IBM 8840 manual UpdateXpress program Front view

vReduced downtime

vIncreased productivity of IT personnel and users

vReduced service and support costs

For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with the server, the IBM Director documentation on the CD, and the IBM xSeries Systems Management Web page at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director.

The UpdateXpress program

The UpdateXpress program is available for most xSeries servers and server options. It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in the server and installs available updates. You can download the UpdateXpress program from the Web at no additional cost, or you can purchase it on a CD. To download the program or purchase the CD, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/sys_migration/ xpress.html.

Front view

The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of the server.

	Hard disk drive
Rack release	activity LED (green)
latch	Hard disk drive	Operator information
	status LED (amber)	panel
		Rack release
		latch
	DVD-ROM eject button	Diskette-eject button
	DVD-ROM drive	Diskette drive
	activity LED (green)
		activity LED (green)

Rack release latches: Press these latches to release the server from the rack.

Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk drive has an activity LED. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the drive is in use.

Hard disk drive status LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk drive has a status LED. When this LED is lit, it indicates that the drive has failed. If an optional IBM ServeRAID controller is installed in the server, when this LED is flashing slowly (one flash per second), it indicates that the drive is being rebuilt. When the LED is flashing rapidly (three flashes per second), it indicates that the controller is identifying the drive.

Operator information panel: This panel contains controls, LEDs, and connectors. The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the operator information panel.

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