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Chapter 1. The System x3850 X5 and

x3950 X5 server . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The IBM Documentation CD .

Hardware and software requirements .

Using the Documentation Browser .

Related documentation .

Notices and statements in this document .

Features and specifications.

What your server offers.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM Systems Director .

The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer (UXSPI) .

Server controls, LEDs, and power .

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Rear view LEDs .

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Server power features .

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Memory expansion module features and

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What the memory expansion module offers

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

of the memory expansion module .

LEDs and connectors on the memory expansion

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Turning on the memory expansion module .

Turning off the memory expansion module .

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Instructions for IBM Business Partners .

Server components .

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Memory-card DIMM connectors

Memory-card LEDs.

SAS-backplane connectors

eXFlash backplane connectors .

Microprocessor-board connectors .

Microprocessor-board LEDs .

I/O-board connectors .

I/O-board jumpers .

I/O-board LEDs .

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Installation guidelines .

A single-power-supply server operating at 208 V

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System reliability guidelines .

Working inside the server with the power on .

Handling static-sensitive devices .

Internal cable routing and connectors.

Removing the top cover .

Removing the top-cover bracket

Installing the top-cover bracket .

Removing the bezel

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Installing a PCI Express adapter

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Installing a ServeRAID adapter for use with eXFlash

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Installing a hot-swap power supply .

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive .

Installing a DVD (optical) drive

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Installing a 2.5-inch hard disk drive backplane

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Installing an eXFlash 1.8-inch drive cage and

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Installing a 1.8-inch solid state drive .

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Installing a QPI wrap card .

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Installing an internal removable flash drive.

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Memory modules .

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Installing a memory card .

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Installing DIMMs .

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Installing a microprocessor .

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Completing the installation .

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Connecting the cables .

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Updating the server configuration .

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Installing hardware devices in the memory

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expansion module .

Memory expansion module components .

Removing the memory expansion module bezel

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Removing the memory expansion module

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system-board tray .

Installing DIMMs in the memory expansion

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Installing a memory expansion module hot-swap

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Completing the memory expansion module

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Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . 95

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Using the Setup utility.

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Starting the Setup utility .

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Setup utility menu choices .

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Using the Boot Selection Menu program .

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Starting the backup UEFI firmware .

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Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

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ServerGuide features .

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Setup and configuration overview .

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Typical operating-system installation

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Installing your operating system without using

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Using the integrated management module.

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Obtaining the IP address for the IMM web

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interface access .

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Logging on to the IMM web interface .

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Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture

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Using the embedded hypervisor .

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Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility

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Configuring the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet

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