Fujitsu Primergy BX2560 M1 User manual

Operating Manual - English
FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M1
Server Blade
Operating Manual
November 2014

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BX2560 M1 Operating Manual
Before reading this manual
For your safety
This manual contains important information for safely and correctly using this
product.
Carefully read the manual before using this product. Pay particular attention to
the accompanying manual "Safety Notes and Regulations" and ensure these
safety notes are understood before using the product. Keep this manual and the
manual "Safety Notes and Regulations" in a safe place for easy reference while
using this product.
Radio interference
This product is a "Class A" ITE (Information Technology Equipment). In a
domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case
the user may be required to take appropriate measures. VCCI-A
Aluminum electrolytic capacitors
The aluminum electrolytic capacitors used in the product's printed circuit board
assemblies and in the mouse and keyboard are limited-life components. Use of
these components beyond their operating life may result in electrolyte leakage
or depletion, potentially causing emission of foul odor or smoke.
As a guideline, in a normal office environment (25°C) operating life is not
expected to be reached within the maintenance support period (5 years).
However, operating life may be reached more quickly if, for example, the
product is used in a hot environment. The customer shall bear the cost of
replacing replaceable components which have exceeded their operating life.
Note that these are only guidelines, and do not constitute a guarantee of
trouble-free operation during the maintenance support period.
High safety use
This product has been designed and manufactured to be used in commercial
and/or industrial areas as a server.
When used as visual display workplace, it must not be placed in the direct field
of view to avoid incommoding reflections (applies only to TX server systems).
The device has not been designed or manufactured for uses which demand an
extremely high level of safety and carry a direct and serious risk of life or body
if such safety cannot be assured.

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transport systems, medical devices for life support, and missile guidance
control in weapons systems (hereafter, "high safety use"). Customers should
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ensuring the level of safety demanded of such use. Please consult the sales
staff of Fujitsu if intending to use this product for high safety use.
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This product may be affected by a momentary voltage drop in the power supply
caused by lightning. To prevent a momentary voltage drop, use of an AC
uninterruptible power supply is recommended.
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Computer issued by JEITA, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology
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This product conforms to harmonic current standard JIS C 61000-3-2.
Only for the Japanese market:
About SATA hard disk drives
The SATA version of this server supports hard disk drives with SATA / BC-SATA
storage interfaces. Please note that the usage and operation conditions differ
depending on the type of hard disk drive used.
Please refer to the following internet address for further information on the
usage and operation conditions of each available type of hard disk drive:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/harddisk/

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Only for the Japanese market:
IAlthough described in this manual, some sections do not apply to the
Japanese market. These options and routines include:
– CSS (Customer Self Service)

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BX2560 M1 Operating Manual
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.2 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.3 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 Server specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.3 FCC class A device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.4 Transporting the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.5 Notes on installation in the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.1 Unpacking the server blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5.2 Installing the server blade in the system unit . . . . . . . . 40
5.3 Connecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.4 Instructions for connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . 45

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6 Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.1 Control and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.2 Switching the Server Blade on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.3 Configuring the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3.1 Preparing for local installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3.2 Preparation for remote installation to use Advanced Video
Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.3 Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.4 Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.5 Configuring the onboard CNA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.3.6 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.3.7 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.4 Cleaning the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.1 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.2 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.3 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
8.4 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.5 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.6 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
8.7 Hard disk drive error messages at system boot . . . . . . . 68
8.8 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.9 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 server blade is an Intel-based dual-socket server
blade. It is ideal for use in data centers belonging to enterprises or Internet
service providers, and makes an excellent large application server, terminal
server for compute-intensive applications or DBMS server.
Security functions in the BIOS Setup protect the data on the server blade from
unauthorized changes.
The server blade occupies only one bay in the PRIMERGY BX900/BX400
system unit.
IYou can find information about assembling, starting up and operating the
system unit in the relevant operating manual.
1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual
This operating manual describes how to install, set up and operate your server
blade.
This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the
hardware and ensuring that the system runs smoothly. It contains all the
information you need to put your PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 server blade into
operation.
To understand the various expansion options, you will need to be familiar with
the fields of hardware and data transmission and you will require a basic
knowledge of the underlying operating system.

