Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX960 S1 User manual

Operating Manual - English
PRIMERGY BX960 S1
Server Blade
Operating Manual
July 2010

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BX960 S1 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 other important information" and
ensure these safety notes are understood before using the product. Keep this
manual and the manual "Safety notes and other important information" 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 for general uses such as
general office use, personal use, domestic use and normal industrial use. It has
not been designed or manufactured for uses which demand an extremely high
level of safety and carry a direct and serious risk to life or body if such safety
cannot be ensured.

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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.)
Technology controlled by the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade
Control Law of Japan
Documents produced by Fujitsu may contain technology controlled by the
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law of Japan. Documents which
contain such technology should not be exported from Japan or transferred to
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://primeserver.fujitsu.com/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:
– USB Flash Module (UFM)
– CSS (Customer Self Service)
– Replacing the lithium battery

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BX960 S1 Operating Manual
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual . . . . . . . . . 11
1.2 Documentation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.3 Performance features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.4 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.5 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 Overview: Installation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 CE conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.3 FCC class A device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.4 Transporting the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.5 Notes on installation in the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.6 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4 Installing the hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.1 Unpacking the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.2 Installing the Server Blade in the system unit . . . . . . . . 36
4.3 Connecting devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.4 Instructions for connecting/disconnecting cables . . . . . . 41
5 Installation and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1 Control and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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5.2 Switching the Server Blade on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.3 Configuring the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3.1 Preparing for local installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3.2 Configuring the onboard SATA controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3.3 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
with the ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.3.4 Configuring the server and installing the operating system
without ServerView Installation Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.4 Cleaning the Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6 BIOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.1 Navigating the BIOS setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1.1 Open the BIOS setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1.2 Open the Boot menu immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.1.3 Screen design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.1.4 BIOS setup with incorrect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.1.5 Exiting the BIOS setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.2 System Information window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.1 Boot Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4 Advanced menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.4.1 Advanced Peripheral Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.4.2 Advanced System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.4.3 Advanced Memory Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.4.4 Advanced Processor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.4.5 Advanced PCI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.5 Security menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
6.5.1 TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6.6 Server menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6.6.1 CPU Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
6.6.2 Memory Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
6.6.3 PCIe Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6.6.4 Console Redirection (CR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6.6.5 IPMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
6.7 Power menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6.8 Boot Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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6.9 Boot Manager menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
6.10 Error Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
6.11 Exit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7 Property and data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
7.1 BIOS Setup security functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
8 Troubleshooting and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.1 Server switches itself off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.2 Screen remains blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.3 Flickering stripes on monitor screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
8.4 No screen display or display drifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.5 Incorrect date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.6 System will not boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.7 Hard disk drive error messages at system boot . . . . . . . 106
8.8 Added drive reported as defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
8.9 Error message on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9 Replacing CSS components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
9.1 SSD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
9.1.1 Opening the server blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
9.1.2 Replacing the SSD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
9.1.3 Closing the server blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX960 S1 server blade is an Intel-based quad-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 2 bays one upon the other in the BX900 S1 system
unit.
IYou can find information about assembling, starting up and operating the
BX900 S1 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.
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 BX960 S1 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
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://primeserver.fujitsu.com/primergy/system.html).
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 use the URL:
http://primeserver.fujitsu.com/primergy/manual.html.
More information on your PRIMERGY BX960 S1 can be found in the following
documents:
– "Quick Start Software - Quick Installation Guide" DVD booklet (only included
as a printed copy with the PRIMERGY ServerView Suite)
– "Safety notes and other important information" manual
"安全上の注意およびその他の重要情報 " 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
– "Helpdesk" leaflet
"サポート＆サービス " for the Japanese market
– Technical manual for the system board D2873
– "PRIMERGY BX960 S1 Server Operating Manual"
– "PRIMERGY BX960 S1 Server Options Guide"
Further sources of information:
– PRIMERGY Abbreviations and Glossary on the ServerView Suite DVD 2

