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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Guidelines for trained service technicians .

Inspecting for unsafe conditions .

Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment .

Chapter 1. The System x3750 M4 Types

8722 and 8733 server . . . . . . . . . 1

The IBM Documentation CD .

Hardware and software requirements .

Using the Documentation Browser .

Related documentation .

Notices and statements in this document .

Server features and specifications

What your server offers.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM Systems Director .

Server controls, LEDs, and power .

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Operator information panel .

Light path diagnostics .

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Server power features .

Turning on the server .

Turning off the server .

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Instructions for IBM Business Partners .

How to send DSA data to IBM .

Server components .

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System-board internal connectors .

System-board external connectors .

System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons .

System-board LEDs.

System-board optional-device connectors

Optional microprocessor and memory expansion

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PCIe riser card .

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Installation guidelines .

System reliability guidelines .

Handling static-sensitive devices .

Removing the server top cover .

Removing the microprocessor and memory

expansion tray assembly .

Removing the DIMM air baffle .

Removing the microprocessor air baffle .

Removing the fan cage assembly .

Installing a memory module.

Non-mirroring (independent mode) .

Memory mirroring .

Memory sparing.

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DIMM installation instructions .

Installing drives .

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Supported SAS/SATA drive backplane

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Backplane configuration for 4 drives .

Backplane configurations for 8 drives.

Backplane configurations for 12 drives .

Backplane configurations for 16 drives .

Backplane configurations for 20 drives .

Backplane configurations for 24 drives .

Backplane configuration for 28 drives

Backplane configuration for 32 drives

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Connecting the SAS cables .

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Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives

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Installing an optional CD/DVD drive

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Installing a PCIe riser-card assembly .

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Installing an adapter .

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Supported adapters.

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Supported RAID cache cards

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Supported features on demand software .

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Adapter installation instructions

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Installing the ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA

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Installing the optional ServeRAID M5110

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SAS/SATA Controller .

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Installing the optional ServeRAID M5120

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SAS/SATA Controller .

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Installing the IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized

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Host Bus Adapter .

Installing a RAID cache card

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Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power

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Installing an additional microprocessor and heat

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Thermal grease .

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Installing a 1400-watt or 900-watt hot-swap power

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Installing the power interposer for redundant power

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supply card assembly .

Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 100

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Installing the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplane

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Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane

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Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane

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with controller expander

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Installing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane

Completing the installation .

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Replacing the DIMM air baffle.

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Replacing the microprocessor air baffle .

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Replacing the microprocessor and memory

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expansion tray assembly.

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Replacing the fan cage assembly .

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Replacing the server top cover.

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Connecting the cables

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Updating the server configuration

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Chapter 3. Configuration information

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and instructions . . . . . . . . . . 123

Updating the firmware .

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