IBM System p5 505 User manual

Quick start guide for IBM System p5 505 (9115-505)

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CAUTION: This part or unit is heavy, but has a weight smaller than 18 kg (39.7 lb).

Use care when lifting, removing, or installing this part or unit (C008)

The exclamation mark surrounded by a gray triangle denotes caution. A CAUTION

notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing

moderate or minor personal injury. Before doing a step that contains a caution icon,

read and understand the caution statement that accompanies it.

1Before you begin

Use safe practices when lifting.

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 details

about how to access the information center, see task 12 .Finish your system setup

Rack-mounted devices are not to be used as a shelf or workspace. Do not

place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.

Tools needed (Rack installation only)

Flat-blade screwdriver

2.1

2.2

Inventory

Locate the kitting report (inventory list) in the bag that contains the information

center CD (SK3T-8159). Make sure you received all of the parts that you ordered.

Your order information should be located in an envelope adhered to the outside of

your system box. You can also obtain order information from your marketing

representative or IBM Business Partner.

To install your server into a rack, you will need the following parts:

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.

If you have incorrect, missing, or damaged parts, contact any of the following

resources:

Complete an inventory of the external parts.

System rail assemblies

Cable-management arm

Rack-mounting hardware kit

Retaining screws

Latch strike (slide rail assemblies only)

Clips (fixed rail assemblies only)

Fixed rail assemblies

Slide rail assemblies

Fixed rail assembly

Slide rail assembly

3.1

3.2

3.3

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 server is already installed into a rack, skip to task 10

Place the rack in the location of the installation.

Use the wrench that was provided with your rack to level the rack by raising or

lowering the front and back leveling feet .

Install the stabilizer bracket on the front of the rack.

If necessary, remove any trim kit pieces that were previously installed on the

rack. Removing the trim kit pieces allows you to read the EIA units on the rack.

Tip:

Cable the HMC and the

server

3.4

3Prepare the rack for installation

4.1

4.2

Locate the rack-mounting hardware kit, the cable-management arm, and the fixed

rail assemblies that were included with your server.

Determine where in the rack to place the server. Remove any filler panels

necessary to allow adequate access to the location where you will install your

server.

Install units into the lower part of the rack first. Place larger and heavier units

in the lower part of the rack.

Note:

If you are installing your server using slide rails, go to task 7

If you are installing your server into a tapped-hole rack, follow the instructions in the IBM Systems

Hardware Information Center, then return to task 10 in this guide. For

details about how to access the information center, see task 12

Install the slide rail assemblies.

Cable the HMC and the server

Finish your system setup.

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.

Install the fixed rail assemblies

If you plan to transport the rack cabinet with the

server installed, you must secure the rails to the rack

flange. Using a screwdriver, tighten a rack-retaining

screw into the hole above the alignment pins on

the front and back of each fixed rail assembly.

4.4

4.3 Install the fixed rail assemblies .A

Press the release tab away from the rail

and pull the latch assembly tab to the

retracted position and lock the latch assembly.

The alignment pins located on the back of

the rail should be fully retracted.

Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other fixed rail assembly.

From the front of the rack, slide the front latch assembly to the front rack flange, and

repeat steps 3 and 4 to attach the front of the rail to the rack.

From the back of the rack,

place the rack flange

between the rail flange and

the retracted alignment

pins .

Front view

Repeat step 1 for the front latch

assembly.

Align the pins with the correct holes in the rack

flange and press the latch assembly release

tab to extend the alignment pin into the

back of the rack.

You have finished installing the

fixed rail assemblies. Go to task

5Install the server onto the

fixed rail assemblies.

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Tip: Read this entire task before completing any individual steps.

5.1

5.2

From the front of the rack, align the server on the rails and push the server into

the rack cabinet. If the rail-lock pins are extended out, pull the side release

latches toward you, which lifts up the rail-lock pins. Push the server into the

rack the remainder of the way. As you push the server into the rack, the rail-lock

pins extend out and lock into place.

Install the server onto the fixed rail assemblies

Before installing the server onto the fixed rail assembly, ensure that the

leveling feet are extended and that the stabilizer bracket is correctly installed

to prevent the rack from falling forward.

If the server does not snap in place, press down on the rack release buttons

and push the server into the rack the remainder of the way.

You have finished installing the server onto the fixed rail assemblies. Go to task 6

Install the cable-management arm.

6.3 Align the latch with the rail on the right and snap the latch onto the rail.D

6.1 Insert the cable-management arm into the four slots in the back of the server.AB

6.2

When the cable-management arm is seated into all four slots, slide the cable-

management arm to the left, and lock it into place by pulling the locking cam

back, away from the server.

6Install the cable-management arm

Tip: After you have cabled your server, use the straps that are attached to the

cable-management arm to secure the cables.

You have finished installing the server into the rack. Go to task 10

Cable the HMC

and the server

Tip: If space is limited inside the rack, slide an adjacent server out partway to

install the cable-management arm.

7.1 Locate the rack-mounting hardware kit, the cable-management arm, and the slide

rail assemblies that were included with your server.

7.3

Insert the right slide rail into the back-right rack mounting flange holes, with

the rail pins protruding through the flange.

7Install 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.

If you are installing your server using fixed rails, go to task 4 Install the fixed rail assemblies.

7.2 Determine where in the rack to place the server. Remove any filler panels

necessary to allow adequate access to the location where you will install your

server.

7.4

Press on the end of the slide rail to compress the spring-loaded mechanism,

and insert the slide rail into the front-right rack mounting flange holes.

7.5

Repeat steps 7.3 and 7.4 for the left slide rail.

7.7 From the back of the rack, attach the cable-management arm mounting bracket to

the back-left rail , using screw . Finger-tighten the screw.

7.8 Attach the cable-management arm support bracket to the back-right rail ,

using screw . Finger-tighten the screw.

7.6 From the front of the rack, install the latch strike onto the front of each slide rail

using the captive screw . Finger-tighten the captive screw .

You have finished installing the slide rail assemblies. Go to task 8 Install the

server onto the slide rail assemblies.

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