Operating Manual RX2520 M5
4.5 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.1 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.2 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.3 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.3.1 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.4 Connecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.4.1 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.4.2 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.4.3 Connecting the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.4.3.1 Connecting the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.4.3.2 Using the cable clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.5 Switching on the server for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.6 Configuring the server with ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.6.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 65
5.6.1.1 Configuring the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.6.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.7 Configuring the server without ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.7.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 67
5.7.1.1 Configuring the onboard SAS/SATA controller . . . . . . . . 67
5.7.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.8 Notes on configuring controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.8.1 Notes on onboard SATA controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.8.2 Notes on SAS/SATA RAID controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.9 Note on operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.1 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.2 Installing HDD/SSD modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.2.1 Installing 3.5-inch HDD modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.2.1.1 Removing a 3.5-inch HDD dummy module . . . . . . . . . . 74