Installation guide
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Setup Procedure
Chapter 2. Setup Procedure
This chapter explains the procedures required to set up and start the server for the first
time. It includes the following topics:
• Checking PMB Code Wheels, on page 2-2
• Checking Server Cabling, on page 2-3
• Accessing Server Components, on page 2-4
• Mounting Power Supply Cable Sockets, on page 2-8
• Connecting the Server to the Power Supply, on page 2-12
• Checking Server Operation, on page 2-14
• Launching PAM Software, on page 2-14
• Checking Server Status via PAM, on page 2-16
• Toggling the Local / Integrated Console Display, on page 2-18
• Powering Up / Down the Server Domain, on page 2-19
• Customizing the Server, on page 2-21
• Setting the BIOS Setup Utility Password, on page 2-21
• Completing PAP Unit Configuration, on page 2-22
• Changing the iStorage Manager User Name and Password, on page 2-23
• Connecting the PAP Unit to the Customer’s Enterprise LAN, on page 2-24
• Enabling Remote Access to PAM on the Client Computer, on page 2-25
• Enabling Remote Access to iSM on the Client Computer, on page 2-25
• Configuring FTP Parameters for Autocalls, on page 2-26
• Completing Microsoft Windows Setup, on page 2-27
• Completing Linux Setup, on page 2-28
• Preparing SCSI Disk Racks, on page 2-30
• Connecting the Server to the Enterprise LAN, on page 2-31
• Testing Network Connections, on page 2-32
• Testing Autocalls, on page 2-32
• Completing the PAM Installation Intervention Report, on page 2-32