Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M4 Installation And Service Manual
IBMNeXtScalenx360M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:5455
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationin“Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance”onpagedccvi,“Notices”onpagedccix,theWarrantyInformationdocument,andthe
SafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentsontheIBMDocumentationCD.
FourthEdition(June2014)
©CopyrightLenovo2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContract
No.GS-35F-05925
Contents
Safety..................v
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi
Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii
Safetystatements.............viii
Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360
M4ComputeNodeT ype5455.....1
TheIBMDocumentationCD..........2
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............3
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4
Featuresandspecifications...........4
Whatyourcomputenodeoffers.........7
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures..9
Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode.....9
Majorcomponentsofthestoragetray.....10
MajorcomponentsoftheGPUtray......11
Power,controls,andindicators........12
Computenodecontrols,connectors,and
LEDs.................12
Consolebreakoutcable.........14
Turningonthecomputenode.......14
Turningoffthecomputenode.......15
System-boardlayouts............15
System-boardinternalconnectors.....15
System-boardexternalconnectors.....16
System-boardswitchesandjumpers....17
System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....19
Chapter2.Configurationinformation
andinstructions............21
Updatingthefirmware............21
Configuringtheserver............22
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................23
UsingtheSetuputility..........25
UsingtheBootManager.........31
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....31
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..31
ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..32
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..32
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............33
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......35
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....36
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............36
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............36
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........36
IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram...37
UpdatingIBMSystemsDirector......37
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................38
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......40
Chapter3.T roubleshooting......45
Starthere.................45
Diagnosingaproblem..........45
Undocumentedproblems........47
Servicebulletins..............48
Checkoutprocedure............48
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......48
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....49
Diagnostictools..............49
Power-supplyLEDs...........51
SystempulseLEDs...........53
Eventlogs...............53
POST................56
IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......56
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....58
IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......58
Errormessages..............59
Errormessages..............59
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........59
Generalproblems............59
Harddiskdriveproblems.........60
Hypervisorproblems..........60
Intermittentproblems..........61
Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceproblems.61
Memoryproblems...........62
Microprocessorproblems........63
Monitorandvideoproblems.......64
Networkconnectionproblems.......66
Optional-deviceproblems........67
Powerproblems............67
Serial-deviceproblems.........69
ServerGuideproblems..........69
Softwareproblems...........70
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..70
Videoproblems............71
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Solvingpowerproblems...........71
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......72
Solvingundeterminedproblems........73
Problemdeterminationtips..........74
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................75
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....76
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..78
Out-of-bandmethod..........78
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........78
Nx-bootfailure...............79
Chapter4.Partslisting,IBM
NeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNode
Type5455...............81
Replaceableservercomponents........81
Structuralparts.............85
Powercords...............86
Chapter5.Removingandreplacing
components..............89
Installationtools..............89
Installinganoptionaldevice.........89
Installationguidelines............89
Systemreliabilityguidelines........91
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....91
Returningadeviceorcomponent.....92
Updatingthecomputenodeconfiguration..92
Removingacomputenodefromachassis....92
Installingacomputenodeinachassis.....93
Removingastoragetrayfromacomputenode..101
Installingastoragetrayintoacomputenode...101
RemovingaGPUtrayfromacomputenode...103
InstallingaGPUtrayintoacomputenode....104
Removingandreplacingstructuralparts....105
Removingthecomputenodecover.....105
Installingthecomputenodecover.....107
Removingtheairbaffle.........108
Replacingtheairbaffle.........109
RemovingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..110
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..111
RemovingthePCIriserfiller........112
ReplacingthePCIriserfiller........112
RemovingthefillerfromtheGPUtray....113
ReplacingthefillerontotheGPUtray....114
Removingthefronthandle........115
Installingthefronthandle.........116
Removingtheharddiskdrivecage.....117
Installingtheharddiskdrivecage.....119
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......121
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel..121
Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel...123
Removingthepowerpaddlecardfromthe
GPUtray...............124
Replacingthepowerpaddlecardontothe
GPUtray...............125
Removingthesystembattery.......126
Replacingthesystembattery.......127
Removingamemorymodule.......129
Installingamemorymodule........130
Removingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive
hardwareRAIDcage..........135
Installingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive
hardwareRAIDcage..........137
Removingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...139
Installingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...140
Removingandinstallingdrives......142
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassembly....151
ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassembly....152
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe
GPUtray...............153
ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe
GPUtray...............154
Removinganadapter/GPUadapter.....156
Replacinganadapter/GPUadapter.....157
RemovingtheUSBflashdrive.......159
InstallingtheUSBflashdrive.......160
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......162
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..162
Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..165
Removingthecomputenode.......173
Installingthecomputenode........174
Internalcableroutingandconnectors......175
CablingharddiskdrivewithsoftwareRAID
