IBM System x3690 X5 - Server Controls, Leds, and Power; Front View

v Notifying users of problems that occur on systems and the ability to isolate the
sources of the problems
v Notifying users when systems need updates and distributing and installing
updates on a schedule
v Analyzing real-time data for systems and setting critical thresholds that notify
the administrator of emerging problems
v Configuring settings of a single system and creating a configuration plan that
can apply those settings to multiple systems
v Updating installed plug-ins to add new features and functions to the base
capabilities
v Managing the life cycles of virtual resources
For more information about IBM Systems Director, see the documentation on the
IBM Systems Director DVD that comes with the server, the IBM Systems Director
Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6rlx/
indel.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html, and the Systems Management Web
page at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/, which presents an overview
of IBM Systems Management and IBM Systems Director.
Server controls, LEDs, and power
This section describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and how to
turn the server on and off. For the locations of other LEDs on the system board,
see “System-board LEDs” on page 40.
Front view
The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of
the hot-swap server model.
Rack
release
latch
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Drive bays
Video
connector
USB 1
connector
USB 2
connector
Operator information
panel release latch
Rack
release
latch
Operator
information
panel
Power-on
button
and LED
Optical drive
activity LED
Optical drive
eject button
Drive activity
LED (green)
Drive status
LED (amber)
Scalability
LED
v Rack release latches: Press the latches on each front side of the server to slide it
out of the rack.
v Hard disk drive or solid state drive status LEDs: These LEDs are used on SAS
or SATA hard disk drives and solid state drives. When one of these LED are lit,
it indicates that the drive has failed. If an optional IBM ServeRAID controller is
installed in the server, when this LED is flashing slowly (one flash per second),
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