Completing The Installation; Connecting The Cables; Updating The Server Configuration - IBM System x3755 Types 7163 Installation Manual

If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

"Completing the installation."

Completing the installation
To complete the installation, complete the following steps:
1. Install the top cover.
2. Install the server in a rack. See the Rack Installation Instructions that come with
3. Connect the cables and power cords. See "Connecting the cables" for more

Connecting the cables

You must turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 26) before you
connect any cables to or disconnect any cables from the server.
See the documentation that comes with optional devices for additional cabling
instructions. It might be easier for you to route cables before you install certain
devices.
Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server and optional
devices. Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correct connectors.
For details about the locations and functions of the input and output connectors,
see Chapter 3, "Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power," on page 23.
The following illustration shows the location of the input and output connectors on
the rear of the server. Detailed cabling instructions are in the Rack Installation
Instructions that come with the server.
SP Ethernet
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Updating the server configuration

When you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internal
optional device or external SAS or SCSI device, you might receive a message that
the configuration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program starts
automatically so that you can save the new configuration settings. For more
information, see the section about configuring the server in the User's Guide on the
IBM System x Documentation CD.
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the server for complete rack installation and removal instructions.
information.
Power supply
Mouse Video
Serial Keyboard
Gigabit
Ethernet 1
USB Gigabit
Ethernet 2