IBM x3200 4362 User Manual

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Contents

ContentsSafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vChapter 1. The System x3200 server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Reliability, availability, and serviceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Update Xpress program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Chapter 2. Installing optional devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16System-board connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Removing the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Removing the two-piece bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Installing a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Installing a CD or DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Installing a tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Installing a hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . 31IDs for hot-swap hard disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Installing a simple-swap SATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Power and signal cables for internal drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Installing a hot-swap power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Installing a security rope clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Reinstalling the two-piece bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Reinstalling the side cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Connecting external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Installing the server in a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 51© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii