IBM EServer BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 User manual

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Thank you for buying an

IBM blade server. This blade

This

contains information for setting up,

configuring, and using

your blade server.

For more information about your

BladeCenter components and

features, you can view the

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Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

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Installation Guideand User’s

Documentation

Installation and

User’s Guide

BladeCenter JS20

Type 8842

• Installed and configured the rack according

to the documentation that came with the rack.

• the BladeCenter unit

into the rack. See the documentation provided

with the BladeCenter unit to install the unit

into the rack.

Installed and configured

• Supplied 200 - 240 V ac to the BladeCenter unit.

Before installing the BladeCenter JS20

Type 8842, you should have completed

the following procedures:

• Drives

• Memory modules

• I/O expansion card

See Chapter 7 for more information.

Install options in the blade server:

Install the blade server in the BladeCenter unit.

See Chapter 3 for more information.

Install additional applications according to the

instructions provided with the applications.

Install the operating system.

See Chapter 4 for more information.

Make sure that the BladeCenter management

module and the Ethernet switch module firmware

support the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature.

See the

for more information.

Serial Over LAN Setup Guide

Establish an SOL session with the blade server. See the

for more information.

Serial Over LAN Setup Guide

The blade server is now

ready to use. Be sure to

blade server on the

IBM Support Web site.

Server Support

Ye s

Use the problem-solving

information provided with

your server to determine

the cause of the problem

and the action to take.

Flash the latest levels of firmware

code.

You can download this code at

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

No Software

Ye s

Hardware

Check all cables for loose connections

and verify that all optional devices you

installed are on the ServerProven list.

You can view the ServerProven list at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/

Server working

properly?

Problem

solved?

Problem

solved?

Hardware or

software problem?

View support telephone numbers at

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

View information about IBM support line at

or view support telephone numbers at

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

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

http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/

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Problem

solved?

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

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Note:

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

supports,

read

the

general

information

Appendix

“IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-08

04/2004,”

page

101

and

Appendix

“Notices,”

page

121.

Second

Edition

(September

2004)

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

All

rights

reserved.

Government

Users

Restricted

Rights

–

Use,

duplication

disclosure

restricted

GSA

ADP

Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

Safety

. vii

Chapter

Introduction

documentation

The

IBM

BladeCenter

Documentation

Hardware

and

software

requirements

Using

the

Documentation

Browser

Notices

and

statements

used

this

document

Chapter

Preparing

the

BladeCenter

unit

Preinstallation

checklist

Checking

the

status

the

media

tray

Chapter

Installing

the

blade

server

the

BladeCenter

unit

Chapter

Installing

the

operating

system

.13

Chapter

Configuration

requirements

for

the

blade

server

.15

Using

the

Serial

Over

LAN

(SOL)

feature

the

blade

server

.15

Starting

the

management

and

configuration

program

the

management

module

Configuring

the

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller

.17

Blade

server

Ethernet

controller

enumeration

.18

Configuring

the

blade

server

for

Fibre

Channel

boot

.19

Updating

the

firmware

code

for

the

blade

server

and

the

service

processor

.20

Determining

current

blade

server

firmware

code

levels

.20

Updating

the

firmware

code

for

the

blade

server

service

processor

.20

Updating

and

managing

the

system

flash

using

Linux

service

aids

.21

Updating

the

system

flash

using

Linux

.21

Verifying

the

system

firmware

levels

using

Linux

.21

Updating

and

managing

system

flash

using

AIX

diagnostics

.22

Updating

the

system

flash

using

AIX

.22

Committing

the

temporary

firmware

image

using

AIX

.23

Verifying

the

system

firmware

levels

using

AIX

.23

Using

the

command-line

interface

.24

Using

the

simple

network

management

protocol

(SNMP)

.24

Chapter

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842

description

.25

Features

and

specifications

.25

What

your

IBM

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842

offers

.26

Reliability,

availability,

and

serviceability

features

.27

IBM

Director

.28

System-board

internal

and

option

connectors

.29

System-board

LEDs

.30

Chapter

Installing

and

removing

options

and

customer-replaceable

units

Installation

guidelines

.31

System

reliability

guidelines

.31

Handling

static-sensitive

devices

.32

Removing

the

blade

server

from

the

BladeCenter

unit

.33

Opening

the

blade

server

cover

.34

Removing

the

blade-server

bezel

assembly

.35

Installing

IDE

hard

disk

drives

.35

Installing

memory

modules

.37

IBM

Corp.

