IBM System x3530 M4 User Manual

Contents
Safety ...............vii
Guidelines for trained technicians ......xiii
Inspecting for unsafe conditions .......xiii
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . . xiv
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3530 M4
Type 7160 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 .....5
Server features and specifications .......6
What your server offers...........8
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....12
IBM Systems Director ...........13
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......14
Front view..............14
Operator information panel ........15
Light path diagnostics panel........16
Rear view ..............18
Server power features ..........20
Turning on the server .........21
Turning off the server .........21
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 23
Installing optional hardware devices in the server 24
Instructions for IBM Business Partners ....24
How to send DSA data to IBM .......24
Server components ...........25
Server internal LEDs, connectors, and jumpers 26
System-board internal connectors .....26
System-board external connectors .....26
System-board jumpers .........27
System-board LEDs..........28
System-board optional device connectors . . 29
PCI riser cards ............29
Installation guidelines ..........30
System reliability guidelines .......32
Handling static-sensitive devices .....32
Removing the server top cover .......33
Removing the air baffle .........33
Installing a memory module........34
Installing drives ............39
Installing hot-swap drives .......40
IDs for hot-swap drives ........41
Installing 3.5-inch simple-swap drives . . . 41
Installing an optional optical drive ....42
Installing a PCI riser-card assembly .....45
Installing an adapter ..........46
Installing an optional IBM ServeRAID SAS/SATA
Controller ..............49
Installing an additional microprocessor and heat
sink ................50
Thermal grease ...........55
Installing a hot-swap power supply .....56
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device ...............59
Installing a RAID adapter battery remotely in the
server ...............60
Installing an optional 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive
backplane ..............63
Completing the installation ........65
Replacing the air baffle ........66
Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly ....66
Replacing the server top cover ......67
Connecting the cables .........68
Updating the server configuration .....69
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions...........71
Updating the firmware ..........71
Configuring UEFI compatible devices .....72
Configuring the server...........72
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 74
ServerGuide features .........74
Setup and configuration overview .....75
Typical operating-system installation ....75
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide ..........75
Using the Setup utility..........75
Starting the Setup utility ........76
Setup utility menu choices .......76
Passwords .............81
Using the Boot Manager program ......82
Starting the backup server firmware .....82
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer ....83
Using the integrated management module II . . 83
Using the embedded hypervisor ......84
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features ............86
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM . . . 86
Logging on to the Web interface .....87
Enabling the Intel Gigabit Ethernet Utility
program ..............87
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller. . . 87
Configuring RAID arrays.........88
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program 89
Starting the Human Interface Infrastructure
(HII) Configuration Application .....89
Creating RAID of hard disk drives
(ServeRAID-C105 only) ........89
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program ....91
IBM Systems Director ..........91
Updating the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) 92
Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data ......95
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ......99
Start here ...............99
Diagnosing a problem ..........99
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IBM System x3530 M4 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	System x3530 M4
Category	Server
Language	English