This chapterprovidesdetailed instructionsfor installingoptionalhardware devicesin theserver.
Server components
Thefollowingillustration showsthemajorcomponentsintheserver(dependingon theservermodel).Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyour hardware.
Front adapter-support bracket
Drive cage
EMC shields
Filler panels
Cover System board
Upper bezel
Lower bezel
Microprocessor Heat sink Non-hot-swap
power supply
Hot-swap power supply
DIMM
SAS/SATA controller
SATA hard disk drive (some models)
Hot-swap hard disk drive (some models) SATA filler panel
SAS filler panel Rear system fan
Optical drive
Hard disk drive fan assembly
Diskette drive (optional)
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System-board internal connectors
Thefollowingillustration showstheinternalconnectorsonthesystemboard.
Microprocessor power
DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 Microprocessor
Hard disk drive fan
USB tape drive
Mini-PCI slot Battery
System fan connector
Main power
Microprocessor fan
(optional) External USB diskette drive
Front panel
Front USBs SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 Hot-swap hard disk drive backplane
PCI-X enablement card connector
Mini-BMC JTAG connector Wake on LAN
Mini-BMC boot loader
System-board external connectors
Thefollowingillustration showstheexternalinput/output(I/O)connectorsonthe system board.
Serial 2 (Com2)
Serial 1 (Com1) Video USB 3 and 4
USB 1 and 2
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine (Ethernet) Ethernet connector
Parallel Power cord AC power LED DC power LED
Ethernet transmit/
receive activity LED (amber)
Ethernet link status LED (green)
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System-board optional-device connectors
Thefollowingillustration showsthesystem-boardandconnectorsfor user-installableoptionaldevices.
DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4
Slot 5, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz Slot 4, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz Slot 3, PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz Slot 2, PCI Express x4 (x1) Slot 1, PCI Express x8 Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slim Line
System-board jumpers
Thefollowingillustration showsthejumpersonthesystemboard.Thereareno changeable switchesonthesystemboard.
Boot block jumper (JP6)
Clear CMOS jumper (JP1)
Mini-BMC force update jumper (JP3)
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System-board LEDs
Thefollowingillustration showsthelight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)onthesystem board.
Slot 5, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz LED Slot 4, PCI 32-bit 33 MHz LED Slot 3, PCI-X 64-bit 133 MHz LED Slot 2, PCI Express x4 LED Slot 1, PCI Express x8 LED Standby power LED
For moreinformationaboutthesystem-boardLEDs,seetheProblemDetermination andServiceGuideontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.
Installation guidelines
Important:Before youinstalloptionalhardware devices,makesurethattheserver isworkingcorrectly.Starttheserver,andmakesurethattheoperatingsystem starts,if anoperating systemisinstalled,orthata19990305errorcodeis displayed, indicatingthatanoperatingsystemwasnotfoundbuttheserveris otherwiseworkingcorrectly.Iftheserverisnotworkingcorrectly,see"Solving Problems"intheInstallationGuidefordiagnostic information.
Before youinstalloptionaldevices,readthefollowinginformation:
v Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev,theguidelinesin“Working insidetheserverwiththepoweron”onpage22,and“Handlingstatic-sensitive devices”onpage 23.Thisinformationwillhelpyouworksafely.
v Whenyouinstallyournew server,taketheopportunitytodownloadandapply themostrecentfirmwareupdates.Thisstep willhelp toensurethatanyknown issuesareaddressedandthatyourserverisready tofunctionat maximumlevels
Note: Changesaremadeperiodicallyto theIBMWebsite.Theactualprocedure mightvary slightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.
1. Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. UnderProductsupport,clickSystemx.
3. UnderPopularlinks, clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.
4. ClickIBM Systemx3200M2to displaythematrixofdownloadable filesfor theserver.
Foradditionalinformationabout toolsfor updating,managing,anddeploying firmware,seetheSystemx andxSeriesToolsCenterathttp://
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.
v Observegood housekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Place removed coversandotherpartsinasafeplace.
v Ifyoumust starttheserverwhilethecoverisremoved, makesurethatnooneis neartheserverandthatnotoolsor otherobjectshavebeen leftinsidethe server.
v Donotattempttoliftanobjectthatyouthinkistooheavyforyou. Ifyouhaveto liftaheavyobject,observethefollowingprecautions:
– Makesurethatyoucan standsafelywithout slipping.
– Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
– Usea slowliftingforce. Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyoulifta heavy object.
