Bull Escala EL260B User manual

Escala Blade Server
EL260B
Installation and User's Guide
ESCALA BLADE
SERVERS
REFERENCE
86 A1 35FA 00

ESCALA BLADE SERVERS
Escala Blade Server EL260B
Installation and User's Guide
Hardware
July 2008
BULL CEDOC
357 AVENUE PATTON
B.P.20845
49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01
FRANCE
REFERENCE
86 A1 35FA 00

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Preface iii
Introduction
Thank you for buying a Bull blade
server. This blade server takes
advantage of Bull Power
Architecture technologies and
features superior performance,
availability, and scalability.
This Installation and User's Guide
contains information for setting up,
configuring, and using your
ESCALA EL260B blade server.
Additionally, a service information
label is attached to each Blade
chassis unit and Blade server. This
label provides a graphical
summary of many of the installation
and service activities that are
associated with each device.
For more information about your
Blade chassis components and
features, you can view the
publications on the Blade Resource
DVD.
Go to
http://www.bull.com/support/

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Preface v
Table of Contents
List of Figures.........................................................................................................viii
List of Tables ..........................................................................................................viii
Safety ................................................................................................................... ix
Safety statements............................................................................................................................ x
Chapter 1. Product overview ...............................................................................1
1.1 Related documentation........................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Notices and statements in this documentation ........................................................................ 3
1.3 Features and specifications.................................................................................................. 4
1.4 What your blade server offers ............................................................................................. 6
1.5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features.................................................................. 7
1.6 Major components of the blade server ................................................................................ 10
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators, and connectors ........................................... 11
2.1 Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs........................................................................ 11
2.2 Turning on the blade server ............................................................................................... 14
2.3 Turning off the blade server ............................................................................................... 14
2.4 System-board layouts ........................................................................................................ 16
2.4.1 System-board connectors.......................................................................................... 16
2.4.2 System-board LEDs .................................................................................................. 17
Chapter 3. Installing and removing options ........................................................... 19
3.1 Installation guidelines........................................................................................................ 19
3.1.1 System reliability guidelines...................................................................................... 19
3.1.2 Handling static-sensitive devices ............................................................................... 20
3.2 Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade Chassis ........................................................... 21
3.3 Removing the blade server cover........................................................................................ 22
3.4 Installing a SAS hard disk drive ......................................................................................... 23
3.5 Removing a SAS hard disk drive ........................................................................................ 25
3.6 Installing a memory module ............................................................................................... 26
3.7 Supported DIMMs ............................................................................................................ 27

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3.8 Installing an I/O expansion card........................................................................................28
3.8.1 Installing a small-form-factor expansion card...............................................................29
3.8.2 Installing a standard-form-factor expansion card .........................................................30
3.8.3 Removing the hard disk drive tray .............................................................................31
3.8.4 Installing the expansion bracket ................................................................................32
3.8.5 Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card ....................................................33
3.9 Completing the installation ................................................................................................34
3.9.1 Installing and closing the blade server cover...............................................................35
3.9.2 Installing the blade server in a Bull Blade Chassis .......................................................36
3.10 Input/output connectors and devices...................................................................................37
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server ............................................................. 39
4.1 Updating the firmware ......................................................................................................40
4.1.1 Starting the TEMP image ..........................................................................................41
4.1.2 Verifying the system firmware levels ..........................................................................41
4.2 Entering vital product data.................................................................................................42
4.3 Using the SMS utility.........................................................................................................43
4.3.1 Starting the SMS utility.............................................................................................43
4.3.2 SMS utility menu choices..........................................................................................43
4.4 Creating a CE login..........................................................................................................44
4.5 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers.........................................................................45
4.6 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration........................................................................46
4.7 MAC addresses for host Ethernet adapters ..........................................................................46
4.8 Configuring a SAS RAID Array ..........................................................................................47
Chapter 5. Installing the operating system ........................................................... 49
5.1 Locating the installation instructions ....................................................................................49
5.2 Installing service and productivity tools for Linux on POWER .................................................51
Chapter 6. Solving problems ............................................................................. 53
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance ..................................................... 55
Before you call .............................................................................................................................55
Using the documentation ...............................................................................................................55
Appendix B. Notices.............................................................................................. 57
Important Notes ...........................................................................................................................57
Product recycling and disposal.......................................................................................................58
Electronic emission notices.............................................................................................................59
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement ..................................................................59
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement ................................................................................59

