Contents 3
Contents
Server component identification...................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs and buttons ...................................................................................................................... 7
Rear panel components.............................................................................................................................. 8
Rear panel LEDs and buttons....................................................................................................................... 9
System board components........................................................................................................................ 10
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 10
NMI switch................................................................................................................................... 11
System board LEDs .................................................................................................................................. 11
System LEDs and internal health LED combinations....................................................................................... 12
Internal USB connector............................................................................................................................. 13
SATA and SAS device numbers................................................................................................................. 14
Fan assembly location.............................................................................................................................. 14
Server operations........................................................................................................................ 15
Powering up the server............................................................................................................................. 15
Powering down the server ........................................................................................................................ 15
Preparation procedures ............................................................................................................................ 16
Extending the server from the rack ............................................................................................................. 16
Removing the server from the rack ............................................................................................................. 16
Removing the access panel....................................................................................................................... 17
Installing the access panel ........................................................................................................................ 17
Removing the PCI riser board assembly...................................................................................................... 17
Installing the PCI riser board assembly ....................................................................................................... 18
Removing the fan assembly....................................................................................................................... 18
Installing the fan assembly ........................................................................................................................ 20
Server setup ............................................................................................................................... 21
Optional installation services .................................................................................................................... 21
Rack planning resources........................................................................................................................... 21
Optimum environment.............................................................................................................................. 22
Space and airflow requirements ...................................................................................................... 22
Temperature requirements............................................................................................................... 23
Power requirements ....................................................................................................................... 23
Electrical grounding requirements .................................................................................................... 23
Rack warnings ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Identifying the server shipping carton contents............................................................................................. 24
Installing hardware options....................................................................................................................... 24
Installing the server into the rack................................................................................................................ 25
Powering up and configuring.................................................................................................................... 25
Installing the operating system................................................................................................................... 26
Registering the server............................................................................................................................... 26
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 27
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Memory options ...................................................................................................................................... 27
Interleaving and non-interleaving memory configuration ..................................................................... 27
DIMM installation guidelines ........................................................................................................... 27
Installing DIMMs ........................................................................................................................... 28
Hard drive options .................................................................................................................................. 28
Hard drive guidelines..................................................................................................................... 29