– Toavoidstrainingthemusclesinyourback,liftbystandingorbypushing up withyourlegmuscles.
v Makesure thatyou haveanadequatenumberofproperlygrounded electrical outletsfortheserver,monitor,andotherdevices.
v Backupallimportantdatabefore youmakechangestodiskdrives.
v Haveasmallflat-bladescrewdriveravailable.
v Youdonothavetoturnoff theservertoinstall orreplacehot-swappower
supplies,orhot-plugUniversal SerialBus(USB)devices.However, youmustturn offtheserverbeforeyouperformanystepsthatinvolveremovingorinstalling adaptercables.
v Blueona componentindicatestouchpoints,whereyoucangripthecomponent toremoveit fromorinstallit intheserver,openorclosea latch,andsoon.
v Orangeona componentoranorangelabelonor nearacomponentindicates thatthecomponentcanbehot-swapped,whichmeansthatif theserverand operatingsystem supporthot-swapcapability, youcanremoveorinstallthe componentwhiletheserverisrunning.(Orangecanalso indicatetouchpointson hot-swapcomponents.)Seetheinstructionsfor removingandinstallinga specific hot-swapcomponentforanyadditionalproceduresthatyoumighthaveto performbefore youremoveorinstallthecomponent.
v
Whenyouhaveto accesstheinsideof theserver,youmightfindit easiertolay theserveronitsside.
v Whenyouarefinishedworkingontheserver,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards, labels,andgroundwires.
v Fora listofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/
servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
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System reliability guidelines
Tohelp ensureproper systemcoolingandsystem reliability,makesure thatthe following requirementsaremet:
v Iftheserverhasredundantpower,each ofthepower-supplybayshas apower supplyinstalledinit.
v Thereisadequatespacearoundtheservertoallow theservercoolingsystem to workproperly. Leaveapproximately50mm(2in.)of openspacearoundthefront andrearof theserver.Donotplaceobjects infrontof thefans. Forproper coolingandairflow,replacetheservercoverbeforeyouturnontheserver.
Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsof time(morethan30minutes)with theservercoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
v Youhave followedthecabling instructionsthatcomewithoptional adapters.
v Youhave replacedafailedfanassoonaspossible.
v Youhave replacedahot-swapdrivewithin 2minutesof removal.
Working inside the server with the power on
Attention: Staticelectricity thatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto halt,whichmightresultinthe lossof data.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenyouworkinsidetheserverwiththe poweron.
Theserversupportshot-plug,hot-add,andhot-swapdevicesandisdesignedto operatesafelywhileit isturnedonandthecoverisremoved.Followthese guidelines whenyouworkinsidea serverthatisturnedon.
v Avoidwearingloose-fittingclothingonyourforearms.Button long-sleevedshirts beforeworkinginsidetheserver;donotwearcufflinkswhileyouareworking insidetheserver.
v Donotallowyournecktieor scarfto hanginsidetheserver.
v
Removejewelry,suchasbracelets,necklaces,rings,andloose-fittingwrist watches.
v Removeitemsfromyourshirt pocket,suchaspens andpencils,thatmightfall intotheserverasyoulean overit.
v Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjects,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews, intotheserver.
Handling static-sensitive devices
Attention: Staticelectricitycan damagetheserverandotherelectronicdevices.
Toavoiddamage,keep static-sensitivedevicesintheirstatic-protectivepackages until youarereadytoinstall them.
Toreducethepossibilityofelectrostaticdischarge,observethefollowing precautions:
v Limityour movement.Movementcan causestaticelectricity tobuilduparound you.
v Theuseofa groundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wear an electrostatic-dischargewriststrap, ifoneisavailable.Always usean
electrostatic-dischargewriststrap orothergroundingsystem whenyouwork insidetheserverwiththepoweron.
v Handlethedevicecarefully,holdingit byitsedgesor itsframe.
v Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedcircuitry.
v Donotleavethedevice whereotherscanhandleanddamageit.
v Whilethedeviceisstillinitsstatic-protectivepackage,touchit toanunpainted metalsurface ontheoutsideof theserverforat least2 seconds.This drains staticelectricityfromthepackageandfromyourbody.
v
Removethedevice fromitspackageandinstallit directlyintotheserverwithout settingdownthedevice. Ifit isnecessary tosetdownthedevice,putitbackinto itsstatic-protectivepackage.Donotplacethedeviceontheservercoverorona metalsurface.
v Takeadditional carewhenyouhandledevicesduringcoldweather.Heating reducesindoorhumidityandincreasesstaticelectricity.
