Operating Manual
RX100
S8
Contents
5.4
Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4.1
Using cable ties (standard PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.4.2
Using the cable clamps (hot-plug PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.5
Notes on connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . . . . . 56
6
Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1
Control elements and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1.1
Front of the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.1.1.1
ID card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.2
Control elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.3
Indicators on the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.1.1.4
Indicators on the accessible drives/components . . . . . . . 64
6.1.2
Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.2
Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.3
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.3.1
Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.3.2
Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.3.3
Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.3.4
Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6.4
Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7
Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1
BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8
Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.1
Power-on indicator remains unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.2
Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.3
Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.4
Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.5
No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.6
No mouse pointer displayed on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 81