Contents
Safety ...............vii
Guidelines for trained service technicians ....ix
Inspecting for unsafe conditions ......ix
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . x
Safety statements ............xi
Chapter 1. The IBM System x3550 M4
server ...............1
The IBM Documentation CD .........4
Hardware and software requirements .....4
Using the Documentation Browser ......4
Related documentation ...........5
Notices and statements in this document .....6
Server features and specifications .......6
What your server offers ..........11
Reliability, availability, and serviceability ....14
IBM Systems Director ...........15
Server controls, LEDs, and power .......16
Front view..............16
Operator information panel ........18
Light path diagnostics panel........19
Rear view ..............20
Server power features ..........23
Turning on the server .........23
Turning off the server .........24
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 25
Instructions for IBM Business Partners .....26
How to send DSA data to IBM ........26
Server components ............26
System-board internal connectors ......28
System-board external connectors ......28
System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons . . 29
System-board LEDs...........32
System-board optional-device connectors . . . 32
Installation guidelines ...........33
System reliability guidelines ........35
Working inside the server with the power on . . 35
Handling static-sensitive devices ......36
Removing the cover ...........36
Removing the air baffle ..........37
Installing drives .............38
Drive IDs ..............39
2.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive IDs . . . 39
3.5-inch hot-swap hard disk drive IDs . . . 39
2.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive IDs . . 40
3.5-inch simple-swap hard disk drive IDs . . 40
Installing hot-swap hard disk drives .....40
Installing simple-swap hard disk drives ....41
Installing an optional DVD drive ......43
Installing an optional DVD drive cable ....47
Installing a memory module.........49
DIMM installation sequence ........52
Memory mirrored channel ........53
Memory rank sparing ..........54
Installing a memory module........55
Installing an adapter ...........56
Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller . . . 60
Installing the ServeRAID adapter memory module 64
Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power
module ................65
Installing the dual-port network adapter.....68
Installing a power supply .........71
Installing a hot-swap ac power supply ....72
Installing a hot-swap dc power supply ....75
Installing a hot-swap dc power supply . . . 79
Installing a hot-swap fan ..........81
Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 83
Installing an additional microprocessor and heat
sink .................84
Thermal grease ............92
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option ....93
Installing the operator information panel assembly 94
Completing the installation .........96
Replacing the air baffle .........96
Replacing the cover...........97
Connecting the cables ..........98
Updating the server configuration ......99
Chapter 3. Configuring .......101
Updating the firmware ..........101
Configuring the server ..........102
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD................104
ServerGuide features .........105
Setup and configuration overview ....105
Typical operating-system installation . . . 106
Installing your operating system without
using ServerGuide..........106
Using the Setup utility .........106
Starting the Setup utility .......107
Setup utility menu choices .......107
Passwords ............111
Using the Boot Manager .........113
Starting the backup server firmware .....113
The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . 114
Using the integrated management module. . . 114
Using the remote presence and blue-screen
capture features ...........115
Obtaining the IMM host name......116
Obtaining the IP address for the IMM . . . 116
Logging on to the web interface .....117
Using the embedded hypervisor ......118
Configuring the Ethernet controller .....119
Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet software 119
Enabling Features on Demand RAID software 119
Configuring RAID arrays ........119
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program . . . 120
Updating IBM Systems Director ......120
Installing a newer version .......121
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