Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Updating the Server Configuration; Instructions for Business Partners

•Removeitemsfromyourshirtpocket,suchaspensandpencils,thatcouldfallintotheserverasyou
leanoverit.
•Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjects,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews,intotheserver.
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices
Usethisinformationtohandlestatic-sensitivedevices.
Attention:Staticelectricitycandamagetheserverandotherelectronicdevices.Toavoiddamage,keep
static-sensitivedevicesintheirstatic-protectivepackagesuntilyouarereadytoinstallthem.
Toreducethepossibilityofdamagefromelectrostaticdischarge,observethefollowingprecautions:
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wearanelectrostatic-dischargewrist
strap,ifoneisavailable.Alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewriststraporothergroundingsystem
whenworkinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.
•Handlethedevicecarefully,holdingitbyitsedgesoritsframe.
•Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedcircuitry.
•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleanddamageit.
•Whilethedeviceisstillinitsstatic-protectivepackage,touchittoanunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserverforatleasttwoseconds.Thisdrainsstaticelectricityfromthepackageandfrom
yourbody.
•Removethedevicefromitspackageandinstallitdirectlyintotheserverwithoutsettingdownthedevice.
Ifitisnecessarytosetdownthedevice,putitbackintoitsstatic-protectivepackage.Donotplacethe
deviceontheservercoveroronametalsurface.
•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.
Updatingtheserverconfiguration
Whenyoustarttheserverforthefirsttimeafteryouaddorremoveadevice,youmightreceiveamessage
thattheconfigurationhaschanged.TheSetupUtilitystartsautomaticallysothatyoucansavethenew
configurationsettings.
Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevice
drivers,seethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachdevice.
IftheserverhasanoptionalRAIDadapterandyouhaveinstalledorremovedaharddiskdrive,seethe
documentationthatcomeswiththeRAIDadapterforinformationaboutreconfiguringthediskarrays.
ForinformationaboutconfiguringtheintegratedGigabitEthernetcontroller,see“ConfiguringtheEthernet
controller”onpage45
.
InstructionsforBusinessPartners
ThissectioncontainsinstructionsforBusinessPartners.
1.Afteryouhaveconfirmedthattheserverstartscorrectlyandrecognizesthenewlyinstalleddevicesand
thatnoerrorLEDsarelit,runtheDynamicSystemAnalysis(DSA)stresstest.Forinformationabout
usingDSA,see“DynamicSystemAnalysis”onpage67
.
2.Shutdownandrestarttheservermultipletimestoensurethattheserveriscorrectlyconfiguredand
functionscorrectlywiththenewlyinstalleddevices.
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