Apple XSERVE Setup Guide

Xserve
Setup Guide
Includes setup, expansion,
and hardware specications
for the Xserve
Apple Inc. K
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Contents

5 Preface: About This Guide
5 When You Finish Installing the Xserve
6 For More Information
7 Chapter 1: Installing the Xserve
8 Tools and Parts You’ll Need
9 Choosing a Suitable Location
11 Installing the Xserve
20 Where to Go from Here
21 Chapter 2: Installing or Replacing Components
22 Xserve at a Glance—Internal Components
24 Installing or Replacing a Drive Module
28 Installing or Replacing a Power Supply
30 Opening and Closing the Xserve
33 Adding Memory
38 Installing a PCI Express Card
43 Replacing the Battery
45 AppendixA:Specications
3
49 Appendix B: Safety and Maintenance
49 Important Safety Information
50 Handling the Xserve
51 Protecting the Optical Drive
51 Power Supply
52 Cleaning the Xserve
52 Apple and the Environment
53 Health-Related Information About Computer Use
54 Regulatory Compliance Information
4 Contents
About This Guide
This setup guide shows you how to install the Xserve computer in a rack and how to install or replace components inside the Xserve.
This guide describes the 3rd-generation Intel-based Xserve (early 2009):
For information about unpacking the Xserve and installing it in a rack, see Chapter 1. Â For information about installing or replacing drive modules, memory, PCI cards, Â
power supplies, or the system battery, see Chapter 2.
For a summary of Xserve specications, see Appendix A. Â
For safety, maintenance, and regulatory information, see Appendix B. Â

When You Finish Installing the Xserve

For information about starting up the Xserve for the rst time, conguring the server
software, and using the Xserve, see the Xserve User Guide on the Admin Tools disc that comes with the Xserve.
To learn about the Mac OS X Server software installed on the Xserve, see Mac OS X Server: Getting Started, also on the Admin Tools disc that comes with the Xserve.
Preface
5
If you have an Xserve RAID Card installed in your Xserve, see the RAID Utility User Guide (available at www.apple.com/xserve/resources.html) for information about setting up RAID sets and volumes.
The Xserve Setup Guide, Xserve User Guide, Mac OS X Server: Getting Started, and other server guides are also available at www.apple.com/server/resources.

For More Information

The Apple Service & Support website oers in-depth product information and technical
resources, including articles, discussions, and downloadable software updates. Visit the site at www.apple.com/support/xserve.
About This Guide6
Installing the Xserve
1
This chapter shows you how to install the Xserve in an equipment rack.
The information in this chapter will help you gather the tools you’ll need, choose a
suitable location for the Xserve, and install it in a rack. When you’ve nished installing
the Xserve, you’ll be referred to the Xserve User Guide for information about starting up
the Xserve for the rst time.
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Tools and Parts You’ll Need

Short extensions for racks 24 to 29 inches deep (2)
Rails for use with racks of all depths (2)
Alignment guide
Long extensions for racks 29 to 36 inches deep (2)
Enclosure key
A medium-size (#1) Phillips screwdriver  The slide rails, rail extensions, and alignment tool that come with the Xserve Â
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Choosing a Suitable Location

The Xserve is designed for rack mounting. Review the following paragraphs to be
sure the location you choose satises the Xserve space, electrical, and environmental
requirements.
Rack Compatibility
You can install the Xserve in any open or closed (cabinet-style) 19-inch-wide four-post rack from 24 to 36 inches deep using the rails included with the Xserve. The Xserve occupies 1.75 inches (1U) of vertical rack space.
Important: Your rack should satisfy the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/
Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard ANSI/EIA-310-D-92, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 297, and Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) 41494.
Rack Stability
Make sure the rack is stable and strong enough to support installed equipment. When working with equipment in the rack, never slide out more than one unit at a time, and keep all other equipment secured in the rack.
WARNING: Don’t put a display or other device on top of the Xserve. The extra weight
can damage components inside the Xserve, strain the rack rails, and make the rack unstable. Devices not secured in the rack can fall on you.
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Space Requirements
Do not block the air flowing through the Xserve.
Air to cool the Xserve ows from front to back. Make sure nothing blocks the openings
in the front and back panels of the Xserve. When installed, the Xserve slides in and out of the rack from the front. Make sure you have at least 36 inches (1 meter) clear in front of the Xserve so you can remove it.
Electrical Power Requirements
Be sure that the available circuitry and power connections can support the combined power needs of the Xserve and all other equipment in the rack. For information about the electrical power requirements of the Xserve, see Appendix A, “ Specications,” on page 45. Make sure that the power connections for the Xserve and all other equipment are grounded according to local and national standards.
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Operating Environment
Make sure that the ambient temperature in the rack is within the limits established for the Xserve and all other equipment. For the Xserve operating temperature requirements, see Appendix A, “Specications,” on page 45. Make sure that both the
rack itself and the room where the rack is located are suciently ventilated to maintain
the necessary temperature range.