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1.2 Documentation overview
More information on your PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 server blade can be found in
the following documents:
– "ServerView Quick Start Guide"
– "Safety Notes and Regulations" manual
"安全上のご注意 " for the Japanese market
– "Warranty" manual
"保証書 " for the Japanese market
– "PRIMERGY ServerView Suite Local Service Concept - LSC" manual
– "Returning used devices" manual and "Service Desk" leaflet
"サポー ト ＆サービス " for the Japanese market
– FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 Server Blade Upgrade and
Maintenance Manual
– D3320 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M1
Reference Manual
– "LSI MegaRAID - SAS Software User Guide"
– "Modular RAID Controller / Modular SAS HBA Installation Guide"
IAll documentation on PRIMERGY hardware and ServerView software is
available online from the Fujitsu manuals server at:
– For the global market http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com
– For the Japanese market:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/manual
The complete PRIMERGY documentation set can also be downloaded
as a DVD ISO image at:
– For the global market: ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/images/serverview/manuals
– For the Japanese market: http://jp.fujitsu.com/primergy/downloads
IFor the Japanese market:
Before using the product, please check for additional information that
may be available under the following URL:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/products/note/

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Introduction
Further sources of information:
– ServerView Suite Glossary
– Manual for the monitor
– Documentation for the boards and drives
– Operating system documentation
– Information files in your operating system
1.3 Notational conventions
The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
Text in italics indicates commands or menu items.
"Quotation marks" indicate names of chapters and terms that are being
emphasized.
Êdescribes activities that must be performed in the order
shown.
VCAUTION! pay particular attention to texts marked with this symbol.
Failure to observe this warning may endanger your life,
destroy the system or lead to the loss of data.
Iindicates additional information, notes and tips.

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2 Functional overview
The PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 server blade is an Intel-based dual-socket server
blade. It is ideal for use in data centers belonging to enterprises or Internet
service providers, and makes an excellent large application server, terminal
server for compute-intensive applications or DBMS server.
2.1 Features
Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor
The server blade is equipped with an Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor E5-2600 v3 family
for high-speed data processing.
Customer Self Service (CSS)
The PRIMERGY Customer Self Service (CSS) concept enables you to identify
and replace the affected component yourself in the case of certain error
scenarios.
In the CSS concept, you can replace the following components yourself in the
event of an error:
– Hot-plug HDD/SSD modules
– Memory modules
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see the "FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 Server Blade Upgrade and Maintenance Manual".
CSS indicators on the control panel of the PRIMERGY server provide you with
information if a CSS event arises.
In addition, CSS errors are displayed in the ServerView Operations Manager,
the server management software from Fujitsu.
In the event of errors, the ServerView Operations Manager refers you directly
to the affected component and its order information in the Illustrated Spares
catalog of the server in question. (This feature is not available for the Japanese
market.)

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IFurther information on the CSS concept is provided in the "PRIMERGY
ServerView Suite Local Service Concept - LSC" manual on the Fujitsu
manuals server.
For the latest information on optional products provided for the
BX2560 M1 Server Blade see the configurator of the server:
http://ts.fujitsu.com/products/standard_servers/index.html
(for the global market)
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/system/
(for the Japanese market)
System board
The features of the system board are described in the Upgrade and
Maintenance Manual for the hardware.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for safer storage of keys can be implemented
as an option. This module enables programs from third party manufacturers to
store key information (e.g. drive encryption using Windows Bitlocker Drive
Encryption).
The TPM is activated via the BIOS system (for more information, refer to the
“D3320 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M1
Reference Manual").
VCAUTION!
– When using the TPM, note the program descriptions provided by the
third party manufacturers.
– You must also create a backup of the TPM content. To do this, follow
the third party manufacturer's instructions. Without this backup, if the
TPM or the system board is faulty you will not be able to access your
data.
– If a failure occurs, please inform your service about the TPM
activation before it takes any action, and be prepared to provide them
with your backup copies of the TPM content.

