Completing Server Setup; Installing Drives In The 8001-12C System; Drive Installation Details For The 8001-12C System - IBM Power System S821LC Installing

Completing server setup

Learn how to complete server setup.
Procedure
1. Connect your server to a VGA terminal and keyboard or a console. Only the 1024x768 at 60 Hz VGA
setting is supported. Only up to a 3 meter cable is supported.
2. Go to Getting fixes(http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8ei8/
p8ei8_fixes_kickoff.htm) and update the system firmware with the most recent level of firmware.
3. You can receive important technical information and updates for specific IBM Support tools and
resources by subscribing to receive updates. To subscribe to receive updates, complete the following
steps:
a. Go to the IBM Support Portal.
b. Log in by using your IBM ID and password and click Sign in.
c. Click Support notifications.
d. Click Browse for a product.
e. Select Power > Firmware, find your machine type and model and click Subscribe.
f. Exit the Browse for a product screen.
g. Click Delivery preferences to set email preferences and click Submit.
h. Click Edit to select the types of documentation updates that you want to receive and click Submit.
4. You can install the Linux operating system on bare metal systems, or on non-virtualized systems. For
these systems, the operating system runs directly on the Open Power Abstraction Layer (OPAL)
firmware. For more information about installing the Linux operating system on bare metal systems,
see Installing Linux on bare metal systems(http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/
linuxonibm/liabw/liabwkickoff.htm).

Installing drives in the 8001-12C system

Learn how to install storage drives in the IBM Power
About this task
You can install the following types of drives in the system:
v SATA drives connected to the SATA controller ports on the system backplane
v SAS drives connected to a SAS RAID adapter
v NVMe drives connected to an NVMe adapter
v 3.5-inch drives
v 2.5-inch drives by using an adapter

Drive installation details for the 8001-12C system

Find information about the drive installation options for the IBM Power System S821LC (8001-12C)
system.
SATA Drives
The 8001-12C system can support four SATA drives directly connected to the SATA ports and controller
on the system backplane. The SATA drives can be installed into the front drive bay locations. SATA drive
cables connect the disk drive backplane to the SATA sockets on the system backplane.
Use SATA cables to connect the SATA ports on the system backplane to the SATA ports on the disk drive
backplane.
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Power Systems: Installing the IBM Power System S821LC (8001-12C)
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System S821LC (8001-12C) system.