IBM Flex System p24L Installation And Service Manual page 5

Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . ..
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . ..
Product registration . .
Related documentation .
IBM documentation CD
Hardware and software requirements .
Using the documentation browser .
Notices and statements .
Features and specifications.
What your compute node offers .
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators,
and connectors . . . . . . . . . ..
Compute node control panel button and LEDs .
Turning on the compute node .
Turning off the compute node .
System-board layouts .
System-board connectors .
System-board LEDs.
Input/output connectors and devices .
Chapter 3. Configuring the compute
node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Updating the firmware
Starting the TEMP image .
Verifying the system firmware levels .
Using the SMS utility .
Starting the SMS utility .
SMS utility menu choices .
Configuring processor cores .
MAC addresses for integrated Ethernet controllers
Chapter 4. Installing the operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Locating the installation instructions .
Installing service and productivity tools for Linux
Chapter 5. Accessing the service
processor . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Chapter 6. Installing and removing
components . . . . . . . . . . ..
Returning a device or component .
Installation guidelines .
System reliability guidelines .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Removing the compute node from an IBM Flex
System Enterprise Chassis
Reseating the compute node in a chassis.
Removing and replacing tier 1 CRUs .
Removing the compute node cover
Installing and closing the compute node cover..
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v Removing the bezel assembly .
Installing the bezel assembly
Removing a SAS hard disk drive .
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Installing a SAS hard disk drive
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Removing a solid-state drive carrier .
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Installing a solid-state drive carrier
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Removing a SATA solid-state drive
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Installing a SATA solid-state drive .
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Removing a DIMM .
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Installing a DIMM .
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Supported DIMMs .
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Removing a network adapter
Installing a network adapter .
Removing the battery .
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Installing the battery .
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Removing and replacing tier 2 CRUs .
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Removing a DIMM .
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Installing a DIMM .
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Removing the management card .
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Installing the management card
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Obtaining a PowerVM Virtualization Engine
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system technologies activation code .
Removing the light path diagnostics panel .
Installing the light path diagnostics panel .
Removing and replacing FRUs (trained service
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technician only) .
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Replacing the system-board and chassis assembly 67
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Completing the installation .
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Installing and closing the compute node cover..
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Installing the compute node in an IBM Flex
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System Enterprise Chassis
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Chapter 7. Parts listing for IBM Flex
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System p24L Compute Node . . . ..
Chapter 8. Troubleshooting . . . . ..
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Introduction to problem solving
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Solving problems
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Diagnostics .
Diagnostic tools .
Collecting dump data .
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Location codes .
Reference codes .
System reference codes (SRCs) .
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1xxxyyyy SRCs .
27 A1xxyyyy service processor SRCs
27 A2xxyyyy logical partition SRCs .
28 A7xxyyyy licensed internal code SRCs ..
28 AAxxyyyy partition firmware attention
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29 B1xxyyyy service processor SRCs.
30 B2xxyyyy logical partition SRCs .
30 B7xxyyyy licensed internal code SRCs ..
31 BAxxyyyy partition firmware SRCs .
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