IBM HS12, BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, BladeCenter HS12 Type 8028 Installation And User Manual

BladeCenter HS12

Type 8014 or 8028

Installation and User’s Guide

Welcome.

Thank you for buying an IBM blade server. server features superior performance, availability, and scalability.

This

Installation and User’s Guide

contains information for setting up, configuring, and using your blade server.

Your blade

Before you install the BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 blade server in a BladeCenter unit, complete the following procedures:

Install and configure the rack according to the documentation that came with the rack. Install the BladeCenter unit into the rack and configure it, according to the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter unit. Supply power to the BladeCenter unit.

Install the latest firmware in all BladeCenter components.

Before you install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit, install devices such as drives, memory modules, and processor or expansion cards in the blade server, if applicable. Install the blade server in the BladeCenter unit. See Chapter 3 for more information.

Configure the blade server. See Chapter 4 for more information.

Additionally, a service information label is attached to each BladeCenter unit and blade server. This label provides a graphical summary of many of the installation and service activities that are associated with each device.

For more information about your BladeCenter components and features, you can view the publications on the

Documentation

CD or download them from the IBM support Web site.

Go to

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

Install the operating system. See Chapter 5 for more information.

Install additional applications according to the instructions that comes with the applications.

The blade server is now

ready to use. Be sure to

blade server on the

IBM support Web site.

Server Support

Is the server working

correctly?

Ye s

Check all cables for loose connections and verify that all optional devices you installed are on the ServerProven list at

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/.

Is the problem

solved?

Ye s

http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.

View information about IBM Support Line at

http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/

or view support telephone numbers at

http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/.

See the troubleshooting information that comes with the server to determine the cause of the problem and the action to take.

Is the problem

solved?

Ye s

Update the firmware to the latest level. You can download firmware from

http://www.ibm.com/systems/ support/

Ye s

Is the problem

solved?

View support telephone numbers at

http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/.

Hardware

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Hardware or

software problem?

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Contents

Safety ...............v

Safety statements ............vi

Chapter 1. Introduction ........1

Related documentation ...........3

The IBM Documentation CD .........3

Hardware and software requirements .....4

Using the Documentation Browser ......4

Notices and statements in this document .....5

Features and specifications..........5

What your blade server offers ........6

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . 8

IBM Director ..............9

Major components of the blade server .....10

Chapter 2. Power, controls, and

indicators .............11

Blade server controls and LEDs........11

Turning on the blade server ........13

Turning off the blade server ........13

Blade server connectors .........14

Chapter 3. Installing options .....15

Installation guidelines ...........15

System reliability guidelines ........15

Handling static-sensitive devices ......16

Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter

unit .................16

Opening the blade server cover........17

Removing an optional expansion unit .....18

Installing a fixed-storage drive ........19

Installing a hot-swap storage drive ......20

Installing a memory module.........21

Installing a concurrent KVM card .......24

I/O expansion cards ...........25

Installing an I/O expansion card ......26

Installing a high-speed expansion card ....28

Installing an optional expansion unit ......29

Completing the installation .........30

Closing the blade server cover .......31

Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 31

Updating the blade server configuration ....33

Input/output connectors and devices......33

Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 35

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . 35

Configuration/Setup Utility menu......36

Using passwords ...........38

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . 39

ServerGuide features ..........39

Setup and configuration overview ......39

Typical operating-system installation .....40

Installing the operating system without using

ServerGuide .............40

Using the PXE boot agent utility program ....41

Firmware updates ............41

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller....41

Configuring a SAS RAID array ........42

Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 43

Chapter 5. Installing the operating

system...............45

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to

install the operating system .........45

Using RDM to install the operating system ....45

Downloading installation instructions .....46

Chapter 6. Solving problems .....47

Diagnostic tools overview .........47

ServerGuide problems ...........49

Appendix. Getting help and technical

assistance .............51

Before you call .............51

Using the documentation ..........52

Getting help and information from the World Wide

Web.................52

Software service and support ........52

Hardware service and support ........53

IBM Taiwan product service .........53

Notices ..............55

Trademarks ..............55

Important notes .............56

Particulate contamination..........57

Documentation format...........58

Electronic emission notices .........58

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

statement ..............58

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance

statement ..............58

Avis de conformité à la réglementation

d'Industrie Canada ...........58

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . 59 European Union EMC Directive conformance

statement ..............59

Germany Class A statement ........59

Taiwan Class A compliance statement ....60

People's Republic of China Class A electronic

emission statement ...........60

Japan VCCI Class A statement .......61

Korea Communications Commission (KCC)

statement ..............61

Japan Electronics and Information Technology

Industries Association (JEITA) statement....61

Index ...............63

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Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.

Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.

Avant d'installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.

Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.

Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.

Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.

Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

Safety statements

These statements provide the caution and danger information used in this documentation.

Important:

Each caution and danger statement in this documentation is labeled with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English-language caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the Safety Information document.

For example, if a caution statement is labeled “Statement 1,” translations for that caution statement are in the Safety Information document under “Statement 1.”

Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before you perform the procedures. Read any additional safety information that comes with your system or optional device before you install the device.

Statement 1

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DANGER

Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous.

To avoid a shock hazard:

v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,

maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.

v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.

v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to

this product.

v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.

v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or

structural damage.

v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,

networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.

v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when

installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.

To Connect: To Disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, attach all cables to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to connectors.

4. Attach power cords to outlet.

5. Turn device ON.

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

Statement 2

CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM®Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.

Do not:

v Throw or immerse into water

v Heat to more than 100°C (212°F)

v Repair or disassemble

Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.

Safety vii

Statement 12

CAUTION: The following label indicates a hot surface nearby.

Statement 21

CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement

Notice to Customers

This apparatus is approved under approval number NS/G/1234/J/100003 for indirect connection to public telecommunication systems in the United Kingdom.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM BladeCenter®HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 blade server is compatible with IBM BladeCenter units. This single-wide blade server is ideally suited for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) applications, branch office, and departmental workgroup locations. The IBM BladeCenter HS12 blade server supports one Intel LGA-771 high-performance microprocessor and has six memory-module slots, two storage-device bays, one Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended (PCI-X) slot, a PCI-Express (PCI-E) connector, and a concurrent keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) slot.

This blade server supports two model types:

v Type 8014 supports a fixed-storage device system and has a 1-year warranty v Type 8028 supports a hot-swap storage device system and has a 3-year warranty

Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all BladeCenter unit types.

This Installation and User’s Guide provides information about:

v Setting up the blade server v Starting and configuring the blade server v Installing hardware options v Installing the operating system v Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server

Packaged with this document are software CDs that help you to configure hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system.

To download the latest device drivers, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.

3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.

4. Click BladeCenter HS12 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the

blade server.

The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server on the IBM Documentation CD. You can obtain up-to-date information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/ systems/bladecenter/.

If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the blade server, and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the blade server documentation.

To check for updates, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and documentation might change from what is described in this document.

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.

3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates,

or click Publications lookup for documentation updates.

Record information about the blade server in the following table. You will need these numbers when you register the blade server with IBM. You can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.

Product name BladeCenter HS12

Machine type _____________________________________________

Model number _____________________________________________

Serial number _____________________________________________

The model number and serial number are on the ID label that is behind the control panel door on the front of the blade server, and on a label on the side of the blade server that is visible when the blade server is not in the BladeCenter unit.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware.

Release handles

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A set of blank labels for your blade server comes with the BladeCenter unit. When you install the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, write identifying information on a label and place the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for recommended label placement. Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server.

Related documentation

Use this information to identify and locate related blade server documentation.

This Installation and User’s Guide contains general information about the blade server, including how to install supported optional devices and how to configure the blade server. The following documentation also comes with the blade server:

v Problem Determination and Service Guide

This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM Documentation CD. It contains information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service technicians.

v Safety Information

This document is in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. It contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.

v Warranty and Support Information

This document is in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. It contains information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance.

Depending on your BladeCenter product, additional documents might be included on the IBM Documentation CD. In addition to the documentation in this library, be sure to review the Planning and Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit for information to help you prepare for system installation and configuration. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.

3. Under Popular links, click Publications lookup.

4. From the Product family menu, select BladeCenter HS12 and click Continue.

The IBM Documentation CD

Use the IBM Documentation CD to access the blade server documentation in PDF format.

You can run the IBM Documentation CD on any personal computer that meets the hardware and software requirements.

The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly.

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Hardware and software requirements

Use this information to determine the minimum hardware and software requirements for the blade server.

The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software: v Microsoft

Windows®XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux®5 Server

v 100 MHz microprocessor v 32 MB of RAM v Adobe

Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating

systems

Using the Documentation Browser

Use these instructions to start the Documentation Browser.

Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in your system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if available). If a document is not available in the language for that region, the English-language version is displayed.

Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser: v If Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD drive. The Documentation

Browser starts automatically.

v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following

procedures: – If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or

DVD drive and click Start → Run.IntheOpen field, type

e:\win32.bat

where e is the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.

– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive;

then, run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:

sh runlinux.sh

Select your blade server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays all the documents for your blade server. Some documents might be in folders. A plus sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents under it. Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.

When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under Topic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document, all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.

To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search. The documents in which the word or word string appears are listed in order of the most occurrences. Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to use the Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to use the xpdf search function within the document.

Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.

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Notices and statements in this document

Use this information to understand the most common documentation notices and statements and how they are used.

The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document.

The following notices and statements are used in this document:

v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you

avoid inconvenient or problem situations.

v Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data.

An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage might occur.

v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous

to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.

v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation.

Features and specifications

Use this table to view specific information about the blade server, such as, blade server hardware features and the dimensions of the blade server.

Notes:

1. Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter unit.

2. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communications with these devices.

The following table is a summary of the features and specifications of the blade server.

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Table 1. Features and specifications

Microprocessor: Supports one Intel LGA-771 microprocessor

Note: Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the blade server.

Memory:

v Dual-channel, dual inline memory

modules (DIMMs): 6 DIMM connectors

v Type: ECC double-data rate (DDR2

667) DRAM. Supports 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB DIMMs with up to 24 GB of total memory on the system board

Drives: Support for a pair of one of the following storage drives:

v Hot-swap, small form factor (SFF)

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives, and hot-swap solid state storage drives.

v Fixed SFF Serial Advanced

Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives

v Fixed SFF SATA solid state storage

drives

Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts:

v Microprocessor v Memory v Hard disk drives

Electrical input: 12Vdc

Integrated functions:

v Expansion card interface v Local service processor: Baseboard

management controller (BMC) with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware

v ATI ES1000 video controller v LSI 1064E SAS controller (type

8028 and 1916)

v SATA controller (type 8014) v Concurrent keyboard/video/

mouse (cKVM) support when optional cKVM feature card is installed

v Light path diagnostics v RS-485 interface for

communication with the management module

v Automatic server restart (ASR) v USB 2.0 for communication with

the cKVM and removable media drives

v Serial over LAN (SOL) v Redundant buses for

communication with keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives

Environment:

v Air temperature:

– Blade server on: 10°C to 35°C

(50°F to 95°F). Altitude:0mto

914.4 m (0 ft to 3000 ft)

– Blade server on: 10°C to 32°C

(50°F to 89.6°F). Altitude: 914.4 m to 2133.6 m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)

– Blade server off: 10°C to 43°C

(50°F to 89.6°F). Altitude: 914.4 m to 2133.6 m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)

– Blade server shipping: -40°C to

60°C (-40°F to 140°F)

v Humidity:

– Blade server on: 8% to 80% – Blade server off: 8% to 80%

Size:

v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches) v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches) v Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches) v Maximum weight: 4.8 kg (10 lb)

What your blade server offers

Your blade server offers features, such as, the Baseboard management controller, storage disk drive support, IBM microprocessor technology, integrated network support, I/O expansion, large system-memory capacity, Light path diagnostics, PCI Express, and power throttling.

v Baseboard management controller (BMC)

The baseboard management controller (BMC) is on the system board of the blade server. The BMC operates as the service processor for the blade server and performs several tasks, including the following:

– Provides RS-485 interfaces to the management module – Provides the following support:

- Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

- Power control and advanced power management

- Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features

- Serial over LAN (SOL)

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Director, IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®,

v Hard disk drive support

The blade server supports up to two of any one of the following types of storage devices:

– 2.5-inch fixed SATA SFF solid state storage drives or SATA SFF hard disk

drives, up to 80 GB (8014 model)

– 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS SFF hard disk drives, RAID 0 and RAID 1 support, up

to 146 GB (8028 model)

– 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS SFF solid state storage drives, up to 146 GB (8028

model)

v IBM

Director

IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage servers. For more information, see the IBM

Director

documentation on the IBM®Director CD.

v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture

IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your x86-processor-based blade server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html.

v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the blade server provides programs to help you set up the blade server and install a Windows operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware devices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see “Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 39.

v Microprocessor technology

The blade server supports an Intel LGA-771 microprocessor. Depending on the model, the blade server comes with one of six specialty of Intel microprocessors. For more information about supported microprocessors and their part numbers, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.

