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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
5
Safety
7
Safety Statements
9
Chapter 1. The IBM System X3550 M3 Server
15
The IBM Documentation CD
17
Hardware and Software Requirements
17
Using the Documentation Browser
18
Related Documentation
19
Notices and Statements in this Document
20
Features and Specifications
20
What Your Server Offers
24
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
28
IBM Systems Director
29
The Updatexpress System Pack Installer
30
Server Controls, Leds, and Power
30
Front View
30
Operator Information Panel
31
Light Path Diagnostics Panel
32
Light Path Diagnostics Leds
34
Rear View
40
Power-Supply Leds
43
System Pulse Leds
46
Server Power Features
47
Turning on the Server
47
Turning off the Server
47
Chapter 2. Installing Optional Devices
49
Instructions for IBM Business Partners
49
How to Send DSA Data to IBM
49
Server Components
50
System-Board Internal Connectors
51
System-Board External Connectors
51
System-Board Switches and Jumpers
52
System-Board Leds
55
System-Board Optional Device Connectors
56
Installation Guidelines
57
System Reliability Guidelines
59
Working Inside the Server with the Power on
59
Handling Static-Sensitive Devices
60
Internal Cable Routing and Connectors
60
Removing the Cover
65
Removing the DIMM Air Baffle
66
Removing the Microprocessor 2 Air Baffle
67
Installing a Memory Module
68
DIMM Installation Sequence
71
Memory Mirroring
72
Online-Spare Memory
74
Installing a DIMM
74
Installing Drives
76
Installing a Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drive
76
Ids for Hot-Swap Hard Disk Drives
77
Installing a Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drive
78
Ids for Simple-Swap Hard Disk Drives
79
Installing an Optional DVD Drive
80
Replacing a PCI Riser-Card Assembly
82
Installing an Adapter
84
Replacing a PCI Express Assembly with a PCI-X Assembly
87
Replacing a PCI-X Assembly with a PCI Express Assembly
88
Installing a Serveraid SAS/SATA Controller on the SAS/SATA RAID Riser Card
89
Installing an Optional Serveraid Adapter Advanced Feature Key
93
Installing a Hot-Swap Fan Assembly
94
Installing a Hot-Swap Ac Power Supply
96
Installing a USB Embedded Hypervisor Flash Device
99
Installing the Virtual Media Key
100
Installing the Optional Two-Port Ethernet Adapter
101
Installing a RAID Adapter Battery Remotely in the Server
104
Installing the DVD Enablement Kit
109
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD Option
111
Installing a Second Microprocessor and Heat Sink
114
Thermal Grease
119
Completing the Installation
120
Installing the Microprocessor 2 Air Baffle
120
Installing the DIMM Air Baffle
121
Installing the Cover
122
Connecting the Cables
123
Updating the Server Configuration
124
Chapter 3. Configuring the Server
125
Using the Setup Utility
126
Starting the Setup Utility
127
Setup Utility Menu Choices
127
Passwords
130
Power-On Password
131
Administrator Password
133
Using the Boot Manager Program
133
Starting the Backup Server Firmware
133
Using the Serverguide Setup and Installation CD
134
Serverguide Features
134
Setup and Configuration Overview
135
Typical Operating-System Installation
135
Installing Your Operating System Without Using Serverguide
136
Using the Integrated Management Module
136
Using the Remote Presence Capability and Blue-Screen Capture
137
Enabling the Remote Presence Feature
138
Obtaining the IP Address for the IMM
138
Logging on to the Web Interface
139
Using the Embedded Hypervisor
139
Recovering the Flash Device Image
140
Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility Program
140
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet Controller
141
Using the LSI Configuration Utility Program
141
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility Program
142
Formatting a Hard Disk Drive
143
Creating a RAID Array of Hard Disk Drives
143
IBM Advanced Settings Utility Program
144
Updating IBM Systems Director
144
Installing a Newer Version
144
Installing Updates with Your Management Server Is Connected to the Internet
145
Installing Updates with Your Management Server Is Not Connected to the Internet
145
The Updatexpress System Pack Installer
146
Appendix. Getting Help and Technical Assistance
147
Before You Call
147
Using the Documentation
148
Getting Help and Information from the World Wide Web
148
How to Send DSA Data to IBM
148
Creating a Personalized Support Web Page
149
Software Service and Support
149
Hardware Service and Support
149
IBM Taiwan Product Service
149
Notices
151
Trademarks
152
Important Notes
152
Particulate Contamination
153
Documentation Format
154
Telecommunication Regulatory Statement
154
Electronic Emission Notices
155
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
155
Industry Canada Class a Emission Compliance Statement
155
Avis de Conformité À la Réglementation D'industrie Canada
155
Australia and New Zealand Class a Statement
155
European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement
156
Germany Class a Statement
156
Japan VCCI Class a Statement
157
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) Statement
158
Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Statement
158
Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class a Statement
158
People's Republic of China Class a Electronic Emission Statement
158
Taiwan Class a Compliance Statement
159
Index
161
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