System x3550. Type 7978

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Welcome.

Thank you for buying an

IBM server.

This server

contains information for setting

up and configuring your server.

For detailed information about

your server, view the publications

on the

You can also find the most

current information about

your server at http://www.ibm.com/

systems/support/.

Your server

is based on the X-Architecture

technology, and it features

superior performance, availability,

and affordability.

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Installation Guide

System x3550

Type 7978

Turn off the server and install options.

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side of this page. Start the server.

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then, restart the server.

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completed?

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to register the server.

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to set up and configure hardware.

Go to the Server Support flow chart on the reverse

side of this page.

Install applications, such as IBM systems management software and IBM ServeRAID programs

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No

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Update the firmware to the latest level.

You can download firmware from . http://www.ibm.com/systems/ support/

No

Software

Yes

Hardware

Check all cables for loose connections and verify that all optional devices you installed are on the ServerProven list at

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/.

Is the server working correctly?

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http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.

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IBM

System

x3550

Type

7978

Installation

Guide

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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixB,“Notices,”onpage75 andtheWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

ThirdEdition(September2008)

©CopyrightInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation2006,2008.

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Safety

Before installingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

Antes deinstalar esteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.

Lees voordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen kuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.

Avantd’installer ceproduit,lisezlesconsignes desécurité.

Vor derInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.

Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.

Antes deinstalar esteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobre Segurança.

Antes deinstalar esteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.

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Important:

Allcaution anddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeginwitha

number.Thisnumberisused tocrossreferenceanEnglishcautionor

dangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsof thecaution ordanger

statementintheIBMSafety Informationbook.

Forexample,ifa cautionstatementbeginswitha number1,

translationsfor thatcautionstatementappearintheIBMSafety

Informationbookunderstatement1.

Besureto readallcaution anddangerstatementsinthis

documentationbeforeperformingtheinstructions.Readanyadditional

safetyinformationthatcomeswiththeserveroroptionaldevice before

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Statement 1:

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower, telephone,andcommunicationcablesis hazardous.

Toavoida shockhazard:

v Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,

maintenance,orreconfigurationofthisproductduringanelectrical storm.

v Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectrical

outlet.

v Connectto properlywired outletsanyequipmentthatwill beattachedto

thisproduct.

v Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnect ordisconnectsignal

cables.

v Neverturnon anyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire, water,or

structuraldamage.

v Disconnectthe attachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,

networks,andmodemsbeforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unless instructedotherwiseinthe installationandconfigurationprocedures.

v Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthe followingtablewhen

installing,moving, oropeningcoversonthisproductorattached devices.

ToConnect: ToDisconnect:

1. TurneverythingOFF.

2. First,attachallcablestodevices.

3. Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4. Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5. TurndeviceON.

1. TurneverythingOFF.

2. First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3. Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4. Removeallcablesfromdevices.

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Statement 2:

CAUTION:

Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oran equivalenttypebatteryrecommendedby themanufacturer.Ifyour systemhas a modulecontainingalithiumbattery,replaceitonlywiththe samemodule typemadeby thesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcan explodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.

Do not:

v Throworimmerseinto water

v Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

v Repairordisassemble

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Statement 3:

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiber opticdevices,or transmitters) areinstalled,notethefollowing:

v Donotremovethe covers.Removingthe coversofthe laserproductcould

resultinexposureto hazardouslaserradiation. Thereare noserviceable partsinside thedevice.

v Useofcontrolsoradjustments orperformanceofproceduresotherthan

thosespecifiedhereinmightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaser diode.Notethe following.

Laserradiationwhen open.Donot stareinto thebeam,do notviewdirectly withopticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothe beam.

Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite

Appareil A Laser de Classe 1`

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Statement 4:

≥18kg(39.7lb.) ≥32kg(70.5lb.) ≥55kg(121.2lb.)

CAUTION:

Use safepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement 5:

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttonon thedeviceandthe powerswitchon thepower supply donotturnoffthe electricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevice alsomighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrent from thedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected fromthepower source.

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Statement 6:

CAUTION:

Donot placeanyobjectsontop ofarack-mounteddeviceunlessthat rack-mounteddeviceisintended foruseasashelf.

Statement 8:

CAUTION:

Neverremovethe coveronapowersupplyoranypartthat hasthefollowing label attached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsare presentinsideany

componentthathasthislabelattached.Thereare noserviceablepartsinside these components.Ifyoususpectaproblemwithoneoftheseparts,contact a servicetechnician.

Statement 12:

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

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Statement 26:

CAUTION:

Donot placeanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

WARNING: Handlingthecordonthis productorcordsassociatedwithaccessories

sold withthis product,willexposeyoutolead, achemicalknownto theStateof

California tocausecancer,andbirthdefects orotherreproductiveharm. Wash

hands afterhandling.

ADVERTENCIA:El contactocon elcabledeesteproductooconcables de

accesoriosquesevendenjuntoconeste producto,puedenexponerlealplomo,un

elementoquímicoqueenelestadodeCaliforniadelosEstadosUnidosestá

consideradocomouncausantedecancery dedefectoscongénitos,ademásde

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Chapter

1. Introduction

This InstallationGuidecontainsinstructionsforsettingupyourIBM® _System_x3550

Type 7978serverandbasicinstructionsfor installingsomeoptions. Moredetailed

instructionsfor installingoptionsareintheIBMUser’sGuideontheIBMSystemx™

DocumentationCD,whichcomeswiththeserver.Thisdocumentcontains

informationabout:

v Settingupandcablingtheserver

v Installingsomeoptions

v Identifyingservercontrols,LEDs,andpower

v Startingandconfiguring theserver

v Solvingproblems

TheSystemx3550serversupports oneofthefollowingharddiskdrive

configurations: v

Serverswithfourhot-swapbayssupport2.5-inchhot-swapSerialAttachedSCSI

(SAS)harddiskdrives.Youcaninstall only2.5-inchhot-swapSASdrivesin

theseservers.

Thefollowingillustrationshows aSystemx3550serverwitha2.5-inchharddisk

driveconfiguration.

2.5-inch hard disk drives

Video connector USB 4 connector

USB 3 connector

Rack release latch Rack release latch Operator informationpanel

CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED Hard disk drive

activity LED Hard disk drive

status LED CD-RW/DVD eject button

v

Serverswithtwohot-swapbayssupport3.5-inch hot-swapSASor 3.5-inch

hot-swapSerialATA(SATA)harddiskdrives.Youcan installonly3.5-inch

hot-swapSASorhot-swapSATAdrivesintheseservers.

v Serverswithtwosimple-swapbayssupport3.5-inchsimpleswapSATAharddisk

drives.Youcaninstallonly 3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAdrivesintheseservers.

Thefollowingillustrationshows aSystemx3550serverwithahot-swapor

simple-swap3.5-inchharddiskdriveconfiguration.

