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Table Of Contents - IBM 7383 Installation And Service Manual

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Guidelines for trained service technicians

Inspecting for unsafe conditions

Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment

Safety statements

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Chapter 1. The IBM System x3500 M4

Type 7383 server . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The IBM Documentation CD .

Hardware and software requirements .

The Documentation Browser .

Related documentation .

Notices and statements in this document .

Server features and specifications

What your server offers.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM Systems Director .

Server controls, LEDs, and power .

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Operator information panel .

Light path diagnostics panel .

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Server power features .

Turning on the server .

Turning off the server .

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Instructions for IBM Business Partners .

Sending DSA data to IBM

Server components .

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System-board internal connectors .

System-board external connectors .

System-board switches and jumpers .

System-board LEDs and controls .

Hard disk drive backplane connectors

Installation guidelines .

System reliability guidelines .

Working inside the server with the power on .

Handling static-sensitive devices .

Opening the bezel media door .

Removing the left-side cover

Removing the air baffle .

Removing the fan cage assembly .

Installing a simple-swap fan .

Hard disk drive installation .

Installing a 2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive .

Installing a 3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive .

Installing a 3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive 55

Installing a DVD drive

Installing an optional tape drive

Memory module installation.

DIMM installation sequence .

Memory mirrored channel .

Memory rank sparing .

Installing a DIMM .

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Installing a PCI-X bracket.

Installing an adapter .

Installing an adapter on the PCI-X bracket .

Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory

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Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power

module remotely in the server .

Installing the microprocessor 2 expansion board .

Installing a microprocessor and heat sink .

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Thermal grease .

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Installing a hot-swap power supply .

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Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device

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Completing the installation .

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Replacing the fan cage assembly .

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Replacing the air baffle

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Replacing the left-side cover .

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Connecting the cables .

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Updating the server configuration

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Chapter 3. Configuration information

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and instructions . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Updating the firmware .

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Configuring the server .

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Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation

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ServerGuide features .

Setup and configuration overview .

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Typical operating-system installation

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Installing your operating system without

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using ServerGuide.

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Using the Setup utility .

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Starting the Setup utility

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Setup utility menu choices .

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Using the Boot Manager .

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Starting the backup server firmware .

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The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer

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Changing the Power Policy option to the default

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settings after loading UEFI defaults .

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Using the integrated management module.

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Using the remote presence and blue-screen

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capture features

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Obtaining the IMM host name.

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Obtaining the IP address for the IMM .

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Logging on to the web interface .

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Using the embedded hypervisor .

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Configuring the Ethernet controller .

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Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet software 120

Enabling Features on Demand RAID software

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Configuring RAID arrays .

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IBM Advanced Settings Utility program

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Updating IBM Systems Director .

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Installing a newer version .

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Installing updates with your management

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server is connected to the Internet .

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