Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX600 S2 User manual

PRIMERGY BX600 S2
Basic Unit
Operating Manual
Edition March 2007

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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Overview of the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.3 Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Overview: Basic Unit Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Notes on Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 Components With Electrostatic-Sensitive Devices . . . . . 25
3.3 CE Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.4 FCC Class A Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.5 Transporting the Basic Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.6 Notes on Installing in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.7 Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.1 Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.2 Unpacking the Basic Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.3 Installing the System in the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.3.1 Mounting the Assembly Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.3.2 Mounting/Removing the Basic Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.4 Connecting External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.4.1 Cable Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.4.2 Instructions on Connecting and Disconnecting Cables . . . . . 45
4.5 Connecting the System to the Mains . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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5 Preparation for Use and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.1 Operating and Indicator Elements of the Basic Unit . . . . . 50
5.1.1 The Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.1.2 The Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5.2 Switching the Basic Unit ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.3 Management Blade Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
5.4 Updating System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5.4.1 Updating the Server Blade Firmware (BIOS and BMC) . . . . . 60
5.4.2 Updating the Management Blade Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5.4.3 Updating the Switch Blade Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6 Property and Data Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.1 BIOS Setup Security Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7 Server Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7.1 Installation Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
7.2 Adding a Server Blade to the Basic Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8 LAN Switch Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.1 Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 6x1Gbit . . . . . . . . 82
8.2 Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 6x1 Gbit + 2x10 Gbit . 84
8.3 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
8.4 10 Gbit Switch Blade 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8.5 Port Assignment of the LAN Switch Blades . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.6 Installing a LAN Switch Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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9 Ethernet Pass-Thru Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9.1 Control and Connection Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
9.2 Port Assignment of the Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Thru Blades 101
9.3 Replacing an Ethernet Pass-Thru Blade . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10 Fibre Channel Switch Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
10.1 Control and Connection Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
10.2 Port assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10.3 FC switch blade installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
11 Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11.1 Control and Connection Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
11.2 Fibre Channel SFP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.3 Port Assignment of the FC Pass-Thru Blades . . . . . . . . 117
11.4 Exchanging an FC Pass-Thru Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
12 Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
12.1 Control and Connection Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
12.2 Exchanging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
12.3 Exchanging a Management Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
13 KVM Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.1 KVM Blade (Standard Version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
13.2 Adv. KVM Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13.3 Digital KVM Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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14 Power Supply Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
14.1 Power Supply Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
14.1.1 Replacing a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
14.1.2 Adding a Power Supply Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
15 Ventilation Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
15.1 The Fan Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
15.1.1 Replacing the Fan Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
15.1.2 Replacing a Fan in the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
16 Troubleshooting and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
16.1 System Power LED Remains Unlit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
16.2 Front or Rear Identify/Fault LED Blinks Amber . . . . . . . 156
16.3 System Switches Itself OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
16.4 Screen Remains Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
16.5 Flickering Stripes on the Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . 158
16.6 No Screen Display or Display Drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
16.7 No Mouse Pointer Displayed On the Screen . . . . . . . . . 158
16.8 Floppy Disk Cannot Be Read/Written . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
16.9 Time and Date Are Not Correct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
16.10 Server Blade Does Not Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
16.11 Defective Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Introduction
1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 Blade Server System represents a highly compact,
power-saving and scalable servers for integration in 19-inch rack systems.
Figure 1: PRIMERGY BX600 S2 Basic Unit
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit occupies seven height units in the rack
and can accommodate up to ten server blades of different models and configu-
rations.
As economical, ultra-compact systems, the server blades with up to eight CPUs
are ideal for use by company data centers and Internet service providers. They
are perfectly suited for large application servers, terminal servers for CPU-
intensive applications, and DBMS servers.
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 Blade Server System offers a high level of reliability
and availability through highly developed hardware and software components.
This includes hot-swappable server blades, switch blades, Fibre Channel (FC)
and Ethernet pass-thru blades, management blades, hot-swappable power
supply units and fan modules, the server management software ServerView, and
Remote-Deploy, Prefailure Detection and Analyzing (PDA), and Automatic Server
Reconfiguration and Restart (ASR&R).

