IBM System x3300 M4 User Manual

Contents
Safety ...............vii
Guidelines for trained technicians.......xiv
Inspecting for unsafe conditions .......xiv
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . . xv
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3300 M4
Type 7382 server ...........1
The IBM Documentation CD .........3
Hardware and software requirements .....3
Using the Documentation Browser ......3
Related documentation ...........4
Notices and statements in this document .....5
Server features and specifications .......6
What your server offers...........9
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....13
IBM Systems Director ...........14
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer .....15
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......15
Front view..............15
Operator information panel ........17
Rear view ..............18
Power-supply LEDs .........21
System pulse LEDs ...........23
Server power features ..........23
Turning on the server .........23
Turning off the server .........24
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 27
Installing optional hardware devices in the server 28
Instructions for IBM Business Partners .....28
How to send DSA data to IBM ........28
Server components ............29
System-board internal connectors ......29
System-board external connectors ......30
System-board switches and jumpers .....31
System-board LEDs...........33
Hard Disk Drive Backplane Connectors ....35
Installation guidelines ...........36
System reliability guidelines ........38
Working inside the server with the power on . . 38
Handling static-sensitive devices ......39
Removing the left-side cover ........39
Removing the bezel ...........40
Removing the air baffle ..........41
Removing the fan assembly .........42
Removing the rear fan...........43
Installing a simple-swap fan .........44
Internal Cable Routing and Connectors .....47
Power Cable Connection .........47
Operator Information Panel Cable Connection . . 48
Optical DVD and Tape Drive Cable Connection 49
Hard Disk Drive Cable Connection .....49
Fan Power Cable Connection .......61
Installing a memory module.........62
Installing drives .............67
Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive . . 70
Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive . . 72
Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive 73
Installing an optical CD/DVD drive .....74
Installing an optional tape drive ......76
Installing a PCI-X riser-card assembly .....77
Installing an adapter ...........79
Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory
module ................86
Installing a RAID adapter remote battery in the
server ................87
Installing the microprocessor 2 expansion board . . 89
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink ....92
Thermal grease ............96
Installing a fixed power supply........97
Installing the power paddle card .......99
Installing a hot-swap power supply ......100
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 103
Completing the installation .........104
Installing the fan assembly ........105
Installing the rear fan..........106
Installing the air baffle .........107
Installing the left-side cover .......108
Connecting the cables .........108
Updating the server configuration .....109
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions ..........111
Updating the firmware ..........111
Configuring UEFI compatible devices .....112
Configuring the server ..........112
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD................114
ServerGuide features .........114
Setup and configuration overview ....115
Typical operating-system installation . . . 115
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide..........115
Using the Setup utility .........115
Starting the Setup utility........116
Setup utility menu choices .......116
Passwords ............121
Using the Boot Manager program .....122
Starting the backup server firmware.....122
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . 123
Using the integrated management module II 123
Using the embedded hypervisor ......124
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features ...........126
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM . . . 126
Logging on to the Web interface .....127
Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility
program ..............127
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . 127
Configuring RAID arrays ........128
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IBM System x3300 M4 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3300 M4
Category	Server
Language	English