
Contents
Safety Information Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii. . . . . .
Lithium Battery Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix. . . . . .
Laser Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x . . . . .
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi. . . . .
How This Book is Organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi. . . . .
Notices Used in This . Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi. . . . . .
Related Publications. . . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii. . . . | |||
Chapter | 1. Introducing | Your Netfinity | 5000 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. . . . |
Features at a | Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 | |||
What | Your IBM | Netfinity | 5000 Server. .Offers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 |
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability. . . .Features. . . . . . . . . .6 . . .
Controls and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . .
Input/Output Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. . . .
Expansion Bays |
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Chapter | 2. | Arranging | Your | Workspace | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15. . . . | |||||
Arranging Your Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 | ||||||||||
Chapter | 3. | Configuring | Your | Server | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 | |||||
Configuration Overview . | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. . . . | |||||||||
The Configuration/Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 | ||||||||||
Using the Configuration/Setup . Utility | 22 | |||||||||
Resolving | Configuration | Conflicts | 30 | |||||||
Configuring | the | Ethernet | Controller | 32 | ||||||
Failover for Redundant Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 | ||||||||||
Using the SCSISelect Utility .Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 | ||||||||||
Chapter 4. Installing Options |
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Before You Begin | 40 | |||||||||
Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41. . . . | ||||||||||
Handling | Devices | 42 | ||||||||
Preparing to Install Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 | ||||||||||
Working with Adapters | 49 | |||||||||
Working | with | Memory | Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 | |||||||
Installing | or | Removing | Internal . Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 | |||||||
Installing Microprocessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 . . . . | ||||||||||
Installing | or | Replacing | the Power. .Supply | 71 | ||||||
Connecting | External | Options | 72 | |||||||
Adding Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 | ||||||||||
Completing | the | Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 | ||||||||
Updating the Server Configuration | 82 | |||||||||
Serial | Port | Connectors | 83 | |||||||
Management | Port | C | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 | |||||||
Parallel | Port | Connector | 85 | |||||||
Video Port Connector | 86 | |||||||||
Keyboard | and | Mouse | Connectors | 87 |
SCSI Connectors | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 . . . . |
Universal Serial | Bus Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 |
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