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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear panel components .............................................................................................................................. 8
Rear panel LEDs ........................................................................................................................................ 9
PCIe expansion slot definitions .................................................................................................................. 10
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 10
System board LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 11
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 11
NMI functionality ........................................................................................................................... 12
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 12
SAS and SATA device numbering ............................................................................................................. 13
SAS and SATA hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................. 13
FBWC module LEDs ................................................................................................................................. 14
BBWC module LEDs ................................................................................................................................ 15
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 17
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 17
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 17
Removing the server from the rack ............................................................................................................. 17
Removing the access panel ....................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the access panel ........................................................................................................................ 18
Removing the PCIe riser board assembly .................................................................................................... 18
Installing the PCIe riser board assembly ..................................................................................................... 19
Removing the air baffle ............................................................................................................................ 19
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 21
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 21
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 22
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 22
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 23
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 23
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 23
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 24
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 24
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 25
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 25
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 26
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 27
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 27