Cabling The Server And Connecting Expansion Units; Completing The Server Setup; Completing The Server Setup By Using An Hmc - IBM Power System S814 Installing

Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse:
Before you start the system, you might need to connect the keyboard, video, and mouse to the system, if
a graphics card is present.
To connect the keyboard, video, and mouse, complete the following steps:
1. Locate the graphics card and Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports at the rear of the system. You might
need a connector converter.
2. Connect the monitor cable to the graphics card.
3. Connect a keyboard and mouse to the blue USB 3.0 ports.
4. Power on the console.
5. Continue with "Cabling the server and connecting expansion units."

Cabling the server and connecting expansion units

Learn how to cable the server and to connect expansion units.
To cable the server and to connect expansion units, complete the following steps:
1. Ensure that you have cabled and set up a console. For more information, see "Cabling the server and
setting up a console" on page 37.
2. Complete the following steps:
a. Plug the power cord into the power supply.
b. Plug the system power cords and the power cords for any other attached devices into the power
source.
c. If your system uses a power distribution unit (PDU), complete the following steps:
1) Connect the system power cords from the server and I/O drawers to the PDU with an IEC 320
type receptacle.
2) Attach the PDU input power cord and plug it into the power source.
3) If your system uses two PDUs for redundancy, complete the following steps:
v If your system has two power supplies, attach one power supply to each of the two PDUs.
v If your system has four power supplies, plug E1 and E2 to PDU A and E3 and E4 to PDU
B.
Note: Confirm that the system is in standby mode. The green power status indicator on the
front control panel is flashing, and the dc out indicator lights on the power supplies are
flashing. If none of the indicators are flashing, check the power cord connections.
3. For information about connecting enclosures and expansion units, see Enclosures and expansion units
(http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8ham/p8ham_kickoff.htm).

Completing the server setup

Learn about the tasks you must complete to set up your managed system.

Completing the server setup by using an HMC

Perform these tasks to complete the server setup by using a Hardware Management Console (HMC). You
can also begin to use virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems to increase
server use, and to reduce cost.
To manage POWER8 processor-based systems, the HMC must be at version 8 release 8.1.0, or later.
To complete the server setup by using an HMC, complete the following steps:
1. Change the managed system passwords by completing the following steps:
If you are using an HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
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