v Integrated network support

The blade server comes with one integrated Broadcom 5714S dual Gigabit Ethernet controller, which support connection to a 10 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in the BladeCenter unit. The controller supports Wake on LAN technology.

v I/O expansion

The blade server has connectors on the system board for optional expansion cards for adding more network communication capabilities to the blade server.

v Large system-memory capacity

The blade server system board supports up to 24 GB of system memory. The memory controller provides support for up to six industry-standard registered ECC DDR2 667 on Very Low Profile (VLP) form factor DIMMs installed on the system board. For the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the ServerProven

list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/

compat/us/.

v Light path diagnostics

Light path diagnostics provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you diagnose problems. For more information, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.

v PCI Express

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PCI Express is a serial interface that is used for chip-to-chip interconnect and expansion adapter interconnect. With the blade expansion connector you can add optional I/O and storage devices.

v Power throttling

Each blade server is powered by two BladeCenter redundant power-supply modules. By enforcing a power policy known as power-domain oversubscription, the BladeCenter unit can share the power load between two power modules to ensure sufficient power for each device in the BladeCenter unit. This policy is enforced when the initial power is applied to the BladeCenter unit or when a blade server is inserted into the BladeCenter unit.

The following settings for this policy are available: – Redundant without performance impact – Redundant with performance impact – Nonredundant You can configure and monitor the power environment by using the

management module. For more information about configuring and using power throttling, see the management-module documentation or http:// www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server, the availability of the blade server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.

Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). These RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server, the availability of the blade server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.

The blade server has the following RAS features:

v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Automatic BIOS recovery (ABR) v Automatic server restart (ASR) v Built-in monitoring for temperature, voltage, hard disk drives. v Customer support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

v Customer-upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code and diagnostics v Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers v ECC protection on the L2 cache v Error codes and messages v Hot-swap SAS or solid state storage drives, fixed SATA or solid state storage

drives

v Light path diagnostics feature v Memory parity testing v Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST) during power-on self-test (POST) v Microprocessor serial number access v PCI PMI 2.2 v PCI-X 1.0a v PCI Express 1.0a v POST v ROM resident diagnostics v Registered ECC DDR2 667 memory

1. Service availability will vary by country. Response time will vary depending on the number and nature of incoming calls.

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IBM®Director

v Service processor that communicates with the management module to enable

remote blade server management

v System error logging v Wake on LAN capability v Wake on PCI (PME) capability v Wake on USB 2.0 capability

Use this information to understand how IBM®Director works with the blade server.

With IBM

Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:

v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as

microprocessors, disks, and memory

v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM

x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers on a variety of platforms

Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware

IBM manager. It includes the following key features:

v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Small Business

Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, AIX

, i5/OS®, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and VMware. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks.

v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and

notebook computers.

v Support for systems-management industry standards. v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management

environments.

v Ease of use, training, and setup.

Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server

IBM tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM ownership costs through the following benefits:

v Reduced downtime v Increased productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs

For more information about IBM Director CD that comes with the server, the IBM®Director Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/ diricinfoparent.html and the IBM xSeries http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM

Director, you can achieve reductions in

Director, see the documentation on the IBM

Systems Management Web page at

Director.

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Major components of the blade server

Use this information to locate the major components on the blade server. The major components of the blade server include Field Replaceable Units (FRUs), Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs), and optional devices.

The following illustration shows the major components of the blade server.

Expansion card

S L L

S I N

A R

H E

Cover

Heat sink

Microprocessor

Concurrent KVM Card

DIMM

Storage drives

Bezel

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Chapter 2. Power, controls, and indicators

Use this information to view power features, turn on and turn off the blade server, and view the functions of the controls and indicators.

Blade server controls and LEDs

Use this information for details about the controls and LEDs on the blade server.

Note: The control panel door is shown in the closed position in the following illustration. To access the power-control button, you must open the control panel door.

Activity LED

Location LED

KVM select button

Information LED

Blade-error LED

Media-tray select button

Power-control button

Power-on LED

Keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) select button: Press this button to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard port, video port, and mouse port with the blade server. The LED on this button flashes while the request is being processed and then is lit when the ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse has been transferred to the blade server. It can take approximately 20 seconds to switch the keyboard, video, and mouse control to the blade server.

Using a keyboard that is directly attached to the management-module, you can press keyboard keys in the following sequence to switch KVM control between blade servers instead of using the KVM select button:

NumLock NumLock blade_server_number Enter blade_server_number is the two-digit number of the blade-server bay in which

the blade server is installed. A blade server that occupies more than one blade-server bay is identified by the lowest bay number that it occupies.