signalcable..............175
CablingharddiskdrivewithServeRAID
SAS/SATAcontroller...........176
AppendixA.IntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.179
ListofIMMevents.............180
AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error
codes................525
ListofUEFIevents.............525
AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest
results................549
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......549
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................549
DSABrocadetestresults..........559
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....559
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......568
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TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................568
DSACPUstresstestresults.........570
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...570
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........573
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test.................573
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........577
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..577
DSAharddrivetestresults..........580
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...580
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........581
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..581
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........588
TestresultsfortheDSALSIhard
driveoutputfilename=DSA_LSI_hard_drive
test.................588
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......590
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................590
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......592
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................592
DSAmemorystresstestresults........670
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..670
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........674
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...674
DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........680
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..681
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....685
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................685
DSAtapedrivetestresults..........700
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...700
Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance....dccvi
Beforeyoucall............dccvi
Usingthedocumentation........dccvi
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorld
WideWeb..............dccvi
HowtosendDSAdatatoIBM......dccvii
Creatingapersonalizedsupportweb
page................dccvii
Softwareserviceandsupport......dccvii
Hardwareserviceandsupport......dccvii
IBMTaiwanproductservice.......dccvii
Notices................dccix
Trademarks.............dccix
Importantnotes...........dccx
Particulatecontamination.......dccx
Documentationformat.........dccxi
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement..dccxii
Electronicemissionnotices.......dccxii
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement..dccxv
Index.................717
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Safety
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Buürünükurmadanöncegüvenlikbilgileriniokuyun.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
UsethisinformationtohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinanIBMproductthatyouareworking
on.
EachIBMproduct,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersand
servicetechniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegood
judgmenttoidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbynon-IBMalterationsorattachment
ofnon-IBMfeaturesoroptionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe
condition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheproblembefore
youworkontheproduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.
Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completethefollowingsteps:
1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordsaredisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharpedges.
3.Checkthepowercords:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethatthepowercordsarethecorrecttype.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
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4.Removethecover.
5.Checkforanyobviousnon-IBMalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-IBM
alterations.
6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,water
orotherliquid,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered
with.
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment
Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequipment.
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistfloors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,and
missingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouchthereflectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive
andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberfloormatscontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse
thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan
turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkontheequipment,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower
cord,havethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe
wallboxintheoffposition.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnoffthepowerifnecessary.
–Whenyouworkwithpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyonehand.Keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalfloorstripsandequipment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor
generators,donotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnoffthepower,andsendanotherpersontogetmedical
aid.
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Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled“Statement1,”translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunder“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.T urneverythingOFF .
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.T urndeviceON.
1.T urneverythingOFF .
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
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Statement4
1
2
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cord.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource.
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.
Statement8
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CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.
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RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType 5455
TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455isahigh-availability,scalablecomputenodethat
isoptimizedtosupportthenext-generationmicroprocessortechnologyandisideallysuitedformedium
andlargebusinesses.
TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeT ype5455issupportedintheIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosureonly.
Thisdocumentationprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutsettingupandtroubleshootingthecompute
node:
•Startingandconfiguringthecomputenode
•Installingtheoperatingsystem
•Diagnosingproblems
•Installing,removing,andreplacingcomponents
PackagedwiththecomputenodearesoftwareCDsthathelpyouconfigurehardware,installdevicedrivers,
andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
Thecomputenodecomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyInformationdocumentforyourcomputenode.
YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardware,install
devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDforcomplete
rackinstallationandremovalinstructions.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverproductsat
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x.Athttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal,youcancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingIBMproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand
downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Thecomputenodemighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththe
computenode.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthose
features.T echnicalupdatesmightalsobeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedin
thecomputenodedocumentation.Toobtainthemostup-to-datedocumentationforthisproduct,goto
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesthatarespecifictoyourcomputenodeat
http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
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ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode,
000000000000
000000000000
000000000000
000000000000
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Node
serial
number
andonalabelonthebottomofthecomputenodethatisvisiblewhenthecomputenodeisnotintheIBM
NeXtScalen1200Enclosure.IfthecomputenodecomeswithanRFIDtag,theRFIDtagcoverstheIDlabel
onthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode,butyoucanopentheRFIDtagtoseetheIDlabelbehindit.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
Figure1.NeXtScalenx360M4computenode
Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation
websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodes
forserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode():
Figure2.QRcode
TheIBMDocumentationCD
TheIBMDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)and
includestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMDocumentationCD.
TheIBMDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsorRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicroprocessor
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•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguage
forthatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.Useoneofthefollowingprocedurestostart
theDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOpenfield,type:
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderT opicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
document,alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconfiguretheserver,andinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•WarrantyInformationThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarranty
termsandapointertotheIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.
•ImportantNoticesThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformation
aboutthesafety,environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourIBMproduct.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuideThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMDocumentationCD.It
containstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeT ype54553
•IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.It
providestranslatedversionsoftheIBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocumentThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itprovides
theopensourcenotices.
•SafetyInformationThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcaution
anddangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasa
numberthatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
Dependingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMDocumentationCD.
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingfirmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,
ortechnicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedinthe
serverdocumentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforupdates,go
tohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheIBMDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usethisinformationtoviewspecificinformationaboutthecomputenode,suchascomputenodehardware
featuresandthedimensionsofthecomputenode.
Notes:
1.Power,cooling,andchassissystemsmanagementareprovidedbytheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure
chassis.
2.TheoperatingsysteminthecomputenodemustprovideUSBsupportforthecomputenodeto
recognizeanduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosurechassisuses
USBforinternalcommunicationwiththesedevices.
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ThefollowingtableisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheNeXtScalenx360M4compute
node.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•Supportsuptotwomulti-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto8.0GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilitytodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorsintheserver.
•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
Memory:
•8dualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors
•Type:Low-profile(LP)double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM
•Supports4GB,8GB,and16GBDIMMswithupto128GBoftotalmemoryonthesystemboard
•SupportforUDIMMsandRDIMMs(combiningisnotsupported)
Integratedfunctions:
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctionsina
singlechip.
•ConcurrentCOM/VGA/2xUSB(KVM)
•SystemerrorLEDs
•SoftwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0,RAIDlevel-1,orRAIDlevel-10
•HardwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0,RAIDlevel-1,RAIDlevel-5,orRAIDlevel-10
•WakeonLAN(WOL)
Driveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
Supportsuptoeight3.5-inchSATA(ifthestoragetrayisinstalled,upto7inthestoragetrayand1inthe
computenode),two2.5-inchSATA/SAS,orfour1.8-inchsolid-statedrives.
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Attention:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.
Upgradeablefirmware:
Allfirmwareisfieldupgradeable.
PCIexpansionslots(dependingonyourmodel):
•Computenode
–PCIExpressx16(x8mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0,full-height,half-length)
•GPUtray
–TwoPCIExpressx16(x16mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0,full-height,full-length)
Size:
•Computenode
–Height:41mm(1.6in)
–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(basedontheLFFHDDwithincomputernode):6.05kg(13.31lb)
•Storagetray
–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)
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–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(with7harddiskdrivesinstalled):8.64kg(19lb)
•GPUtray
–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)
–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(withnoGPUadapterinstalled):3.33kg(7.34lb)
Environment:
TheNeXtScalenx360M4computenodecomplieswithASHRAEclassA3specifications.
