IBM System x3755Types 7163, Руководство по установке

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Chapter 2. Installing options
This chapter provides basic instructions for installing optional hardware devices in
the server. These instructions are intended for users who are experienced with
setting up IBM server hardware. If you need more detailed instructions, see the
User’s Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD.
Installation guidelines
Before you install optional devices, read the following information:
v
Read the safety information that begins on page v, “Working inside the server
with the power on” on page 8, and the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive
devices” on page 9. This information will help you work safely.
v
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, go to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html, select
System
x3755 from the Hardware list, and click the Download tab. For additional
information about tools for updating, managing, and deploying firmware, see the
System x and xSeries
®
Tools Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/
toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp.
v Before you install optional hardware devices, 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 Chapter 6,
“Solving problems,” on page 37 for diagnostic information.
v Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed
covers and other parts in a safe place.
v
If you must start the server while the cover is removed, make sure that no one is
near the server and that no 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 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.
v Make sure that you have an adequate number of properly grounded electrical
outlets for the server, monitor, and other devices.
v
Back up all important data before you make changes to disk drives.
v Have a small flat-blade screwdriver available.
v
You do not have to turn off the server to install or replace hot-swap power
supplies, hot-swap fans, or hot-plug Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices.
However, you must turn off the server before you perform any steps that involve
installing or removing adapter cables.
v
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.
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