3.5 inch hard disk drives Video connector

USB 4 connector

USB 3 connector _{Operator information panel}

CD-RW/DVD drive

CD-RW/DVD eject button Rack release latch Rack release latch

CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED Hard disk

drive activity Hard disk

drive status

If firmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownload themfrom

theIBMWebsite.Theservermighthave featuresthatarenotdescribedinthe

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occasionallytoinclude informationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnicalupdates might beavailableto provideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserver

documentation. Tocheckfor updates,completethefollowingsteps.

Note: ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheIBMWebsite. Proceduresfor locating

firmwareanddocumentationmightvaryslightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthis

document.

1. Goto http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. UnderProductsupport,clickSystemx.

3. UnderPopularlinks,clickSoftwareanddevicedriversfor firmwareupdates,

or clickPublicationslookupfordocumentationupdates.

TheservercomeswithanIBMServerGuide™_Setup_and_Installation_CD_to_help_you

configurethehardware,install devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Theservercomeswitha limitedwarranty.Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformation

about theserverandotherIBMserverproducts athttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

Record informationabouttheserverinthefollowingtable.You willneed this

informationwhenyouregistertheserverwithIBM.

Productname IBMSystemx3550server

Machinetype 7978

Modelnumber _____________________________________________

Serialnumber _____________________________________________

ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthefrontoftheserver,

asshowninthefollowingillustration.

Note: Thisillustration showsaserverwitha 2.5-inchharddiskdriveconfiguration.

Thelocationof theIDlabelisthesameonserverswiththe3.5-inch hard

diskdriveconfiguration.Thisillustrationmightdifferslightlyfromyour hardware.

ID label

For alistof supportedoptions fortheserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/

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SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentforcompleterackinstallationand removal instructions.

The

IBM

System

x

Documentation

CD

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfor theserverin

PortableDocumentFormat (PDF)andincludestheIBMDocumentationBrowserto

help youfindinformationquickly.

Hardware

and

software

requirements

TheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardware

andsoftware:

v MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000, orRedHat Linux

v 100MHzmicroprocessor

v 32MB ofRAM

v AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf, whichcomeswithLinuxoperating

systems

Using

the

Documentation

Browser

UsetheDocumentationBrowserto browsethecontentsof theCD,readbrief

descriptionsof thedocuments,andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReader

or xpdf.TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetects theregionalsettingsin

use inyourserveranddisplaysthedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(if

available). Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguageforthatregion,the

English-languageversionisdisplayed.

Useoneofthefollowingproceduresto starttheDocumentationBrowser:

v IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.The

DocumentationBrowserstartsautomatically.

v IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneof thefollowing

procedures:

– Ifyouareusinga Windowsoperating system,inserttheCDintotheCDor

DVDdrive andclickStart-->Run. IntheOpenfield,type

e:\win32.bat

wheree isthedrive letteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.

– IfyouareusingRed HatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,

runthefollowingcommandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:

sh runlinux.sh

SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthe

documents fortheserver.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplus sign(+)

indicateseach folderor documentthathasadditionaldocuments underit.Click the

plus signto displaytheadditionaldocuments.

When youselectadocument,adescription ofthedocumentisdisplayedunder

TopicDescription.Toselectmorethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkey

while youselectthedocuments. ClickViewBookto viewtheselecteddocumentor

documents inAcrobatReaderorxpdf. Ifyouselectedmorethanonedocument,all

theselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.

Tosearchallthedocuments,typea wordorword stringintheSearchfieldand

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orderof themostoccurrences.Clickadocumentto viewit,andpressCrtl+Ftouse

theAcrobatsearchfunctionorAlt+Fto usethexpdf searchfunctionwithinthe

document.

Click Helpfor detailedinformationabout usingtheDocumentationBrowser.

Features

and

specifications

Thefollowinginformationisa summaryof thefeaturesandspecificationsof the

server.Depending ontheservermodel,somefeaturesmightnotbeavailable,or

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Table1.Featuresandspecifications

Microprocessor:

v Intel

®_Xeon™_FC-LGA₇₇₁_dual-core

with4MBLevel-2cacheor quad-corewith8MB(2x4MB) Level-2cache

v Supportforuptotwo

microprocessors

v SupportforIntelExtendedMemory

64Technology(EM64T)

Note:

v UsetheConfiguration/SetupUtility

programtodeterminethetypeand speedofthemicroprocessors. v Foralistofsupported

microprocessors,see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/. Memory: v Minimum:1GB v Maximum:32GB v Type:PC2-5300,667MHz,ECC,

DDRIIfullybufferedSDRAM DIMMsonly

v Slots:Eightdualinline

v Supports512MB,1GB,2GB,and

4GB(whenavailable)DIMMs

Drives:

CD/DVD:IDE24xCD-RW/8xDVD combination

Expansionbays(dependingon model):

Eithertwo3.5-inchorfour2.5-inch harddiskdrivebays

v Serverswitha2.5-inchhot-swap

drivebayconfigurationsupportup tofour2.5-inchhot-swapSAShard diskdrives

v Serverswitha3.5-inchhot-swap

drivebayconfigurationsupportup totwo3.5-inchSASorSATA hot-swapharddiskdrives v Serverswitha3.5-inch

simple-swapdrivebayconfiguration supportuptotwo3.5-inch

simple-swapSATAharddiskdrives

PCIExpansionslots:

v OnePCIExpressx8(halflength)

v OnePCIExpressx8(halflength)or

PCI-X(halflength)

Powersupply:

Maximumoftworedundant670-watt (110or220Vacauto-sensing) hot-swappowersupplies.

Hot-swapfans:

v Standard:five

v Maximum:six(withtwo

microprocessorsinstalled) Size: v Height:43mm(1.69inches,1U) v Depth:711mm(28inches) v Width:440mm(17.3inches) v Maximumweight:15.4kg(34lb)

whenfullyconfigured

Integratedfunctions:

v

TwoBroadcomNetXtremeIIGb

EthernetcontrollerswithTOEand WakeonLAN®_support

v FourUniversalSerialBus(USB)

2.0ports(twofrontandtworear) v OneAdvancedSystem

ManagementRJ-45(activeonly whenaRemoteSupervisor AdapterIISlimLineisinstalled) v Oneserialport

Harddiskcontrollers:

v SerialATA(SATA)controllerwith

integratedRAID(simple-swap SATAmodels)

v Serial-attachedSCSI(SAS)

controllerwithintegratedRAID (hot-swapSASmodels)

Acousticalnoiseemissions:

v Soundpower,idling:6.8bels

maximum

v Soundpower,operating:6.8bels

maximum Environment: v Airtemperature: – Serveron:10°to35°C(50.0° to95.0°F);altitude:0to914m (2998.7ft) – Serveroff:-40°to60°C (-104°to140°F);maximum altitude:2133m(6998.0ft) v Humidity: – Serveron:8%to80% – Serveroff:8%to80% Heatoutput:

ApproximateheatoutputinBritish thermalunits(Btu)perhour:

v Minimumconfiguration:662Btuper

hour(194watts)

v Maximumconfiguration:2390Btu

perhour(700watts)

Electricalinput:

v Sine-waveinput(47-63Hz)required

v Inputvoltagelowrange:

– Minimum:100Vac

– Maximum:127Vac

v Inputvoltagehighrange:

– Minimum:200Vac

– Maximum:240Vac

v Inputkilovolt-amperes(kVA),

approximately:

– Minimum:0.194kVA

– Maximum:0.700kVA

Videocontroller(integrated):

v ATIRadeonRN50(dualports-front

andrear)

v SupportforSPISerialflashmemory

videoBIOS

v Flexiblememorysupport

– 8MBto256MB

– DDR1andDDR2SDRAMand

SGRAM

Notes:

1. Powerconsumptionandheat

outputvarydependingonthe numberandtypeofoptional featuresinstalledandthe power-managementoptional featuresinuse.

2. Theselevelsweremeasuredin

controlledacousticalenvironments accordingtotheprocedures specifiedbytheAmericanNational StandardsInstitute(ANSI)S12.10 andISO7779andarereportedin accordancewithISO9296.Actual sound-pressurelevelsinagiven locationmightexceedtheaverage valuesstatedbecauseofroom reflectionsandothernearbynoise sources.Thedeclaredsound-power levelsindicateanupperlimit,below whichalargenumberofcomputers willoperate.

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Notices

and

statements

in

this

document

Thecautionanddangerstatementsthatappearinthis documentarealsointhe

multilingualSafety Informationdocument,which isontheIBMSystemx

DocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumbered forreferenceto thecorresponding

statementintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Thefollowingnotices andstatementsareusedinthisdocument:

v

Note:Thesenotices provideimportanttips, guidance,oradvice.

v Important:Thesenotices provideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoid

inconvenientorproblemsituations.

v Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamageto programs,devices,or

data.An attentionnoticeisplacedjustbefore theinstructionor situationinwhich

damagecouldoccur.

v Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardous

toyou.Acautionstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescription ofapotentially

hazardousprocedurestepor situation.

v Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalor

extremelyhazardoustoyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbefore the

descriptionof apotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardousprocedure stepor

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Major

components

of

the

server

Thefollowingillustration showsthemajorcomponentsintheserver.

SATA backplate SAS backplane 3.5-inch hard disk drive cage 3.5-inch SAS hard disk drive

Air baffle

3.5-inch SATA hard disk drive

3.5-inch filler panel (simple-swap)

3.5-inch filler panel (hot-swap) 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane 2.5-inch hard disk drive cage

2.5-inch hard disk drive 2.5-inch

filler panel (hot-swap)

Power backplane

Operator information panel CD-RW/DVD drive Fans (3 - 6) Fans (1, 2) Power-supply filler Power supply System board PCI-X riser card ServeRAID SAS controller DIMM Air baffle Microprocessor heatsink Cover PCI Express riser card Microprocessor

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Chapter

2. Installing

options

This chapterprovidesbasicinstructionsforinstallinghardware optionsintheserver.

Theseinstructionsareintended foruserswhoareexperiencedwithsettingupIBM

serverhardware.Ifyouneedmoredetailed instructions,seetheUser’sGuideon

theIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

Installation

guidelines

Before youinstalloptions,readthefollowinginformation:

v Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev andtheguidelines in

“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage 10.Thisinformationwillhelpyou worksafely.

v Observegood housekeepingintheareawhereyouareworking.Place removed

coversandotherpartsinasafeplace. v

Ifyoumust starttheserverwhiletheservercoverisremoved,makesurethatno

oneisneartheserverandthatnotoolsorotherobjects havebeenleftinside the

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-bladeanda smallPhillipsheadscrewdriver available.

v Youdonothavetoturnoff theservertoinstall orreplacehot-swappower

supplies,hot-swapfans,hot-swapdrives,orhot-plugUniversal SerialBus(USB)

devices.However,youmust turnoff theserverbefore performinganystepsthat

involveremovingorinstallingadaptercables.

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 removingor installingaspecific

hot-swapcomponentforanyadditionalproceduresthatyoumighthaveto

performbefore youremoveorinstallthecomponent.

v Fora listofsupportedoptionsfor theserver,seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/

eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

System

reliability

guidelines

Tohelpensurepropersystem coolingandsystem reliability,makesure thatthe

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v Eachofthedrive bayshasa driveora fillerpanelandelectromagnetic

compatibility(EMC)shield installedinit.

v Iftheserverhasredundantpower,each ofthepower-supplybayshas apower

supplyinstalledinit.

v Thereisadequatespacearoundtheservertoallow theservercoolingsystem to

workproperly. Leaveapproximately50mm(2.0in.)ofopenspacearoundthe

frontandrearof theserver.Donotplaceobjects infrontof thefans. Forproper coolingandairflow,replacetheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver. v Youhave followedthecabling instructionsthatcomewithoptional adapters.

v Youhave replacedafailedfanwithin48hours.

v Youhave replacedahot-swapdrivewithin 2minutesof removal.

v Youdonotoperatetheserverwithouttheairbaffle installed.Operatingthe

serverwithout theairbaffle mightcausethemicroprocessorto overheat.

v Microprocessorsocket2 alwayscontainseither amicroprocessorbaffleor a

microprocessorandheatsink.

Working

inside

the

server

with

the

power

on

Attention: Staticelectricity thatisreleased tointernalservercomponentswhen

theserverispowered-onmightcausetheserverto halt,whichcouldresultinthe

lossof data.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,alwaysuseanelectrostatic-discharge

wriststrapor othergroundingsystem whenworkinginsidetheserverwiththe

poweron.

Theserversupportshot-plug,hot-add,andhot-swapdevicesandisdesignedto

operatesafelywhileit isturnedonandtheservercoverisremoved. 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,thatcouldfall

intotheserverasyoulean overit.

v Avoiddroppinganymetallicobjects,suchaspaperclips,hairpins,andscrews,

intotheserver.

Handling

static-sensitive

devices

Attention: Staticelectricity candamagetheserverandotherelectronicdevices.

Toavoiddamage,keep static-sensitivedevicesintheirstatic-protectivepackages

until youarereadyto installthem.

Toreducethepossibilityofdamagefromelectrostaticdischarge,observethe

following precautions:

v Limityour movement.Movementcan causestaticelectricity tobuilduparound

you.

v Theuseofa groundingsystemisrecommended.For example,wear an

electrostatic-dischargewriststrap, ifoneisavailable.Always usean

electrostatic-dischargewriststrap orothergroundingsystemwhenworkinginside

theserverwiththepoweron.

