IBM 7380E1U, Installation And User Manual

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Installation guidelines
Before you install optional devices, read the following information:
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Read the safety information that begins on page vii, “Working inside the server
with the power on” on page 36, and the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive
devices” on page 37. This information will help you work safely.
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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, complete the
following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/
2. Under Product support , click System x .
3. Under Popular links , click Software and device drivers .
4. Click System x3500 M3 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the
server.
For additional information about tools for updating, managing, and deploying
firmware, see the System x and xSeries Tools Center at http://
publib.boulder.imm.com/infocenter/toolstr/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 the
Problem
Determination and Service Guide on the IBM Documentation CD for information
about how to run diagnostics.
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Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
covers and other parts in a safe place.
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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 Do not attempt to lift an object that you think is too heavy for you. If you have to
lift a heavy object, observe the following precautions:
– Make sure that you can stand safely without slipping.
– Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
– Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly or twist when you lift a heavy
object.
– To avoid straining the muscles in your back, lift by standing or by pushing up
with your leg muscles.
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Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
outlets for the server, monitor, and other devices.
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Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v Have a small flat-blade screwdriver available.
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To view the error LEDs on the system board and internal components, leave the
server connected to power.
v You do not have to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap power
supplies, hot-swap hard disk drives, hot-swap fans, or hot-plug Universal Serial
Bus (USB) devices.
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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.
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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