IBM 8840 - eServer xSeries 346 Installation Manual - Chapter

Chapter

2.

Installing

options

This

chapter

provides

basic

instructions

for

installing

hardware

options

in

the

server.

These

instructions

are

intended

for

users

who

are

experienced

with

setting

up

IBM

server

hardware.

If

you

need

more

detailed

instructions,

see

the

Option

Installation

Guide

on

the

IBM

xSeries

Documentation

CD.

Installation

guidelines

Before

you

begin

installing

options,

read

the

following

information:

v

Read

the

safety

information

beginning

on

page

v

and

the

guidelines

in

“Handling

static-sensitive

devices”

on

page

8.

This

information

will

help

you

work

safely

with

the

server

and

options.

v

When

you

install

your

new

server,

take

the

opportunity

to

download

and

apply

the

most

recent

firmware

updates.

This

step

will

help

to

ensure

that

any

known

issues

are

addressed

and

that

your

server

is

ready

to

function

at

maximum

levels

of

performance.

To

download

firmware

updates

for

your

server,

go

to

http://www.ibm.com/support/

and

click

Downloads

and

drivers

.

For

additional

information

about

tools

for

updating,

managing,

and

deploying

firmware,

see

the

xSeries

and

System

x

Tools

Center

at

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/

toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.

v

Before

you

install

optional

hardware,

make

sure

that

the

server

is

working

correctly.

Start

the

server,

and

make

sure

that

the

operating

system

starts,

if

an

operating

system

is

installed,

or

that

a

19990305

error

code

is

displayed,

indicating

that

an

operating

system

was

not

found

but

the

server

is

otherwise

working

correctly.

If

the

server

is

not

working

correctly,

see

Chapter

6,

“Solving

problems,”

on

page

51

for

diagnostic

information.

v

Observe

good

housekeeping

in

the

area

where

you

are

working.

Place

removed

covers

and

other

parts

in

a

safe

place.

v

If

you

must

start

the

server

while

the

cover

is

removed,

make

sure

that

no

one

is

near

the

server

and

that

no

tools

or

other

objects

have

been

left

inside

the

server.

v

Make

sure

that

you

have

an

adequate

number

of

properly

grounded

electrical

outlets

for

your

server,

monitor,

and

other

devices.

v

Back

up

all

important

data

before

you

make

changes

to

disk

drives.

v

Have

a

small

flat-blade

screwdriver

available.

v

You

do

not

have

to

turn

off

the

server

to

install

or

replace

hot-swap

power

supplies,

hot-swap

fans,

or

hot-plug

Universal

Serial

Bus

(USB)

devices.

v

Blue

on

a

component

indicates

touch

points,

where

you

can

grip

the

component

to

remove

it

from

or

install

it

in

the

server,

open

or

close

a

latch,

and

so

on.

v

Orange

on

a

component

or

an

orange

label

on

or

near

a

component

indicates

that

the

component

can

be

hot-swapped,

which

means

that

if

the

server

and

operating

system

support

hot-swap

capability,

you

can

remove

or

install

the

component

while

the

server

is

running.

(Orange

can

also

indicate

touch

points

on

hot-swap

components.)

See

the

instructions

for

removing

or

installing

a

specific

hot-swap

component

for

any

additional

procedures

that

you

might

have

to

perform

before

you

remove

or

install

the

component.

v

For

a

list

of

supported

options

for

your

server,

go

to

http://www.ibm.com/servers/

eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

©

Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2006

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