Completing The Installation; Updating The Server Configuration - IBM System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Completing the installation

Use this information for instructions on what you need to do after you install
devices in the server to complete the installation process.
About this task
To complete the installation, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Make sure that all cables are connected properly.
2. Update the server configuration (see "Updating the server configuration").
3. Reconnect the power cords.
4. Start the server. Confirm that is starts correctly and recognizes the newly
5. (IBM Business Partners only) Complete the additional steps in "Instructions for
6. If you want to install the server in a rack, see the Rack Installation Instructions

Updating the server configuration

This topic provides information about the server configuration tasks that you
might need to perform when you add and remove devices.
When you start the server for the first time after you add or remove a device, you
might receive a message that the configuration has changed. The Setup utility
starts automatically so that you can save the new configuration settings.
Some optional devices have device drivers that you must install. For information
about installing device drivers, see the documentation that comes with each device.
If the server has an optional RAID adapter and you have installed or removed a
hard disk drive, see the documentation that comes with the RAID adapter for
information about reconfiguring the disk arrays.
The server comes with at least one microprocessor. If more that one microprocessor
is installed, the server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server.
You might have to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. For more
information, see "Typical operating-system installation" on page 125 and the
operating-system documentation.
For information about configuring the integrated Ethernet controller, see
"Configuring the Ethernet controller" on page 146.
installed devices, and make sure that no error LEDs are lit.
IBM Business Partners" on page 44.
that come with the server for instructions.
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