Manuali utente per IBM 71455DU

Sommario

• Contents

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• Safety

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• Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server

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  • Related documentation

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  • Notices and statements in this document

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  • Features and specifications

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  • What your server offers

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  • Reliability, availability, and serviceability

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  • IBM Director

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  • The UpdateXpress program

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  • Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power

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    • Front view

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    • Rear view

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    • Server power features

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      • Turning on the server

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      • Turning off the server

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• Chapter 2. Installing options

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  • Server components

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    • I/O board internal connectors and jumpers

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    • Memory-card connectors

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    • Memory-card LEDs

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    • Microprocessor-board connectors and LEDs

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    • PCI-X board connectors

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    • PCI-X board LEDs

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    • SAS-backplane connectors

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  • Installation guidelines

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    • System reliability guidelines

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    • Working inside the server with the power on

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    • Handling static-sensitive devices

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  • Removing the cover and bezel

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  • Installing a hot-swap power supply

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  • Installing an adapter

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  • Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

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  • Memory module

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    • Active Memory

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    • Adding and replacing a memory card

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      • Adding a memory card

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      • Hot-replacing a memory card

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    • Installing DIMMs

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      • Installing a DIMM

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      • Hot-swapping DIMMs

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      • Hot-adding DIMMs

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  • Microprocessor

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    • Microprocessor installation order

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    • Installing a microprocessor

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  • Completing the installation

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    • Connecting the cables

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    • Updating the server configuration

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    • SMP Expansion cabling

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      • Two-node configuration

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      • Four-node configuration

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      • Eight-node configuration

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• Chapter 3. Configuring the server

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  • Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

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    • Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

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    • Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

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    • Passwords

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      • Power-on password

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      • Administrator password

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  • Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

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    • ServerGuide features

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    • Setup and configuration overview

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    • Typical operating-system installation

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    • Installing your operating system without ServerGuide

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  • Using the Boot Menu program

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  • Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

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  • Using the PXE boot agent utility program

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    • Starting the PXE boot agent utility program

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    • PXE boot agent utility menu choices

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  • Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs

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    • Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program

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      • Updating and configuring the BIOS

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      • Configuring Linux

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      • Configuring a Microsoft Windows operating system

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    • Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program

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    • Using the baseboard management controller utility programs

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      • Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program

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      • Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program

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      • Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program

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  • Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program

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    • Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program

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    • SerialSelect Utility menu choices

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    • Disk Utilities

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  • Using ServeRAID Manager

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    • Configuring the controller

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      • Using express configuration

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      • Using custom configuration

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    • Viewing the configuration

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  • Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface

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    • Creating a scalable partition

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    • Deleting a scalable partition

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• Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director

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• Appendix. Notices

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  • Trademarks

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  • Important notes

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  • Product recycling and disposal

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• Index

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