Serveron
•Temperature:5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)
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•Humidity,non-condensing:-12°Cdewpoint(10.4°F)and8%to85%relativehumidity
•Maximumdewpoint:24°C(75°F)
•Maximumaltitude:3048m(10,000ft)
•Maximumrateoftemperaturechange:5°C/hr(41°F/hr)
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Environment:
Serveroff
7
:
•Temperature:5°Cto45°C(41°Fto113°F)
•Relativehumidity:8%to85%
•Maximumdewpoint:27°C(80.6°F)
Storage(non-operating):
•Temperature:1°Cto60°C(33.8°Fto140.0°F)
•Maximumaltitude:3,050m(10,000ft)
•Relativehumidity:5%to80%
•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)
Shipment(non-operating):
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•Temperature:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140.0°F)
•Maximumaltitude:10,700m(35,105ft)
•Relativehumidity:5%to100%
•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)
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Particulatecontamination
Attention:
•DesigntoASHRAEClassA3,temperature:36°C-40°C(96.8°F-104°F),withrelaxedsupport:
–Supportcloudsuchasworkloadwithnoperformancedegradationacceptable(turbo-off)
–Undernocircumstance,cananycombinationoftheworstcaseworkloadandconfigurationresult
insystemshutdownordesignexposureat40°C
–Theworstcaseworkload(suchaslinpackandturbo-on)mayhaveperformancedegradation
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•Airborneparticulatesandreactivegasesactingaloneorincombinationwithotherenvironmental
factorssuchashumidityortemperaturemightposearisktothecomputenode.Forinformation
aboutthelimitsforparticulatesandgases,see“Particulatecontamination”onpagedccx
Notes:
1.OnboardLSIsoftwareSATARAIDsupportsSATAdrivesandSolidstatedrives(SSD).SASdrivesarenot
supportedforsoftwareRAID.ThebootinganduseofinternaldriveswithVMwareisnotsupportedwith
theServeRAIDC100(softwareRAID)controller.
2.Chassisispoweredon.
3.A3-Deratemaximumallowabletemperature1°C/175mabove950m.
4.TheminimumhumiditylevelforclassA3isthehigher(moremoisture)ofthe-12°Cdewpointandthe
8%relativehumidity.Theseintersectatapproximately25°C.Belowthisintersection(~25°C),the
dewpoint(-12°C)representstheminimummoisturelevel;abovetheintersection,relativehumidity
(8%)istheminimum.
5.Moisturelevelslowerthan0.5°CDP ,butnotlower-10°CDPor8%relativehumidity,canbeacceptedif
appropriatecontrolmeasuresareimplementedtolimitthegenerationofstaticelectricityonpersonnel
andequipmentinthedatacenter.Allpersonnelandmobilefurnishingsandequipmentmustbe
connectedtogroundviaanappropriatestaticcontrolsystem.Thefollowingitemsareconsidered
theminimumrequirements:
a.Conductivematerials(conductiveflooring,conductivefootwearonallpersonnelwhogointothe
datacenter;allmobilefurnishingsandequipmentwillbemadeofconductiveorstaticdissipative
materials).
b.Duringmaintenanceonanyhardware,aproperlyfunctioningwriststrapmustbeusedbyany
personnelwhocontactsITequipment.
6.5°C/hrfordatacentersemployingtapedrivesand20°C/hrfordatacentersemployingdiskdrives.
7.Chassisisremovedfromoriginalshippingcontainerandisinstalledbutnotinuse,forexample,during
repair,maintenance,orupgrade.
8.Theequipmentacclimationperiodis1hourper20°Coftemperaturechangefromtheshipping
environmenttotheoperatingenvironment.
9.Condensation,butnotrain,isacceptable.
.
Whatyourcomputenodeoffers
YourcomputenodeoffersfeaturessuchastheintegratedmanagementmoduleII,harddiskdrivesupport,
systems-managementsupport,microprocessortechnology,integratednetworksupport,I/Oexpansion,
largesystem-memorycapacity,lightpathdiagnosticsLEDs,PCIExpress,andpowerthrottling.
