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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7
Front panel LEDs and buttons ............................................................................................................ 9
Rear panel components ............................................................................................................................ 10
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ........................................................................................................... 12
PCIe riser board slot definitions ....................................................................................................... 12
System board components ........................................................................................................................ 13
DIMM slot locations ....................................................................................................................... 14
System maintenance switch ............................................................................................................. 14
NMI header .................................................................................................................................. 15
Drive numbering ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Drive LED definitions ................................................................................................................................ 16
FBWC module LED definitions ................................................................................................................... 17
Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 19
T-10/T-15 Torx screwdriver ...................................................................................................................... 19
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 20
Power down the server ............................................................................................................................. 20
Extend the server from the rack ................................................................................................................. 20
Remove the server from the rack ................................................................................................................ 22
Remove the security bezel (optional) .......................................................................................................... 23
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 23
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 23
Remove the air baffle ............................................................................................................................... 24
Install the air baffle .................................................................................................................................. 24
Remove the PCI riser cages ....................................................................................................................... 25
Install the PCI riser cages .......................................................................................................................... 26
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 28
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 28
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 28
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 29
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 29
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 30
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 30
Connecting a DC power cable to a DC power source ........................................................................ 30
Server warnings and cautions ................................................................................................................... 31
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Identifying the contents of the server shipping carton .................................................................................... 33
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 33
Installing the server into the rack ................................................................................................................ 33
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 34
Powering on and selecting boot options ..................................................................................................... 35
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 36