Table Of Contents - IBM System x3250 User Manual

Contents
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Chapter 1. The System x3250 Types 4364 and 4365 server . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The UpdateXpress program
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing a new CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing a SATA RAID kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the baseboard management controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System-board optional-device connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing a simple-swap Serial ATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ServerGuide features
Setup and configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Typical operating-system installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuring the controller and devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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