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For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with
the server, the IBM Director documentation on the CD, and the IBM xSeries
Systems Management Web page at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html,
which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director.
The UpdateXpress program
The UpdateXpress program is available for most xSeries servers and server
options. It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in the server
and installs available updates. You can download the UpdateXpress program from
the Web at no additional cost, or you can purchase it on a CD. To download the
program or purchase the CD, go to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/sys_migration/
xpress.html.
Front view
The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the front of
the server.
Hard disk drive
activity LED (green)
Hard disk drive
status LED (amber)
DVD-ROM drive
activity LED (green)
Diskette drive
activity LED (green)
DVD-ROM eject button
Diskette-eject button
Rack release
latch
Rack release
latch
Operator information
panel
Rack release latches: Press these latches to release the server from the rack.
Hard disk drive activity LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk
drive has an activity LED. When this LED is flashing, it indicates that the drive is in
use.
Hard disk drive status LED: On some server models, each hot-swap hard disk
drive has a status LED. When this LED is lit, it indicates that the drive has failed. If
an optional IBM ServeRAID controller is installed in the server, when this LED is
flashing slowly (one flash per second), it indicates that the drive is being rebuilt.
When the LED is flashing rapidly (three flashes per second), it indicates that the
controller is identifying the drive.
Operator information panel: This panel contains controls, LEDs, and connectors.
The following illustration shows the controls, LEDs, and connectors on the operator
information panel.
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