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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 carewhenhandlingdevicesduringcold weather.Heatingreduces

indoorhumidityandincreasesstaticelectricity.

Removing

the

server

cover

Important:Beforeyou installoptionalhardware,makesurethattheserveris

workingcorrectly.Starttheserver,andmakesurethattheoperating systemstarts,

if anoperatingsystemisinstalled,orthata 19990305errorcodeisdisplayed,

indicating thatanoperating systemwasnotfound buttheserverisotherwise

workingcorrectly.Iftheserverisnotworkingcorrectly,seetheProblem Determination andServiceGuidefor diagnosticinformation.

Toremovetheservercover,completethefollowingsteps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevand“Installationguidelines”

onpage9.

2. If youareplanningonremovingorinstalling amicroprocessor,memorymodule,

PCIadapter,Remote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLine,RAIDcontroller,

simple-swap harddiskdrive,orbattery,turnoff theserverandperipheral

devicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,if necessary.

Thumbscrew

Fan door

3. If theserverhasbeeninstalledinarack, slideit outfromtherack enclosure.

SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomewiththeserverfor information

about removingtheserverfromtherack.

4. Slide andliftthetwo cover-releaselatches onthefandoorontherightside of

thetopoftheserver. 5. Liftthefandoorcover.

6. Loosenthethumbscrewatthebackoftheserver.

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8. Lifttheservercoveroff theserverandsettheservercoveraside.

Attention: Forpropercooling andairflow,replacetheservercoverbefore you

turnontheserver.

Removing

air

baffles

There aretwoairbafflesinsidetheserver.Theseairbafflesdirectairtocool

componentsinsidetheserver.You mighthave toremovethesebafflesto access

certaincomponentsorconnectorsonthesystemboardsuchasDIMMS,IDE

cables, ormicroprocessors.

Toremoveanairbaffle,completethefollowing steps:

onpage9.

2. Turn offtheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsand

allexternal cables,ifnecessary; then,removetheservercover.

3. Toremovetheairbaffle thatisclosestto thewallof theserver,completethe

following steps. Baffle mounting hole Baffle pin Tabs Baffle

a. Slide thebaffle backfromthefrontoftheservertodisengagethetabatthe

frontof thebafflefromthebulkheadthatrunsthewidthof theserver. b. Liftthebaffleup,makingsure thatthepins comeoutof theholesonthe

system board.

Attention: Forpropercooling andairflow,replacetheairbafflebefore you

turnontheserver.Operatingtheserverwiththeairbaffleremovedmight

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4. Toremovetheairbaffle nearthecenterof theserver,completethefollowing

steps:

Baffle pins Air baffle

Cable routing slot

Baffle mounting holes

a. Slide thebaffle backfromthefrontoftheservertodisengagethetabatthe

frontof thebafflefromthebulkheadthatrunsthewidthoftheserver. b. Liftthebaffleupslightly,makingsurethatthepinscomeoutoftheholeson

thesystemboard.

c. Slide thecablesoutofthecableroutingslot. Makesurethatyoudonot

disconnectorloosenthecables.

d. Liftthebaffleoutcompletely.

Attention: Forpropercooling andairflow,replacetheairbafflebeforeyou turn

ontheserver.Operatingtheserverwiththeairbaffleremovedmightdamage

servercomponents.

Installing

a

hard

disk

drive

Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeharddiskdrive andfollowthose

instructionsinadditionto theinstructionsinthischapter.

Note: DonotmixSASharddiskdriveswithSATAharddiskdrives.

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetype ofharddiskdrivesthattheserversupports

andotherinformationthatyou mustconsiderwheninstallinga harddiskdrive.For

a listofsupportedharddiskdrives,seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/

serverproven/compat/us/.

Theserversupportsoneof thefollowing harddiskdrive configurations:

v Serverswithfourhot-swapbayssupport2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrives.

Youcaninstallonly 2.5-inchhot-swapSASdrivesintheseservers.

v Serverswithtwohot-swapbayssupport3.5-inch hot-swapSASor 3.5-inch

hot-swapSATAharddiskdrives.Youcaninstall only3.5-inchhot-swapSASor

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v Serverswithtwosimple-swapbayssupport3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAharddisk

drives.Youcaninstallonly 3.5-inchsimple-swapSATAdrivesintheseservers.

v DonotmixSASandSATAdrivesinthesamearray.

Installing

a

hot-swap

hard

disk

drive

Toinstalla 2.5-inchor3.5-inch SASharddiskdrive,completethefollowingsteps.

Note: Ifyouhave onlyoneharddiskdrive,youmust installit intheupper-leftbay.

Drive-tray assembly Drive handle

Filler panel

SAS hard disk drive backplane

Filler panel Drive-tray assembly

Drive handle (in open position)

onpage9.

2. Removethefillerpanelfromtheemptydrive bay.

3. Install theharddiskdriveinthedrivebay.

a. Makesurethatthetrayhandleisopen (thatis,horizontalto thedrive).

b. Align thedrive assemblywiththeguiderailsinthebay.

c. Gentlypushthedriveassembly intothebayuntilthedrivestops.

d. Pushthetrayhandleto theclosed (locked)position.

e. Check theharddiskdrive statusLED toverifythattheharddiskdriveis

operating correctly.If theamber harddiskdrive statusLEDfora driveislit continuously, thatdriveisfaultyandmust bereplaced.Ifthegreenharddisk drive activityLEDisflashing,thedriveisbeingaccessed.

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If youhaveotheroptions toinstall,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe installation”onpage26.

Installing

a

simple-swap

hard

disk

drive

Toinstalla 3.5-inchSATAsimple-swapharddiskdrive,completethefollowing

steps.

Note: Ifyouhave onlyoneharddiskdrive,youmust installit intheleftbay.

Filler panel Drive-tray assembly

SATA hard disk drive back plate

onpage9.

2. Turn offtheserveranddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,if

necessary.

3. Removethefillerpanelfromtheemptydrive bay.

4. Insert thesimple-swapharddiskdrive intothedrivetrayassembly.

a. Align thedrive assemblywiththeguiderailsinthebay.

b. Gently pushthedriveassemblyinto thebayuntil therearof thedrive snaps

intoplacewiththeconnectoronthebackplate.

5. Installthefiller panelinthedrivebay.

6. Reconnectthepowercordsandturnontheserver.

7. Check theharddiskdrive statusLED toverifythattheharddiskdriveis

operating correctly.If theamber harddiskdrive statusLEDfora driveislit continuously, thatdriveisfaultyandmust bereplaced.Ifthegreenharddisk drive activityLEDisflashing,thedriveisbeingaccessed.