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Hard disk drives (HDD) / Solid state drives (SSD)
The server blade can be equipped with a maximum of two 2.5-inch HDD/SSD
modules.
Each HDD/SSD module can accommodate an SAS/SATA hard disk drive or an
SAS/SATA SSD drive. The module is connected to the HDD backplane
wirelessly. This allows HDD/SSD modules to be plugged in or pulled out easily.
Two SAS/SATA hard disk drives or SAS/SATA SSD drives can be controlled by
the onboard SATA controller or the SAS/SATA RAID controller.
Mixed configurations of SAS HDDs, SATA HDDs, SAS SSDs and SATA SSDs
within the same logical drive (RAID array) are not supported.
If the server blade has a corresponding RAID configuration, HDD/SSD modules
can also be replaced during operation.
Onboard CNA controller
A CNA controller is integrated on the system board; up to 4 x 1 Gbit/s or
2x 10 Gbit/s can be selected on the CNA controller.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard CNA controller" on page 59.
Onboard SATA controller
A SATA controller is integrated on the system board; up to two SATA hard disk
drives or SATA SSD drives can be connected to the controller. The LSI
Embedded MegaRAID software (SATA Software RAID) supports RAID levels 0
and 1.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SATA controller" on page 58.

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SAS/SATA RAID controller
The server blade is available with the following SAS/SATA RAID controllers for
operating the internal SAS/SATA hard disk drives or SAS/SATA SSD drives:
– Modular RAID 5/6 controller with "MegaRAID functionality" (SAS
MegaRAID) for SAS1.0, SAS2.0, and SAS3.0.
RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E, 5, 50, 6 and 60 are supported for internal hard disk
drive configurations. As an option, a flash backup unit (FBU) can save the
memory content even if the power fails. Cache memory size of 1 Gbyte is
available.
IFor more information on configuring the controller, see section
"Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller" on page 58.
Slots for expansion cards
The server blade supports two optional mezzanine cards. This enables Fibre
Channel connections, Infiniband connections and/or additional Ethernet
connections to be implemented.
The following mezzanine cards are available for the server blade:
– Ethernet Mezzanine Card 4 x 1 Gbit/s PCIe x4 Fujitsu
– CNA Mezzanine Card 2 x 10 Gbit/s PCIe 2.0 x8 Emulex
– Ethernet Mezzanine Card 2 x 10 Gbit/s PCIe 2.0 x8 Fujitsu
– Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card 2 x 16 Gbit/s PCIe 3.0 x8 Emulex
– Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card 2 x 8 Gbit/s PCIe 2.0 x8 Emulex
– InfiniBand Mezzanine Card 2 x 56 Gbit/s PCIe 3.0 x8 Mellanox
– SAS HBA Mezzanine Card 2 x 6 Gbit/s PCIe 2.0 x8 Fujitsu
– SAS RAID Mezzanine Card 2 x 6 Gbit/s PCIe 2.0 x8 Fujitsu
– SAS Expander Mezzanine card

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IIf a server blade is configured with one or two mezzanine cards, this does
not exclude other configurations for any of the other server blades in a
system unit.
If you want to install mezzanine cards in server blades, the system unit
must be fitted with the corresponding Fibre Channel, SAS, Infiniband
and/or Ethernet connection blades. You can find detailed information
about the equipping rules for connection blades in the operating manual
for the system unit.
Mezzanine cards may only be installed and removed by authorized,
qualified personnel. The procedure is described in the FUJITSU Server
PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 Server Blade Upgrade and Maintenance
Manual.
USB flash module (UFM)
A UFM (USB flash module) can also be configured.
SATA DOM
DOM stands for "disk on module". It is an extremely space and energy saving
flash memory that is particularly used as a boot drive in servers. The memory
technology is equivalent to that of SSDs. The PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 offers a
DOM with a SATA 3G interface, which can be inserted directly into the SATA
port of the system board.
Graphics controller
The server blade has an onboard graphics controller (integrated in the iRMC
controller). A monitor can be connected via the Y-cable on the front of the server
blade.
IFor peripherals like keyboard, mouse, display, optical drive, etc.
Advanced Video Redirection and Virtual Media connection by iRMC is
recommended.
External ports
The server blade has the following ports on the front:
– One USB 3.0 port
– One port for a special Y-cable, with 2 USB 2.0 ports and one VGA port.

