Installing the IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E)
Learn how to install, cable, and set up your IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E) server.
- Prerequisite for installing the IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E)
Use the information in this section to understand the prerequisites required for installing the IBM Power System E850 (8408-E8E) system. - Completing inventory for your server
Use this information to complete inventory for your server. - Attaching the lift handles to the chassis
Attach the four lift handles to the chassis so that three people can lift the chassis onto the mounting hardware. - Installing the server into a rack
You must remove components within the system chassis so that three people can lift it into the rack. Install the mounting hardware first, then remove components from the system chassis, and then lift the chassis into place. - Installing the cable-management arm
Use the cable management arm if you intend to provide extensive organization for the cables and cords connecting to the system. - 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. - Cabling the server and connecting expansion units
Learn how to cable the server and to connect expansion units. - Completing the server setup
Learn about the tasks you must complete to set up your managed system. - Setting up a preinstalled server
Use this information to learn about setting up a server that is preinstalled in a rack.
Last updated: Wed, June 07, 2017