Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX924 S3 User manual

Operating Manual - English
PRIMERGY BX924 S3
Server Blade
Operating Manual
April 2012

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BX924 S3 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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These uses include control of nuclear reactions in nuclear power plants,
automatic airplane flight control, air traffic control, traffic control in mass
transport systems, medical devices for life support, and missile guidance
control in weapons systems (hereafter, "high safety use"). Customers should
not use this product for high safety use unless measures are in place for
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.
Measures against momentary voltage drop
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.
(This notice follows the guidelines of Voltage Dip Immunity of Personal
Computer issued by JEITA, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association.)
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non-residents of Japan without first obtaining authorization in accordance with
the above law.
Harmonic Current Standards
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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BX924 S3 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Installation steps, overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.3 FCC class A device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.4 Transporting the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.5 Notes on installation in the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1 Unpacking the server blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5.2 Installing the Server Blade in the system unit . . . . . . . . 38
5.3 Connecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.4 Instructions for connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . 43

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6 Starting up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.1 Control and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.2 Switching the Server Blade on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.3 Configuring the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.3.1 Preparing for local installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.3.2 Preparation for remote installation to use Advanced Video
Redirection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.3.3 Configuring the onboard SAS/SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3.4 Configuring the onboard CNA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3.5 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.6 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.4 Cleaning the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.1 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.2 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8.3 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.4 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.5 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.6 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.7 Hard disk drive error messages at system boot . . . . . . . 64
8.8 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8.9 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX924 S3 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 BX924 S3 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 BX924 S3 server blade can be found in
the following documents:
– "Quick Start Software - Quick Installation Guide" DVD booklet (only included
as a printed copy with the ServerView Suite)
– "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
– PRIMERGY BX924 S3 server blade Upgrade and Maintenance Manual
– D3143 BIOS Setup Utility for PRIMERGY BX924 S3 server blade Reference
Manual
IPRIMERGY manuals are available in PDF format on the
ServerView Suite DVD 2. The ServerView Suite DVD 2 is part of the
ServerView Suite supplied with every server.
If you no longer have the ServerView Suite DVDs, you can obtain the
relevant current versions using the order number U15000-C289 (the
order number for the Japanese market: please refer to the configurator
of the server http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/system/).
The PDF files of the manuals can also be downloaded free of charge
from the Internet. The overview page showing the online documentation
available on the Internet can be found using the URL (for EMEA market):
http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com. The PRIMERGY server documentation can
be accessed using the Industry standard servers navigation option.
For the Japanese market:
Please refer to the following URL for the latest product manuals:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/platform/server/primergy/manual/
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 on the ServerView Suite DVD 2
– 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 BX924 S3 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 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:
– Solid state disk drives
– Memory modules
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see the "PRIMERGY
BX924 S3 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
PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 2.
For the latest information on optional products provided for the BX924 S3
Server Blade see the configurator of the server:
http://ts.fujitsu.com/products/standard_servers/index.html
(for the EMEA 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
“D3143 BIOS Setup Utility for PRIMERGY BX924 S3 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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Functional overview
SSD drives
Two SSD drives (Solid State Disk drives) can be installed in the server blade.
The connection to the onboard controller is established through ports on the
system board.
Onboard SAS/SATA controller
A SAS/SATA controller is integrated on the system board; up to two SAS or
SATA drives can be connected to the controller. The LSI Embedded MegaRAID
software (Software RAID) supports RAID levels 0, 1 and 10. The SAS
functionallity needs to be enabled separately by using a ROM1 SCU Key.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SAS/SATA controller" on page 55.
Onboard CNA controller
The 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 55.
SAS-/SATA-RAID support
RAID levels 0 and 1 are supported for operation of the SSD drives.
For more information on configuring the controller, see section "Configuring the
onboard SAS/SATA controller" on page 57.
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:
– 1 Gbit/s Ethernet mezzanine card with 4 ports
– 6 Gbit/s SAS HBA mezzanine card
– 6 Gbit/s SAS RAID mezzanine card
– 8 Gbit/s fiber-channel mezzanine card with 2 ports
– 10 Gbit/s Ethernet mezzanine card with 2 ports

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– 10 Gbit/s CNA mezzanine card with 2 ports
– 40-Gbit/s Infiniband mezzanine card with 2 ports
– 56-Gbit/s Infiniband mezzanine card with 2 ports
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 PRIMERGY
BX924 S3 Server Blade Upgrade and Maintenance Manual.
USB Flash module (UFM)
A UFM (USB flash module) can also be configured.
Graphics controller
The server blade has an onboard graphics controller (integrated in the iRMC S3
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 Remote Storage connection by iRMC
S3 is recommended.
External ports
The server blade has the following ports on the front:
– One USB port
– One port for a special Y-cable , with 4 USB ports, one serial port and one
VGA port.
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.

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Functional overview
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 S3 with integrated management LAN connector
IThe server blade can use iRMC S3 Advanced Video Redirection and
Remote Storage as a standard function. Therefore, the license key to the
option is unnecessary.
The iRMC S3 (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 S3 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 S3 include the following:
●Browser access via iRMC S3-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)
●Remote Storage
●Command Line Interface (CLI)
●Simple, interactive or script-based iRMC S3 configuration
●Customer Self Service (CSS)
●iRMC S3-s own user management
●Multi-computer, global iRMC S3 user administration using an LDAP
Directory Service
●Automatic network configuration via DNS / DHCP

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●Power supply of the iRMC S3 via the system standby supply
●Full-coverage alarm management
●System Event Log (SEL) reading and processing
More information about the iRMC S3 can be found in the "iRMC S2/3 -
integrated Remote Management Controller" user guide (on the
ServerView Suite DVD 2 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)
●Remote storage 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
●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.

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Functional overview
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 52).
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.

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2.2 Server specification
This section explains the specifications for the server blade. The specifications
for this server blade are liable to be updated without any notice. Please be
forewarned.
System Board
Processor
Memory Modules Configuration
Interfaces
System board type D3143
Chipset Intel®C600
Processor quantity and
type
2x Intel®Xeon®processor E5-2600 product family
as Dual-Core, Quad-Core, Six-Core or Eight-core
Memory slots 24 slots in total; 12 slots per CPU
Memory slot type DIMM (DDR3)
Memory capacity
(min. - max.)
2 GB - 768 GB
Memory protection ECC
Memory notes 1600 MHz unbuffered memory modules with 2 GB or
4GB
1600 MHz registered memory modules with 4 GB,
8 GB or 16 GB
1333 MHz Load Reduced memory modules with
16 GB or 32 GB
USB connectors 6 x USB 2.0 (1x front , 4x front via Y-cable, 1x
internal)
Graphics (15-pin) 1 x VGA via Y-cable (front)
Serial port 1x via Y-cable (front)