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PCI-X, board, connectors

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PCI-X board connectors The following illustration shows the connectors on the PCI-X board. PCI slot 1 266 MHz 64-bit PCI-X slot 2 266 MHz 64-bit PCI-X slot 3 266 MHz 64-bit PCI-X slot 4 266 MHz 64-bit PCI-X slot 5 266 MHz 64-bit PCI-X slot 6 266 MHz 64-bit Attention LED Power LED ServeRAID-8i Active PCI cable I/O board SAS internal power cable connector PCI-X board LEDs The following illustration shows the LEDs on the PCI-X board. PCI attention LEDs PCI power LEDs Power good LED Chapter 2. Installing options 19

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. The System x3800 server	13
Related documentation	13
Notices and statements in this document	14
Features and specifications	15
What your server offers	16
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	18
IBM Director	18
The UpdateXpress program	19
Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power	20
Front view	20
Rear view	22
Server power features	24
Turning on the server	24
Turning off the server	24
Chapter 2. Installing options	27
Server components	27
I/O board internal connectors and jumpers	28
Memory-card connectors	29
Memory-card LEDs	29
Microprocessor-board connectors and LEDs	30
PCI-X board connectors	31
PCI-X board LEDs	31
SAS-backplane connectors	32
Installation guidelines	33
System reliability guidelines	33
Working inside the server with the power on	34
Handling static-sensitive devices	34
Removing the front cover, top cover, and bezel	35
Removing the front cover (tower model only)	35
Removing the top cover	35
Removing the bezel	36
Installing a hot-swap power supply	37
Installing an adapter	39
Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	42
Installing a ServeRAID-8i adapter	43
Installing a drive	44
Installing an SAS backplane	46
Memory module	47
Active Memory	49
Adding and replacing a memory card	50
Adding a memory card	50
Hot-replacing a memory card	50
Installing DIMMs	51
Installing a DIMM	51
Hot-swapping DIMMs	53
Hot-adding DIMMs and memory cards	55
Installing a microprocessor	57
Completing the installation	61
Connecting the cables	64
Updating the server configuration	65
Updating the server configuration	66
Chapter 3. Configuring the server	67
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	68
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	68
Passwords	71
Power-on password	72
Administrator password	73
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	73
ServerGuide features	73
Setup and configuration overview	74
Typical operating-system installation	74
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	75
Using the Boot Menu program	75
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller	75
Using the PXE boot agent utility program	76
Starting the PXE boot agent utility program	76
PXE boot agent utility menu choices	76
Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs	77
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	77
Updating and configuring the BIOS	77
Configuring Linux	78
Configuring a Microsoft Windows operating system	85
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	86
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	87
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	87
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	88
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	88
Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program	89
Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program	89
SerialSelect Utility menu choices	89
Disk Utilities	89
Using ServeRAID Manager	89
Configuring the controller	90
Using express configuration	90
Using custom configuration	90
Viewing the configuration	91
Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director	93
Appendix. Notices	95
Edition notice	95
Trademarks	96
Important notes	96
Product recycling and disposal	97