IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Problem Determination And Service Guide

Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device ..........209
Removing a hot-swap ac power supply ..............210
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply ...............212
Removing a hot-swap fan assembly................213
Installing a hot-swap fan assembly ................215
Removing the virtual media key .................216
Installing the virtual media key..................216
Removing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter ...........217
Installing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter ...........218
Removing a remotely installed RAID adapter battery .........219
Installing a RAID adapter battery remotely in the server ........221
Removing the system battery ..................223
Installing the system battery ..................225
Removing and replacing Tier 2 CRUs ................227
Removing the bezel .....................227
Installing the bezel ......................227
Removing an optional optical drive cage ..............228
Installing an optional optical drive cage ..............228
Removing the DVD cable ...................229
Installing the DVD cable ....................230
Removing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option .............232
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option ..............232
Removing a PCI riser-card assembly ...............233
Installing a PCI riser-card assembly ................235
Removing the PCI riser-card bracket from the riser card ........235
Installing the PCI riser-card bracket to the riser card..........236
Removing the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane ......237
Installing the hot-swap SAS/SATA hard disk drive backplane ......237
Removing the simple-swap SATA hard disk drive backplate assembly . . . 238
Installing the simple-swap SATA hard disk drive backplate assembly....239
Removing the operator information panel assembly ..........240
Installing the operator information panel assembly ..........241
Removing and replacing FRUs ..................242
Removing the 240 VA safety cover ................242
Installing the 240 VA safety cover ................243
Removing a microprocessor and heat sink .............244
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink..............245
Removing the heat sink retention module..............249
Installing a heat sink retention module ...............250
Removing the system board ..................250
Installing the system board ...................252
Chapter 6. Configuration information and instructions ........255
Updating the firmware ......................255
Configuring the server ......................255
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD...........257
Using the Setup utility .....................259
Using the Boot Manager program ................265
Starting the backup server firmware................265
Using the integrated management module .............265
Using the remote presence capability and blue-screen capture ......266
Using the embedded hypervisor .................268
Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program ........269
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller .............269
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program .............269
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program................271
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IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3550 M3 Type 4254
Category	Server
Language	English