Contents
Safety
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Chapter 1. The System x3650 M2 server
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The IBM Documentation CD
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Hardware and software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Documentation Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What your server offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
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IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Update
Xpress
System Pack Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Server controls, LEDs, and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front view
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Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
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Server components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
System-board internal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
System-board external connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System-board switches and jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System-board LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SAS riser-card connectors and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
PCI riser-card adapter connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
PCI riser-card assembly LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Installation guidelines
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System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Internal cable routing and connectors
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Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Removing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installing a PCI riser-card assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Removing the microprocessor 2 air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Installing the microprocessor 2 air baffle
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Removing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Installing the DIMM air baffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Installing the full-length-adapter bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storing the full-length-adapter bracket
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Installing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Installing an IBM Virtual Media Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Installing a hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing a hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Installing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Removing a simple-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing an optional tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing a SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Installing a second microprocessor
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Thermal grease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing a memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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