•FeaturesonDemand
IfaFeaturesonDemandfeatureisintegratedinthecomputenodeorinanoptionaldevicethatisinstalled
inthecomputenode,youcanpurchaseanactivationkeytoactivatethefeature.Forinformationabout
FeaturesonDemand,see/http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/fod/.
•Flexiblenetworksupport
Thecomputenodeprovidesflexiblenetworkcapabilities:
–ModelswithembeddedEthernet
Theservercomeswithanintegrateddual-portIntelGigabitEthernetcontroller,whichsupports
connectiontoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetwork.
–ModelswithoutembeddedEthernet
Thecomputenodehasconnectorsonthesystemboardforoptionalexpansionadaptersforadding
networkcommunicationcapabilitiestothecomputenode.Thisprovidestheflexibilitytoinstall
expansionadaptersthatsupportavarietyofnetworkcommunicationtechnologies.
•Harddiskdrivesupport
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Thecomputenodesupportsuptoone3.5-inchsimple-swapSATA,two2.5-inchsimple-swapSATA/SAS,
orfour1.8-inchsimple-swapsolid-statedrives.YoucanimplementRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,orRAID10for
thedriveswithhardwareRAID.2.5-inchSATAandSolidstatedrives(SSD)supportsoftwareRAIDaswell.
•IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,whichyoucandownloadfromtheweb,providesprogramsto
helpyousetuptheserverandinstallaWindowsoperatingsystem.TheServerGuideprogramdetects
installedoptionalhardwaredevicesandprovidesthecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.
FormoreinformationabouttheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see“UsingtheServerGuide
SetupandInstallationCD”onpage23
.
•IntegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)
TheintegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)combinesserviceprocessorfunctions,videocontroller,
andremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesinasinglechip.TheIMMprovidesadvanced
service-processorcontrol,monitoring,andalertingfunction.Ifanenvironmentalconditionexceeds
athresholdorifasystemcomponentfails,theIMMlightsLEDstohelpyoudiagnosetheproblem,
recordstheerrorintheIMMeventlog,andalertsyoutotheproblem.Optionally,theIMMalsoprovidesa
virtualpresencecapabilityforremoteservermanagementcapabilities.TheIMMprovidesremoteserver
managementthroughthefollowingindustry-standardinterfaces:
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)version2.0
–SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)version3.0
–CommonInformationModel(CIM)
–Webbrowser
Foradditionalinformation,see“Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule”onpage32
andtheIntegrated
ManagementModuleIIUser’sGuideatthehttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Thecomputenodesupportsupto128GBofsystemmemory.Thememorycontroller
providessupportforupto8industry-standardregisteredECCDDR3onlow-profile
(LP)DIMMsonthesystemboard.ForthemostcurrentlistofsupportedDIMMs,see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
•Lightpathdiagnostics
LightpathdiagnosticsprovidesLEDstohelpyoudiagnoseproblems.Formoreinformationaboutlight
pathdiagnosticsandtheLEDs,see“Computenodecontrols,connectors,andLEDs”onpage12
•Microprocessortechnology
Thecomputenodesupportsuptotwomulti-coreIntelXeonmicroprocessors.For
moreinformationaboutsupportedmicroprocessorsandtheirpartnumbers,see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
.
Note:TheoptionalmicroprocessorsthatIBMsupportsarelimitedbythecapacityandcapabilityof
thecomputenode.Anymicroprocessorthatyouinstallmusthavethesamespecificationsasthe
microprocessorthatcamewiththecomputenode.
•MobileaccesstoIBMServiceInformationwebsite
TheserverprovidesaQRcodeonthesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,thatyou
canscanusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwithamobiledevicetogetquickaccesstotheIBM
ServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformationwebsiteprovidesadditionalinformationfor
partsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodesforserversupport.FortheQRcode,see
Chapter1“TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455”onpage1
.
•PCIExpress
PCIExpressisaserialinterfacethatisusedforchip-to-chipinterconnectandexpansionadapter
interconnect.YoucanaddoptionalI/Oandstoragedevices.
