IBM 8688 manual Updating your server configuration

3.If you have just plugged the power cords of the server into an electrical outlet, you must wait 30 seconds before pressing the power-control button.

The following illustration shows the locations of the input and output connectors on your server. See page 6 for descriptions of the I/O connectors.

System power	System power	RXE Expansion Port (B)
		connector
connector (1)	connector (2)
		Serial connector
		Remote
		Supervisor
		Adapter
		connectors

	Gigabit Ethernet
SCSI connector	connectors
RXE Management Port connector	RXE Expansion
USB 1 connector
	Port (A) connector
USB 2 connector
Video connector

Updating your server configuration

When you start your server for the first time after you add or remove an internal option or an external SCSI device, you might see a message telling you that the configuration has changed (see “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 12).

Some options have device drivers that you need to install. See the documentation that comes with your option for information about installing any required device drivers.

If your server comes with two microprocessors or if your server comes with one microprocessor and you have installed one or more additional microprocessors, your server can now operate as an SMP server. Therefore, you might need to upgrade your operating system to support SMP. See the User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD and your operating-system documentation for additional information.

If you have a RAID configuration on your server using the integrated SCSI controller and you have installed or removed a hard disk drive, you might need to reconfigure your disk arrays. See the RAID documentation on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for information about reconfiguring your disk arrays.

If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.

The internal hard disk drives can connect only to the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities.

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