Cabling the server with keyboard, video, and mouse
Before you start the system, you might need to connect the keyboard, video, and mouse to the system, if
a graphics card is present.
About this task
To connect the keyboard, video, and mouse, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Locate the graphics card and USB ports at the rear of the system. The USB ports are located next to
slot 1 on the rear I/O cage.
Note: The USB ports on the FSP2 card aren't used for connecting the keyboard and mouse.
2. Connect the monitor cable to the graphics card.
3. Connect a keyboard and mouse to the blue USB 3.0 ports.
4. Power on the console.
5. Continue with “Cabling the server and connecting expansion units” on page 29.
Routing cables through the cable-management bracket and connecting expansion units
Use this procedure to route cables through the cable-management bracket and to connect expansion
units.
About this task
To route cables through the cable-management bracket and to connect expansion units, complete the
following steps:
Procedure
1. Route the console cable on the cable management bracket.
2. Connect expansion units that were included with the system. For more information, see the expansion
unit installation documentation that was included with the system. Complete the tasks associated
with connecting a preinstalled expansion unit or disk drive enclosure, then return to this document to
complete your server setup.
3. Continue with “Completing the server setup” on page 47
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Completing the server setup
Learn about the tasks you must complete to set up your managed system.
Select from the following options:
• “Completing the server setup by using an HMC” on page 47
• “Completing the server setup without using an HMC” on page 49
Completing the server setup by using an HMC
Perform these tasks to complete the server setup by using a Hardware Management Console (HMC). You
can also begin to use virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems to increase
server use, and to reduce cost.
Before you begin
To manage POWER9 processor-based systems, the HMC must be at version 9 release 9.2.0, or later.
About this task
To complete the server setup by using an HMC, complete the following steps:
Note: After you power on the system, wait for 10 - 15 minutes for the connection to the HMC to be
established.
Installing the IBM Power System E950 (9040-MR9)
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