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Removing the side cover
Toremovetheserverside cover,completethefollowing steps:
1. Reviewthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev and“Installationguidelines”
onpage20.
2. Turn offtheserverandallattached devices(see“Server powerfeatures”on page 12);then, disconnectallpowercordsandexternal cables.
3. Lay theserveronitsside.
4. Unlockthesidecover;then,pressthecover-releaselatchdown,asindicatedby thetwoarrowsonthelatch.
Cover-release latch
Key lock
5. Lifttheside coveroff theserverandsetitaside.
Toreplacetheside cover,see “Reinstallingthesidecover”onpage 54.
Attention: Forpropercooling andairflow,replacethecoverbeforeyouturnon theserver.Operatingtheserverfor extendedperiodsof time(morethan30 minutes) withthecoverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Removing the two-piece bezel
When youworkwithsomedevices,suchasdrivesinbays1through7(orbays1 through11ifyouhave the2.5-inch eight-drivemodel,see page31),youmustfirst removethetwo-piecebezeltoaccessthedevices.
Notes:
v
Beforeyouremovetheupperbezel,youmustunlock andremovetheside cover andremovethelowerbezel.
v Ifyouareremovingonly thelowerbezel,youdonothaveto removetheside cover.However,thesidecovermustbeunlocked.
Toremovethetwo-piecebezel,completethefollowing steps:
1. Unlockthesidecover.
2. Removethesidecover(see“Removingtheside cover”onpage24).
3. Press theround bluereleasebuttonontherightside ofthelowerbezelandtilt thelowerbezelforwardtodisengageit fromthechassis.
4. Liftthelowerbezeltodisengagethetwobottomtabsfromthechassis.Setthe lowerbezelaside.
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5. Carefullypull thetwobezelclipsontheleftsideof theupperbezelawayfrom thechassis;then, rotatetheupperbezeltotherightsideof theserverto disengagethetwo right-sidetabsfromthechassis.Set theupper bezelaside.
For instructionsforreplacingthetwo-piecebezel,see “Reinstallingthetwo-piece bezel”onpage52.
Installing a memory module
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs) that theserversupportsandotherinformationthatyoumust considerwhenyouinstall DIMMs:
v Theserversupports onlyindustry-standard,1.8V,240-pindouble-data-rate2 (DDR2),667or800MHz,PC2-5300orPC2-6400,unbuffered,synchronous dynamicrandom-accessmemory(SDRAM)dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs) witherrorcorrectingcode(ECC).TheseDIMMs mustbecompatiblewiththe latestDDR2667or 800MHzSDRAMunbuffered DIMMspecification.Fora list ofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/
eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
v TheoptionalDIMMsthatareavailablefortheserverare512MB,1GB,and2 GB.Theserversupportsaminimumof 512MB andamaximumof8 GBof systemmemory.
v Someserverscomewithone512MB DIMM,two512MBDIMMs,ortwo1 GB DIMMsinstalled.
DependingontheDIMMsizesthatareinstalledinyourserver,theservercan supportone,two,or fourDIMMs.The512MB DIMMoptionkitcontainsone DIMM;however,the1GBDIMMand2 GBoptionkits eachcontaintwo DIMMs.
v ThesystemboardcontainsfourDIMMconnectorsandsupportstwo-waymemory interleaving.Fortwo-waymemoryinterleaving,DIMMsmustbeinstalledin matchedpairs.
IfoneDIMMisinstalledintheDIMM1connector,whenyouinstallanadditional DIMM,itmust beinstalledintheDIMM3connector,anditmust bethesame size,speed,type,andtechnologyastheDIMMintheDIMM1connector.You canusecompatibleDIMMs fromvariousmanufacturers.
Ifyouinstall asecondpairofDIMMs intheDIMM2andDIMM4 connectors, theydonothavetobethesamesize,speed,type, andtechnologyasthe DIMMsintheDIMM1andDIMM3connectors.However, thesize,speed,type, andtechnologyof theDIMMs thatyouinstallintheDIMM2 andDIMM4 connectorsmustmatcheach other.
v Themaximumoperating speedoftheserverisdeterminedbytheslowestDIMM intheserver.
v Theservercanoperateinsingle-channelmode ordual-channelmode.
v DIMMpopulationisbasedonsingle-rank,double-rank,or combinedsingle-rank anddouble-rankDIMMs.DIMMs mustbeinstalledinorder, startingwiththe DIMMconnectorthatisfarthestfromthememorycontrollerhub.Double-rank DIMMsmust beinstalledintheDIMMconnectorthatisfarthestfromthememory controllerhubwhenyouinstalla combinationof single-rankanddouble-rank DIMMs.Thefollowingtablesshowexamplesofpopulatingtheserverwith differentcombinationsofsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs anddifferent operatingmodes.
