Contents
Safety
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Chapter 1. The System x3400 M2 server
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The IBM System x Documentation CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Update
Xpress
System Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front view
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Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
System-board option connectors
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System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Optional one-slot PCI extender card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Optional two-slot PCI extender card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installation guidelines
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System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing the left-side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening and closing the bezel media door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening the power-supply cage
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Closing the power-supply cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing a DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive
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Power and signal cables for internal drives
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Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Installing a second microprocessor
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Removing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Installing a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Installing a redundant power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Removing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Installing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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