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Installation and User's Guide

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BladeCenter HS22V Type 7871 and 1949

Installation and User's Guide

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Notices” on page 79, the Warranty Information document, the IBM Safety Information, and IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD.

Fourth Edition (September 2010)

US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

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

Safety statements ............vii

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

Safety

Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.

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

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.

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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.

Safety vii

Statement 1

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.

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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 ix

Statement 3

CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:

v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could

result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.

v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those

specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.

DANGER

Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following.

Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Appareil A Laser de Classe 1

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Statement 8

CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached.

Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service technician.

Statement 12

CAUTION: The following label indicates a hot surface nearby.

Statement 13

Safety xi

DANGER

Overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To avoid these hazards, ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. Refer to the information that is provided with your device for electrical specifications.

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.

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Statement 32

CAUTION: To avoid personal injury, before lifting the unit, remove all the blades, power supplies, and removable modules to reduce the weight.

108 kg

(237 lbs)

(2X)

(6X)

(4X)

43.2 kg (95 lbs)

Statement 33

CAUTION: This device does not provide a power control button. Removing power supply modules or turning off the server blades does not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.

Rack Safety Information, Statement 2

DANGER

v Always lower the leveling pads on the rack cabinet.

v Always install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet.

v Always install servers and optional devices starting from the bottom of the

rack cabinet.

v Always install the heaviest devices in the bottom of the rack cabinet.

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement

Notice to Customers

Safety xiii

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®HS22V Type 7871 and Type 1949 blade server is compatible with IBM BladeCenter units. This high density, high performance, single-wide blade server is ideally suited for medium and large businesses. The IBM BladeCenter HS22V blade server supports up to two multi-core Intel Xeon microprocessors and has eighteen memory-module slots, two SSD storage-drives bays, one Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card connector, one Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) connector, and one internal USB connector.

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 HS22V 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 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.

You can subscribe to information updates specific to your blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.

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.

The blade server (HS22V Type 7871 and 1949) is shown in the following illustration.

Release levers

Release buttons

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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.

Chapter 1. Introduction 5

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 USB media drives and devices. 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 up to two multi-core Intel Xeon microprocessors Note: Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the blade server.

Integrated functions:

v Horizontal-compact-form-factor

(CFFh) expansion card interface

v Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)

expansion card interface

v Local service processor: Integrated

Management Module (IMM) with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware

v Vitesse VSC452 iBMC controller v Integrated Matrox G200e video

adapter

v LSI 1064E SAS controller v Broadcom BCM5709S dual-port

Gigabit Ethernet controller

v Integrated keyboard/video/mouse

(cKVM) controller through IMM

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

cKVM and removable media drives (an external USB port is not supported)

v Serial over LAN (SOL) v Redundant buses for

communication with keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives

Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts:

v Microprocessors v Memory v Storage drives

Memory:

v 18 dual inline memory module

(DIMM) connectors

v Type: Very Low Profile (VLP)

double-data rate (DDR3) DRAM. Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB DIMMs with up to 288 GB of total memory on the system board

Electrical input: 12Vdc

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 109.4°F). Altitude: 914.4 m to 2133.6 m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)

– Blade server storage: 1°C to

60°C (34 to 140°F)

– 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% – Blade server storage: 5% to 80% – Blade server shipment: 5% to

100%

v Particulate contamination:

Attention: Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see “Particulate contamination” on page 81.

Drives: Supports up to two solid state drives (SSD)

Size:

v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches) (6U) v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches) v Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches) v Maximum weight: 4.8 kg (10 lb)

NEBS Environment:

v Air temperature:

– Blade server on: 5°C to 40°C (41°F

to 104°F). Altitude: -60 m to 1800 m (-197 ft to 6000 ft)

– Blade server on: 5°C to 30°C (41°F

to 86°F). Altitude: 1800 m to 4000 m (6000 ft to 13000 ft)

– Blade server off: -5°C to 55°C

(23°F to 131°F). Altitude: -60 m to 1800 m (-197 ft to 6000 ft)

