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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The IBM System x Documentation CD 3 Hardware and software requirements 3 Using the Documentation Browser 3 Features and specifications 4 Notices and statements in this document 6 Major components of the server 7 Chapter 2. Installing options 9 Installation guidelines 9 System reliability guidelines 9 Working inside the server with the power on 10 Handling static-sensitive devices 10 Removing the server cover 11 Removing air baffles 12 Installing a hard disk drive 13 Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive 14 Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive 15 Replacing a riser-card assembly 15 Installing an adapter 16 Replacing the RAID SAS controller 18 Installing a memory module 19 Installing a microprocessor 22 Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 25 Completing the installation 26 Replacing the server cover 26 Connecting the cables 27 Updating the server configuration 28 Chapter 3. Server controls, LEDs, connectors, and power 29 Front view 29 Rear view 31 Server power features 32 Turning on the server 32 Turning off the server 32 Chapter 4. Configuring the server 35 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 35 Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAID 36 Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program 36 Using ServeRAID Manager 37 Configuring simple-swap SATA RAID 38 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program 39 Using the baseboard management controller utility program 40 Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program 40 Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program 49 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 51 Chapter 5. Solving problems 53 Diagnostic tools overview 53 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 iii

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Installing
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Chapter
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LEDs,
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Front
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Turning
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Chapter
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Configuring
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Using
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ServerGuide
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Configuring
hot-swap
SAS
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hot-swap
SATA
RAID
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Using
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ServeRAID
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Using
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Configuring
simple-swap
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Using
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Adaptec
RAID
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Utility
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Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
program
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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
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baseboard
management
controller
utility
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Chapter
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Solving
problems
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Diagnostic
tools
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