IBM System x3550 M3 Management Nodewith Software PreloadQuick Start Guidev1.7206/21/2012

IBM x3550 M3 Quick Start Manual

System x3550 M3

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drive bays

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other features

front view

Chapter 1. The System x3550 M3 server

The IBM System x Documentation CD

Notices and statements in this document

Features and specifications

What your server offers

Reliability, availability, and serviceability

IBM Systems Director

Server controls, LEDs, and power

Operator information panel

Rear view

System pulse LEDs

Server power features

turning off the server

Chapter 2. Installing optional devices

Server components

System-board internal connectors

System-board external connectors

System-board switches and jumpers

System-board LEDs

System-board optional device connectors

System reliability guidelines

Internal cable routing and connectors

Removing the cover

Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle

Removing the DIMM air baffle

Installing a memory module

DIMM installation sequence

Memory mirroring

Online-spare memory

Installing a DIMM

Installing drives

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive

Installing an optional DVD drive

Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly

Installing an adapter

Replacing a PCI Express assembly with a PCI-X assembly

Replacing a PCI-X assembly with a PCI Express assembly

Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller from the SAS/SATA RAID riser card

Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller on the SAS/SATA RAID riser card

Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced feature key

Installing an optional optical drive cage

Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option

Installing a second microprocessor and heat sink

Thermal grease

Installing a hot-swap fan assembly

Installing a hot-swap ac power supply

Installing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter

Installing the virtual media key

Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device

Installing a RAID adapter battery remotely in the server

Completing the installation

Replacing the microprocessor 2 air baffle

Replacing the cover

Updating the server configuration

Chapter 3. Configuring the server

Using the Setup utility

Setup utility menu choices

Passwords

Using the Boot Manager program

ServerGuide features

Typical operating-system installation

Using the integrated management module

Using the embedded hypervisor

Using the remote presence capability and blue-screen capture

Obtaining the IP address for the IMM

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program

Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives

The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer

Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance

Using the documentation

Hardware service and support

Appendix B. Notices

Important notes

Particulate contamination

Telecommunication regulatory statement

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement

VCCI Class A statement

Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A statement

Index

disk controllers

safety statements

server

The IBM Documentation CD

Using the Documentation Browser

Light path diagnostics panel

light path diagnostics leds

rear view

power-supply leds

Installation guidelines

Handling static-sensitive devices

ids for hot-swap hard disk drives

installing a simple-swap hard disk drive

ids for simple-swap hard disk drives

installing an optional dvd drive

Installing the DVD enablement kit

installing a second microprocessor and heat sink

Installing the microprocessor 2 air baffle

Installing the DIMM air baffle

Installing the cover

Connecting the cables

Starting the Setup utility

Power-on password

Administrator password

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

Setup and configuration overview

Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide

Enabling the remote presence feature

Logging on to the Web interface

Recovering the flash device image

configuring the gigabit ethernet controller

Formatting a hard disk drive

IBM Advanced Settings Utility program

Installing updates with your management server is connected to the Internet

Appendix. Getting help and technical assistance

Creating a personalized support web page

Notices

Trademarks

Documentation format

Electronic emission notices

Japan VCCI Class A statement

Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) statement

Taiwan Class A compliance statement

key features

standard models

memory options

network adapters

storage host bus adapters

regulatory compliance

guidelines for trained service technicians

Chapter 1. Start here

Undocumented problems

Chapter 2. Introduction

Internal LEDs, connectors, and jumpers

Chapter 3. Diagnostics

POST

Error logs

POST error codes

System event log

Checkout procedure

Troubleshooting tables

General problems

Hypervisor problems

Intermittent problems

Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems

Memory problems

Microprocessor problems

Monitor and video problems

Optional-device problems

Power problems

Serial-device problems

Software problems

Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems

Light path diagnostics LEDs

Power-supply LEDs

Running the diagnostic programs

Diagnostic text messages

Recovering the server firmware

Automated boot recovery (ABR)

Solving Ethernet controller problems

Problem determination tips

Chapter 4. Parts listing, System x3550 M3 Types 4254 and 7944

Consumable parts

Power cords

Chapter 5. Removing and replacing server components

working inside the server with the power on

returning a device or component

Removing and replacing consumable parts and Tier 1 CRUs

Removing an adapter

Removing the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly

Installing the SAS/SATA RAID riser-card assembly

Removing a hot-swap hard disk drive

installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

removing a simple-swap hard disk drive

Removing an optional DVD drive

Removing a memory module

dimm installation sequence

installing a dimm

Removing an optional ServeRAID adapter advanced feature key

removing a usb embedded hypervisor flash device

removing a hot-swap ac power supply

installing a hot-swap ac power supply

Removing a hot-swap fan assembly

Removing the virtual media key

Removing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter

removing a remotely installed raid adapter battery

installing a raid adapter battery remotely in the server

Removing the system battery