IBM x3650 M3 Installation And User Manual

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Contents

ContentsSafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vSafety statements . . . . . . . . . . . . viiChapter 1. The System x3650 M3 server 1The IBM Documentation CD . . . . . . . . . 3Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 4Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . 4Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . 5Notices and statements in this document . . . . . 6Features and specifications. . . . . . . . . . 6What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . 10Reliability, availability, and serviceability features. . 13IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . 14The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer . . . . . 15Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . 15Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Operator information panel . . . . . . . 16Light path diagnostics panel. . . . . . . 17Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Power-supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . 20Server power features . . . . . . . . . . 23Turning on the server . . . . . . . . . 23Turning off the server . . . . . . . . . 23Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 25Instructions for IBM Business Partners . . . . . 26Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . 26System-board internal connectors . . . . . . 28System-board external connectors . . . . . . 28System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . 29System-board LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . 33System pulse LEDs . . . . . . . . . . 34System-board optional device connectors . . . 34SAS riser-card connectors and LEDs . . . . . 35PCI riser-card adapter connectors . . . . . . 36PCI riser-card assembly LEDs . . . . . . . 37Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . 37System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . 39Working inside the server with the power on . . 39Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . 40Internal cable routing and connectors. . . . . . 40Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . 45Removing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . 46Installing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . 47Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle . . . . 48Installing the microprocessor 2 air baffle. . . . . 49Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . 50Installing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . 51Installing the full-length-adapter bracket. . . . . 52Storing the full-length-adapter bracket . . . . . 52Installing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . 53Removing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . 58Installing an IBM Virtual Media Key . . . . . . 60Installing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 61Removing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 62Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . 63Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . 64Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD upgrade option 65Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD option . . . . 72Installing a SAS/SATA 8 Pac HDD for 2 RAID kitwith 2 M5015 adapters option . . . . . . . . 86Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . 100Converting a 16 bay system to a 8 bay + tapesystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Installing the tape drive option . . . . . . 103Installing a second microprocessor . . . . . . 108Thermal grease . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . 115DIMM installation sequence . . . . . . . 118Memory mirroring. . . . . . . . . . . 119Online-spare memory . . . . . . . . . 121Installing a DIMM. . . . . . . . . . . 121Installing a hot-swap ac power supply . . . . . 123Removing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . 127Installing a hot-swap fan . . . . . . . . . 128Removing the SAS riser-card and controllerassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Installing the SAS riser-card and controllerassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Removing a ServeRAID SAS controller from theSAS riser-card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Installing a ServeRAID SAS controller on the SASriser-card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter advancedfeature key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Installing a ServeRAID SAS controller battery onthe remote battery tray . . . . . . . . . . 139Moving the SAS controller retention bracket . . . 145Installing a USB hypervisor memory key . . . . 147Removing a USB hypervisor memory key . . . . 148Installing the optional two-port Ethernet adapter 149Installing an optional DVD drive . . . . . . . 153Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . 154Replacing the server cover . . . . . . . . 155Connecting the external cables. . . . . . . 155Updating the server configuration . . . . . 156Chapter 3. Configuring the server . . 157Using the Setup utility . . . . . . . . . . 158Starting the Setup utility . . . . . . . . 159Setup utility menu choices . . . . . . . . 159Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Power-on password . . . . . . . . . 163Administrator password. . . . . . . . 163Using the Boot Selection Menu program . . . . 164Starting the backup server firmware . . . . . . 164Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 164ServerGuide features . . . . . . . . . . 165Setup and configuration overview . . . . . 165Typical operating-system installation . . . . 166© Copyright IBM Corp. 2013 iii