IBM System x3850 X5 Installation And User Manual

Also see for Redbooks x3850 X5: Product guide Problem determination and service guide

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Chapter 2. Installing optional devicesThis chapter provides detailed instructions for installing optional hardware devicesin the server.In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardwaredevices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation,IBM Business Partners must also complete the steps in “Instructions for IBMBusiness Partners.”Important: To help ensure that the devices that you install work correctly and donot introduce problems, observe the following precautions:1. Make sure that the server and the installed firmware levels support the devicesthat you are installing. If necessary, update the UEFI and IMM firmware andany other firmware that is stored on the system boards. For information aboutwhere firmware is stored in the server, see Chapter 6, “Configurationinformation and instructions,” in the Problem Determination and Service Guide.For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.2. Before you install optional hardware devices, make sure that the server isworking correctly. Start the server and make sure that the operating systemstarts, if an operating system is installed, or that a 19990305 error code isdisplayed, indicating that an operating system was not found but the server isotherwise working correctly. If the server is not working correctly, see theProblem Determination and Service Guide for information about how to rundiagnostics.3. Follow the installation procedures in this chapter and use the correct tools.Incorrectly installed devices can cause system failures because of damaged pinsin sockets or connectors, loose cabling, or loose components.4. Use the best practices to apply current firmware and device-driver updates forthe server and optional devices. To download the IBM System x Firmware UpdateBest Practices document, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=50000020&lndocid=MIGR-5082923. Additional hints and tipsare available from the following sites:v IBM support: http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/v System x configuration tools: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/configtools.htmlInstructions for IBM Business PartnersIn addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardwaredevices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation,IBM Business Partners must also complete the following steps:1. Before you configure a server for a customer, complete the Solution Assurancechecklist at http://w3.ibm.com/support/assure/assur30i.nsf/webindex/sa294/.2. After you have confirmed that the server starts correctly and recognizes thenewly installed devices and that no error LEDs are lit, run the Dynamic SystemAnalysis (DSA) stress tests. For information about using DSA, see the ProblemDetermination and Service Guide.© Copyright IBM Corp. 2011 29