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– Manual for the monitor
– Documentation for the boards and drives
– Operating system documentation
– Information files in your operating system
1.3 Performance features
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 hard disk drives (only with an attached storage blade like SX940
S1)
– Memory modules
– Expansion cards
For information on replacing these components, see chapter "Replacing CSS
components" on page 109.
CSS indicators on the control panel and on the back of the PRIMERGY server
provide you with information if a CSS event arises (for more information on the
behavior of these indicators, see chapter "Installation and operation" on
page 43 and the "ServerView Suite Local Service Concept - LSC" manual on
the ServerView Suite DVD 2).
You can also fit your server with a ServerView Local Service Panel, which
enables you to identify the type of component affected by the error directly on
the server (for more information, see the "ServerView Suite Local Service
Concept - LSC" manual on the ServerView Suite DVD 2).
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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System board
The features of the system board are described in the technical manual for the
system board D2873 for the hardware and in the BIOS Setup chapter of this
manual for the firmware.
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
"Security menu" on page 76).
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.
Slots for expansion cards
The server blade supports four 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 (2x Intel 82575 controllers,
each with two 1 Gbit/s channels)
– 10 Gbit/s Ethernet mezzanine card with 2 ports (Intel 82599EB controller)
– 8 Gbit/s fiber-channel card with 2 ports (compatible with Emulex LPe12002)
– 40-Gbit/s Infiniband mezzanine card with 2 ports

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Performance features
IIf a server blade is configured with up to four mezzanine cards, this does
not exclude other configurations for any of the other server blades in a
BX900 S1 system unit.
If you want to install mezzanine cards in server blades, the system unit
must be fitted with the corresponding Fibre Channel, Infiniband and/or
Ethernet connection blades. You can find detailed information about the
equipping rules for connection blades in the operating manual for the
BX900 S1 system unit.
Mezzanine cards may only be installed and removed by authorized,
qualified personnel. The procedure is described in the options guide.
SSD drives
Two SSD drives (Solid State Disk drives) can be installed in the server blade.
The SSD drives are mounted at the place of mezzanine card 1, using a special
mezzanine card carrier. The connection to the onboard controller is established
through a riser card. The installation procedure is described in the options
guide.
A UFM (USB flash module) can also be configured.
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 "onboard SATA
controller, configuring" on page 50.
Graphics controller
The server blade has an onboard graphics controller (integrated in the iRMC S2
controller). A monitor can be connected via the Y cable on the front of the server
blade.
External ports
The server blade has a port for a special Y cable on the front, 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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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 S2 with integrated management LAN connector
IThe features of the iRMC S2 Advanced Video Redirection and Remote
Storage are available as an option.
The iRMC S2 (integrated Remote Management Controller) is a BMC with
integrated management LAN connector and expanded functionality that was
previously only available with additional plug-in cards. In this way, the iRMC S2
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 S2 include the following:
●Browser access via iRMC S2-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)
●Command Line Interface (CLI)
●Simple, interactive or script-based iRMC S2 configuration
●Customer Self Service (CSS)
●iRMC S2-s own user management
●Multi-computer, global iRMC S2 user administration using an LDAP
Directory Service
●Automatic network configuration via DNS / DHCP
●Power supply of the iRMC S2 via the system standby supply

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Performance features
●Full-coverage alarm management
●System Event Log (SEL) reading and processing
More information about the iRMC S2 can be found in the "iRMC S2 - integrated
Remote Management Controller" user’s 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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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 48).
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 PRIMERGY BX900 S1 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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Notational conventions
1.4 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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1.5 Technical data
Electrical data
Compliance with regulations and standards
Energy consumption 1,178 W (fully equipped)*
Heat dissipation 4,241 kJ/h*
* applies to processors up to 105 W
Product safety and
ergonomics
IEC 60950-1/2 / EN 60950-1/2, UL/CSA 60950-1/2,
CNS 14336 / GB 4943 / EN 50371
Electromagnetic
compatibility
FCC class A
CNS 13438 class A; VCCI class A
AS/NZS CISPR 22 class A / GB 9254 class A
GB 17625
interference
emissions
EN 55022 class A
Harmonic current EN 61000-3-2
Flicker EN 61000-3-3
interference
immunity
EN 55024, EN 300386
CE marking
to EU directives
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
(product safety)
Electromagnetic compatibility 2004/108/EC
Mechanical
environmental
conditions
EN 60721-3-3; class 3M2