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Chapter 2. Installing the Eserver pSeries 670
Use the procedures in this chapter to set up your pSeries 670. Installing the pSeries 670 can take
approximately eight hours.
Minimum System Configuration
The minimum system configuration consists of the redundant bulk power subsystem, one processor
subsystem, a media subsystem, and one I/O subsystem in the same rack, as well as access to a
hardware management console for pSeries (HMC).
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Hardware Management Console
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Bulk Power Subsystem
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7040 Model 671 Processor Subsystem
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7040 Model 671 Media Subsystem
Multiple System Configurations
The system configuration may vary. Other configurations include multiple HMCs attached to one pSeries
670 and multiple pSeries 670s servers attached to one HMC. For more information, refer to Appendix E,
"Attaching Multiple pSeries 670s to One Hardware Management Console", on page 55.
Prerequisites to Installing the pSeries 670
Before installing the pSeries 670, ensure that the following have been completed:
v Doors have been ordered. The pSeries 670 has the following types of doors:
– Rack Front Door (Universal)
– Rack Rear Door (Slimline)
– Rack Rear Door (Acoustical)
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7040 Model 61R Integrated Battery Feature (IBF)
(Optional) for the Power Subsystem
Redundant 7040 Model 61R Integrated Battery
Feature (IBF) (Optional) is placed in the rear
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7040 Model 61D I/O Subsystem
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7040 Model 61D I/O Subsystem (Optional)
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7040 Model 61D I/O Subsystem (Optional)
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