Contents
Safety notices ................................. v
Installing the IBM Power System S814 (8286-41A).................. 1
Determining your server type ............................. 1
Installing a rack-based server .............................. 1
Prerequisite for installing the rack-mounted server...................... 1
Completing inventory for your server .......................... 2
Determining and marking the location in the rack ...................... 2
Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack ....................... 4
Installing the system into the rack ........................... 6
Installing the cable-management arm .......................... 7
Cabling the server and setting up a console........................ 11
Determining which console to use .......................... 12
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal ...................... 12
Cabling the server to the HMC .......................... 13
Cabling the server and accessing Operations Console .................. 14
Cabling the server and accessing the IVM ...................... 19
Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse .................. 20
Cabling the server and connecting expansion units ..................... 20
Completing the server setup............................. 21
Completing the server setup by using an HMC ..................... 21
Completing the server setup without using an HMC ................... 24
Setting up a preinstalled server ............................. 25
Prerequisite for installing the preinstalled server ...................... 25
Completing inventory for your preinstalled server ..................... 25
Removing the shipping bracket and connecting power cords and power distribution unit (PDU) for your
preinstalled server ................................ 26
Setting up a console ............................... 28
Determining which console to use .......................... 28
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal ...................... 29
Cabling the server to the HMC .......................... 30
Cabling the server and accessing the IVM ...................... 31
Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse .................. 32
Routing cables through the cable-management arm and connecting expansion units .......... 33
Completing the server setup............................. 33
Completing the server setup by using an HMC ..................... 33
Completing the server setup without using an HMC ................... 35
Installing a stand-alone server ............................. 36
Prerequisite for installing the stand-alone server ...................... 36
Moving the server to the installation site ........................ 37
Completing inventory for your stand-alone server ..................... 37
Cabling the server and setting up a console ....................... 37
Determining which console to use .......................... 37
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal ...................... 38
Cabling the server to the HMC .......................... 39
Cabling the server and accessing the IVM ...................... 40
Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse .................. 42
Cabling the server and connecting expansion units .................... 42
Completing the server setup............................. 42
Completing the server setup by using an HMC ..................... 42
Completing the server setup without using an HMC ................... 45
Notices ................................... 47
Accessibility features for IBM Power Systems servers ..................... 48
Privacy policy considerations ............................. 49
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