Table2.Single-channelmodewithsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs
Channel0 Channel1
DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
Single-rank Double-rank
Single-rank Single-rank
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Table3.Dual-channelmodewithsingle-rankanddouble-rankDIMMs
Firstpair Secondpair Remarks
DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4
Single-rank Single-rank Single-rank Single-rank
Single-rank Single-rank Double-rank Double-rank This
configurationis thesecond-best choice.
Double-rank Double-rank Single-rank Single-rank This
configurationis thebestchoice.
Double-rank Double-rank Double-rank Double-rank
Thefollowingtableshows thesequenceinwhichDIMMs mustbeinstalledinthe server.
Table4.DIMMinstallationsequence
NumberofDIMMs Installationsequence(connectors)
1 1
2(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3
3 TheuseofthreeDIMMsisnotsupported,
4(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3,2,4
v Theamountofusablememorywillbereduceddependingonthesystem configuration.Acertainamountofmemorymust bereserved forsystem resources.Toviewthetotalamountof installedmemoryandtheamountof configuredmemory,runtheConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogramandselect SystemSummaryfromthemenu.Foradditionalinformation,seeChapter3,
“Configuringtheserver,”onpage57.
v WhenyourestarttheserverafteryouaddorremoveaDIMM,theserver displaysamessagethatthememoryconfigurationhas changed.
Thefollowingillustration showsthedualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors andcorrespondingLEDsonthesystem board.
DIMM 1 LED
DIMM 2 LED
DIMM 3 LED
DIMM 4 LED
DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4
Attention: Staticelectricitythatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto stop,which mightresultinthe lossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenyou workinsidetheserverwiththe poweron.
Toinstalla DIMM,completethefollowing steps:
1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage20.
2. Turn offtheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepowercordsand allexternal cables.
3. Removethesidecover(see“Removingtheside cover”onpage24).
4. LocatetheDIMMconnectorsonthesystemboard.Determinetheconnectors intowhich youwillinstalltheDIMMs.InstalltheDIMMsinthesequenceshown inthefollowingtable.
Table5.DIMMinstallationsequence
NumberofDIMMs Installationsequence(connectors)
1 1
2(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3
3 Notsupported
4(interleavedconfiguration) 1,3,2,4
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Attention: Toavoidbreaking theretaining clipsordamagingtheDIMM connectors, openandclosetheclipsgently.
5. Opentheretainingclipsand,if necessary,removeanyexistingDIMM.
6. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheDIMMtoanyunpainted metalsurfaceontheserver.Then,removethenewDIMMfromthepackage.
7. Turn theDIMMsothattheDIMMkeysaligncorrectlywiththeconnector.
8. Insert theDIMMintotheconnectorbyaligningtheedgesoftheDIMMwiththe slotsat theends oftheDIMMconnector.FirmlypresstheDIMMstraightdown into theconnectorbyapplyingpressureonbothends oftheDIMM
simultaneously.Theretainingclipssnap intothelockedpositionwhentheDIMM isfirmlyseatedintheconnector.If thereisa gapbetweentheDIMMandthe retaining clips,theDIMMhasnotbeen correctlyinstalled.Opentheretaining clips,removetheDIMM,andthenreinsertit.
If youhaveotherdevicesto installorremove,dosonow;otherwise,goto
“Completingtheinstallation”onpage52.
Installing a drive
Depending ontheservermodel,aDVD-ROMor multiburnerdrivemightbeinstalled intheserver.Theserversupports2.5-inchor 3.5-inchhot-swapSAS,3.5-inch hot-swapSATA,or3.5-inch simple-swapSATAharddiskdrives(dependingonthe model).
Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsofthedrive bays.Somemodels have sevendrive bays,andsomemodelshave elevendrivebays.
Table6.Drivebaysontheservermodels
Sevendrive-baymodel Elevendrive-baymodel
Bay 1
Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof drivesthattheserversupportsandother informationthatyoumust considerwhenyouinstall adrive:
v
Makesure thatyou haveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatarespecified in
Makesure thatyou haveallthecablesandotherequipmentthatarespecified in