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Optionalexpansionnodesareavailabletoprovideacost-effectivewayforyoutoincreaseandcustomize
thecapabilitiesofthecomputenode.Expansionnodessupportawidevarietyofindustry-standardPCI
Express,network,storage,andgraphicsadapters.Foradditionalinformation,see“”onpage.
•Powerthrottling
Byenforcingapowerpolicyknownaspower-domainoversubscription,theIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosurecansharethepowerloadbetweentwelvepowersuppliestoensuresufficientpowerforeach
deviceintheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure.Thispolicyisenforcedwhentheinitialpowerisapplied
totheIBMNeXtScalen1200EnclosureorwhenacomputenodeisinsertedintotheIBMNeXtScale
n1200Enclosure.
Thefollowingsettingsforthispolicyareavailable:
–Basicpowermanagement
–Powermoduleredundancy
–Powermoduleredundancywithcomputenodethrottlingallowed
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures
Threeofthemostimportantfeaturesincomputenodedesignarereliability,availability,andserviceability
(RAS).TheseRASfeatureshelptoensuretheintegrityofthedatathatisstoredinthecomputenode,the
availabilityofthecomputenodewhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrect
problems.
ThecomputenodehasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•Built-indiagnosticsusingDSAPreboot
•Built-inmonitoringfortemperature,voltage,andharddiskdrives
•Customersupportcenter24hoursperday,7daysaweek
•CustomerupgradeofflashROM-residentcodeanddiagnostics
•Customer-upgradeableUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)codeanddiagnostics
•ECCprotectedDDR3DIMMs
•ECCprotectionontheL2cache
•Errorcodesandmessages
•IntegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)
•Lightpathdiagnostics
•Memoryparitytesting
•Microprocessorbuilt-inself-test(BIST)duringpower-onself-test(POST)
•Microprocessorserialnumberaccess
•Processorpresencedetection
•ROM-residentdiagnostics
•System-errorlogging
•Vitalproductdata(VPD)onmemory
•WakeonLANcapability
•WakeonPCI(PME)capability
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Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode
Usethisinformationtolocatethemajorcomponentsonthecomputenode.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthemajorcomponentsofthecomputenode.
1.Serviceavailabilityvariesbycountry.Responsetimevariesdependingonthenumberandnatureofincomingcalls.
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2.5-inch Hard disk
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drive backplate
1.8-inch solid-state
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2.5-inch Hard disk
drive cage
3.5-inch Hard disk
drive cage
Microprocessor
DIMM
Right air baffle
PCI riser cage
3.5-inch Hard
disk drive
2.5-inch Hard
disk drive
1.8-inch solid state drive
Left air baffle
Heatsink
Heatsink
filler
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Figure3.Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode
Majorcomponentsofthestoragetray
Usethisinformationtolocatethemajorcomponentsonthestoragetray.
Thestoragetrayisinstalledonthetopofacomputenode.Eachstoragetraysupportsuptoseven3.5-inch
LFFSATAharddiskdrives.
TheServeRAIDadaptercanbeconnectsfromcomputenodeviaPCIeinterfacetosupportRAIDlevel-0,
RAIDlevel-1,RAIDlevel-5,orRAIDlevel-10.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthemajorcomponentsofthestoragetray.
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MajorcomponentsoftheGPUtray
UsethisinformationtolocatethemajorcomponentsontheGPUtray.
TheGPUtrayisinstalledonthetopofacomputenode.EachGPUtraysupportsuptotwoGraphics
ProcessingUnit(GPU)enclosure(full-height,full-length).
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthemajorcomponentsoftheGPUtray.
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Ethernet 1
connector
(shared management port)
Ethernet 2
connector
Management
connector
(dedicated management port)
KVM connector
Power-on LED/
power button
Locator LED
System-error
LED
Check log
LED
Dual-port
network adapter
(Optional)
Ethernet link
activity / status
LED
Ethernet connection
speed LED
Pull out tag
Power,controls,andindicators
Usethisinformationtoviewpowerfeatures,turnonandturnoffthecomputenode,andviewthefunctions
ofthecontrolsandindicators.
