3. Attach the outer plate to the rails with two captive screws (E) as shown in Figure 19.
4. Next, you must route the system cables through the cable management arm. Continue with “Cabling
the server and setting up a console.”
Cabling the server and setting up a console
Your console, monitor, or interface choices are guided by whether you create logical partitions, which
operating system you install in your primary partition, and whether you install a Virtual I/O Server
(VIOS) in one of your logical partitions.
Determining which console to use
There are different console types available to manage this server. Learn more about the consoles that are
available.
Go to the instructions for the applicable console, interface, or terminal in the following table.
Table 1. Available console types
Console type Operating system Logical partitions Cable required
Cabling setup
instructions
ASCII terminal AIX
®
, Linux, or VIOS Yes for VIOS, no for
AIX and Linux
Serial cable equipped
with a null modem
“Cabling the server
with an ASCII
terminal” on page 19
Hardware
Management Console
(HMC)
AIX, Linux, or VIOS Yes Ethernet (or
cross-over cable)
“Cabling the server
to the HMC” on page
20
Integrated
Virtualization
Manager for VIOS
AIX, or Linux Yes Serial cable /
Ethernet cable for
LAN connection
“Cabling the server
and accessing the
IVM” on page 21
Figure 19. Attaching the outer plate to the rails
18 Power Systems: Installing the IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E)
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
