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How To Start Raid Configuration On Ibm Server X3650 M4

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User Guide - Page 6

... 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. Configuring the server 111 Using the Setup utility 112 Starting the Setup utility 112 Setup utility...
User Guide - Page 17

...Performance, ease of use of interest to twelve 2.5-inch SAS hot-swap hard disk drive bays. 1. The server contains IBM Enterprise X-Architecture® technologies, which help increase performance and reliability. The System x3650 M2 Type 7947 server This Installation and User's Guide contains instructions for starting and configuring the server. Chapter 1. build a professional network;
User Guide - Page 18

... the documentation might be available to include information about the server in the following illustration shows a server with eight SAS hard disk drive bays. Procedures for documentation updates. Go to the IBM Web site. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number IBM System x3650 M2 server 7947 The model number and serial number are made periodically to...
User Guide - Page 20

...server: v Warranty and Support Information This document is in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. v Safety Information This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM...4 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and... and click Start --> Run....for your server. If you...PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. ...for installing the server in Acrobat Reader ...server, including how to set up the server, ...
User Guide - Page 27

... The System x3650 M2 Type 7947 server 11 v Redundant cooling and power capabilities The server supports three hot-swap fans, which you can diagnose and repair problems. The server has the ...RAID) configurations. Redundant cooling enables continued operation if one of the optional IBM Virtual Media Key provides remote presence and blue-screen capture capability. v ServeRAID support The server...
User Guide - Page 28

... plan that can apply those setting to multiple systems 12 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and User's Guide These common tasks include discovery, inventory, configuration, system health, monitoring, updates, event notification, and automation for managed systems. The IBM Systems Director Web and command-line interfaces provide a consistent interface that is a platform-management...
User Guide - Page 30

...the server can be used simultaneously. For information about the controls and LEDs on the operator information panel, see "Operator information panel" on the front of a RAID configuration. ...controller is in use . 14 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and User's Guide USB connectors: Connect a USB device, such as part of the server. Rack release latches: Press these ...
User Guide - Page 79

... disk drive" on page 58. If you can install an IBM System x3650 M2 Hot-swap SAS/SATA 4 Pac HDD option. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of the server slightly to "Completing the installation" on the front bezel. 5. Remove the server cover (see "Removing a hot-swap fan" on page 36...
User Guide - Page 112

... opportunity to import the existing RAID configuration to write-through mode; Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines" on page 43). 4. Turn off the server" on page 54). 96 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and User's Guide This might not start. This is fully charged. Run the server for installing a battery or...
User Guide - Page 120

...). 4. Remove the cover (see "Turning off the server" on page 106. Note: You must configure the server not to "Completing the installation" on page 21). 3. Push the blue locking collar on page 36. 2. Otherwise, go to look for information about disabling hypervisor support. 104 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and User's Guide Turn off the...
User Guide - Page 125

... the operating system to function on the server. For more information, see "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 125. After the POST fails three times, the Setup utility starts automatically so that the configuration has changed. Updating the server configuration When you start the server for information about configuring the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see...
User Guide - Page 127

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User Guide - Page 131

...move between pages in the error log. See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM Documentation CD for instructions for running the diagnostic programs. Important: If the system-error LED...Log Select this choice to view the error messages in the system-event logs. Configuring the server 115 server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on ...
User Guide - Page 135

... program that information during the process of the server firmware becomes damaged, use this backup copy. To download the free image, click IBM Service and Support Site. Use the Up Arrow...the Setup utility. The next time the server starts, it , there is designed for access to configure the hardware. This is a secondary copy of server firmware that is set an administrator password...
User Guide - Page 136

... your operating system and adapter. 120 System x3650 M2 Type 7947: Installation and User's Guide v View the readme file to review installation tips for hardware and operating-system installation Setup and configuration overview When you use interface v Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The setup program provides...
User Guide - Page 137

... server hardware and you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD. Installing your operating system without using the ServerGuide program to install your operating system, and then click Search to complete the installation.) 2. From the Product family menu, select System x3650 M2. 6. Using...
User Guide - Page 139

...To start using the embedded hypervisor functions, you can use the VMware Recovery CD that come with the server to the startup sequence in the USB hypervisor connector on the server.... module (IMM). Configuring the server 123 Turn on server models that comes with an installed IBM USB Memory Key for VMware hypervisor The VMware hypervisor is available on the server. If the embedded...
User Guide - Page 143

Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program To start the low-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter. Note: Approximately 3 minutes after the server is data on the server. If you have finished changing settings, press Esc to create an array. 2. select Save to save , back up the hard disk before you have changed. ...
User Guide - Page 145

... specify the location of the downloaded files that you copied to start the installation wizard. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 129 From the Installed version list, select the latest version, and click Continue. 6. Download the available updates. 7. Return to the Welcome page of the IBM Systems Director Web interface, click the Manage tab, and click...
User Guide - Page 159

... Copyright IBM Corp. 2010 CD/DVD-eject button 14 Class A electronic emission notice 139 components, server 23 configuration updating server 109, 111 with ServerGuide 120 configuration programs LSI Configuration Utility 112...information panel 15 rear view 17 cooling 8 cover removing 43 replacing 107 creating, RAID array 127 D danger statements 6 device drivers 13 diagnostics panel, controls and LEDs...

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