Learn how to access the Integrated Virtualization Manager, connect external cables and power cords, route the cables, and attach devices after you install all of your hardware features or replace parts.
To cable your server:
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| __ | If you have hardware features that are not installed, install them now. For instructions, see Installing features and replacing parts. |
| Connecting the serial cable | |||
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| __ | Connect one end of a null modem cable to a system port on the back of 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. See References for a back view of the model. | ||
| Cabling the expansion units | |||
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| __ | Do you have an expansion unit?
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| Connecting the external cables | |||
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| __ | If you are using any optional adapters
(such as token ring or 8-port EIA-232), connect the cables to the appropriate
adapter connectors in the PCI slots of your machine. See Adapters, Devices, and Cable Information for Multiple Bus Systems for a description of cables and adapters that might be installed on your server. Note: If
the cable did not come with your server, you will have to supply it.
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| Connecting the server's power cord | |||
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| __ | You should route the server's power cord through the retention ring or under the retention bracket that is provided to prevent the power cord from becoming unplugged unexpectedly. | ||
| __ | If your server is equipped with a retention ring, route the power cord through the ring before you plug it into the back of the server, as shown here:  |
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| __ | If your server is equipped with a retention bracket,
route the power cord under the bracket before you plug it into the back of
the server as shown here: |
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| __ | Plug the power cord into the system. | ||
| Accessing the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) | |||
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| __ | Connect the server to the same PC that you connected the null modem cable to for access to the ASMI. For instructions, see Accessing the ASMI using a Web browser. | ||
| Attaching devices by using a system port | |||
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| __ | If you have an IBM® System p5® or eServer™ p5 server and want to access the ASMI when the system is in standby, attach an ASCII terminal to a system port on the back of the server. For views of the back of each server, see References. | ||
| __ | If you have an IBM System p5 or eServer p5 server and want to access the ASMI remotely when the system is in standby, attach a modem to a system port on the back of the server. For views of the back of each server, see References. | ||
| __ | If you have an IBM System p5 or eServer p5 server and you are connecting it to an uninterruptible power supply, see the documentation that is included with your uninterruptible power supply. You might need additional hardware. | ||
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| Connecting the power cords | |||
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| __ | Connect the power cords from the display and attached devices to a power source. | ||
| Routing the cables through the cable-management arm | ||
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| __ | Is your server installed in a rack?
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| __ | Place the rack-mounted system in the service position. For instructions, see Place the model 505 in the service position. | |
| __ | Route the cables through the hooks that are located
along the cable-management arm and secure them with the straps that are provided,
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| __ | After attaching the cables to the cable-management arm, go to the front of the rack and move the system drawer in and out. Observe the cables and cable-management-arm movement to verify that the cables are not binding. | |
| After you finish | |
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| __ | Did you receive a cable hook with your rack shipment?
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| __ | Return to your initial server setup checklist and complete the next step. |
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