drive
status LED
CD-RW/DVD eject button
v
Servers
with
two
hot-swap
bays
support
3.5-inch
hot-swap
SAS
or
3.5-inch
hot-swap
Serial
ATA
(SATA)
hard
disk
drives.
You
can
install
only
3.5-inch
hot-swap
SAS
or
hot-swap
SATA
drives
in
these
servers.
v
Servers
with
two
simple-swap
bays
support
3.5-inch
simple
swap
SATA
hard
disk
drives.
You
can
install
only
3.5-inch
simple-swap
SATA
drives
in
these
servers.
The
following
illustration
shows
a
System
x3550
server
with
a
hot-swap
or
simple-swap
3.5-inch
hard
disk
drive
configuration.
3.5 inch hard disk drives
Video connector
USB 4 connector
USB 3 connector
Operator information panel
CD-RW/DVD drive
CD-RW/DVD eject button
Rack release latch
Rack release latch
CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED
Hard disk
drive activity
Hard disk
drive status
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
server
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
server,
and
the
documentation
might
be
updated
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006,
2008
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