Chapter 1. Introduction - IBM System x3650 Installation Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM
Type 7979 server and basic instructions for installing some optional devices. More
detailed instructions for installing optional devices are in the User's Guide on the
IBM System x Documentation CD, which comes with the server. This document
contains information about:
v Setting up and cabling the server
v Starting and configuring the server
v Installing some optional devices
v Solving problems
Attention:
power supplies and connecting and disconnecting power refers to ac power
supplies only. If the server contains dc power supplies, see the documentation that
comes with the dc power supplies. In a dc power environment, only trained service
personnel other than IBM service technicians are authorized to connect or
disconnect power to the dc power supply and to install and remove a dc power
supply.
The server has two model styles, which are based on the size and number of hard
disk drive bays:
v The 3.5-inch models have six 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive bays. Install only
v The 2.5-inch models have eight 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive bays and one
Throughout this documentation, the terms 2.5-inch models and 3.5-inch models are
used to distinguish between the server styles.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from
the IBM Web site. The server might have features that are not described in the
documentation that comes with the server, and the documentation might be updated
occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might
be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server
documentation. To check for updates, complete the following steps:
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
document.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
The information in this document regarding installing and removing
3.5-inch drives in these models. If you intend to install a tape drive, the tape
drive will occupy two of the six 3.5-inch drive bays.
3.5-inch tape drive bay. Install only 2.5-inch hard disk drives and an optional
3.5-inch tape drive in these models.
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