Table Of Contents - IBM System x3650 M2 Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 1. The System x3650 M2 Type 7947 server . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SAS riser-card connectors and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PCI riser-card adapter connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
PCI riser-card assembly LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Internal cable routing and connectors
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Removing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing the microprocessor 2 air baffle
Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Installing the full-length-adapter bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Storing the full-length-adapter bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing a PCI adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Removing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Installing an IBM Virtual Media Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Installing a hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing a second microprocessor
Thermal grease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
manuals search engine
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