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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. The System x3800 server 1 Related documentation 1 Notices and statements in this document 2 Features and specifications 3 What your server offers 4 Reliability, availability, and serviceability 6 IBM Director 6 The UpdateXpress program 7 Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power 8 Front view 8 Rear view 10 Server power features 12 Chapter 2. Installing options 15 Server components 15 I/O board internal connectors and jumpers 16 Memory-card connectors 17 Memory-card LEDs 17 Microprocessor-board connectors and LEDs 18 PCI-X board connectors 19 PCI-X board LEDs 19 SAS-backplane connectors 20 Installation guidelines 21 System reliability guidelines 21 Working inside the server with the power on 22 Handling static-sensitive devices 22 Removing the front cover, top cover, and bezel 23 Removing the front cover (tower model only 23 Removing the top cover 23 Removing the bezel 24 Installing a hot-swap power supply 25 Installing an adapter 27 Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 30 Installing a ServeRAID-8i adapter 31 Installing a drive 32 Installing an SAS backplane 34 Memory module 35 Active Memory 37 Adding and replacing a memory card 38 Installing DIMMs 39 Installing a microprocessor 45 Completing the installation 49 Connecting the cables 52 Updating the server configuration 53 Updating the server configuration 54 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 55 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 56 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 56 Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices 56 Passwords 59 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii

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Removing
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Removing
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Installing
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SlimLine
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Installing
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Installing
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Memory
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Active
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Adding
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memory
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Installing
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Completing
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Updating
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server
configuration
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Updating
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server
configuration
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Chapter
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Configuring
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server
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Using
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Configuration/Setup
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Starting
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Configuration/Setup
Utility
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Configuration/Setup
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Passwords
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©
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2006
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