If youhaveotheroptions toinstall,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe

installation”onpage26.

Replacing

a

riser-card

assembly

TheSystemx3550Type7978comeswithtwoPCIExpressriser-cardassemblies.

You canreplaceoneofthePCIExpressriser-cardassemblieswithaPCI-X

riser-card assembly.

Toreplacea PCIExpressriser-cardassemblywithaPCI-Xriser-cardassembly,

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1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevandthe“Installation

guidelines” onpage 9.

2. Turn offtheserveranddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables,if

necessary; then,removetheservercover.

Riser-card assembly Adapter support bracket Expansion slot cover Riser-card connector

3. RemovethePCIExpressriser-cardassemblyfromslot2 onthesystem board.

v Ifanadapterisinstalledintheriser-cardassembly,disconnectanycables

thatareconnectedto theadapter.

v Grasptheriser-card assemblyattherearedgeandliftitfromtheriser-card

connector.

v Removetheadapter,if oneispresent,fromtheriser-card assembly.

4. Install anadapterinthePCI-Xriser-cardassembly. See“Installinganadapter”

for moreinformation.Set anyjumpersorswitches ontheadapterasdirected by

theadaptermanufacturer.

5. Insert thePCI-Xriser-cardassemblyintotheriser-cardconnectoronthesystem

board. Makesure thatit isfullyseated.

If youhaveotheroptions toinstall, dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe

Installing

an

adapter

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof adaptersthattheserversupportsand

other informationthatyoumustconsiderwheninstalling anadapter:

v Locatethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeadapterandfollowthose

instructionsinaddition totheinstructionsinthissection.

v Therearetwotypesofadaptersthatyoucaninstall, dependingonwhich slots

areavailable.You caninstallthefollowingtypesofadaptersinPCIslots1and2: – Onlya PCIExpressadapterinto slot1

– AnyPCI-Xor PCIExpressadapterintoslot 2

Toinstallanadapter,completethefollowingsteps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagevandthe“Installation

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Riser-card assembly Adapter support bracket Expansion slot 2 Expansion slot cover Riser-card connector PCI adapter

3. Follow thecabling instructions,ifanycomewiththeadapter.Routetheadapter

cables beforeyouinstalltheadapter.

4. Insert theadapterintotheriser-cardassembly, aligningtheedgeconnectoron

theadapterwiththeconnectorontheriser-card assembly.Presstheedgeof

theconnectorfirmlyintotheriser-card assembly.Makesure thattheadapter

snapsintotheriser-cardassembly securely.

5. Installtheriser-cardassembly intheserver.See“Replacingariser-card

assembly” onpage15for moreinformation.

6. Perform anyconfigurationtasksthatarerequiredfortheadapter.

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Replacing

the

RAID

SAS

controller

AServeRAIDSAScontrollercanbeinstalledonlyinadedicatedslotonthesystem

board. Somemodelscomewitha ServeRAID-8k-lSAScontrollerinstalled.

Thefollowingillustration showstheServeRAID-8k-lSAScontroller.

ServeRAID SAS controller Retaining clips Retaining clips Connector

ToreplacetheServeRAID-8k-lSAScontrollerprovidedinsomemodelswitha

ServeRAID-8kSAScontroller,completethefollowing steps:

onpage9.

3. RemovetheServeRAID-8k-lcontrollerfromtheconnector.

a. Opentheretainingclip oneach endoftheconnector.

Attention: Toavoidbreaking theretaining clipsordamagingthe

connectors, handletheclipsgently.

b. Carefullygrasp thecontrollerbyitstopedgeoruppercorners, andpull the

controllerfromtheconnector.

c. PlacetheServeRAID-8k-lSAScontrollerintoa static-protectivepackage

andputit ina safeplace.

4. Position theServeRAID-8kcontrollerbyaligningtheedgeconnectorwiththe

connectoronthesystemboard.Insert thecontrollerfirmlyintotheconnector. Theretaining clipssnap intothelockedpositionwhenthecontrollerisfirmly

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Battery

RAID controller Battery mounting

clips Battery mounting tabs

Battery cable

Battery cable connector

Attention: Incompleteinsertionmightcausedamagetotheserverorthe

ServeRAID-8kSAScontroller.

5. RemovethebatteryfromtheRAIDcontrollerpackage.

6. Slide thebatterymountingtabsintothebatterymountingclipsontheserver

wallnextto theconnector.

7. ConnecttheRAIDcontrollerbatterytotheRAIDcontroller.

8. If youhaveotheroptions toinstall,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe

Note: Whenyourestart theserver,youwillbepromptedtoimporttheexisting

RAIDconfigurationto thenewServeRAIDcontroller.

Installing

a

memory

module

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetypesof dualinlinememorymodules(DIMMs) that

theserversupportsandotherinformationthatyoumust considerwheninstalling

DIMMs:

v Theserversupports upto eightFullyBufferedDIMMPC2-5300512MB,1GB,2

GB,and4GBDIMMs,fora maximumof32GBof systemmemory.See

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/fora listofmemory

modulesthatyoucan usewiththeserver.

Note: Because somememoryisreservedfor systemoperation,theactual

usablememory sizethatisreportedbytheoperating systemislessthan

thetotalinstalledsize.

v Theservercomeswithaminimumoftwo 512MBDIMMsor two1GBDIMMs,

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youmustinstall twoidenticalDIMMsat atime,intheordershowninthe followingtable,tomaintainperformance.

Table2.DIMMinstallationsequence

Pair DIMMconnectors

1 1and3 2 5and7 3 2and4 4 6and8 DIMM 5 connector DIMM 1 connector DIMM 6 connector DIMM 2 connector DIMM 7 connector DIMM 3 connector DIMM 8 connector DIMM 4 connector Branch 1 Branch 0 Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 0

v EachDIMMinapairmustbethesamesize,speed,type,andtechnology to

ensurethattheserverwilloperatecorrectly.

v Youcanconfiguretheserverto usememorymirroring.Memorymirroringstores

dataintwopairsof DIMMssimultaneously.Ifa failureoccurs,thememory

controllerswitches fromtheactivepairtothemirroringpair.Memorymirroring

reducestheamountofavailablememory.Enablememorymirroringthroughthe

Configuration/SetupUtilityprogram.

Whenyouusememorymirroring,you mustinstalltwopairs ofDIMMs atatime.

ThefourDIMMs ineach groupmust beidentical.Seethefollowingtablefor the

installationsequenceof DIMMconnectorsformemory mirroring.

