Cabling The Server And Setting Up The Console - IBM Power 720 Express 8202-E4B Installation Manual

Cabling the server and setting up the console

Your console, monitor, or interface choices are guided by whether you create logical partitions or virtual
servers, which operating system you install in your primary partition or virtual server, and whether you
install a Virtual I/O Server in one of your logical partitions or virtual servers.
Note: If your system is preinstalled in a rack, you must first remove the shipping bracket that is on the
left side of the rear of the system before you cable it. To remove the shipping bracket, do the following:
1. Remove the two screws.
2. Push the power supplies back into the system, ensuring that they are fully seated and latched.
3. Pull the bracket off of the system.
Choose one of the following consoles, interfaces, or terminals for installation.
Table 4. Available console types
Console type Operating system
Systems Director AIX, IBM i, Linux, or
Management Console VIOS
ASCII terminal AIX, Linux, or VIOS
Hardware AIX, IBM i, Linux, or
Management Console VIOS
Operations Console IBM i
Integrated AIX, Linux, and IBM
Virtualization i
Manager for VIOS
Use the following table to learn more about how to recover from system reference codes (SRCs) that you
might encounter during installation.
Table 5. Common installation system reference codes (SRCs):
System reference code Description
1000xxx
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Logical partitions
Yes (virtual servers)
Yes for VIOS, no for
AIX and Linux
Yes
Yes
Use your Operations
Console to manage
existing IBM i
partitions.
Yes
AC input and power supply
related errors
Cable required
Ethernet (or crossover
cable)
Serial cable equipped
with a null modem
Ethernet (or crossover
cable)
Ethernet cable for
LAN connection
Ethernet cable for
network connection
Recovery steps
1. Verify that line cords are plugged in correctly in the
draw, power distribution unit (PDU) (if applicable),
battery backup unit (BBU) (if applicable), and input
source power receptacle.
2. Verify that the Power Supplies are fully seated and
latched into position.
Cabling and setup
instructions
"Cabling the server to
the SDMC" on page
22
"Cabling the server
with an ASCII
terminal" on page 23
"Cabling the server to
the Hardware
Management
Console" on page 24
"Cabling the server
and accessing
Operations Console"
on page 25
"Cabling the server
and accessing the
Integrated
Virtualization
Manager" on page 28
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