IBM System x3250 Installation Manual

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Connecting the cablesThe following illustrations show the locations of the input and output connectors onthe front and rear of the server.FrontUSB 1 connectorUSB 2 connectorRearPower-cord connectorMouse connectorKeyboard connectorSerial connectorVideo connectorEthernet 2 connectorEthernet 1 connectorUSB 3 connectorUSB 4 connectorSystems-managementconnectorYou must turn off the server before you connect or disconnect cables.See the documentation that comes with any external devices for additional cablinginstructions. It might be easier for you to route cables before you connect thedevices to the server.Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server and devices.Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correct connectors.If the server comes with an installed operating system, see the documentation thatcomes with the operating system for additional cabling instructions.There is one keyboard connector on the back of the server. Use this connector toconnect the server to a keyboard or optional console switch. You can also connecta USB keyboard to the server by using one of the USB connectors. After you installa USB keyboard, you might have to use the Configuration/Setup Utility program toenable keyboardless operation and prevent the POST error message 301 frombeing displayed during startup. For information about how to connect a USBkeyboard to the server, see the documentation that comes with the keyboard. If theserver cables and connector panel have color-coded connectors, match the color ofeach cable end with the color of the connector. For example, match a blue cableend to a blue connector on the panel, a red cable end to a red connector, and soon.Updating the server configurationWhen you start the server for the first time after you add or remove an internaloptional device or external SAS device, you might receive a message that theconfiguration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program startsautomatically so that you can save the new configuration settings. For moreinformation, see Chapter 4, “Configuring the server,” on page 25.Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 19