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Chapter 1. The IBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466 server
This Installation and Service Guide contains information and instructions for setting
up yourIBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466 server, instructions for installing some
optional devices, cabling and configuring the server, removing and replacing
devices, and diagnostics and troubleshooting information.
In addition to the instructions in Chapter 2, "Installing optional devices," on page
23 for installing optional hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers,
and completing the installation, IBM Business Partners must also complete the
steps in "Instructions for IBM Business Partners" on page 24.
The IBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466 is a 2-U-high rack model, two-socket
server for virtualization, database, and computational intensive computing. This
high-performance, multi-core server is ideally suited for enterprise environments
that require superior input/output (I/O) flexibility, scalability, and high
manageability.
Performance, ease of use, reliability, and expansion capabilities were key
considerations in the design of the server. These design features make it possible
for you to customize the system hardware to meet your needs today and provide
flexible expansion capabilities for the future.
The server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the
warranty and getting service and assistance, see the IBM Warranty Information
document that comes with the server.
The server contains IBM next generation technologies, which help increase
performance and reliability. For more information, see "What your server offers"
on page 11 and "Reliability, availability, and serviceability" on page 14.
You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server
products at http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/. At http://www-947.ibm.com/
support/entry/portal/overview, you can create a personalized support page by
identifying IBM products that are of interest to you. From this personalized page,
you can subscribe to weekly e-mail notifications about new technical documents,
search for information and downloads, and access various administrative services.
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about your use of technology, best practices, and innovative solutions; build a
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about the IBM client reference program, see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/
clientreference/.
The server supports up to fourteen 3.5-inch hot-swap drives (two of the 3.5-inch
hot-swap hard disk drives are located at the rear of the server) using the supported
drive backplane configurations. It supports 3.5-inch hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) or SATA hard disk drives. The illustrations in this document might differ
slightly from your hardware.
Note: Hard disk drive status reporting can be managed by ServeRAID software.
See the RAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for information
about RAID controllers.
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