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Connecting the twinaxial cable
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Connect a twinaxial cable from the workstation that you will use as the system console to port 0 on the 8-port
twinaxial attachment cable.
Note: The workstation address of your console must be set to 0. To set the address, see the reference material
that was included with your workstation.
Connecting the electronic customer support cable (optional)
Electronic customer support helps automate management of your server and streamline your support. Use the
IBM eServer Technical Support Advantage information that is included with your server to learn about
electronic customer support or see the Support for iSeries family Web site (www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
support/iseries/index.html). You can configure electronic customer support by using the iSeries Setup and
Operations CD that came with your server. For more information, see Service and support.
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Connect a telephone cable to the RJ11 connector of the adapter in the appropriate position.
v Position C3 for the model 520
v Position C2 for the models 550 and 570
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Connect the other end of the telephone cable to an analog telephone jack.
Cabling the expansion units
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Do you have an expansion unit?
Yes. To set up your expansion unit, see Expansion units.
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Note: Do not plug the expansion-unit power cord into the power outlet, as directed by the directions in
Expansion units, until later in this checklist
v No. Proceed to the next section, Attaching devices using the system ports.
Attaching devices by using the system ports
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If you have an IBM System i5 or eServer i5 server and you are connecting it to an uninterruptible power supply,
the serial uninterruptible power supply conversion cable is required. See "Serial uninterruptible power supply
conversion cable" on page 162 for instructions. Do not plug the uninterruptible-power-supply power cord into
the outlet and do not start your server.
Note: The attachment of high availability cluster multiprocessing (HACMP) cables to the system ports on the back of
the server is not supported.
Installing the PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor card
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Do you have a PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor card?
Yes. Install it now using the PCI-X Cryptographic Coprocessor instructions. This card was shipped in a
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separate box. Return here after the card is installed.
v No. Proceed to the next section, Connecting the power cords.
Connecting the power cords
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You should route the power cords through the retention rings or under the retention brackets that are provided
to prevent the power cords from becoming unplugged unexpectedly.
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