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 . . . . 13IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . 15Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . 16Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Operator information panel . . . . . . . . 17Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . 18Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Server power features . . . . . . . . . . 21Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . 21Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . 21Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 23Instructions for IBM Business Partners . . . . . 24How to send DSA data to IBM . . . . . . . . 24Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . 25System-board internal connectors . . . . . . 26System-board external connectors . . . . . . 27System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons . . 28System-board LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . 31System-board optional-device connectors . . . 31Optional microprocessor and memory expansiontray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32PCIe riser card . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 33System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 35Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 35Removing the server top cover . . . . . . . . 36Removing the microprocessor and memoryexpansion tray assembly . . . . . . . . . . 37Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . 38Removing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . . 39Removing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . . 40Installing a memory module. . . . . . . . . 41Non-mirroring (independent mode) . . . . . 44Memory mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . 44Memory sparing. . . . . . . . . . . . 45DIMM installation instructions . . . . . . . 48Installing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Drive IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Supported SAS/SATA drive backplaneconfigurations . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Backplane configuration for 4 drives . . . . 55Backplane configurations for 8 drives. . . . 55Backplane configurations for 12 drives . . . 56Backplane configurations for 16 drives . . . 57Backplane configurations for 20 drives . . . 59Backplane configurations for 24 drives . . . 59Backplane configuration for 28 drives . . . 60Backplane configuration for 32 drives . . . 60Connecting the SAS cables . . . . . . . 61Installing 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch hot-swap drives 62Installing an optional CD/DVD drive . . . . 63Installing a PCIe riser-card assembly . . . . . . 65Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 66Supported adapters. . . . . . . . . . . 68Supported RAID cache cards . . . . . . . 70Supported features on demand software . . . . 71Adapter installation instructions . . . . . . 72Installing the ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATAController . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Installing the optional ServeRAID M5110SAS/SATA Controller . . . . . . . . . . 76Installing the optional ServeRAID M5120SAS/SATA Controller . . . . . . . . . . 79Installing the IBM 6Gb Performance OptimizedHost Bus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 81Installing a RAID cache card . . . . . . . . 84Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash powermodule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Installing an additional microprocessor and heatsink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Thermal grease . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Installing a 1400-watt or 900-watt hot-swap powersupply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Installing the power interposer for redundant powersupply card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 99Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device 100Installing the 8x1.8-inch hot-swap drive backplaneassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane 104Installing the 8x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplanewith controller expander . . . . . . . . . 108Installing the 4x2.5-inch hot-swap drive backplane 112Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . 116Replacing the DIMM air baffle. . . . . . . 116Replacing the microprocessor air baffle . . . . 117Replacing the microprocessor and memoryexpansion tray assembly. . . . . . . . . 118Replacing the fan cage assembly . . . . . . 119Replacing the server top cover. . . . . . . 119Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . 120Updating the server configuration . . . . . 121Chapter 3. Configuration informationand instructions . . . . . . . . . . 123Updating the firmware . . . . . . . . . . 123© Copyright IBM Corp. 2012 iii
