IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839 User manual

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BladeCenter T

BladeCenter HS40

Type 8839

Using Server Guide

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instructions

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Using the NOS

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your server to determine

the cause of the problem

and the action to take.

Flash the latest levels of BIOS,

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Hardware

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BladeCenter

HS40

Type

8839

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

Z125-4753-07

11/2002,”

page

and

Appendix

“Notices,”

page

95.

Third

Edition

(May

2004)

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

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rights

reserved.

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Users

Restricted

Rights

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Use,

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disclosure

restricted

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ADP

Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

Safety

. vii

Chapter

Introduction

documentation

Features

and

specifications

BladeCenter

HS40

specifications

for

non-NEBS/ETSI

environments

BladeCenter

HS40

specifications

for

NEBS/ETSI

environments

The

IBM

BladeCenter

and

BladeCenter

Documentation

CDs

Hardware

and

software

requirements

Using

the

Documentation

Browser

Notices

and

statements

used

this

document

What

your

IBM

BladeCenter

HS40

Type

8839

offers

Reliability,

availability,

and

serviceability

features

IBM

Director

.10

Major

components

the

BladeCenter

HS40

Type

8839

blade

server

.11

Processor

board

components

.12

I/O

board

components

.13

LED

locations

.14

Switches

and

jumpers

.16

Switches

.16

Jumpers

.16

Chapter

Power,

controls,

and

indicators

.17

Turning

the

blade

server

.17

Turning

off

the

blade

server

.17

Controls

and

LEDs

.18

Chapter

Installing

options

.21

Installation

guidelines

.21

System

reliability

considerations

.21

Handling

static-sensitive

devices

.21

Removing

the

blade

server

from

the

BladeCenter

unit

.22

Opening

the

blade

server

cover

.24

Removing

the

blade

server

bezel

assembly

.24

Installing

IDE

drive

.25

Installing

memory

modules

.27

Installing

additional

microprocessor

.29

Installing

I/O

expansion

card

.33

Installing

PCI

I/O

expansion

unit

.35

Installing

SCSI

storage

expansion

unit

.35

Installing

SCSI

hot-swap

hard

disk

drive

.40

Replacing

SCSI

hot-swap

hard

disk

drive

.41

Replacing

the

battery

.42

Completing

the

installation

.44

Installing

the

blade

server

bezel

assembly

.45

Closing

the

blade

server

cover

.46

Installing

the

blade

server

the

BladeCenter

unit

.47

Updating

your

blade

server

configuration

.50

Input/output

connectors

and

devices

.50

Chapter

Configuring

your

blade

server

.51

Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

.51

Starting

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

.51

IBM

Corp.

2004

iii

Configuration/Setup

Utility

choices

.52

Using

passwords

.54

Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

.54

ServerGuide

features

.55

Setup

and

configuration

overview

.55

Typical

operating-system

installation

.55

Installing

your

operating

system

without

ServerGuide

.56

Using

the

PXE

boot

agent

utility

program

.56

Firmware

updates

.57

Configuring

the

Gigabit

Ethernet

controllers

.57

Blade

server

Ethernet

controller

enumeration

.58

Command-line

interface

and

serial

over

LAN

.59

Configuring

IDE

RAID

.59

Creating

IDE

RAID

array

configuration

.59

Deleting

IDE

RAID

array

configuration

.61

Chapter

Installing

the

operating

system

.63

Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

.63

Using

RDM

Version

4.11

Update

later

.64

Downloading

installation

instructions

.64

Chapter

Solving

problems

.65

Diagnostic

tools

overview

.65

Beep

code

descriptions

.66

POST

error

messages

.67

ServerGuide

problems

.67

Troubleshooting

charts

.68

Memory

problems

.68

Microprocessor

problems

.68

Monitor

problems

.69

Mouse

problems

.70

Network

connection

problems

.70

Option

problems

.71

Power

problems

.71

Service

processor

problems

.72

Light

path

diagnostics

.72

Diagnosing

problems

using

the

light

path

diagnostics

.72

Light

path

diagnostics

LEDs

.74

Appendix

Getting

help

and

technical

assistance

.77

Before

you

call

.77

Using

the

documentation

.77

Getting

help

and

information

from

the

World

Wide

Web

.77

Software

service

and

support

.78

Hardware

service

and

support

.78

Appendix

IBM

Statement

Limited

Warranty

Z125-4753-07

11/2002

.79

Part

General

Terms

.79

Part

Country-unique

Terms

.82

Part

Warranty

Information

.93

Appendix

Notices

.95

Edition

notice

.95

Trademarks

.96

Important

notes

.96

Product

recycling

and

disposal

.97

BladeCenter

HS40

Type

8839:

Installation

and

User’s

Guide

Battery

return

program

.97

Electronic

emission

notices

.98

Federal

Communications

Commission

(FCC)

statement

.98

Industry

Canada

Class

emission

compliance

statement

.98

Australia

and

New

Zealand

Class

statement

.98

United

Kingdom

telecommunications

safety

requirement

.98

European

Union

EMC

Directive

conformance

statement

.99

Taiwanese

Class

warning

statement

.99

Chinese

Class

warning

statement

.99

Japanese

Voluntary

Control

Council

for

Interference

(VCCI)

statement

.99

Index

. 101

Contents

BladeCenter

HS40

Type

8839:

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

your

server

optional

device

before

you

install

the

device.

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HS40

Type

8839:

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User’s

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