Contents
Safety
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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The IBM xSeries Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements used in this publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Major components of your server
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Chapter 2. Installing options
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Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System reliability guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Working inside the server with the power on
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Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing memory modules
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Installing a hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing an additional microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3. Server power, controls, and indicators
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Front view
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Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning on the server
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Turning off the server
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Chapter 4. Configuring your server
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Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
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Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Updating the integrated system management firmware . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing IBM Director updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 5. Solving problems
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POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
ServerGuide problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting chart
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Chapter 6. Getting help and technical assistance
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Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 39
Software service and support
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Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Appendix A. Warranty information
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Warranty period
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Problem determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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