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.
2
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
8
Latch strike (slide rail assemblies only)
8
2
Clips (fixed rail assemblies only)
Fixed rail assemblies
Slide rail assemblies
Fixed rail assembly
Slide rail assembly
or
or
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.
.
A
B
Tip:
Cable the HMC and the
server
3.4
3Prepare the rack for installation
A
B
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
4
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.
FG
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.
E
C
D
,
1.
3.
4.
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.
2.
6.
A
C
BD
E
From the back of the rack,
place the rack flange
between the rail flange and
the retracted alignment
pins .
B
D
F
G
Front view
5.
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.
,
ED
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.
A
B
Install the server onto the fixed rail assemblies
5
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.
C
C
B
A
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.
C
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
B
D
B
C
A
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.
AB
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.
B
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.
A
B
A
7.5
Repeat steps 7.3 and 7.4 for the left slide rail.
I
J
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.
F
GH
7.8 Attach the cable-management arm support bracket to the back-right rail ,
using screw . Finger-tighten the screw.
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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 .
ED
CC
D
E
C
G
F
H
You have finished installing the slide rail assemblies. Go to task 8 Install the
server onto the slide rail assemblies.
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