IBM 71412RU User Manual

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Contents

Rear viewPower-supply 1Power-supply 2System serialGigabit Ethernet 2Gigabit Ethernet 1SMP expansion port 1SMP expansion port 2SMP expansion port 3SAS Remote Supervisor Adapter IIUSBFront viewInformation LEDSystem-error LED1 2Ethernet icon LEDPower-control button/power-on LEDEthernet port activity LEDs Locator button/locator LEDPower-control button coverUpdating the server configurationWhen you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internaloptional device or external SAS or SCSI device, you might receive a message thatthe configuration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program startsautomatically so that you can save the new configuration settings. For moreinformation, see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 60.Some optional devices have device drivers that you must install. For informationabout installing device drivers, see the documentation that comes with each device.The server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. You mighthave to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. For more information, see“Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 68 and theoperating-system documentation.If the server has a RAID configuration that uses an optional RAID controller andyou have installed or removed a hard disk drive, see the documentation that comeswith the RAID controller for information about reconfiguring the disk arrays.If the server has a RAID configuration that uses the integrated SAS controller withRAID capabilities and you have installed or removed a hard disk drive, you mighthave to reconfigure the disk arrays.For information about configuring the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see“Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 70.Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 57