Installing a rack-based water-cooled server

Use this information to learn about installing a rack-based water-cooled server.

  1. Prerequisites for installing the water-cooled system
    Use the information to understand the prerequisites that are required for installing the server.
  2. Completing inventory for your server
    Use this information to complete inventory for your server.
  3. Determining and marking the location in the rack
    Water-cooled systems have unique rack location requirements. Where you mount the system is dependent on whether your water hoses are routed toward the top or the bottom of the rack.
  4. Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack
    You might need to attach the mounting hardware to the rack. Use the procedure to complete this task. The information is intended to promote safety and reliable operation, and includes illustrations of the related hardware components and shows how these components relate to each other.
  5. Installing the cable-management arm
    The cable-management arm is used to efficiently route cables so that you have proper access to the rear of the system. Use the procedure to install the cable-management arm.
  6. Installing the water-cooled system into the rack
    Use the procedure to install the water-cooled system into the rack.
  7. Connecting the supply and return hoses to the manifold
    Attach quick-connects to the supply and return hoses.
  8. Routing the hoses from the system to the manifold
    You must attach and route the hoses from the system to the manifold.
  9. Turning on the water source and bleeding air from the system
    You must turn on the water source in your location so that the water flows to the rack.
  10. Cabling the server and setting up a console
    Your console, monitor, or interface choices are guided by whether you create logical partitions, which operating system you install in your primary partition, and whether you install a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) in one of your logical partitions.
  11. Cabling the server and connecting expansion units
    Learn how to cable the server and to connect expansion units.
  12. Completing the server setup
    Learn about the tasks you must complete to set up your managed system.
Parent topic: Determining your server type


Last updated: Wed, August 09, 2017