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Table3.MemorymirroringDIMMinstallationsequence

Group DIMMconnectors

1 1,3,5,and7 2 2,4,6,and8

Table4.MemorymirroringDIMMfunctions

Group ActiveDIMMs MirroringDIMMs

1 1,3 5,7

2 2,4 6,8

v Theserversupports online-sparememory.Thisfeaturedisablesthefailed

memoryfromthesystemconfigurationandactivatesanonline-spare pairof

DIMMsto replacethefailedactiveDIMMpair. Online-sparememoryreducesthe

amountofavailablememory.Beforeyou canenablethisfeature,youmustinstall

upto twoadditionalpairs ofDIMMs.Theonline-spare DIMMpairs mustbethe

samespeed,type, andthesamesizeas,orlargerthan,thelargestactiveDIMM

pairs.

Enableonline-spare memorythroughtheConfiguration/Setup Utilityprogram.

TheBIOScode assignstheonline-spare DIMMpairsaccordingtoyourDIMM

configuration.Two online-spareconfigurationsaresupported.SeeTable5for the

online-sparememoryDIMMconnectorassignments.

Table5.Online-spareDIMMconnectorassignments

Group DIMMconnectors

1 1and3,2and4 2 5and7,6and8

v Youcanenableeither online-sparememoryormemorymirroring,butnotbothat

thesametime. Online-sparememoryprovidesmorememorycapacitythan

mirroring;mirroringprovidesbettermemoryprotectionbutlessmemorycapacity

thanonline-sparememory.

v Whenyouinstallor removeDIMMs,theserverconfigurationinformation

changes.Whenyourestarttheserver,thesystemdisplaysamessagethat

indicatesthatthememoryconfigurationhaschanged.

Toinstalla DIMM,completethefollowing steps:

onpage9.

allexternal cables,ifnecessary. 3. Removetheservercover.

Attention: Toavoidbreaking theretaining clipsordamagingtheDIMM

connectors, openandclosetheclipsgently.

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5. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheDIMMtoanyunpainted

metalsurfaceontheoutside oftheserver.Then,removetheDIMMfromthe

package.

6. Turn theDIMMsothattheDIMMkeysaligncorrectlywiththeslot.

7. Insert theDIMMintotheconnectorbyaligningtheedgesoftheDIMMwiththe

slotsat theends oftheDIMMconnector.

8. FirmlypresstheDIMMstraightdownintotheconnectorbyapplyingpressure on

both endsoftheDIMMsimultaneously.Theretainingclipssnapintothelocked

positionwhentheDIMMisfirmlyseatedintheconnector.

Note: IfthereisagapbetweentheDIMMandtheretaining clips,theDIMM

hasnotbeencorrectlyinserted;opentheretainingclips, removethe

DIMM,andthenreinsertit.

9. If youhaveotheroptions toinstall,dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe

Installing

a

microprocessor

Thefollowingnotesdescribethetype ofmicroprocessorthattheserversupports

andother informationthatyou mustconsiderwheninstalling amicroprocessor:

v Theserversupports certainIntelXeondual-coreorquad-core flip-chipland grid

array771(FC-LGA771)microprocessors,whicharedesignedfor theLGA771

socket.Seehttp://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/fora

listof supportedmicroprocessors.

Important:Dual-coreandquad-coremicroprocessorsarenotinterchangeable

andcannotbeused inthesameserver.Forexample,iftheserverhasa

dual-coremicroprocessor,youcannotinstallaquad-core microprocessorasthe

secondmicroprocessor.UsetheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramtodetermine

thetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorthatiscurrentlyinstalledintheserver.

v Theserversupports upto twomicroprocessors.Iftheservercomeswithone

microprocessor,youcaninstallasecond microprocessor.

v Readthedocumentation thatcomeswiththemicroprocessor,sothatyoucan

determinewhether youhaveto updatetheBIOScode.Todownloadthelatest

levelofBIOScodeandothercode updatesforyour server,completethe

followingsteps:

1. Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. UnderProductsupport,clickSystemx.

3. UnderPopularlinks, clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.

4. ClickIBM Systemx3550todisplaythematrixof downloadablefilesfor the

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v Whenyouinstallanadditionalmicroprocessor,youmustalso installone

additionalcoolingfan.SeetheUser’sGuidefor moreinformationoninstalling the

additionalfan.

v Ifyouhave toreplacea microprocessor,call forservice.

v Themicroprocessorspeedsareautomaticallysetforthis server;therefore, you

donothave tosetanymicroprocessor frequency-selectionjumpersor switches.

v Ifthethermal-greaseprotectivecover(forexample,aplastic caportapeliner) is

removedfromtheheatsink,donottouchthethermalgreaseonthebottomof

theheatsinkor setdowntheheatsink.Fordetails, seetheinformationabout

thermalgreaseintheProblemandDeterminationServiceGuide.

Note: Removing theheatsinkfromthemicroprocessordestroystheeven

distribution ofthethermalgreaseandrequiresreplacingthethermal

grease.

Attention:

v Astartup(boot)microprocessormust alwaysbeinstalledinmicroprocessor

socket1onthesystemboard.

v

Toensureproper serveroperation whenyouinstall anadditionalmicroprocessor,

usemicroprocessorsthathavethesamecachesizeandtype,andthesame

clockspeed.Microprocessorinternalandexternalclockfrequencies mustbe

identical.

v Donotremovethefirst microprocessorfromthesystemboardto installthe

secondmicroprocessor.

Thefollowinginstructionsandillustrationsdescribehow toinstall thesecond

microprocessor onthesystemboard.

Toinstallanadditionalmicroprocessor,completethefollowingsteps:

1. Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpagev and“Installationguidelines”

onpage 9.

2. Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsand

allexternalcables,if necessary(see“Turningoff theserver”onpage 32).

Removetheservercover.

Attention: Whenyouhandlestatic-sensitivedevices,takeprecautions to

avoiddamage fromstaticelectricity. Fordetailsabout handlingthesedevices,

see“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”onpage 10.

3. Locatemicroprocessorsocket2onthesystemboard.

4. Removethemicroprocessordust coverfromthesurfaceof themicroprocessor

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Microprocessor release lever Microprocessor bracket frame Microprocessor dust cover

a. Pressdownandoutonthereleaseleveronthemicroprocessorsocket

takingitoutoftheclosedandlocked position.Liftupthereleaseleveruntil itstopsinthefullyopenposition(approximately135°angle)andthetop

edgeofthereleaselever hasmovedawayfromthemicroprocessor socket.

b. Liftthehingedmicroprocessor bracketframeintoanopenposition.

Removethemicroprocessordust coverfromthebracketframe.Storethe

dustcoverinasafe place.

5. Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenew microprocessorto

anyunpaintedmetalsurfaceontheserver;then, removethemicroprocessor

fromthepackage.

Attention: Droppingthemicroprocessorduringinstallationorremoval can

damagethecontacts.Also,contaminantsonthemicroprocessor contacts,such

asoilfromyourskin,cancauseconnection failuresbetweenthecontactsand

thesocket.