If there is no response when you press the KVM select button, you can use the management-module Web interface to determine whether local control has been disabled on the blade server. See http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/ for more information.

Notes:

1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard and mouse, even if the keyboard and mouse have PS/2-style connectors.

2. If you install a supported Microsoft Windows operating system on the blade server while it is not the current owner of the keyboard, video, and mouse, a delay of up to 1 minute occurs the first time that you switch the keyboard, video, and mouse to the blade server. All subsequent switching takes place in the normal KVM switching time frame (up to 20 seconds).

Activity LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is activity on the hard disk drive or network.

Location LED: The system administrator can remotely turn on this blue LED to aid in visually locating the blade server. When this LED is lit, the location LED on the BladeCenter unit is also lit. The location LED can be turned off through the management-module Web interface at or through IBM

Director Console. For more information about the management-module Web interface, see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/. For more information about

Director, see the documentation on the IBM®Director CD that comes with

IBM the server, or visit the IBM®Director Information Center at http:// publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/ diricinfoparent.html .

Information LED: When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that information about a system error in the blade server has been placed in the management-module event log. The information LED can be turned off through the management-module Web interface at or through IBM management-module Web interface, see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/ management/. For more information about IBM

Director Console. For more information about the

Director, see the documentation on the IBM®Director CD that comes with the server, or visit the IBM®Director Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/ topic/diricinfo_all/diricinfoparent.html .

Blade-error LED: When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that a system error has occurred in the blade server. The blade-error LED turns off only after the error is corrected.

Media-tray select button: Press this button to associate the shared BladeCenter unit media tray (removable-media drives) with the blade server. The LED on the button flashes while the request is being processed and then is lit when the ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server. It can take approximately 20 seconds for the operating system in the blade server to recognize the media tray.

If there is no response when you press the media-tray select button, you can use the management-module Web interface to determine whether local control has been disabled on the blade server.

Note: The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives.

Power-control button: This button is behind the control panel door. Press this button to turn on or turn off the blade server.

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Note: The power-control button has effect only if local power control is enabled for the blade server. Local power control is enabled and disabled through the management-module Web interface.

Power-on LED: This green LED indicates the power status of the blade server in the following manner:

v Flashing rapidly: The service processor (BMC) on the blade server is

communicating with the management module.

v Flashing slowly: The blade server has power but is not turned on. v Lit continuously: The blade server has power and is turned on.

Turning on the blade server

Use this information to turn on the blade server.

After you connect the blade server to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can start in any of the following ways:

v You can press the power-control button on the front of the blade server (behind

the control panel door, see “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 11) to start the blade server.

Notes:

1. Wait until the power-on LED on the blade server flashes slowly before you press the power-control button. While the service processor in the management module is initializing, the power-on LED does not flash, and the power-control button on the blade server does not respond.

2. While the blade server is starting, the power-on LED on the front of the blade server is lit. See “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 11 for the power-on LED states.

v If a power failure occurs, the BladeCenter unit and then the blade server can

start automatically when power is restored, if the blade server is configured through the management module to do so.

v You can turn on the blade server remotely by using the management module. v If the blade server is connected to power (the power-on LED is flashing slowly),

the operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature, and the Wake on LAN feature has not been disabled through the management module, the Wake on LAN feature can turn on the blade server.

Turning off the blade server

Use this information to turn off the blade server.

When you turn off the blade server, it is still connected to power through the BladeCenter unit. The blade server can respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to turn on the blade server. To remove all power from the blade server, you must remove it from the BladeCenter unit. Shut down the operating system before you turn off the blade server. See the operating-system documentation for information about shutting down the operating system.

The blade server can be turned off in any of the following ways:

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v You can press the power-control button on the blade server (behind the control

panel door; see “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 11). This starts an orderly shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by the operating system.

v If the operating system stops functioning, you can press and hold the

power-control button for more than 4 seconds to turn off the blade server.

v The management module can turn off the blade server through the

management-module Web interface. For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide or go to http://www-03.ibm.com/ systems/management/ for more information.

Blade server connectors

Use this information to locate blade server system-board components and connectors for optional devices.

The following illustration shows the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable optional devices, in the blade server.

Concurrent KVM connector (J149)

Expansion unit connector (J132)

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

DIMM 5

DIMM 6

I/O expansion option connectors

Storage interface connector

Microprocessor

Storage drive 0 connector

Storage drive 1 connector

Control panel connector

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