Contents
Safety
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Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications and features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notices and statements used in this book
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Major components view of the xSeries 255 Type 8685 server . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2. Installing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Working inside a server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cabling a RAID or SCSI adapter to the standard SCSI backplane
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Installing memory modules
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Installing a drive in a hot-swap bay
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Installing an additional microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing a hot-swap power supply
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Cabling the server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3. Server controls, indicators, and power . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Server controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Front view
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Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning on the server
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Turning off the server
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Standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 4. Configuring your server
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Starting the utility programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
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Using the SCSISelect Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the ServerGuide CD
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Chapter 5. Solving problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ServerGuide problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Troubleshooting chart
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Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . 41
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . 41
Software service and support
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Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appendix B. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Part 3 - Warranty Information
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Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Edition notice
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