6. Positionthemicroprocessoroverthemicroprocessorsocket. Usethetriangular

alignmentcutoutonthemicroprocessorsocketandthetriangularalignment

markonthemicroprocessor toassistyouinaligningthemicroprocessor tothe

socket.Then,carefullyplacethemicroprocessor intothesocket.Donotforce

themicroprocessor,it onlyfitsonewayontothesocket.

Microprocessor

Alignment marks Microprocessor

socket dust cover

Microprocessor release lever

7. Placethemicroprocessorbracketframe downoverthemicroprocessorandthe

microprocessorsocketto securethemicroprocessor positiononthesocket.

8. Rotatethemicroprocessorreleaseleverintoa closedposition.

9. Placetheheatsinkontopof themicroprocessor withthethermalgreaseside

down.Installthescrewsto securetheheatsinktothesystem board.

Attention: Donottouchthethermalgreaseonthebottomof theheatsink

afteryouremovetheplastic cover.Touchingthethermalgreasewill

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Heat sink Heat-sink installation label Microprocessor Thermal grease

10. Ifyouremovedanyairbaffles,reinstallthemnow.Seepage12for more

information.

Attention: Ifyouhave toremovetheheatsinkafterinstalling it,alternatelyloosen

thescrewstohelpbreak thebondbetweenthecomponentswithoutdamaging

them.

Installing

a

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine

An optionalRemoteSupervisorAdapter IISlimLinecanbeinstalledonlyina

dedicatedconnectoronthesystem board.AftertheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII

SlimLine isinstalled,thesystems-management Ethernetportontherearofthe

serverisactive.

Toinstalla RemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLine,completethefollowingsteps:

onpage9.

allexternal cables,ifnecessary. Removetheservercover.

3. Removetheriser-cardassemblyinslot2andputit ina safeplace.See

“Replacingariser-cardassembly” onpage15for moreinformation.

4. Put theprotectiveplastic coverontheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII SlimLine.

5. Turn theRemote SupervisorAdapter IISlimLine sothatthetabsonthe

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Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine

Mounting bracket

Mounting bracket Mounting bracket

retention latch

6. At adownwardangle,slipthefreeendoftheadapterunderthetabonthe

mountingbracket,aligningtheholesintheadapterwiththepostsonthe

mountingbracketandlatchbracket.

7. Rotate therearoftheadapterintotherearmountingbracket,aligningtheholes

intheadapterwiththepostsonthemountingbracket.

8. Press theRemote SupervisorAdapterIISlimLine firmlyintotheconnectorand

securethemountingbracketretentionlatchesovertheadapter.

Attention: Incompleteinsertionmightcausedamagetotheserverorthe

adapter.

9. Replacetheriser-cardassemblyinslot2 onthesystemboard. See“Replacing

a riser-cardassembly”onpage15formoreinformation.

If youhaveotheroptions toinstall, dosonow.Otherwise,goto“Completingthe

installation.”

Completing

the

installation

Tocompletetheinstallation,completethefollowingsteps:

1. If youremovedanyairbaffles,reinstallthem now.Seepage12forthebaffle

locationsor formoreinformation.

2. If youremovedtheservercover,replaceit andclosethefandoors.Formore

information, see“Replacingtheservercover.”

3. Install theserverintherack cabinet.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthat

comewiththeserverforcompleterackinstallationandremovalinstructions.

4. Connectthecablesandpowercords.Formoreinformation,see“Connecting

thecables”onpage27.

5. Update theserverconfiguration.See“Updatingtheserverconfiguration”on

page 28for moreinformation.

Replacing

the

server

cover

Toreplacetheservercover,completethefollowingsteps:

v Slidetheservercovertowardthefrontoftheserver,fittingthecoverintothetabs

fora securefit.

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v Tightenthethumbscrewatthebackoftheserver. Thumbscrew

Fan door

Connecting

the

cables

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationsoftheinput andoutputconnectorson

thefrontandrearoftheserver.

Video connector USB 4 connector USB 3 connector Video connector Serial connector USB 1 USB 2 Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 Systems-management Ethernet connector Power-supply connector

You mustturnofftheserverbeforeyouconnector disconnectcables.

Seethedocumentationthatcomeswithanyexternaldevicesforadditionalcabling

instructions.It mightbeeasierforyouto routecablesbeforeyouconnect the devicesto theserver.

Cable identifiersareprintedonthecables thatcomewiththeserverandoptional

devices.Usetheseidentifiers toconnectthecablesto thecorrectconnectors.

Figure2.Frontofserver

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USB cable

USB cable release lever

There arereleaseleversontheEthernetandsystemsmanagementconnectors.To

disconnectacablefromoneoftheseconnectors,pull upontheleverto releasethe

cable.

Ethernet speed LED Ethernet activity LED

Ethernet port

Ethernet cable release lever

Updating

the

server

configuration

When youstarttheserverfor thefirsttime afteryouaddorremoveaninternal

optionor externaldevice,youmightreceiveamessagethattheconfigurationhas

changed.TheConfiguration/SetupUtilityprogramstartsautomaticallysothatyou

can savethenewconfigurationsettings.

Some optionshavedevicedriversthatyoumust install.For informationabout

installing devicedrivers,seethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachoption.

If theserverhasanoptionalRAIDadapterandyouhaveinstalledorremoved a

harddiskdrive,seethedocumentation thatcomeswiththeRAIDadapterfor

informationabout reconfiguringthediskarrays.

If youhaveinstalleda RemoteSupervisorAdapterllSlimLinetomanage theserver

remotely, seetheRemoteSupervisorAdapter llSlimLine User’sGuide,which

comes withtheadapter,forinformationabout settingup,configuring,andusingthe

adapter.

For informationaboutconfiguring theintegratedGigabitEthernetcontrollers,see theUser’sGuide.

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Chapter

3. Server

controls,

LEDs,

connectors,

and

power

This sectiondescribesthecontrolsandlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)andhowto turn

theserveronandoff.

Front

view

Thefollowingillustration showsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontof

theserver.Thisconfigurationsupportsuptofour2.5-inchhot-swappable harddisk

drives.

2.5-inch hard disk drives

USB 3 connector

Rack release latch Rack release latch Operator informationpanel

CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED Hard disk drive

activity LED Hard disk drive

status LED CD-RW/DVD eject button

Thefollowingillustration showsthecontrols,LEDs,andconnectorsonthefrontof

theserver.Thisconfigurationsupportsuptotwo 3.5-inchhot-swappableSASor

SATAharddiskdrivesortwo3.5-inch simple-swapSATAharddiskdrives.

