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Summary of Contents for IBM eserver p5 510
- Page 1 Quick start guide for p5 510 (9110-510)
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Page 2: Before You Begin
Before you begin This Quick start guide contains an abbreviated set of setup instructions designed to help you quickly unpack and set up a standard system. Users unfamiliar with this IBM hardware should use the fully ® detailed, setup instructions that you can find in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. For... - Page 3 Your IBM reseller IBM Rochester manufacturing automated information line at 1-800-300-8751 (United States only) Directory of worldwide contacts at www.ibm.com/planetwide. Select your location to view the service and support contact information. You will need the following parts: Rack-mounting hardware kit...
- Page 4 Prepare the rack for installation If you are installing your server into a new rack, ensure that you have completed the unpacking instructions that were provided with the rack. If your s erver is already installed in a rack, skip to task 7 Cable the HMC and the server Place the rack in the location of the installation.
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Page 5: Install The Slide Rail Assemblies
Install the slide rail assemblies If you do not have enough space around your rack to open the front and back doors completely, remove the doors before starting this task to allow adequate access. Determine where in the rack to place the server. This server occupies two EIA units. Remove any filler panels necessary to allow adequate access to the location where you will install your server. - Page 6 From the back of the rack, place the front rack flange between the front slide-rail flange and the retracted front-alignment pins . Press the release to extend the pins into the holes. Align the back alignment pins with the correct holes in the back rack-flange and press the latch assembly release tab to extend the pins into the back of the rack.
- Page 7 Install the server onto the slide rail assembly Before installing the server onto the slide rail assembly, ensure that the leveling feet are extended and that the stabilizer bracket is correctly installed to prevent the rack from falling forward. Before you begin: Read this entire task before completing any individual steps. Fully extend both slide rails.
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Page 8: Install The Cable-Management Arm
Install the cable-management arm Locate the cable-management arm and the two pins . Tip: If space is limited inside the rack, slide the server out part of the way to install the cable-management arm. From the back of the rack, use the pin to affix the cable-management arm the left slide-rail-management arm flange that is attached to the rack frame . - Page 9 If you are using a rack-mounted HMC, these steps assume that it is already installed in the rack. If you need to install the HMC into the rack, follow the instructions in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center, and return to this guide when you are ready to begin cabling your HMC. For details about how to access the information center, see task 9 Finish your system setup.
- Page 10 Start and configure the HMC, which includes the Guided Setup Wizard. You can 7.10 find the instructions for configuring the HMC in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. For details about how to access the information center, see task 9 Finish your system setup.
- Page 11 Cable the server and access the Integrated Virtualization Manager Connect one end of a serial cable to the system port on your server, and the other end to a serial port on a PC that has Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7 . 1 , or Opera 7 .23 installed.
- Page 12 This is the IP address for the service processor. Note: If you do not know how to do this, see the instructions in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. For details about how to access the information center, see task 9 Finish your system setup.
- Page 13 After the system has reached the firmware standby state, enter the activation 8.11 code for the Virtualization Engine technologies. In the navigation area, expand On Demand Utilities Click CoD Activation Enter the activation key into the field. This key was included with the printed material inside your system box.
- Page 14 Tip: Additional Information about the Virtual I/O Server, such as how to check for updates, configure network connections, and configure partitions, is located in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. You have completed the basic setup. Continue to task 9 Finish your system setup.
- Page 15 Using a Web browser, go to www.ibm.com/systems/infocenter/hardware or go to the preinstalled version on the HMC. From the navigation bar, click Systems Hardware information >...
- Page 16 1-800-937-3430 (U.S. or Canada) 1-507-253-5192 (outside the U.S. or Canada) Internet URL: http://www.ibm.com/systems/infocenter/hardware References in this publication to IBM products or services do not imply that IBM intends to make them available in every country or region. e (logo) server, eServer, IBM,...