Operating Manual RX2540 M5
5 Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.1 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.2 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.3 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5.3.1 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.4 Connecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.4.1 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.4.2 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.4.3 Connecting the liquid cooling (LC) to the external cooling
environment (special release) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.4.4 Connecting the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.4.4.1 Connecting the power cord (AC PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.4.4.2 Using the cable clamp (AC PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.4.4.3 Connecting the power cord (DC PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.5 Switching on the server for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.6 Configuring the server with ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5.6.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 76
5.6.1.1 Configuring the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.6.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5.7 Configuring the server without ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5.7.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 78
5.7.1.1 Configuring the onboard SAS/SATA controller . . . . . . . . 78
5.7.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
5.8 Notes on configuring controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.8.1 Notes on onboard SATA controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.8.2 Notes on SAS/SATA RAID controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5.9 Note on operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80