Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Guidelines for trained service technicians . . . . . vi
Inspecting for unsafe conditions . . . . . . . vi
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment .
Safety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 1. The System x3550 M4
server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardware and software requirements . . . . .
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . .
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notices and statements in this document . . . . .
Server features and specifications . . . . . . . .
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reliability, availability, and serviceability. . . . .
Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . .
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operator information panel . . . . . . . .
Light path diagnostics panel . . . . . . .
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server power features . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 2. Installing optional
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instructions for Business Partners . . . . . . .
How to send DSA data . . . . . . . . . . .
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board internal connectors . . . . .
System-board external connectors . . . . .
System-board switches, jumpers, and
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . .
System-board optional-device connectors . .
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . .
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . .
Working inside the server with the power on .
Handling static-sensitive devices
Removing the air baffle . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drive IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing hot-swap hard disk drives
Installing simple-swap hard disk drives . . .
Installing an optional DVD drive . . . . . .
Installing an optional DVD drive cable . . . .
DIMM installation sequence. . . . . . . .
Memory mirrored channel . . . . . . . .
Memory rank sparing . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . .
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller . . .
Installing the ServeRAID adapter memory
module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power
module
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the dual-port network adapter . . . . .
Installing a power supply. . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply
Installing a hot-swap dc power supply . . .
Installing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an additional microprocessor and heat
sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option . . . .
Installing the operator information panel
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing the cover . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . .
Updating the server configuration . . . . .
Chapter 3. Configuring . . . . . . . .
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Setup utility . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Boot Manager . . . . . . . . .
Starting the backup server firmware . . . .
Using the integrated management module . .
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the embedded hypervisor . . . . . .
Configuring the Ethernet controller . . . . .
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enabling Features on Demand RAID
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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