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BX600 S3 Operating Manual 19
2 Overview: Installation Steps
In this chapter you will find an overview of the steps necessary to install your
BX600 S3 basic unit. Links guide you to sections where you can find more
detailed information on the individual steps.
Ê Before you begin, please read the chapter “Important Notes” beginning on
page 21, especially the section “Notes on Safety”.
Ê Unpack the system, check the contents of the package for visible transport
damage, and check whether the delivery matches the details in the delivery
note (see section 4.2 on page 34).
Ê Mount the system in the rack (see section 4.3 on page 35 and also the layout
arrangement on the order lists).
Ê Cable the system (see section 4.4 on page 41). Please also see the section
“Cable Routing” on page 43 and the section “Instructions on Connecting and
Disconnecting Cables” on page 45.
Ê Connect the system to the mains voltage (see section 4.5 on page 46).
Ê Familiarize yourself with the operating and indicator elements on the front
and rear sides of the BX600 S3 basic unit (see chapter 5 beginning on
page 49).
Ê Insert the server blades into the slots in the front of the BX600 S3 basic unit
(see chapter 7 on page 71).
Ê Configure the management blades (see section 5.3 on page 55) so that you
can perform further administration of the blade server system via LAN.
Ê Install the desired operating systems and applications on the server blades.
To do so, you have the following options:
– Cloning a server blade from a remote image server with RemoteDeploy
Recommended if the following requirements are satisfied:
– the RemoteDeploy software is available
– an appropriate cloning image is available
– deployment server and LAN connection are available