Bull NovaScale Blade BL265 User manual

NovaScale Blade
BL265
Installation and User's Guide
NOVASCALE BLADE
REFERENCE
86 A1 44FB 00

NOVASCALE BLADE
NovaScale Blade BL265
Installation and User's Guide
Hardware
May 2009
BULL CEDOC
357 AVENUE PATTON
B.P.20845
49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01
FRANCE
REFERENCE
86 A1 44FB 00

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Contents iii
Table of Contents
List of Figures ......................................................................................................... vi
List of Tables........................................................................................................... vi
Safety ...................................................................................................................vii
Safety statements.......................................................................................................................... viii
Chapter 1. Introduction ......................................................................................1
1.1 Related documentation........................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Notices and statements in this document ............................................................................... 3
1.3 Features and specifications.................................................................................................. 4
1.4 What your blade server offers ............................................................................................. 6
1.5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features.................................................................. 8
1.6 Major components of the blade server.................................................................................. 9
Chapter 2. Power, controls and indicators...........................................................11
2.1 Blade server controls and LEDs .......................................................................................... 11
2.2 Turning on the blade server ............................................................................................... 14
2.3 Turning off the blade server............................................................................................... 15
2.4 Blade server connectors .................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3. Installing Options ............................................................................17
3.1 Installation guidelines ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1.1 System reliability guidelines ..................................................................................... 18
3.1.2 Handling static-sensitive devices ............................................................................... 18
3.2 Removing the blade server from the Blade Chassis............................................................... 19
3.3 Removing the blade server cover........................................................................................ 20
3.4 Installing an optional expansion unit................................................................................... 21
3.5 Removing an optional expansion unit ................................................................................. 23
3.6 Installing a hot-swap storage drive ..................................................................................... 24
3.7 Removing a hot-swap storage drive .................................................................................... 25
3.8 Installing a memory module............................................................................................... 26
3.9 Removing a memory module ............................................................................................. 31

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3.10 I/O-expansion cards......................................................................................................... 33
3.10.1 Installing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card...........................................33
3.10.2 Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card .........................................35
3.10.3 Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card ..............................................................36
3.10.4 Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card.............................................................37
3.10.5 Installing a storage interface card .............................................................................39
3.10.6 Removing a storage interface card ............................................................................43
3.11 Completing the installation ................................................................................................46
3.11.1 Closing the blade server cover..................................................................................47
3.11.2 Installing the blade server in a Blade Chassis .............................................................49
3.11.3 Updating the blade server configuration ....................................................................51
3.11.4 Input / output connectors and devices .......................................................................51
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server ............................................................ 53
4.1 Using the Setup Utility .......................................................................................................53
4.1.1 Setup Utility menu ...................................................................................................54
4.1.2 Using passwords.....................................................................................................57
4.2 Installing the operating system............................................................................................57
4.3 Using the PXE boot agent utility program.............................................................................57
4.4 Firmware updates.............................................................................................................58
4.5 Configuring UEFI compatible devices..................................................................................58
4.6 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers.........................................................................59
4.7 Configuring a RAID array.................................................................................................. 59
4.8 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program ................................................................. 60
4.9 Using LAN over USB to Interface the IMM ...........................................................................60
4.9.1 Potential conflicts with the LAN over USB interface ......................................................61
4.9.2 Resolving conflicts with the IMM LAN over USB interface.............................................61
4.9.3 Configuring the LAN over USB interface manually ......................................................62
Chapter 5. Installing the operating system .......................................................... 65
Chapter 6. Solving problems ............................................................................ 67
6.1 Diagnostic tools overview..................................................................................................67
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance .................................................... 69
Before you call .............................................................................................................................69
Using the documentation ...............................................................................................................69
Appendix B. Notices.............................................................................................. 71
Product recycling and disposal.......................................................................................................72
Electronic emission notices.............................................................................................................73
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement ..................................................................73

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Australia and New Zealand Class A statement ................................................................................ 73
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement ................................................................... 73
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement .................................................................... 74
Taiwanese Class A warning statement ............................................................................................ 74
Chinese Class A warning statement................................................................................................ 74
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement ................................................ 74