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United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement.................................................................... 59
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement .................................................................... 60
Taiwanese Class A warning statement ............................................................................................ 60
Chinese Class A warning statement................................................................................................ 60
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement ................................................ 60
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1. Major components of the blade server............................................................................10
Figure 2-1. Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs ...................................................................11
Figure 2-2. System-board connectors ..............................................................................................16
Figure 2-3. System-board LEDs.......................................................................................................17
Figure 3-1. Removing the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis.....................................................21
Figure 3-2. Removing the cover......................................................................................................22
Figure 3-3. Installing the rear SAS hard disk....................................................................................23
Figure 3-4. Removing the rear SAS hard disk drive ..........................................................................25
Figure 3-5. Installing a memory module ..........................................................................................26
Figure 3-6. Installing a small-form-factor expansion card ...................................................................29
Figure 3-7. Installing a standard-form-factor expansion card ..............................................................30
Figure 3-8. Removing the hard disk drive tray..................................................................................31
Figure 3-9. Installing the expansion bracket.....................................................................................32
Figure 3-10. Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card .........................................................33
Figure 3-11. Installing the cover .......................................................................................................35
Figure 3-12. Installing the blade server in a Bull Blade Chassis ............................................................36
List of Tables
Table 1-1. Escala EL260B blade server vital product data ..................................................................1
Table 3-1. Installing a memory module ..........................................................................................26
Table 3-2. Supported use of DIMMs ..............................................................................................28
Table 4-1. MAC addressing scheme for physical and logical host Ethernet adapters ...........................47

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Safety

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Safety statements

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Chapter 1. Product overview 1
Chapter 1. Product overview
The Bull Escala Blade EL260B blade server is based on POWER™ Architecture
technologies. The Bull Escala Blade EL260B blade server runs in the Bull Blade Chassis unit
to provide a high-density, high-performance blade server environment using advanced
processing technology.
The Installation and User’s Guide provides information about:
•Setting up the blade server
•Starting and configuring the blade server
•Installing optional hardware devices
•A reference to more information about installing supported operating systems
•Performing basic troubleshooting of 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 Bull Hardware Product Warranty
document that is on the Blade Resource DVD.
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 original blade server
documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.bull.com/support/.
To determine the values for your Escala EL260B blade server, use the management module
and the lsvpd command. If you are running Linux®, download and install the service and
productivity tools for Linux on POWER systems to install the lsvpd command.
Record information about the blade server in the following table.
Vital product data field Vital product data How to find this data
Product name
Type model number Chassis management
module HW VPD
Serial number Chassis management
(7 characters) module HW VPD
System unique ID lsvpd | grep SU
(12 characters) command
World Wide port number lsvpd | grep WN
(12 characters) command
Brand lsvpd | grep BR
B0 (B followed by 0) command
Table 1-1. Escala EL260B blade server vital product data

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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 Bull Blade Chassis.
A set of blank labels comes with the blade server. When you install the blade server in the
Bull Blade Chassis, write identifying information on a label and place the label on the Bull
Blade Chassis bezel. See the documentation for your Bull Blade Chassis for recommended
label placement.
Important:
Do not place the label where it will block any ventilation holes on the blade server or the
Bull Blade Chassis.
1.1 Related documentation
Documentation for the Escala EL260B blade server includes documents in Portable
Document Format (PDF) on the Bull Blade Resource DVD.
Problem Determination and Service Guide
This document contains information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains
information for service technicians.
Safety Attention
This document contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution and
danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to
locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Attention document.
Bull Hardware Product Warranty
This document contains information about the terms of the warranty and about getting
service and assistance.
Blade Serial over LAN Setup Guide
This document explains how to update and configure Blade components for Serial over
LAN (SOL) operation. The SOL connection provides access to the text-based console
command prompt on each blade server and enables the blade servers to be managed from
a remote location.
The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation that
comes with the blade server. 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 documentation that comes with the blade
server.
Review the Planning Guide and the Installation Guide for your Bull Blade Chassis. The
information can help you prepare for system installation and configuration.

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1.2 Notices and statements in this documentation
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the Safety Attention
document. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the
Safety Attention document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
Note:
These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important:
These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or
problem situations.
Attention:
These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice
is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage might occur.
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.
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.

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1.3 Features and specifications
Features and specifications of the Bull Escala EL260B blade server are summarized in this
overview.
The Escala EL260B blade server is used in a Bull Blade Chassis.
Notes:
•Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system
management are provided by the Bull Blade Chassis.
•The operating system in the blade server must provide support for the Universal Serial
Bus (USB), to enable the blade server to recognize and communicate internally with
the removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports.
Microprocessor:
•Support for one dual-core, 64-bit
•POWER™ microprocessor; 3.8 GHz
•Support for Energy Scale thermal management for power
management/oversubscription (throttling) and environmental sensing
Memory:
•Dual-channel (DDR2) with 8 slots for very long profile (18.3 mm) DIMMs
•Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB DDR2 DIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB
•Supports 2-way interleaved, DDR2, PC2-4200 or PC2-5300, ECC SDRAM registered
x4, memory scrubbing, Chipkill™, and bit steering DIMMs
Virtualization:
PowerVM Standard Edition hardware feature supports Integrated Virtualization Manager
(IVM) and Virtual I/O Server (Virtual I/O Server)
Integrated functions:
•Two 1 Gigabit Ethernet controllers
•Expansion card interface
•The baseboard management controller (BMC) is a flexible service processor with
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware and SOL support
•ATI RN 50 ES1000 video controller
•SAS RAID controller
•Light path diagnostics
•RS-485 interface for communication with the management module
•Automatic server restart (ASR)
•Serial over LAN (SOL)
•Support for local keyboard and video
•Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) buses for communication with keyboard and
removable-media drives
•Transferable Anchor function (Renesas Technology HD651330 microcontroller) in the
management card