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Overview of the Documentation Introduction
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Security functions in the BIOS Setup protect the data on the server blades
against manipulation. Additional security is provided by the lockable rack door.
1.1 Overview of the Documentation
IPRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the ServerBooks
DVD. The ServerBooks DVD is part of the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite
delivered with each server system.
The PDF files for the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge
from the Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation
available in the Internet can be found via the URL:
http://manuals.fujitsu-siemens.com/primergyservers.html.
Concept and Target Group of this Manual
This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the
hardware and operating the system. The manual contains all the information
required for mounting and operating your PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit.
For a brief overview of the installation steps please see chapter 2 on page 19ff.
To understand the different expansion options, you need a knowledge of
hardware and data transmission, as well as basic knowledge of the operating
system used.
Additional server documentation
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 documentation also includes:
– “Quick Start Hardware - PRIMERGY BX600 S2/S3” (leaflet)
– “Quick Start Software - PRIMERGY ServerView Suite” (leaflet)
– “Warranty” manual (print version supplied with the system, PDF file available
on the ServerBooks DVD supplied)
– “Safety notes and other important information” manual (print version
supplied with the system, PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD
supplied)
– “Ergonomics” manual (PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD supplied)
– “Returning used devices” manual (PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD
supplied)
– “Helpdesk” (leaflet with worldwide helpdesk telephone numbers)
– Technical Manual for the Dxxxx system board (PDF file available on the
ServerBooks DVD supplied)

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Introduction Overview of the Documentation
– “BIOS Setup” (PDF file available on the ServerBooks DVD supplied)
– “ServerView Suite” includes the ServerStart Disc 1, the ServerStart Disc 2
and the ServerBooks DVD. The PDF version of the “PRIMERGY ServerView
Suite - ServerStart” user manual is also available on the ServerBooks DVD.
IIf you need a replacement copy of the ServerBooks DVD, send the
details of your sever to the following e-mail address:
[email protected]
– „PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems: RemoteView Management Blade -
User Interface Description“ (PDF-Version auf ServerBooks-DVD enthalten)
– „PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems: LAN Switch Blade - User Interface
Description“ (PDF-Version auf ServerBooks-DVD enthalten)
– „PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems: Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040
- Hardware Installation Guide“ (PDF-Version auf ServerBooks-DVD enthalten)
– „PRIMERGY BX Blade Server Systems: LAN Router and Switch Blade -
User Interface Description“ (PDF-Version auf ServerBooks-DVD enthalten)
– „BX600 Digital KVM Switch: User Guide“ (PDF-Version auf ServerBooks-DVD
enthalten)
Further Sources of Information
Further information is provided in:
– the RemoteDeploy manual (only relevant for cloning server blades)
– the technical manual for the rack
– the manual for the monitor
– the ServerView Server Management manual
– the manual for the Remote Test and Diagnostic System RemoteView
– your operating system documentation
– the information files of your operating system
(see also “Related Publications” on page 165).

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1.2 Features
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit provides a high-level infrastructure for the
installed server blades.
Server capacity
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit provides slots for up to ten hot-pluggable
server blades. For details of the performance features of the different server
blade models, see the relevant operating manuals listed under “Related Publi-
cations” on page 165.
Communication interfaces
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit has four slots on the back for installing
different types of communication blades which allow the installed server blades
to be connected to the Ethernet LAN or to SAN environments. The connections
can be implemented via switch blades and/or pass-thru blades.
●Ethernet LAN switch blade
To connect the server blades to the LAN the following switch blade models
are available:
Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 6x1Gbit
– 10 internal 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 6 external 1Gbit uplink ports (RJ45)
Gbit Ethernet LAN switch blade (SB9) 10Gbit multi-mode
– 10 internal 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 6 external 1Gbit uplink ports (RJ45)
– 2 external 10Gbit uplink ports (1xSFP, 1xCX4)
Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3040
– 10 internal 10 1Gbit downlink ports to the server blades
– 2 external 10/100/1000BASE-T copper Gigabit Ethernet uplink
ports
– 4 external uplink ports via Cisco SFP modules for 1000BASE-SX
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10 Gbit switch blade 10/2
– 10 internal 10 Gbit/s ports to the server blades
– 2 external 10 Gbit/s ports with optional X2 transceiver modules for
Fiber optical or CX4 copper cable
IThe 10 Gbit switch blade 10/2 only supports server blades,
each equipped with a 10 GbE daughter card.
All switch blades are hot-swappable. By installing two switch blades,
redundant LAN connections can be provided for the server blades.
●Ethernet LAN Pass-Thru-Blade
The Ethernet LAN Pass-Thru-Blade is an alternative to the switch blade. It
provides direct (“pass-thru”) connections to the LAN for the onboard LAN
controllers and the optional Gigabit Ethernet I/O modules of the server
blades. The Ethernet LAN Pass-Thru-Blade has ten RJ45 connectors.
●Fibre Channel pass-thru blade
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit can have one or two Fibre Channel
pass-thru blades to provide Fibre Channel functionality for the installed
server blades. A Fibre Channel (FC) pass-thru blade offers 10 ports for
bypass connections between FC daughter cards installed in the server
blades and the optical transceivers for serial FC I/O and general I/O signals.
●Fibre Channel switch blade
The FC switch blade is an alternative to the FC pass-thru blade. An FC
switch blade provides the FC daughter cards of the server blades with up to
ten internal fabric ports and up to four external fabric ports. The complete
Brocade Fabric OS 5.0.4 scope of supply and services is available as an
operating system for the FC switch blade.
Management blade
The PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit accommodates two hot-swappable,
redundant management blades with an integrated management solution for
complete remote administration of the system.

