ContentsSafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiGuidelines for trained service technicians . . . . xiiiInspecting for unsafe conditions . . . . . . . xiiiGuidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . . xivChapter 1. The System x3750 M4 Types8722 and 8733 server . . . . . . . . . 1The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . 3Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 3Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . 3Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . 4Notices and statements in this document . . . . . 5Server features and specifications . . . . . . . 6What your server offers. . . . . . . . . . . 9Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . 14IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . 16Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . 17Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Operator information panel . . . . . . . . 18Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 19Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Server power features . . . . . . . . . . 22Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . 22Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . 22Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 25Instructions for IBM Business Partners . . . . . 26How to send DSA data to IBM . . . . . . . . 26Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . 27System-board internal connectors . . . . . . 28System-board external connectors . . . . . . 29System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons . . 30System-board LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . 33System-board optional-device connectors . . . 33Optional microprocessor and memory expansiontray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34PCIe riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 35System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 37Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 37Removing the server top cover . . . . . . . . 38Removing the microprocessor and memoryexpansion tray assembly . . . . . . . . . . 39Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . 40Removing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . . 41Removing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . . 42Installing a memory module. . . . . . . . . 43Non-mirroring (independent mode) . . . . . 46Memory mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . 46Memory sparing. . . . . . . . . . . . 48DIMM installation instructions . . . . . . . 51Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Drive IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Supported SAS/SATA drive backplaneconfigurations . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Backplane configuration for 4 drives . . . . 58Backplane configurations for 8 drives. . . . 58Backplane configurations for 12 drives . . . 59Backplane configurations for 16 drives . . . 60Backplane configurations for 20 drives . . . 62Backplane configurations for 24 drives . . . 63Backplane configuration for 28 drives . . . 63Backplane configuration for 32 drives . . . 64Connecting the SAS cables . . . . . . . 64Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives 65Installing an optional CD/DVD drive . . . . 67Installing a PCIe riser-card assembly . . . . . . 69Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 70Supported adapters. . . . . . . . . . . 72Supported RAID cache cards . . . . . . . 74Supported features on demand software . . . . 75Adapter installation instructions . . . . . . 76Installing the ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATAController . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Installing the optional ServeRAID M5110SAS/SATA Controller . . . . . . . . . . 81Installing the optional ServeRAID M5120SAS/SATA Controller . . . . . . . . . . 84Installing the IBM 6Gb Performance OptimizedHost Bus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 86Installing a RAID cache card . . . . . . . . 89Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash powermodule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Installing an additional microprocessor and heatsink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Thermal grease . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Installing a 1400-watt or 900-watt hot-swap powersupply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Installing a 750-watt -48 volt to -60 volt dc powersupply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Installing the power interposer for redundantpower supply card assembly . . . . . . . . 109Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 111Installing the drive backplanes . . . . . . . 112Installing the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drivebackplane assembly . . . . . . . . . . 113Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drivebackplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drivebackplane with controller expander . . . . . 121Installing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drivebackplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . 129Replacing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . 129Replacing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . 130Replacing the microprocessor and memoryexpansion tray assembly. . . . . . . . . 131Replacing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . 132Replacing the server top cover . . . . . . 133Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . 134Updating the server configuration . . . . . 135© Copyright IBM Corp. 2013 iii
