Table Of Contents - IBM PowerLinux 7R2 Installing

Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Installing the IBM PowerLinux 7R2 (8246-L2D or 8246-L2T). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Prerequisites for installing the 8246-L2D or 8246-L2T system .
Before you begin . . .
Installation overview .
Installing the server into a rack
Determining the location .
Marking the location. .
Attaching the 8246-L2D or 8246-L2T mounting hardware to the rack
Installing the 8246-L2D or 8246-L2T system into the rack
Installing the cable-management arm .
Connecting the expansion units, disk drives, and PCI adapters .
Cabling the server and setting up the console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cabling the server with an ASCII terminal .
Cabling the server to the Hardware Management Console .
Cabling the server and accessing the Integrated Virtualization Manager .
Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse
Connecting the power cables to the system .
Completing the server setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Completing the server setup by using Hardware Management Console .
Completing the server setup without using a management console .
Reference information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing rack-mounted and factory-racked servers .
Installing the rack-mounted server.
Installing the factory-racked server
Supporting information for setting up consoles
Accessing the ASMI by using a web browser .
Setting the IP address on your PC or notebook
Linux . . . .
Windows XP and Windows 2000 .
Windows Vista .
Windows 7 . .
Correcting an IP address .
Common system attention LEDs and system reference codes .
Best practices for integrating cable and system placement .
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Trademarks . . . .
Electronic emission notices .
Class A Notices . .
Class B Notices . .
Terms and conditions .
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