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KVM-Blade
For administering the server blades, the PRIMERGY BX600 S2 basic unit offers
a KVM blade, which allows the individual server blades to be connected to a
console.
– The standard KVM blade allows a monitor, PS2 keyboard and PS2 mouse
to be connected for local administration of the server blades.
– The adv. KVM blade offers the same functionality as the standard version
of the KVM blade plus a LAN port for connecting a Web-based console.
– The digital KVM blade offers the same functionality as the standard version
of the KVM blade plus a LAN port for connecting a Web-based console.
Power Supply
Up to four hot-swappable power supply units which adjust automatically to any
power voltage in the range 200 - 240 V in a 2+2 redundant power supply config-
uration ensure enough power for the system. If one of these units fails, the
others ensure that operation continues unimpaired. The defective power supply
unit can be replaced during operation (hot-swap).
Ventilation
The system is kept cool by three fans in each power supply unit and four single
fans, with two of them mounted one after the other in a housing in the rear
chassis. This configuration is redundant and hot-swappable.
High Level of Availability and Failure Protection
When memory data is accessed, 1-bit errors in the main memory are recog-
nized and automatically corrected with the ECC (Error Correcting Code)
method.
ASR&R (Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart) restarts the system in
the case of an error and automatically “hides” the defective system components.
The PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analyzing) technology from Fujitsu Siemens
Computers analyzes and monitors all components relevant for system reliability.
The hot-swappable components provide additional failure protection. Failure
protection on a complete blade system is ensured by up to four redundant, hot-
swap power supply units (PSU), as well as hot-swap, redundant fans.

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Introduction Features
Server Management
Server management is implemented via the supplied ServerView software and
PDA (Prefailure Detection and Analyzing) technology from Fujitsu Siemens
Computers. PDA warns of system errors or overloading before they occur so
that preventive measures can be taken.
ServerView allows the management of all PRIMERGY servers in the network via
a central console. Here ServerView supports the following functions:
●Remote startup (Wake On LAN)
●Temperature monitoring of the CPU and the surrounding area
●Watchdog timer for Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart (ASR&R)
in the event of memory modules or processors failing
●Power monitoring
●End-of-life monitoring of the fans with timely notification before a failure
●Watchdog timer for operating system monitoring and application monitoring
with ASR&R
Deployment software makes installing multiple servers fast and easy. For further
information, see the corresponding documentation (see “Related Publications”
on page 165).
Information on server management with ServerView is provided in the associated
documentation (see also “Related Publications” on page 165).
ServerStart
You can configure the server quickly and precisely with the ServerStart software
provided. User-guided menus are available for installing the server operating
systems.
Service and Support
PRIMERGY servers are service-friendly and modular, thus allowing quick and
easy maintenance.
IFor easy and immediate recognition, the levers or handles and locking
buttons (touch points) of the locking mechanisms for the different compo-
nents have the color green.

