Operating Manual TX2550 M5
5 Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5.1 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.2 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.3 Setting up the floorstand model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.4 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.4.1 Installing the server in the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5.5 Connecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.5.1 Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.5.2 Connecting devices to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
5.5.3 Connecting the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.5.3.1 Connecting the power cord (AC PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
5.5.3.2 Using the cable clamp (AC PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
5.6 Switching on the server for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . 71
5.7 Configuring the server with ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
5.7.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 72
5.7.1.1 Configuring the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.7.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.8 Configuring the server without ServerView Installation
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.8.1 Configuring the server and installing the operating system . . . . 74
5.8.1.1 Configuring the onboard SAS/SATA controller . . . . . . . . 74
5.8.1.2 Installing the operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.9 Notes on configuring controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.9.1 Notes on onboard SATA controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.9.2 Notes on SAS/SATA RAID controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5.10 Note on operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.1 Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.2 Access to the drives (floorstand model) . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.2.1 Removing the drive covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.2.2 Removing the HDD bay cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81