Computenodecontrols,connectors,andLEDs
Usethisinformationfordetailsaboutthecontrols,connectors,andLEDs.
Thefollowingillustrationidentifiesthebuttons,connectors,andLEDsonthecontrolpanel.
Figure6.Computenodecontrolpanelbuttons,connectors,andLEDs
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Powerbutton/LED
WhenthecomputenodeisconnectedtopowerthroughtheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure,pressthis
buttontoturnonorturnoffthecomputenode.
ThisbuttonisalsothepowerLED.ThisgreenLEDindicatesthepowerstatusofthecomputenode:
•Flashingrapidly:TheLEDflashesrapidlyforthefollowingreasons:
–Thecomputenodehasbeeninstalledinachassis.Whenyouinstallthecomputenode,the
LEDflashesrapidlyforupto90secondswhiletheintegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)
inthecomputenodeisinitializing.
–TheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosuredoesnothaveenoughpowertoturnonthecomputenode.
–TheIMM2inthecomputenodeisnotcommunicatingwiththeChassisManagementModule.
•Flashingslowly:ThecomputenodeisconnectedtopowerthroughtheIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosureandisreadytobeturnedon.
•Litcontinuously:ThecomputenodeisconnectedtopowerthroughtheIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosureandisturnedon.
Whenthecomputenodeison,pressingthisbuttoncausesanorderlyshutdownofthecomputenode
sothatitcanberemovedsafelyfromthechassis.Thisincludesshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem(if
possible)andremovingpowerfromthecomputenode.
Ifanoperatingsystemisrunning,youmighthavetopressthebuttonforapproximately4secondsto
initiatetheshutdown.
Attention:Pressingthebuttonfor4secondsforcestheoperatingsystemtoshutdownimmediately.
Datalossispossible.
LocatorLED
ThesystemadministratorcanremotelylightthisblueLEDtoaidinvisuallylocatingthecomputenode.
ChecklogLED
WhenthisyellowLEDislit,itindicatesthatasystemerrorhasoccurred.Checkthe“Eventlogs”
onpage53
foradditionalinformation.
SystemerrorLED
WhenthisyellowLEDislit,itindicatesthatasystemerrorhasoccurred.Asystem-errorLEDisalsoon
therearoftheserver.AnLEDonthelightpathdiagnosticspanelontheoperatorinformationpanelor
onthesystemboardisalsolittohelpisolatetheerror.ThisLEDiscontrolledbytheIMM.
KVMconnector
Connecttheconsolebreakoutcabletothisconnector(see“Consolebreakoutcable”onpage14
formoreinformation).
Note:Itisbestpracticetoconnecttheconsolebreakoutcabletoonlyonecomputenodeatatimein
eachIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure.
Ethernetconnectors
Useeitheroftheseconnectorstoconnecttheservertoanetwork.Whenyouenableshared
EthernetforIMM2intheSetuputility,youcanaccesstheIMM2usingeithertheEthernet1orthe
system-managementEthernet(default)connector.SeeUsingtheSetuputilityformoreinformation.
Ethernetlinkactivity/statusLED
WhenanyoftheseLEDsislit,theyindicatethattheserveristransmittingtoorreceivingsignalsfromthe
EthernetLANthatisconnectedtotheEthernetportthatcorrespondstothatLED.
Managementconnector
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Usethisconnectortoconnecttheservertoanetworkforfullsystems-managementinformationcontrol.
Serial
connector
USB
ports (2)
VGA
connector
KVM connector
Captive
screws
ThisconnectorisusedonlybytheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2).Adedicatedmanagement
networkprovidesadditionalsecuritybyphysicallyseparatingthemanagementnetworktrafficfromthe
productionnetwork.YoucanusetheSetuputilitytoconfiguretheservertouseadedicatedsystems
managementnetworkorasharednetwork.
Consolebreakoutcable
Usethisinformationfordetailsabouttheconsolebreakoutcable.