– Blade server off: -5°C to 45°C

(23°F to 113°F). Altitude: 1800 m to 4000 m (6000 ft to 13000 ft)

– Blade server storage: -40°C to

60°C (-40°F to 140°F)

v Humidity: 8% to 85% v Particulate contamination:

Chapter 1. Introduction 7

What your blade server offers

Your blade server offers features, such as, the Integrated Management Module, SSD storage drive support, IBM®Director, IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®, microprocessor technology, integrated network support, I/O expansion, large system-memory capacity, light path diagnostics, PCI Express, and power throttling.

v Integrated Management Module (IMM)

The Integrated Management Module (IMM) is on the system board of the blade server. The IMM operates as the service processor for the blade server and performs several tasks, including the following:

– Provides RS-485 interfaces to the Advanced Management Module

C compatible Two Wire interface

–I – Local Environmental Monitoring – Local LED control – Automatic Server Restart (ASR) – One channel 16550 to support ready to send (RTS) and clear to send (CTS)

modem control pins (two serial ports) – Serial over LAN (SOL) – Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 compliant – LPC Bus interface to TBD definition (ICH10) – Remote power on/power off of a remote blade server – Error logging – Remote systems management – Blade server oversubscription – Blower speed control – CPU throttling – Memory throttling – Integrated keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM)

v Hard disk drive support

The blade server supports up to two SSD storage drives, with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support.

v IBM

v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture

v IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

v Microprocessor technology

Director

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

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/systems/x/hardware/ enterprise/xarchitecture.html.

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 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 59.

Director

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The blade server supports up to two dual-core, quad-core, or six-core Intel Xeon

microprocessors. For more information about supported microprocessors and

their part numbers, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.

v Integrated network support

All of the blade server models come with an integrated Broadcom dual-port

Gigabit Ethernet controller. The controller supports connections to a 10 Mbps,

100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch

module in the BladeCenter unit. The controller also 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 288 GB of system memory. The

memory controller provides support for up to eighteen industry-standard

registered ECC DDR3 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

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 Enterprise Voltage Regulator-Down

(EVRD) 11.1 voltage regulators. 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 Advanced

Management Module. For more information about configuring and using power

throttling, see the Advanced-Management-Module documentation or

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

Chapter 1. Introduction 9

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 Customer upgrade of Flash ROM-resident code and diagnostics v Power Policy 24-hour support center v VPD on Memory v Processor presence detect v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) v Automatic server restart (ASR) v Built-in monitoring for temperature, voltage, and hard disk drives v Customer support center 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. v Customer-upgradeable Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code and

diagnostics

v Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers v ECC protection on the L2 cache v Error codes and messages v SSD storage drives v Integrated Management Module (IMM) v Light path diagnostics feature v Memory parity testing v Registered ECC DDR3 memory 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 Express 1.0a/2.x v POST v ROM resident diagnostics v Service processor that communicates with the Advanced 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

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

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

Director, you can achieve reductions in

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, see the documentation on the 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

Systems Management Web page at

Director.

Chapter 1. Introduction 11

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.

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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.

The following illustration identifies the buttons and information LEDs on the blade-server control panel.

Note: The control panel is covered by a protective access panel. Use your finger and pull down on the access panel to open it.

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 Advanced-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 Advanced-Management-Module Web interface to determine whether local control has been disabled on the blade server. See http://www.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).

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 Advanced-Management-Module Web interface to determine whether local control has been disabled on the blade server.

Notes:

1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports.

Activity LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is activity on the external storage device 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 Advanced-Management-Module Web interface or through IBM For more information about the Advanced-Management-Module Web interface, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/. For more information about IBM Director, see the documentation on the IBM®Director CD that comes with the server, or visit the IBM

Director Information Center at http://

Director Console.

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp.

Information LED: When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that information about a system event in the blade server has been placed in the Advanced-ManagementModule event log. The information LED can be turned off through the Advanced-Management-Module CLI, SNMP, or Web interface or through IBM

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

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