Installing the Xserve

Follow these instructions to install the Xserve in an equipment rack.
Installation Summary
Step 1: Remove the shipping material  Step 2: Assemble a pair of slide rails that are the right length for your rack  Step 3: Install the rails loosely in the rack  Step 4: Align and secure the rails  Step 5: Slide the Xserve into the rack  Step 6: Connect the cables  Step 7: Connect a keyboard, display, and mouse (optional) Â
Installing Optional Components Before You Begin
To work inside the Xserve, you need to remove it from the rack. If you plan to install additional memory, PCI cards, or other internal components before you start using the Xserve, you might want to do so now. For help installing components, see Chapter 2.
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Step 1: Remove the protective shipping materials
Protective faceplate
1 Remove the Xserve from its box and place it on a at surface.
2 Remove the protective faceplate by unscrewing the thumbscrews on each side of the
faceplate and lifting it o.
3 Remove any plastic lm covering the front or top of the Xserve.
Important: Do not remove the small plastic protector in the optical drive slot. Leave
this protector in place until the Xserve is secured in the rack. Keep the protector and return it to the drive slot whenever you move the Xserve or pack it for shipping.
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Step 2: Assemble the mounting rails
Long extension
Short extension
These pegs engage the slots in the extension.
Rail
The extension goes on the outside of the rail.
Engage the pegs in both slots.
This notch should be on the bottom.
This end is up.
The Xserve comes with both short and long extensions that you combine with standard front rails to create a pair of rails that are the right depth for your rack.
Slide a matching rear extension onto each of the two front rails. m
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Step 3: Install the rails loosely in the rack
Expand the rails so they fit inside the rack posts.
Position the spacer on the outside of the post, and over the threaded guide on the rail.
Position the spacer so the small block on the back engages the square hole in the rack support.
Use the screws that came with the rail to secure the spacer to the rail.
1 Place an assembled rail in the rack (it will support itself temporarily while you gather
the fasteners). The way you t the rail depends on the rack.
 If you have a square-hole rack, start with the rail anges inside the posts and expand
the rail between the front and rear posts until the small round guide on each ange
extends through the rail.
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 If you have a threaded-hole rack, start with the rail anges outside the rack posts and
Position the spacer over the threaded guide on the rail assembly.
This end is up.
Compress the rails so that they fit on the outside of the rack posts.
Use either eight 10-32 or eight M5 screws (supplied), depending on which type your rack requires.
compress the rail into position.
2 Slide a spacer, with the arrow up, over the small round guide at the ends of each rail
and install the mounting screws nger tight.
Don’t tighten the mounting screws until you align the rails in the next step.
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Step 4: Align and secure the rails
Insert the alignment guide into the rails and tighten all the screws.
To make sure the Xserve slides easily in and out of the rack, use the alignment guide to position the rails in the rack before you tighten the mounting screws.
1 Insert the alignment guide in the front of the rails.
2 Tighten the front mounting screws
Important: If you have a square-hole rack, make sure the raised alignment block on
the back of each mounting spacer is seated properly in the hole in the rack post as you tighten the screws.
3 Tighten the rear mounting screws.
4 Remove the alignment guide.
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Step 5: Slide the Xserve into the rack
Thumbscrews
Optical drive protector
1 Guide the slides on the Xserve into the channels on the rails.
Important: Make sure both the left and right slides on the Xserve go inside the rail
channels. If you have diculty, set aside the Xserve and use the alignment guide to
check the spacing between the rails.
2 Slide the Xserve into the rack until it stops.
3 Tighten the thumbscrews at each end of the front panel to secure the Xserve in the
rack.
4 Remove the plastic optical drive protector.
Important: Keep the protector and return it to the drive slot whenever you move the
Xserve to another location or pack it for shipping.
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Step 6: Connect the cables
Serial console port Mini DisplayPort Ethernet port 2 Ethernet port 1
System identifier
button/light
FireWire 800
ports (2)
USB 2.0 ports (2)
Power supply
bay 2
Power supply
bay 1
System information tag
(pullout tab)
1 Connect a power cord to the power supply and secure it with the wire clip.
The fan in the power supply and some system status lights come on when you connect the power cord, before you turn on the Xserve.
2 Connect the network cables.
If you’re using only one Ethernet cable, connect it to port 1.
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