Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Guidelines for trained service technicians
Inspecting for unsafe conditions
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3500 M4
Type 7383 server . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware and software requirements .
Notices and statements in this document .
Server features and specifications
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Server controls, LEDs, and power .
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
Instructions for IBM Business Partners .
System-board internal connectors .
System-board external connectors .
System-board switches and jumpers .
System-board LEDs and controls .
Hard disk drive backplane connectors
System reliability guidelines .
Working inside the server with the power on .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Opening the bezel media door .
Removing the fan cage assembly .
Installing a simple-swap fan .
Hard disk drive installation .
Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive .
Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive .
Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive 55
Installing a DVD drive
Installing an optional tape drive
Installing an adapter on the PCI-X bracket .
Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory
module .
Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power
module remotely in the server .
Installing the microprocessor 2 expansion board .
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink
Installing a hot-swap power supply .
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
Replacing the fan cage assembly .
Replacing the left-side cover .
Updating the server configuration
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD .
Setup and configuration overview
Typical operating-system installation
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide.
Starting the backup server firmware .
Changing the Power Policy option to the default
settings after loading UEFI defaults .
Using the integrated management module.
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM .
Logging on to the web interface .
Using the embedded hypervisor .
Configuring the Ethernet controller .
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet software 120
Enabling Features on Demand RAID software
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program
Updating IBM Systems Director .
Installing updates with your management
server is connected to the Internet
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