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1. Blade server..................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2. Major blade server components ...................................................................................... 9
Figure 2-1. Blade server controls and LEDs ......................................................................................11
Figure 2-2. Information LEDs on the SAS hot-swap hard disk drive .....................................................13
Figure 2-3. Blade server connectors................................................................................................15
Figure 3-1. Removing the blade server from the Blade Chassis...........................................................19
Figure 3-2. Opening the blade server cover ....................................................................................20
Figure 3-3. Installing an expansion unit...........................................................................................21
Figure 3-4. Removing an expansion unit .........................................................................................23
Figure 3-5. Installing a hot-swap storage drive.................................................................................24
Figure 3-6. Removing a hot-swap storage drive................................................................................ 25
Figure 3-7. DIMM access door.......................................................................................................29
Figure 3-8. Installing a DIMM ........................................................................................................29
Figure 3-9. Removing a DIMM.......................................................................................................31
Figure 3-10. DIMM access door.......................................................................................................32
Figure 3-11. Installing a CFFh expansion card...................................................................................33
Figure 3-12. Removing a CFFh expansion card..................................................................................35
Figure 3-13. Installing a CIOv form-factor expansion card...................................................................36
Figure 3-14. Removing a CIOv form-factor expansion card .................................................................37
Figure 3-15. CIOv form-factor expansion card retaining clips ..............................................................38
Figure 3-16. Installing a storage interface card .................................................................................. 39
Figure 3-17. Storage interface card interposer...................................................................................40
Figure 3-18. Inserting the cable into the cable connector on the storage interface card...........................41
Figure 3-19. Installing the backup-battery cable to the backup battery .................................................. 42
Figure 3-20. Removing a storage interface card.................................................................................43
Figure 3-21. Storage interface card location......................................................................................44
Figure 3-22. Removing the backup battery ........................................................................................45
Figure 3-23. Closing the blade server cover ......................................................................................47
Figure 3-24. Closing the DIMM access door......................................................................................48
Figure 3-25. Installing the blade server in a Blade Chassis .................................................................. 49
List of Tables
Table 1-1. Blade server features and specifications ...........................................................................5
Table 3-1. Memory channel configuration ......................................................................................26
Table 3-2. System memory configuration for independent channel mode (1 microprocessor) ................ 27
Table 3-3. System memory configuration for independent channel mode (2 microprocessors)...............27
Table 3-4. System memory configuration for mirrored channel mode (1 microprocessor)......................27
Table 3-5. System memory configuration for mirrored channel mode (2 microprocessors) ....................28

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Safety statements

Safety ix

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Safety xi

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Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 1. Introduction
The Bull NovaScale Blade BL265 server is compatible with any Blade Chassis. The
NovaScale Blade BL265 blade server supports up to two dual-core or quad-core Intel®
Xeon® processor 5500 series microprocessors and has twelve memory-module slots, two
hot-swappable storage-device bays, one Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion
card connector, one Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) connector, and one internal USB
connector.
Note "Blade Chassis" is a generic term used to indicate both the Bull Blade Chassis-Standard
and/or the Bull Blade Chassis-Enterprise.
This Installation and User’s Guide provides information about:
•Setting up the blade server
•Starting and configuring the blade server
•Installing hardware options
•Installing the operating system
•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 for your blade server on the Resource DVD. You can obtain up-to-date
information about the blade server at http://www.bull.com/support.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from
http://www.bull.com/support/. 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.
Record information about the blade server in the following table.
Product name
Model number ____________________________________________________
Serial number ____________________________________________________
The model number and serial number are located 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 Blade Chassis.
Note The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware.

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Figure 1-1. Blade server
A set of blank labels comes with the blade server. When you install the blade server in the
Blade Chassis, write identifying information on a label and place the label on the Blade
Chassis bezel. See the documentation for your Blade Chassis for recommended label
placement.
mportant
Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes
on the blade server.
1.1 Related documentation
This Installation and User’s Guide contains general information about the blade server,
including how to install supported optional devices and how to configure the blade server.
The following documentation also comes with the blade server:
Problem Determination and Service Guide
This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Resource DVD. It contains
information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service
technicians.

Chapter 1. Introduction 3
Safety Information
This document is in PDF on the Resource DVD. It 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 is in PDF on the Resource DVD. It contains information about the terms of the
warranty and getting service and assistance. Depending on your Blade product, additional
documents might be included on the Resource DVD.
In addition to the documentation in this library, be sure to review the Bull Blade Planning
and Installation Guide for your Blade Chassis for information to help you prepare for
system installation and configuration.
1.2 Notices and statements in this document
The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual
Safety Attention document, which is on the Resource DVD. Each statement is numbered for
reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Attention document.
The following types of notices and statements are used in this document:
Note These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
mportant:
These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or
problem situations.
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 could 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
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of the blade
server.
Notes •Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system
management are provided by the Blade Chassis.
•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. The Blade
Chassis uses USB for internal communications with these devices.
Blade server features and specifications
Microprocessor: Supports up to two dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon processor 5500
series microprocessors.
Note: Use the Setup Utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in your
blade server.
Memory:
•12 dual inline memory module(DIMM) connectors.
•Type: Very Low Profile (VLP) double-data rate (DDR3) DRAM.
•Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB DIMMs with up to 96 GB of total memory on
the system board.
Drives: Supports up to two hot-swap, small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or
Serial ATA (SATA) storage drives.
Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) alerts:
•Microprocessor
•Memory
•Hard disk drive
Electrical input: 12 V dc
Integrated functions:
•Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card interface
•Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion card interface
•Local service processor: Integrated Management Module (IMM) with Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI) firmware
•Integrated Matrox G200eV video controller
•LSI 1064E Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller
•Broadcom BCM5709S dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller
•Integrated keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) controller through IMM
•Light path diagnostics
•RS-485 interface for communication with the management module
•Automatic server restart (ASR)
•Serial over LAN (SOL)
•Redundant buses for communication with keyboard, mouse, and removable media
drives
•USB 2.0 for communication with the cKVM and removable media drives (an external
USB port is not supported)