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The flash EPROM program supplied with the Fujitsu Siemens utilities supports
fast BIOS update. The two redundant and hot-swappable management blades
with independent management LAN and COM ports ensure complete remote
control. Together they facilitate remote diagnosis for system analysis, remote
configuration and remote restart, should the operating system or hardware fail.
1.3 Notational Conventions
The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
Italics indicate commands, menu items or software programs.
“Quotation marks” indicate names of chapters and terms that should be
emphasized.
ÊText which follows this symbol describes activities that
must be performed in the order given.
VCAUTION! Pay particular attention to text marked with this symbol.
Failure to observe this warning may endanger your life,
damage the server, or lead to loss of data.
IThis symbol introduces supplementary information,
remarks and tips.
Table 1: Notational conventions

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Introduction Technical Data
1.4 Technical Data
Electrical Data (single power supply unit)
Electrical Data (basic unit without server blades)
Compliance Standards
Certification
Rated voltage range 200 - 240 V
Rated frequency 50 Hz - 60 Hz
Max. rated current 230V / 11,6 A
Max. active power 230 V / 2650 W
Max. apparent power 2680 VA (230V)
Thermal dissipation 2050 kJ/h
Protection class I
Power consumption 360 W
Thermal dissipation 1300 kJ/h
Product safety and ergonomics IEC 60950 / EN 60950 UL 1950 3rd Edition,
CSA 22.2 No. 950
Electromagnetic compatibility FCC class A
Emitted interference EN 55022 class A
Harmonic current EN 61000-3-2
Noise immunity EN 55024
CE label
according to EU directives
Low-Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
Electromagnetic Compatibility 89/336/EEC
Product safety
Global CB

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Mechanical Values
Weight
max. 131.5 kg (depending on the configuration)
Europe ENEC
Germany GS
USA/Canada CSAUS / CSAC
Japan VCCI
Width 446 mm
Installation depth 740 mm
Height 307 mm oder 7 HE

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Environmental Conditions
Condensation during operation must be avoided.
Noise Level
Environment class 3K2
Environment class 2K2
DIN IEC 721 section 3-3
DIN IEC 721section 3-2
Temperature:
Operation (3K2)
Transport (2K2)
5 ºC .... 35 ºC
-20 °C .... 60 °C
Relative humidity 10%...85%
Sound power level LWAd (ISO 7779) 7.8 BA
Sound pressure level at bystander position
LpAm (ISO 9296) ≤59 dB(A) (in the
standard configuration)

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2 Overview: Basic Unit Installation
Steps
In this chapter you will find an overview of the steps necessary to install your
BX600 S2 basic unit. Links guide you to sections where you can find more
detailed information on the individual steps.
ÊBefore you begin, please read the chapter “Important Notes” beginning on
page 21, especially the section “Notes on Safety”.
ÊUnpack the system, check the contents of the package for visible transport
damage, and check whether the delivery matches the details in the delivery
note (see section 4.2 on page 34).
ÊMount the system in the rack (see section 4.3 on page 35 and also the layout
arrangement on the order lists).
ÊCable the system (see section 4.4 on page 41). Please also see the section
“Cable Routing” on page 43 and the section “Instructions on Connecting and
Disconnecting Cables” on page 45.
ÊConnect the system to the mains voltage (see section 4.5 on page 46).
ÊFamiliarize yourself with the operating and indicator elements on the front
and rear sides of the BX600 S2 basic unit (see chapter 5beginning on
page 49).
ÊInsert the server blades into the slots in the front of the BX600 S2 basic unit
(see chapter 7 on page 71).
ÊConfigure the management blades (see section 5.3 on page 55) so that you
can perform further administration of the blade server system via LAN.
ÊInstall the desired operating systems and applications on the server blades.
To do so, you have the following options:
–Cloning a server blade from a remote image server with RemoteDeploy
Recommended if the following requirements are satisfied:
– the RemoteDeploy software is available
– an appropriate cloning image is available
– deployment server and LAN connection are available

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–Remote installation with ServerStart
This installation method is recommended if a LAN connection and a
DHCP server are available but the requirements for cloning are not
satisfied.
–Local installation with or without ServerStart
Since the local installation is the least convenient installation method, it
is only recommended if the requirements for remote installation or
cloning are not satisfied.
If you wish to install an operating system that is not supported by Server-
Start, you can perform the installation directly without using ServerStart.
IFor further information on remote or local installation of server blades,
please see the ServerStart manual, which contains a “Quick Step
Guide” as well as a detailed description of the different installation
options and installation wizards. A print version of the ServerStart
manual is included in the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite, which comes
with the BX600 S2 basic unit. A PDF version of the manual is
contained on the PRIMERGY ServerBooks DVD.
Cloning of server blades is described in the RemoteDeploy manual
(print version delivered with RemoteDeploy, PDF version contained
on the PRIMERGY ServerBooks DVD).