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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Chapter 1. The System x3950 and System x3950 E server . . . . . . . . 1

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notices and statements in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Server power features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Memory-card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 System reliability guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Working inside the server with the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Removing the cover and bezel . .

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Installing a hot-swap power supply

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Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Installing a hot-swap hard disk drive

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Memory module

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Active Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adding and replacing a memory card

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Installing DIMMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Microprocessor

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Microprocessor installation order . .

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Installing a microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Updating the server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 SMP Expansion cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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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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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