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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6
Node component identification ................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................... 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ............................................................................................................ 6
System board components ................................................................................................................ 7
Personality board components ......................................................................................................... 10
Chassis component identification ............................................................................................................... 10
Front panel components ................................................................................................................. 11
Rear panel components .................................................................................................................. 14
Operations ................................................................................................................................. 21
Powering up the system ............................................................................................................................ 21
Power down the node .............................................................................................................................. 21
Remove a node from the chassis ................................................................................................................ 21
Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 22
Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 23
Remove the processor air baffle ................................................................................................................ 23
Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 24
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 24
Optimum environment .............................................................................................................................. 24
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 25
Temperature requirements ............................................................................................................... 25
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 26
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 26
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 26
Installing the chassis ................................................................................................................................ 27
Installing hardware options ....................................................................................................................... 27
Installing a node into the chassis ............................................................................................................... 27
Configuring the chassis ............................................................................................................................ 28
Powering up and configuring the server ..................................................................................................... 28
Installing the operating system for G7 servers .............................................................................................. 28
Deploying management software .............................................................................................................. 28
Discovering and provisioning new devices ................................................................................................. 29
Registering the server ............................................................................................................................... 29
Hardware options installation ....................................................................................................... 30
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Processor option ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 35
Single-rank and dual-rank DIMMs .................................................................................................... 35
DIMM identification ....................................................................................................................... 36
Memory configurations ................................................................................................................... 36
General DIMM slot population guidelines ......................................................................................... 37
Installing a DIMM .......................................................................................................................... 38
