DIMM installation sequence ...................83
Memory mirroring .......................83
Installing a DIMM .......................85
Installing a hot-swap power supply .................87
Removing a hot-swap fan .....................89
Installing a hot-swap fan .....................90
Removing the SAS riser-card and controller assembly ..........91
Installing the SAS riser-card and controller assembly ...........92
Removing a ServeRAID SAS controller from the SAS riser card .......93
Installing a ServeRAID SAS controller on the SAS riser card ........94
Installing a ServeRAID SAS controller battery on the remote battery tray . . . 96
Moving the SAS controller retention bracket..............101
Installing a USB hypervisor memory key ...............103
Removing a USB hypervisor memory key ..............104
Installing an Ethernet adapter ...................105
Installing an optional CD-RW/DVD drive ...............105
Completing the installation ....................106
Replacing the server cover ...................107
Connecting the external cables .................108
Updating the server configuration.................109
Chapter 3. Configuring the server.................111
Using the Setup utility ......................112
Starting the Setup utility ....................112
Setup utility menu choices ...................113
Passwords .........................116
Using the Boot Selection Menu program ...............119
Starting the backup server firmware.................119
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD............119
ServerGuide features .....................120
Setup and configuration overview ................120
Typical operating-system installation ...............121
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide .......121
Using the integrated management module ..............121
Using the USB memory key for VMware hypervisor ...........123
Using the remote presence capability and blue-screen capture .......123
Enabling the remote presence feature ...............124
Obtaining the IP address for the Web interface access.........124
Logging on to the Web interface .................125
Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program .........125
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller ..............125
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program ..............126
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program ............127
Formatting a hard disk drive ..................127
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives .............127
IBM Advanced Settings Utility program................128
Updating IBM Systems Director ..................128
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance ..........131
Before you call ........................131
Using the documentation.....................131
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web .........131
Software service and support ...................132
Hardware service and support...................132
IBM Taiwan product service....................132
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