Contents 4
Installing the server into the rack................................................................................................................ 34
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 37
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 37
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 38
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 38
Processor option...................................................................................................................................... 38
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 41
DIMM configuration requirements.................................................................................................... 42
Online spare memory configuration ................................................................................................. 42
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 43
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive options............................................................................................................... 43
SCSI IDs....................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing a SCSI hard drive blank .................................................................................................. 44
Installing a hot-plug SCSI hard drive ................................................................................................ 45
Removing a hot-plug SCSI hard drive............................................................................................... 45
Hot-plug SAS hard drive options ............................................................................................................... 46
SAS drive numbers ........................................................................................................................ 46
Installing a hot-plug SAS hard drive ................................................................................................. 47
Removing a hot-plug SAS hard drive................................................................................................ 48
Installing a diskette drive .......................................................................................................................... 48
Hot-plug tape drive option........................................................................................................................ 49
Redundant hot-plug fans........................................................................................................................... 50
Installation requirements ................................................................................................................. 51
Identifying hot-plug fans ................................................................................................................. 52
Installing redundant hot-plug fans .................................................................................................... 52
Front fan bracket ........................................................................................................................... 53
Battery-backed write cache option............................................................................................................. 54
Redundant hot-plug AC power supply option .............................................................................................. 55
PCI riser cage options.............................................................................................................................. 56
Installing the PCI riser cage............................................................................................................. 56
Removing the PCI riser cage ........................................................................................................... 57
Expansion board options.......................................................................................................................... 58
Removing expansion slot cover 1..................................................................................................... 58
Removing expansion slot covers 2 and 3..........................................................................................59
Installing a non-hot-plug expansion board......................................................................................... 60
Installing PCI hot plug expansion boards .......................................................................................... 61
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 64
Cabling .................................................................................................................................................64
SAS model cabling.................................................................................................................................. 64
SAS hard drive cabling .................................................................................................................. 64
USB cabling.................................................................................................................................. 65
DVD/CD-ROM drive cabling........................................................................................................... 65
Diskette drive cabling..................................................................................................................... 66
Power button/LED cabling .............................................................................................................. 66
Optional PCI Hot Plug backplane cabling.........................................................................................67
RILOE II cabling............................................................................................................................. 67
Internal power cabling ...................................................................................................................68
SCSI model cabling................................................................................................................................. 68
Embedded simplex SCSI cabling ..................................................................................................... 69
Embedded duplex SCSI cabling ...................................................................................................... 69
PCI simplex SCSI cabling ............................................................................................................... 70
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