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IBM X3850 M2 Product Manual

System x3850 M2

Chapter 1. The System x3850 M2 and System x3950 M2 server

Notices and statements in this document

Features and specifications

What your server offers

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM Director

The UpdateXpress program

Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power

Rear view

Server power features

turning off the server

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Memory-card DIMM connectors

Microprocessor-board connectors

Microprocessor-board LEDs

Microprocessor-board jumpers

I/O-board connectors

I/O-board jumpers

SAS-backplane connectors

Installation guidelines

Working inside the server with the power on

Handling static-sensitive devices

Installing a ServeRAID-MR10k SAS controller

Installing an adapter

installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Installing a DVD drive

Memory module

Active Memory

Adding and replacing a memory card

Installing DIMMs

Installing a microprocessor

Completing the installation

Connecting the cables

Updating the server configuration

Chapter 3. Configuring the server

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

Passwords

administrator password

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

Typical operating-system installation

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

Using the firmware update utility program

Using the management utility program

Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

Using the LSI Logic MegaRAID Storage Manager program

Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director

Appendix. Notices

Important notes

Particulate contamination

Electronic emission notices

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement

People's Republic of China Class A warning statement

Summary of changes

Overview

Comparing the x3850 M2 with the x3850

Comparing the x3950 M2 with the x3950

IBM ScaleXpander Option Kit

Multinode configurations

Front and rear layouts

Current models

IBM XA-64e fourth-generation chipset

Processors

XceL4v Dynamic Server Cache

SAS disk subsystem

PCI subsystem

Broadcom dual Gigabit Ethernet controller

Light path diagnostics

Baseboard Management service processor

Remote Supervisor Adapter II

Trusted Platform Module

The team that wrote this IBM Redpaper

installation guide

Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM System x Documentation CD

Major components of the server

System reliability guidelines

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Installing additional DIMMs

Installing a DIMM

Installing a memory card

Installing an additional microprocessor

Chapter 3. Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power

Turning off the server

Chapter 4. Configuring the server

Chapter 5. Updating IBM Director

Chapter 6. Solving problems

POST beep codes

Troubleshooting tables

General problems

Intermittent problems

Memory problems

Microprocessor problems

Optional-device problems

Power problems

Serial-device problems

ServerGuide problems

Diagnosing problems using light path diagnostics

Remind button

Appendix. Getting help and technical assistance

Software service and support

Notices

Product recycling and disposal

Battery return program

Taiwanese Class A warning statement

korean class a warning statement

I/O board connectors

Installing an internal removable flash drive

Using the Boot Menu program

Using the RAID configuration programs

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