2004

iii

Installing

I/O

expansion

card

.39

Ethernet

controller,

switch

module,

and

cabling

requirements

.41

Replacing

the

battery

.42

Replacing

the

system-board

assembly

.45

Completing

the

installation

.48

Installing

the

blade-server

bezel

assembly

.49

Closing

the

blade

server

cover

.50

Input/output

connectors

and

devices

.50

Chapter

Blade

server

power,

controls,

and

indicators

.51

Turning

the

blade

server

.51

Turning

off

the

blade

server

.52

Blade

server

controls

and

LEDs

.53

Chapter

Updating

IBM

Director

.55

Chapter

10.

Solving

problems

.57

Diagnostic

tools

overview

.57

System

checkout

.58

Checkpoint

codes

.59

Firmware

error

codes

.75

Troubleshooting

charts

.88

CD-ROM

drive

problems

.88

Power

problems

.89

Memory

problems

.89

Network

connection

problems

.90

Option

problems

.90

Service

processor

problems

.91

Light

path

diagnostics

overview

.91

Identifying

problems

using

the

light

path

diagnostics

.91

Light

path

diagnostics

table

.92

Recovering

the

system

firmware

code

.95

Recovery

system

firmware

code

using

service

aids

.95

Starting

the

TEMP

image

.95

Recovering

the

TEMP

image

from

the

PERM

image

.96

Appendix

Getting

help

and

technical

assistance

.99

Before

you

call

.99

Using

the

documentation

.99

Getting

help

and

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web

. 100

Software

service

and

support

. 100

Hardware

service

and

support

. 100

Appendix

IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-08

04/2004

101

Part

General

Terms

. 101

Part

Country-unique

Terms

. 104

Part

Warranty

Information

.117

Appendix

Notices

. 121

Edition

notice

. 121

Trademarks

. 122

Important

notes

. 123

Product

recycling

and

disposal

. 123

Battery

return

program

. 124

Electronic

emission

notices

. 124

Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

statement

. 124

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842:

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

Industry

Canada

Class

emission

compliance

statement

. 125

Australia

and

New

Zealand

Class

statement

. 125

United

Kingdom

telecommunications

safety

requirement

. 125

European

Union

EMC

Directive

conformance

statement

. 125

Taiwanese

Class

warning

statement

. 126

Chinese

Class

warning

statement

. 126

Japanese

Voluntary

Control

Council

for

Interference

(VCCI)

statement

126

Power

cords

. 127

Index

. 129

Contents

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842:

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

Safety

Before

installing

this

product,

read

the

Safety

Information.

Antes

instalar

este

produto,

leia

Informações

Segurança.

Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.

Læs

sikkerhedsforskrifterne,

før

installerer

dette

produkt.

Lees

voordat

dit

product

installeert

eerst

veiligheidsvoorschriften.

Ennen

kuin

asennat

tämän

tuotteen,

lue

turvaohjeet

kohdasta

Safety

Information.

Avant

d’installer

produit,

lisez

les

consignes

sécurité.

Vor

der

Installation

dieses

Produkts

die

Sicherheitshinweise

lesen.

Prima

installare

questo

prodotto,

leggere

Informazioni

sulla

Sicurezza.

Les

sikkerhetsinformasjonen

(Safety

Information)

før

installerer

dette

produktet.

Antes

instalar

este

produto,

leia

Informações

sobre

Segurança.

IBM

Corp.

2004

vii

Antes

instalar

este

producto,

lea

información

seguridad.

Läs

säkerhetsinformationen

innan

installerar

den

här

produkten.

Important:

All

caution

and

danger

statements

this

documentation

begin

with

number.

This

number

used

cross

reference

English

caution

danger

statement

with

translated

versions

the

caution

danger

statement

the

IBM

Safety

Information

book.

For

example,

caution

statement

begins

with

number

translations

for

that

caution

statement

appear

the

IBM

Safety

Information

book

under

statement

sure

read

all

caution

and

danger

statements

this

documentation

before

performing

the

instructions.

Read

any

additional

safety

information

that

comes

with

the

blade

server

optional

device

before

you

install

the

device.

viii

BladeCenter

JS20

Type

8842:

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

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