Contents
Safety ...............vii
Safety statements ............ix
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3650 M4
BD Type 5466 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
Server features and specifications .......6
What your server offers ..........11
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....14
IBM Systems Director ...........15
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......16
Front view..............16
Operator information panel ........17
Rear view ..............18
PCI riser-card adapter expansion slot locations 20
Power-supply LEDs .........20
Server power features ..........21
Turning on the server .........21
Turning off the server .........22
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 23
Installing optional hardware devices in the server 24
Instructions for IBM Business Partners ....24
How to send DSA data to IBM .......24
Server components ...........25
Server internal LEDs, connectors, and jumpers 26
System-board internal connectors .....26
System-board DIMM connectors .....26
System-board external connectors .....27
System-board jumpers .........28
System-board LEDs..........29
PCI riser-card adapter expansion slot
connectors.............30
Installation guidelines ..........32
System reliability guidelines .......33
Working inside the server with the power on 34
Handling static-sensitive devices .....34
Removing the server top cover .......35
Rotating the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage
up................36
Removing a PCI riser-card assembly .....37
Removing the air baffle .........39
Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive ....40
Removing an adapter from the PCI riser-card
assembly ..............41
Removing a ServeRAID adapter from the PCI
riser-card assembly ...........42
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive.....44
Installing an adapter on the PCI riser-card
assembly ..............46
Installing a single / dual port 10GbE SFP+
embedded adapter with interposer .....48
Installing a ServeRAID adapter on the PCI
riser-card assembly ...........50
Installing a ServeRAID adapter battery or flash
power module in the remote battery tray . . . 53
Installing a hot-swap backplane on the rear hard
disk drive cage ............56
Installing a front fan ..........58
Memory module installation........60
DIMM installation sequence .......62
Memory mirroring ..........63
Rank sparing ............64
Installing a DIMM ..........65
Installing an additional microprocessor and heat
sink ................66
Thermal grease ...........73
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply ....74
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device ...............77
Completing the installation ........79
Installing the air baffle.........80
Installing a PCI riser-card assembly ....81
Rotating the hot-swap rear hard disk drive
cage down.............82
Installing the server top cover ......84
Updating the server configuration .....85
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions...........87
Updating the firmware ..........87
Configuring UEFI compatible devices .....88
Configuring the server...........88
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 90
ServerGuide features .........90
Setup and configuration overview .....90
Typical operating-system installation ....91
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide ..........91
Using the Setup utility..........91
Starting the Setup utility ........92
Setup utility menu choices .......92
Passwords .............97
Using the Boot Manager program ......98
Starting the backup server firmware .....99
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer ....99
Using the integrated management module II . . 99
Using the embedded hypervisor ......101
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features ...........102
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM . . . 103
Logging on to the Web interface .....103
Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility
program ..............104
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . 104
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