
Operating Manual
RX2530 M1
Contents
5.4
Connecting the server to the mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.4.1
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
Control elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.2
Indicators on the control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1.1.3
Indicators on the drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
6.1.2
Rear of server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.1.3
Indicators of the hot-plug system fans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6.2
Switching the server on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.3
Configuring the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.1
Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6.3.2
Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.3.3
Configuring the server and installing the operating system with
the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.3.4
Configuring the server and installing the operating system without
the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6.4
Cleaning the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7
Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1
BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8
Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.1
Power-on indicator remains unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.2
Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.3
Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8.4
Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.5
No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8.6
Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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