UsetheconsolebreakoutcabletoconnectexternalI/Odevicestothecomputenode.Theconsolebreakout
cableconnectsthroughtheKVMconnector(see“Computenodecontrols,connectors,andLEDs”onpage
).Theconsolebreakoutcablehasconnectorsforadisplaydevice(video),twoUSBconnectorsforaUSB
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keyboardandmouse,andaserialinterfaceconnector.
Thefollowingillustrationidentifiestheconnectorsandcomponentsontheconsolebreakoutcable.
Figure7.Consolebreakoutcable
Note:WhenyouinstalltheKVMcable,gentlypressdownthepullouttagalittletopreventinterferewiththe
KVMcable.
Turningonthecomputenode
Usethisinformationfordetailsaboutturningonthecomputenode.
AfteryouconnectthecomputenodetopowerthroughtheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure,thecompute
nodecanbestartedinanyofthefollowingways:
•Youcanpressthepowerbuttononthefrontofthecomputenode(see“Computenodecontrols,
connectors,andLEDs”onpage12)tostartthecomputenode.Thepowerbuttonworksonlyiflocal
powercontrolisenabledforthecomputenode.
Notes:
1.WaituntilthepowerLEDonthecomputenodeflashesslowlybeforeyoupressthepowerbutton.
WhiletheIMM2inthecomputenodeisinitializingandsynchronizingwiththeChassisManagement
Module,thepowerLEDflashesrapidly,andthepowerbuttononthecomputenodedoesnot
•YoucanturnonthecomputenodethroughtheWakeonLANfeature.Thecomputenodemustbe
respond.Thisprocesscantakeapproximately90secondsafterthecomputenodehasbeeninstalled.
2.Whilethecomputenodeisstarting,thepowerLEDonthefrontofthecomputenodeislitanddoes
notflash.See“Computenodecontrols,connectors,andLEDs”onpage12forthepowerLEDstates.
connectedtopower(thepowerLEDisflashingslowly)andmustbecommunicatingwiththeChassis
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ManagementModule.TheoperatingsystemmustsupporttheWakeonLANfeature,andtheWakeon
LANfeaturemustbeenabledthroughtheChassisManagementModulewebinterface.
Turningoffthecomputenode
Usethisinformationfordetailsaboutturningoffthecomputenode.
Whenyouturnoffthecomputenode,itisstillconnectedtopowerthroughtheIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosure.ThecomputenodecanrespondtorequestsfromtheIMM2,suchasaremoterequesttoturn
onthecomputenode.Toremoveallpowerfromthecomputenode,youmustremoveitfromtheIBM
NeXtScalen1200Enclosure.
Beforeyouturnoffthecomputenode,shutdowntheoperatingsystem.Seetheoperating-system
documentationforinformationaboutshuttingdowntheoperatingsystem.
Thecomputenodecanbeturnedoffinanyofthefollowingways:
•Youcanpressthepowerbuttononthecomputenode(see“Computenodecontrols,connectors,and
LEDs”onpage12
bytheoperatingsystem.
•Iftheoperatingsystemstopsfunctioning,youcanpressandholdthepowerbuttonformorethan4
secondstoturnoffthecomputenode.
Attention:Pressingthepowerbuttonfor4secondsforcestheoperatingsystemtoshutdown
immediately.Datalossispossible.
).Thisstartsanorderlyshutdownoftheoperatingsystem,ifthisfeatureissupported
System-boardlayouts
Usethisinformationtolocatetheconnectors,LEDs,jumpers,andswitchesonthesystemboard.
System-boardinternalconnectors
Thefollowingillustrationsshowtheinternalconnectorsonthesystemboard.
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Power distribution
board connector
DIMM 1
DIMM 2
DIMM 3DIMM 4
PCI riser
connector 2
DIMM 8
DIMM 7
Microprocessor 1
Microprocessor 2
Operator information
panel
SATA connector
LED signal connector
PCI riser
connector 1
3V lithium battery
USB hypervisor key
10GB ethernet
card connector
DIMM 5
DIMM 6
Figure8.Internalconnectorsonsystemboard
System-boardexternalconnectors
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheexternalconnectorsonthesystemboard.
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