IBM Power Systems 8202-E4B Manual page 15

To Connect:
1. Turn off everything (unless instructed otherwise).
2. Attach all cables to the devices.
3. Attach the signal cables to the connectors.
4. Attach the power cords to the outlets.
5. Turn on the devices.
(D005)
To cable your server, complete the following steps:
1. Connect a console or interface to your server.
Console, terminal, or interface
Advanced System Management Interface
Hardware Management Console
IBM Systems Director Management Console (SDMC)
Integrated Virtualization Manager
ASCII terminal
Operations console
Graphics console
2. Optional: Cable the expansion units, if applicable, to your server.
v For information about installing expansion units, see Installing expansion units.
v For information about connecting expansion units, see Connecting your expansion units.
3. Optional: Connect all external cables to the appropriate adapter connectors on the rear of your server.
Note: You must provide the cable if it was not provided with your server.
4. Optional: If you are attaching devices to a system serial port, be aware of the following conditions
and follow these instructions:
v If you are connecting the server to an uninterruptible power supply, see the documentation that is
included with your uninterruptible power supply. You might need additional hardware.
v To view locations of system serial ports, see Locations.
Notes:
a. Use a system serial port for a local teletypewriter (tty) console, such as an ASCII terminal, or for
support of the call home feature, if the system is not managed by an HMC or SDMC.
b. The attachment of IBM PowerHA cables to a system serial port on the rear of the server is not
supported.
5. Optional: If you have a PCI Cryptographic coprocessor card to install, install it now.
6. After you connect other devices to your server, route the server power cord through the retention
bracket as follows:
a. Route the power cord through the retention bracket before you plug the cord into the rear of the
server. See the directional arrows in the following figure.
Location of instructions
Accessing the ASMI using the HMC or Accessing the
ASMI without an HMC or Accessing the ASMI using the
SDMC
Cabling the HMC
Cabling the SDMC
Integrated Virtualization Manager and Installing the
Virtual I/O Server and client logical partitions
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal
Setting up Operations Console
Accessing the graphics console
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Cabling your server