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High level of availability and data security
When memory data is accessed, 1-bit errors are identified in the main memory
and automatically corrected with the error correcting code (ECC) method.
ASR&R (Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart) restarts the system in
the event of an error and automatically "hides" the defective system
components.
The PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analyzing) technology from Fujitsu
Technology Solutions analyzes and monitors all components that are critical for
system reliability.
iRMC with integrated management LAN connector
IThe server blade can use iRMC Advanced Video Redirection and Virtual
Media as a standard function. Therefore, the license key to the option is
unnecessary.
The iRMC (integrated Remote Management Controller) is a Baseboard
Management Controller (BMC) with integrated management LAN connector
and expanded functionality that was previously only available with additional
plug-in cards. In this way, the iRMC enables complete control of PRIMERGY
servers, regardless of system status, and thus particularly the control of
PRIMERGY servers that are in the "out-of-band" system status.
Major functions supported by the iRMC include the following:
● Browser access via iRMC’s own web server
● Secure communication (SSH, SSL)
● Power Management for the managed server (depending on its system
status)
● Power Consumption Management
● Connecting virtual drives as remote storage
● Text-based and graphic console bypass (Advanced Video Redirection)
● Virtual Media
● Command Line Interface (CLI)
● Simple, interactive or script-based iRMC configuration
● Customer Self Service (CSS)
● iRMC’s own user management

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● Multi-computer, global iRMC user administration using an LDAP Directory
Service
● Automatic network configuration via DNS / DHCP
● Power supply of the iRMC via the system standby supply
● Full-coverage alarm management
● System Event Log (SEL) reading and processing
● IPMI support
● CIM / WS-MAN support
● Internal Event Log for user login/logout auditing
More information about the iRMC can be found in the "iRMC S4 - integrated
Remote Management Controller" user guide (on the Fujitsu manual server
under Industry Standard Servers - Software - ServerView Suite - Out-Of-Band
Management).
Server management
Server management is implemented using the ServerView Operations Manager
supplied and the PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analysis) technology from
Fujitsu. PDA reports the threat of a system error or overload at an early stage,
allowing preventive measures to be taken.
The ServerView Operations Manager enables the management of all
PRIMERGY servers in the network via a central console. The ServerView
Operations Manager supports the following functions:
● Round-the-clock monitoring, regardless of server status
● High-performance, graphical console bypass (AVR) protected by
HTTPS/SSL (128 bit)
● Virtual Media via USB
● Remote power on
● Temperature monitoring of the CPU and the surrounding area
● Detailed status and error reports for processors and main memory
● Watchdog timer for Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart (ASR&R)
in the event that memory modules or processors fail
● Power monitoring

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● End-of-life monitoring of fans with prompt notification before failure
● Watchdog timer for monitoring the operating system with ASR&R
Further information on the ServerView Operations Manager is provided in the
associated documentation.
ServerView Installation Manager
You can configure the PRIMERGY server quickly and precisely with the
ServerView Installation Manager software provided. User-guided menus are
available for installing the server operating system (for further details see
section "Configuring the Server Blade" on page 55).
Service and support
PRIMERGY servers are service-friendly and modular, thus enabling quick and
simple maintenance. The two redundant hot-pluggable management blades of
the system unit, with independent LAN and COM ports for management, enable
comprehensive remote administration of the server blade. Together, they allow
remote diagnosis for system analysis, remote configuration and remote restart,
even in the case of operating system failure or hardware errors.