Chapter 2. Installing Optional Devices; Instructions For Business Partners - Lenovo System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Note: The information and procedures in this documentation apply to both the 4-socket and the 8-socket
configurations of the server, unless otherwise specified. Most of the illustrations in the documentation uses
the 4-socket configuration of the server.
This information provides detailed instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the server.
In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardware devices, updating the firmware
and device drivers, and completing the installation, Business Partners must also complete the steps in
"Instructions for Business Partners" on page 43.
Important: To help ensure that the devices that you install work correctly and do not introduce problems,
observe the following precautions:
1. Before you install optional hardware devices, make sure that the server is working correctly. Start the
server and make sure that the operating system starts, if an operating system is installed, or that a
19990305 error code is displayed, indicating that an operating system was not found but the server is
otherwise working correctly. If the server is not working correctly, see "Running the DSA Preboot
diagnostic programs" on page 166 for information about how to run diagnostics.
2. Make sure that the server and the installed firmware levels support the devices that you are installing. If
necessary, update the UEFI and IMM firmware and any other firmware that is stored on the standard I/O
book board. For information about where firmware is stored in the server, see "Updating the firmware "
on page 119. For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see
serverproven/ .
Attention: Installing the wrong firmware or device-driver update might cause the server to malfunction.
Before you install a firmware or device-driver update, read any readme and change history files that are
provided with the downloaded update. These files contain important information about the update and
the procedure for installing the update, including any special procedure for updating from an early
firmware or device-driver version to the latest version.
3. Use the best practices to apply current firmware and device-driver updates for the server and optional
devices. Additional hints and tips are available from the following sites:
• Lenovo Support:
• System x configuration tools:
#comboFilters[category]=.Tools
4. Follow the installation procedures and use the correct tools. Incorrectly installed devices can cause
system failure because of damaged pins in sockets or connectors, loose cabling, or loose components.

Instructions for Business Partners

This topic provides additional instructions for Business Partners.
In addition to the instructions in the documentation for installing optional hardware devices, updating
firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation, Business Partners must also complete the
following steps:
Attention: Installing the wrong firmware or device-driver update might cause the server to malfunction.
Before you install a firmware or device-driver update, read any readme and change history files that are
provided with the downloaded update. These files contain important information about the update and the
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