Operator information panel Rack release latch Rack release latch

CD-RW/DVD eject button CD-RW/DVD drive activity LED 3.5-inch hard disk drives

USB 3 connector

Hard disk drive activity LED (SAS model)

Hard disk drive status LED (SAS model)

Note: TheCD-RW/DVDdriveisstandardinallconfigurations.Thelocationsofthe

controls,LEDs,andconnectorsvary, dependingonthehardware

configurationthatyouhave.

v Operatorinformationpanel:This panelcontainscontrolsandLEDsaboutthe

statusoftheserver.

Power-on LED (green) System locator LED (blue) Power-control button System information LED (amber) System-error LED (amber) Release latch Hard drive activity LED (green)

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– Power-onLED:WhenthisgreenLEDislitandnotflashing,itindicatesthat

theserveristurnedon.WhenthisLEDisflashing,itindicates thattheserver

isturned offandisstillconnectedtoanacpowersource.Whenthis LEDis

off,it indicatesthatacpowerisnotpresent,orthepowersupplyortheLED itselfhas failed.ApowerLEDisalso ontherearoftheserver.

Note: If thisLEDisoff,it doesnotmeanthatthereisnoelectricalpowerin

theserver.TheLED mightbeburnedout.Toremoveallelectrical

powerfromtheserver,youmustdisconnectthepowercordfromthe

electricaloutlet.

– SystemlocatorLED:Usethis blueLEDtovisuallylocatetheserverifit isin

alocationwithotherservers.Youcan useIBMDirector tolight thisLED

remotely.ThisLEDiscontrolledbytheBMC.

– System-errorLED:WhenthisamberLED islit,it indicatesthatasystem

errorhasoccurred.Asystem-errorLEDisalsoontherearof theserver.An

LEDonthelight pathdiagnosticspanelonthesystemboardisalsolitto help

isolatetheerror.This LEDiscontrolledbytheBMC.

– ReleaseLatch:Pressthereleaselatchtotheleftto slideouttheoperator

informationpanelandviewthelightpath diagnosticspanel.SeetheProblem

DeterminationandServiceGuideformoreinformationabout thelight path

diagnosticspanel.

– SysteminformationLED:Whenthisamber LEDislit,itindicatesthata

non-criticaleventhasoccurred.Check theerrorlogforadditionalinformation.

Seetheinformationabout lightpathdiagnosticsintheProblemDetermination

andServiceGuidefor moreinformationabouterrorlogs.

– HarddriveactivityLED:Whenthisgreen LEDislit,it indicatesthatoneof

theharddiskdrivesisinuse.

Notes:

1. HarddiskdriveactivityLEDsfor theSASdrivesareintwoplaces:onthe

harddiskdrive andontheoperatorinformationpanel.

2. ThereisnoharddiskdriveactivityLEDonaSATAdrive.Theonlyhard

diskdrive activityLEDisontheoperatorinformationpanel. – Power-controlbutton:Pressthisbuttontoturntheserveronandoff

manually.

Note: Theservercanalsobeturnedonoroffbya commandto theBMC.

For moreinformationaboutusingthisfeatureoftheBMC,see the

User’sGuideontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD.

v Rackreleaselatches:Pressthelatchesoneachfrontside oftheserverto

removetheserverfromtherack.

v Videoconnector: Connecta monitortothisconnector.Thevideoconnectorson

thefrontandrearof theservercanbeusedsimultaneously.

v

USBconnectors:ConnectaUSBdevice,suchasaUSBmouse,keyboard,or

otherdeviceto anyoftheseconnectors.

v CD-RW/DVDejectbutton:PressthisbuttontoreleaseaDVDorCDfromthe

CD/DVDdrive.

v CD-RW/DVDdriveactivityLED:WhenthisLED islit,it indicatesthatthe

CD-RW/DVDdriveisinuse.

v HarddiskdrivestatusLED:This LEDisusedonSASharddiskdrives.When

thisLEDislit,itindicates thatthedrive hasfailed.IfanoptionalIBM

(45)

(oneflashpersecond),it indicatesthatthedriveisbeingrebuilt.WhentheLED isflashingrapidly(threeflashes persecond), itindicatesthatthecontrolleris identifyingthedrive.

v HarddiskdriveactivityLED:ThisLEDisusedonSASharddiskdrives. Each

hot-swapharddiskdrive hasanactivityLED,andwhenthisLEDisflashing,it

indicatesthatthedriveisinuse.

Rear

view

Thefollowingillustration showstheconnectorsandLEDsontherearoftheserver.

PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2

Video connector Serial connector USB 1 USB 2 Ethernet 1 Ethernet 2 Systems-management Ethernet connector Power-on LED AC power LED DC power LED System-locator LED System-error LED Power connector

v PCIslot1: InsertaPCIExpresstype adapterinto thisslot.

v PCIslot2: InsertaPCIExpresstype adapterinto thisslot.Youcanpurchasean

optionalPCI-Xrisercardassembly toconvertthisslot toacceptaPCI-Xadapter.

v Powerconnector:Connectthepowercordto thisconnector.

v ACpower LED:Each hot-swappowersupplyhasanacpowerLED andadc

powerLED.WhentheacpowerLEDislit,it indicatesthatsufficientpoweris

comingintothepowersupplythroughthepowercord.During typicaloperation,

boththeacanddcpowerLEDsarelit.For anyothercombinationof LEDs,see

theProblemDetermination andServiceGuideontheIBMSystemx DocumentationCD.

v

DCpower LED:Each hot-swappowersupplyhasa dcpowerLEDandanac

powerLED.WhenthedcpowerLEDislit,it indicatesthatthepowersupplyis

supplyingadequatedcpowertothesystem.Duringtypicaloperation,boththeac

anddcpowerLEDsarelit.For anyothercombinationofLEDs,seetheProblem

DeterminationandServiceGuideontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCD. v System-errorLED:WhenthisLEDislit,it indicatesthatasystemerrorhas

occurred.An LEDonthelight pathdiagnosticspanelisalsolitto helpisolatethe error.

v PowerLED:WhenthisLEDislitandnotflashing,it indicatesthattheserveris

turnedon.WhenthisLED isflashing,itindicates thattheserveristurnedoffand stillconnected toanacpowersource.Whenthis LEDisoff,itindicatesthatac powerisnotpresent,or thepowersupplyor theLEDitselfhasfailed.

v

LocationLED:UsethisLEDto visuallylocatetheserveramongotherservers.

YoucanuseIBMDirectorto lightthisLED remotely.

v Videoconnector: Connecta monitortothisconnector.Thevideoconnectorson

thefrontandrearof theservercanbeusedsimultaneously.

v Serialconnector:Connecta9-pinserialdeviceto thisconnector.Theserialport

issharedwiththebaseboardmanagement controller(BMC).TheBMCcan take

controlofthesharedserialportto performtextconsoleredirectionandtoredirect serialtraffic,usingSerialoverLAN(SOL).

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