i just got an IBM Xseries 335 (8676-61X/Xeon) server (second hand).
the problem is that as i want to do the OS installation, i have no way of having it displayed on the monitor.
my monitor uses the common type 15 pin graphic card plug, but this server is just using a complete different type of grahic card.
in the back of this server i saw two type of graphic card (SCSI, and DVI types).
ok, i went to computers stores but couldnt find any scsi type monitor cables, and was told that even i found such cable there`s virtually no monitor out there with scsi port.
also i could not find the right DVI monitor cable to match that of this server. the DVI cables i saw in the stores has smaller port size than that of the server. the DVI port in this server is quite bigger in size.
then i looked for `gender changer` plugs (to convert the 15 pin monitor plug to that of the server) but couldnt find any.
i`ve tried many means to have a monitor connected to this server but just no way so far.

has anyone dealt with this server before?
how did you connect the monitor to it?

You do not normally connect a monitor - instead you mediate the install through another computer.
There are a number of ways to do this, usually using a serial terminal. Google for "headless install".

eg.
http://newyork.ubuntuforums.org/show....php?p=7417557

Some people add a video card to their server though.

That SCSI-looking plug you're referring to is a proprietary IBM doodad used for daisy chaining servers to a KVM.

What you want is an IBM C2T breakout cable, takes that plug and gives you VGA and PS/2.

wikipedia.org -> IBM_C2T

Hi

The IBM Xseries 335 (8676-61X/Xeon) server has two internal PCI-X slots, you might like to consider installing a display adapter and performing an installation locally.

Alternatively, you could perform header-less install using a remote terminal connection over an Ethernet connection. The particulars of this would be specific to the Distribution that you are trying to install, and whether you are going to install from a local CD/DVD image or using FTP, etc

Regards

Chris