IBM Redboks System x3550 M4 manuals
Redboks System x3550 M4
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1. The System x3550 M4 server
- The IBM System x Documentation CD
- Related documentation
- Notices and statements in this document
- Features and specifications
- What your server offers
- Reliability, availability, and serviceability
- IBM Systems Director
- The UpdateXpress System Packs
- operator information panel
- light path diagnostics panel
- Rear view
- System pulse LEDs
- 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 devices connectors
- System reliability guidelines
- Internal cable routing and connectors
- DVD drive cable connection
- Operator information panel cable connection
- USB and video cable connection
- Removing the air baffle
- Installing drives
- Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive
- Installing an optional DVD drive
- Installing a memory module
- DIMM installation sequence
- Memory rank sparing
- Installing a DIMM
- Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly
- Installing an adapter
- Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller
- Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller
- Installing an optional ServeRAID adapter memory module
- Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option
- Installing a second microprocessor and heat sink
- Thermal grease
- Installing a hot-swap ac power supply
- Installing a hot-swap dc power supply
- Installing a hot-swap fan assembly
- Installing the optional dual-port network adapter
- Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
- Completing the installation
- Replacing the air baffle
- Connecting the cables
- Updating the server configuration
- Chapter 3. Configuring the server
- Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
- ServerGuide features
- Setup and configuration overview
- Using the Setup utility
- Passwords
- administrator password
- Using the Boot Manager
- Obtaining the IP address for the IMM2
- Using the embedded hypervisor
- Configuring the Ethernet controller
- Configuring RAID arrays
- 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
- Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
- VCCI Class A statement
- Korea Communications Commission (KCC) statement
- Index
Redboks System x3550 M4
Table of contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- Table Of Contents
- guidelines for trained service technicians
- guidelines for servicing electrical equipment
- safety statements
- server
- The IBM Documentation CD
- Related documentation
- Notices and statements in this document
- What your server offers
- Reliability, availability, and serviceability
- IBM Systems Director
- Server controls, LEDs, and power
- Operator information panel
- Light path diagnostics panel
- Rear view
- Server power features
- Turning off the server
- Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
- Instructions for IBM Business Partners
- System-board internal connectors
- System-board switches, jumpers, and buttons
- System-board LEDs
- Installation guidelines
- System reliability guidelines
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Removing the air baffle
- Installing drives
- Drive IDs
- inch simple-swap hard disk drive IDs
- Installing simple-swap hard disk drives
- Installing an optional DVD drive
- Installing an optional DVD drive cable
- Installing a memory module
- DIMM installation sequence
- Memory mirrored channel
- Memory rank sparing
- Installing an adapter
- Installing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller
- Installing the ServeRAID adapter memory module
- Installing a RAID adapter battery or flash power module
- Installing the dual-port network adapter
- Installing a power supply
- Installing a hot-swap ac power supply
- Installing a hot-swap dc power supply
- Installing a hot-swap fan
- Installing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
- Installing an additional microprocessor and heat sink
- Thermal grease
- Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option
- Installing the operator information panel assembly
- Completing the installation
- Replacing the cover
- Connecting the cables
- Updating the server configuration
- Updating the firmware
- Configuring the server
- Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
- ServerGuide features
- Typical operating-system installation
- Starting the Setup utility
- Passwords
- Using the Boot Manager
- The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer
- Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture features
- Obtaining the IMM host name
- Logging on to the web interface
- Using the embedded hypervisor
- Configuring the Ethernet controller
- IBM Advanced Settings Utility program
- Installing a newer version
- Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data
- Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
- Undocumented problems
- Service bulletins
- Performing the checkout procedure
- Diagnostic tools
- Light path diagnostics
- Light path diagnostics LEDs
- Power-supply LEDs
- System pulse LEDs
- Event logs
- Viewing event logs through the Setup utility
- Clearing the event logs
- DSA editions
- Running the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs
- Diagnostic text messages
- IBM Electronic Service Agent
- CD/DVD drive problems
- General problems
- Hypervisor problems
- Intermittent problems
- Memory problems
- Microprocessor problems
- Monitor and video problems
- Network connection problems
- Power problems
- Serial-device problems
- ServerGuide problems
- Software problems
- Video problems
- Solving Ethernet controller problems
- Solving undetermined problems
- Problem determination tips
- Recovering the server firmware (UEFI update failure)
- In-band manual recovery method
- In-band automated boot recovery method
- Out-of-band method
- Chapter 5. Parts listing, IBM System x3550 M4 Type 7914
- Structural parts
- Power cords
- Chapter 6. Removing and replacing components
- Cabling SAS/SATA ServeRAID Controller
- Cabling backplane
- Cabling RAID adapter battery or flash power module
- Cabling SPECpower
- Cabling DVD drive
- Cabling operator information panel
- Cabling front USB and video connector
- Removing and replacing server components
- Removing the cover
- Replacing the air baffle
- Removing a RAID adapter battery or flash power module
- Replacing a RAID adapter battery or flash power module
- Removing a RAID adapter battery or flash power module holder
- Replacing a RAID adapter battery or flash power module holder
- Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs
- Replacing hot-swap hard disk drives
- Removing simple-swap hard disk drives
- Replacing simple-swap hard disk drives
- Removing a DVD drive
- Replacing a DVD drive
- Removing the DVD drive cable
- Replacing the DVD drive cable
- Removing a memory module
- Removing a PCI riser-card assembly
- Replacing a PCI riser-card assembly
- Removing the PCI riser-card bracket from the riser card
- Replacing the PCI riser-card bracket to the riser card
- Removing an adapter
- Replacing an adapter
- Removing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller
- Replacing a ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller
- Removing the ServeRAID adapter memory module
- Replacing the ServeRAID adapter memory module
- Removing the dual-port network adapter
- Replacing the dual-port network adapter
- Removing a hot-swap fan
- Replacing a hot-swap fan
- Removing a power supply
- Replacing a power supply
- Removing the hot-swap drive backplane
- Replacing the hot-swap drive backplane
- Removing the simple-swap drive backplate assembly
- Replacing the simple-swap drive backplate assembly
- Removing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
- Replacing a USB embedded hypervisor flash device
- Removing the system battery
- Replacing the system battery
- Removing the bezel
- Replacing the bezel
- Removing the front USB connector assembly
- Replacing the front USB connector assembly
- Removing the front video connector assembly
- Replacing the front video connector assembly
- Removing the operator information panel assembly
- Replacing the operator information panel assembly
- Removing and replacing Tier 2 CRUs
- Replacing a microprocessor and heat sink
- Removing the heat-sink retention module
- Replacing the heat-sink retention module
- Removing the system board
- Replacing the system board
- Appendix A. Integrated management module II (IMM2) error messages
- 80070202-0701xxxx
- 81070202-0701xxxx
- Appendix B. UEFI/POST diagnostic codes
- Crtm update aborted
- Appendix C. DSA diagnostic test results
- DSA Brocade test results
- DSA checkpoint panel test results
- DSA CPU stress test results
- DSA Emulex adapter test results
- DSA EXA port ping test results
- DSA hard drive test results
- DSA Intel network test results
- DSA LSI hard drive test results
- DSA Mellanox adapter test results
- DSA memory isolation test results
- DSA memory stress test results
- DSA Nvidia GPU test results
- DSA optical drive test results
- DSA system management test results
- DSA tape drive test results
- Appendix D. Getting help and technical assistance
- Using the documentation
- Creating a personalized support web
- Notices
- Trademarks
- Particulate contamination
- Documentation format
- Electronic emission notices
- European Union EMC Directive conformance statement
- Japan VCCI Class A statement
- Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) statement
- Taiwan Class A compliance statement
- Index
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