IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 User Manual

Contents
Safety ...............v
Safety statements ............vii
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3550 M3
server ...............1
The IBM Documentation CD .........3
Hardware and software requirements .....3
Using the Documentation Browser ......4
Related documentation ...........5
Notices and statements in this document .....6
Features and specifications..........6
What your server offers ..........10
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....14
IBM Systems Director ...........15
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer .....16
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......16
Front view..............16
Operator information panel ........17
Light path diagnostics panel........18
Light path diagnostics LEDs.......20
Rear view ..............26
Power-supply LEDs .........29
System pulse LEDs ...........32
Server power features ..........33
Turning on the server .........33
Turning off the server .........33
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 35
Instructions for IBM Business Partners .....35
How to send DSA data to IBM ........35
Server components ............36
System-board internal connectors ......37
System-board external connectors ......37
System-board switches and jumpers .....38
System-board LEDs...........41
System-board optional device connectors . . . 42
Installation guidelines ...........43
System reliability guidelines ........45
Working inside the server with the power on . . 45
Handling static-sensitive devices ......46
Internal cable routing and connectors......46
Removing the cover ...........51
Removing the DIMM air baffle ........52
Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle ....53
Installing a memory module.........54
DIMM installation sequence ........57
Memory mirroring ...........58
Online-spare memory ..........60
Installing a DIMM ...........60
Installing drives .............62
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive .....62
IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives .....63
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . 64
IDs for simple-swap hard disk drives....65
Installing an optional DVD drive ......66
Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly ......68
Installing an adapter ...........70
Replacing a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X
assembly ...............73
Replacing a PCI-X assembly with a PCI Express
assembly ...............74
Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller on the
SAS/SATA RAID riser card .........75
Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced
feature key ..............79
Installing a hot-swap fan assembly ......80
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply .....82
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 85
Installing the virtual media key ........86
Installing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter . . 87
Installing a RAID adapter battery remotely in the
server ................90
Installing the DVD enablement kit.......95
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option ....97
Installing a second microprocessor and heat sink 100
Thermal grease ............105
Completing the installation .........106
Installing the microprocessor 2 air baffle . . . 106
Installing the DIMM air baffle .......107
Installing the cover ..........108
Connecting the cables .........109
Updating the server configuration .....110
Chapter 3. Configuring the server. . . 111
Using the Setup utility ..........112
Starting the Setup utility.........113
Setup utility menu choices ........113
Passwords .............116
Power-on password .........117
Administrator password........119
Using the Boot Manager program ......119
Starting the backup server firmware......119
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 120
ServerGuide features ..........120
Setup and configuration overview .....121
Typical operating-system installation ....121
Installing your operating system without using
ServerGuide .............122
Using the integrated management module....122
Using the remote presence capability and
blue-screen capture ...........123
Enabling the remote presence feature ....124
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM ....124
Logging on to the Web interface ......125
Using the embedded hypervisor .......125
Recovering the flash device image .....126
Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility
program ...............126
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . 127
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program . . . 127
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IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Specifications

General

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