Table of Contents
Advertisement
Notes:
1. Depending on the options that you installed, you might need to run the
2. If you installed a SCSI drive, check the lights to verify proper operation.
Rack installation considerations
For air flow reasons, observe the following guidelines in the rack cabinet in which you
install the xSeries 330 server:
•
•
Working with cables
Your server has two different cabling options, the Advanced System Management
(ASM) bus and the Cable Chain Technology (C2T). The following sections discuss
each of these options. While reading about these options, remember that they are
independent of each other.
1. Refer to the following illustration to locate the connectors on the back of your
2. Connect the power cords and all external cables to the server; then, plug the
3. Continue with "Cabling the RS-485 ports" and "Connecting the servers with a C2T
Cabling the RS-485 ports
You can use the RS-485 connectors to create an ASM bus between several xSeries
330 servers.
16
IBM xSeries 330 Type 8675: Installation Guide
Configuration/Setup Utility program to complete the server configuration. See the
User's Reference for more information.
Do not install any equipment that cools from back to front into the same rack as an
xSeries 330 server.
Install a filler panel on the front of all unoccupied slots in the rack.
server.
Ethernet 1 speed
indicator (green)
Ethernet 1 link
indicator (green)
Ethernet 2 link
indicator (green)
Ethernet 2 speed
indicator (green)
The ASM ports on the back of the server are referred to in this book as
RS-485 (A) and RS-485 (B).
power cords into properly grounded electrical outlets.
chain" on page 17.
Advanced System
Management RS-485 connectors
C2T (Out) connector
Select light (green)
USB 2
connector
C2T (In) connector
USB 1
Power-on
connector
light (green)
System error
light (amber)
Serial connector
Advertisement
Table of Contents
