Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 7

Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 8

Memory board components and LEDs .......................................................................................................... 9

Processor module LEDs............................................................................................................................. 11

Rear panel components............................................................................................................................ 12

Rear panel LEDs and buttons..................................................................................................................... 13

Power supply LEDs................................................................................................................................... 14

System board components........................................................................................................................ 15

System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 16

Boot device selector switch ............................................................................................................. 16

Systems Insight Display LEDs ..................................................................................................................... 17

DIMM slot locations ................................................................................................................................. 19

SATA or SAS drive numbers ..................................................................................................................... 20

SATA or SAS hard drive LEDs ................................................................................................................... 20

SAS and SATA hard drive LED combinations .............................................................................................. 21

Fan locations .......................................................................................................................................... 21

Hot-plug fan LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 23

Server operations........................................................................................................................ 24

Power up the server ................................................................................................................................. 24

Power down the server............................................................................................................................. 24

Extending the server from the rack ............................................................................................................. 24

Removing the access panel....................................................................................................................... 26

Replacing hot-plug fans ............................................................................................................................ 27

Removing the system cage........................................................................................................................ 28

Accessing the Systems Insight Display ........................................................................................................ 29

Battery ................................................................................................................................................... 30

Server setup ............................................................................................................................... 32

Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 32

Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 33

Optimum environment.............................................................................................................................. 33

Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 33

Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 34

Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 34

Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 35

Rack warnings and cautions ..................................................................................................................... 35

Identifying rack server shipping carton contents........................................................................................... 36

Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 37

Installing the server into the rack................................................................................................................ 37

Installing the cable management arm ......................................................................................................... 37

Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 37

Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 37

Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 38

Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 39

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