Chapter 2. Installing optional devices
This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing optional hardware devices in the server.
In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation, IBM Business Partners must also complete the steps in “Instructions for IBM Business Partners.”
Important: To help ensure that the devices that you install work correctly and do not introduce problems, observe the following precautions:
1.Make sure that the server and the installed firmware levels support the devices that you are installing. If necessary, update the UEFI and IMM firmware and any other firmware that is stored on the system boards. For information about where firmware is stored in the server, see Chapter 6, “Configuration information and instructions,” in the Problem Determination and Service Guide. For a list of supported optional devices for the server, see http:// www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/.
2.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 the Problem Determination and Service Guide for information about how to run diagnostics.
3.Follow the installation procedures in this chapter and use the correct tools. Incorrectly installed devices can cause system failures because of damaged pins in sockets or connectors, loose cabling, or loose components.
4.Use the best practices to apply current firmware and
v IBM support: http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/
vSystem x configuration tools: http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/ configtools.html
Instructions for IBM Business Partners
In addition to the instructions in this chapter for installing optional hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the installation, IBM Business Partners must also complete the following steps:
1.Before you configure a server for a customer, complete the Solution Assurance checklist at http://w3.ibm.com/support/assure/assur30i.nsf/webindex/ sa294/.
2.After you have confirmed that the server starts correctly and recognizes the newly installed devices and that no error LEDs are lit, run the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) stress tests. For information about using DSA, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.
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