Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Chapter 2. Installing Optional Devices; Instructions for IBM Business Partners

Chapter2.Installingoptionaldevices
Thischapterprovidesdetailedinstructionsforinstallingoptionalhardwaredevicesintheserver.
Inadditiontotheinstructionsinthischapterforinstallingoptionalhardwaredevices,updatingthefirmware
anddevicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,IBMBusinessPartnersmustalsocompletethestepsin
“InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners”onpage17
.
Important:Tohelpensurethatthedevicesthatyouinstallworkcorrectlyanddonotintroduceproblems,
observethefollowingprecautions.
Step1.Makesurethattheserverandtheinstalledfirmwarelevelssupportthedevicesthatyouare
installing.Ifnecessary,updatetheUEFIandIMM2firmwareandanyotherfirmwarethatis
storedonthesystemboard.Forinformationaboutwherefirmwareisstoredintheserver,see
“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61
.Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,see
http://www.lenovo.com/serverproven/.
Step2.Usethebestpracticestoapplycurrentfirmwareanddevice-driverupdatesforthe
serverandoptionaldevices.TodownloadtheFirmwareUpdateGuidesdocument,goto
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5082923.Additionalhints
andtipsareavailablefromthefollowingwebsite:
IBMsupport:http://www.lenovo.com/support
Systemxconfigurationtools:http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/configtools.html
Step3.Beforeyouinstalloptionalhardwaredevices,makesurethattheserverisworkingcorrectly.Start
theserverandmakesurethattheoperatingsystemstarts,ifanoperatingsystemisinstalled,or
thata19990305errorcodeisdisplayed,indicatingthatanoperatingsystemwasnotfoundbut
theserverisotherwiseworkingcorrectly.Iftheserverisnotworkingcorrectly,see“RunningDSA
Prebootdiagnosticprograms”onpage99
forinformationabouthowtorundiagnostics.
Step4.Followtheinstallationproceduresinthischapterandusethecorrecttools.Incorrectlyinstalled
devicescancausesystemfailurebecauseofdamagedpinsinsocketsorconnectors,loose
cabling,orloosecomponents.
InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartners
InstructionsforIBMBusinessPartnersonverifyingthenewlyinstalleddevicesbyrunningtheDynamic
SystemAnalysis(DSA)stresstest.
Inadditiontotheinstructionsinthischapterforinstallingoptionalhardwaredevices,updatingfirmwareand
devicedrivers,andcompletingtheinstallation,IBMBusinessPartnersmustalsocompletethefollowing
steps:
1.Afteryouhaveconfirmedthattheserverstartscorrectlyandrecognizesthenewlyinstalleddevicesand
thatnoerrorLEDsarelit,runtheDynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)stresstest.Forinformationabout
usingDSA,see“IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis”onpage98.
2.Shutdownandrestarttheservermultipletimestoensurethattheserveriscorrectlyconfiguredand
functionscorrectlywiththenewlyinstalleddevices.
3.SavetheDSAlogasafileandsendittoIBM.Forinformationabouttransferringdataandlogs,see
“HowtosendDSAdata”onpage580
.
4.Toshiptheserver,repackageitintheoriginalundamagedpackingmaterialandobserveIBMprocedures
forshipping.
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