IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 User Manual

Contents
Safety ...............vii
Safety statements ............ix
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3100 M5
Type 5457 server ...........1
The IBM Documentation CD .........4
Hardware and software requirements .....4
The Documentation Browser ........4
Related documentation ...........5
Notices and statements in this document .....6
Server features and specifications .......6
What your server offers ..........14
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....17
IBM Systems Director ...........18
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......19
Front view..............19
Rear view ..............23
Server power features ..........25
Turning on the server .........25
Turning off the server .........26
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 27
Instructions for IBM Business Partners .....28
How to send DSA data to IBM ........28
Server components ............29
System-board internal connectors ......30
System-board external connectors ......31
System-board switches and jumpers .....32
System-board LEDs...........34
Installation guidelines ...........35
System reliability guidelines ........36
Working inside the server with the power on . . 37
Handling static-sensitive devices ......37
Removing the side cover ..........38
Removing the air baffle ..........39
Removing the bezel ...........40
Removing the lower bezel .........42
Removing the upper bezel .........43
Installing a memory module.........44
Unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs) .......45
Installing drives .............49
Installing a DVD drive .........51
Installing a tape drive ..........55
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . 58
Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive.....60
Installing an adapter ...........62
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink ....66
Thermal grease ............71
Installing the non-hot-swap power supply ....72
Installing the hot-swap power supply .....74
Installing the thermal solution fan kit......76
Installing the battery holder into 5U server model 78
Installing the operating temperature enhancement
kit.................80
Completing the installation .........82
Replacing the bezel ...........83
Replacing the lower bezel ........84
Replacing the upper bezel ........84
Replacing the air baffle .........85
Replacing the side cover .........87
Connecting the cables ..........89
Updating the server configuration ......91
Connecting external devices .........91
Installing the server in a rack ........91
Chapter 3. Configuration information
and instructions...........93
Updating the firmware ..........93
Configuring the server...........94
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 96
ServerGuide features .........96
Setup and configuration overview .....97
Typical operating-system installation ....97
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide ..........98
Using the Setup utility..........98
Starting the Setup utility ........98
Setup utility menu choices .......99
Passwords ............103
Using the Boot Manager.........104
Starting the backup server firmware.....104
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . 105
Using the Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) ..............105
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features ...........106
Obtaining the IMM host name......107
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM . . . 107
Logging on to the web interface .....108
Using the embedded hypervisor ......109
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . 110
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet software 110
Enabling Features on Demand RAID software 111
Configuring RAID arrays ........111
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program . . . 111
Updating IBM Systems Director ......112
Installing a newer version .......112
Installing updates with your management
server is connected to the Internet ....112
Installing updates with your management
server is not connected to the Internet . . . 113
Updating the Universal Unique Identifier
(UUID) ..............113
Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data ......116
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting .....119
Start here...............119
Diagnosing a problem .........119
Undocumented problems ........121
Service bulletins ............122
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IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	x3100 M5 Type 5457
Category	Server
Language	English