Table Of Contents - H3C UniServer R6900 G3 User Manual

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1 Safety information ······································································· 1-1
Safety sign conventions ············································································································ 1-1
Power source recommendations ································································································ 1-1
Installation safety recommendations ··························································································· 1-2
General operating safety ···································································································· 1-2
Electrical safety ················································································································ 1-2
Rack mounting recommendations ························································································ 1-2
ESD prevention ················································································································ 1-3
Cooling performance ········································································································· 1-3
Battery safety ·················································································································· 1-4
2 Preparing for installation ······························································· 2-1
Rack requirements ·················································································································· 2-1
Installation site requirements ····································································································· 2-2
Space and airflow requirements ·························································································· 2-2
Temperature, humidity, and altitude requirements ··································································· 2-3
Cleanliness requirements ··································································································· 2-3
Grounding requirements ···································································································· 2-4
Installation tools ······················································································································ 2-4
3 Installing or removing the server ···················································· 3-1
Installing the server ················································································································· 3-1
Installing the chassis rails and slide rails ················································································ 3-1
Rack-mounting the server ·································································································· 3-1
(Optional) Installing the CMA ······························································································ 3-3
Connecting external cables ······································································································· 3-3
Cabling guidelines ············································································································ 3-3
Connecting a mouse, keyboard, and monitor ·········································································· 3-3
Connecting an Ethernet cable ····························································································· 3-5
Connecting a USB device ·································································································· 3-6
Connecting the power cord ································································································· 3-7
Securing cables ··············································································································· 3-9
Removing the server from a rack ······························································································ 3-10
4 Powering on and powering off the server ········································· 4-1
Important information ··············································································································· 4-1
Powering on the server ············································································································ 4-1
Prerequisites ··················································································································· 4-1
Procedure ······················································································································· 4-1
Powering off the server ············································································································ 4-2
Guidelines ······················································································································ 4-2
Procedure ······················································································································· 4-2
5 Configuring the server ································································· 5-1
Configuration flowchart············································································································· 5-1
Powering on the server ············································································································ 5-1
Configuring basic BIOS settings ································································································· 5-2
Setting the server boot order ······························································································· 5-2
Setting the BIOS passwords ······························································································· 5-2
Configuring RAID ···················································································································· 5-2
Installing the operating system and hardware drivers ······································································ 5-2
Installing the operating system ···························································································· 5-2
Installing hardware drivers ·································································································· 5-2
Updating firmware ··················································································································· 5-3
6 Installing hardware options ··························································· 6-1
Installing the security bezel ······································································································· 6-1
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