Table Of Contents - IBM 8486 - eServer xSeries 100 User Manual
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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. The xSeries 100 Type 8486 server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Update Xpress program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2. Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Removing the bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cabling an optional SCSI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing a security rope clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System-board option connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing a removable-media drive in bay 2 or 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing a SATA hard disk drive in bay 4 or 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Installing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS) . . . . . . . . . 42
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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