IBM x3500 - System - 7977 User Manual

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7. Connect the cables and power cords. For more information, see “Connectingthe cables.”Connecting the cablesNotes:1. Be sure to turn off the server before you connect any cables to or disconnectany cables from the server or hot-plug adapter.2. For additional cabling instructions, see the documentation that comes with theoptional devices. It might be easier for you to route any cables before you installcertain optional devices.3. Cable identifiers are printed on the cables that come with the server andoptional devices. Use these identifiers to connect the cables to the correctconnectors. For example, the hard disk drive cables are labeled “HDD option.”The following illustration shows the locations of the input and output connectors onthe rear of the server.VideoMousePower cordKeyboardSerial 1(COM 1)ParallelSerial 2(COM 2)USB 4Ethernet 10/100/1000Ethernet 10/100/1000RJ-45USB 3AC power LEDDC power LEDUpdating the server configurationWhen you start the server for the first time after you add or remove a device, youmight receive a message that the configuration has changed. TheConfiguration/Setup Utility program starts automatically so that you can save thenew configuration settings. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Configuring theserver,” on page 49.Some optional devices have device drivers that you must install. For informationabout installing device drivers, see the documentation that comes with each device.The server comes with at least one microprocessor. If more than onemicroprocessor is installed, the server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing(SMP) server. You might have to upgrade the operating system to support SMP. ForChapter 2. Installing optional devices 47