Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User manual

MK-99BDS2K001-16
Hitachi Compute Blade 2000
User’s Guide

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Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User’s Guide
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Important Notes
This product includes codes licensed from RSA Data Security.
Reliability of the System Equipment
The system equipment you purchased is designed for general office work. Avoid using
it for applications requiring high reliability that may seriously affect human life or
property. We shall not assume any responsibility for any accidents resulting from such
use of the product.
Examples of inappropriate applications of system equipment intended for general office
work are:
Control of a chemical plant, control of medical devices, and control of emergency
communications, all of which require high reliability.
You need a different system for such high reliability applications. Please consult our
sales department for the appropriate system.
Regulatory Compliance Notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense.
The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user’s right to operate the equipment.

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EN55022 Compliance
Warning: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.


Canadian Compliance Statement
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Product recycling and disposal (EU and Norway)
(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC
[WEEE])
The following mark on Products indicates that these Products are to be collected
separately and to be recycled or discarded according to applicable local and national
regulations. For further information regarding return, collection, recycle or disposal,
please contact your sales company where you purchased the Products.
The above mark is not printed on the following Products but these Products are also
subject to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). These un-marked Products are,
as well as marked Products, to be collected separately and to be recycled or discarded
according to applicable local and national regulations. For further information, please
contact your sales company where you purchased the Products.
No.
Products code
Products name
1
GVX-EC2********, GV-EC2******X1-Y
CPU
2
GVX-MJ2********, GV-MJ2****** X1-Y
Memory
3
GVX-UH2********, GV-UH2******X1-Y
HDD KIT
4
GVX-CA2********, GV-CA2****** X1-Y
RAID Card

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No.
Products code
Products name
5
GVX-C*2********, GV-C*2******X*-Y
Mezzanine Card
6
GVX-CN2XFP*****, GV-CN2XFP* X*-Y
XFP module
7
GVX-BE2********, GV-BE2*****X*-Y
Dummy Module
Note: The above regulation/marking applies only to countries within the European Union
(EU) and Norway.
Export control
To export this product, check the export control-related regulations and follow the
necessary procedures. If you have any questions, contact our sales representative.
Note that the same handling is required for peripheral equipment and pre-installed
software shipped with this product.
Chinese RoHS
Notes on Deleting Data when Disposing
of or Transferring the System Equipment
Personal computers and system equipment are used for various purposes at the office
and home. Important data of customers are recorded in the hard disks in these
computers and system equipment.
You must erase these important data contents when transferring or disposing of the
system equipment.
However, it is not easy to erase data written on the hard disk.

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When you “erase data”, you generally do one or more of the following:
Discard data in the “Recycle Bin”.
“Delete”data.
Erase data using the “Empty Recycle Bin”command.
Perform initialization (formatting) of the hard disk using software utilities.
Recover the factory defaults using a recovery CD.
The above operations only change the file management information of data recorded
on the hard disk; actually the data is just blocked from view.
That is, although the data appears to have been erased, it was just made unavailable
under an operating system such as Windows. The actual data remains on the hard
disk and may be read using special data recovery software. Consequently, important
data on the hard disk of the system equipment can be read and used for unexpected
applications by malicious people.
To avoid unauthorized access to important data on the hard disk when disposing of or
transferring the system equipment, it is extremely important for you to erase all data
recorded on the hard disk at your own risk. When you erase the data, we recommend
that you purchase and use a dedicated software or service, or corrupt the data on the
hard disk physically or magnetically using a hammer or strong magnet to make it
unreadable.
Transferring the system equipment without deleting software on the hard disk
(operating system, applications, etc.) may be against software licensing agreements.
Check your software licensing agreements carefully.
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Introduction
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Hitachi system equipment. This manual describes procedures for the
use of the system equipment such as installation, connection, and handling.
The BladeSymphony server name has been changed to Hitachi Compute Blade. If you are
using BladeSymphony based server products, substitute references to Hitachi Compute Blade
with BladeSymphony.
The Hitachi Virtualization Manager (HVM) name has been changed to Hitachi logical partitioning
manager (LPAR manager, or LP). If you are using HVM based logical partitioning feature,
substitute references to Hitachi logical partitioning manager (LPAR manager, or LP) with HVM.
Notation
Symbols
Meanings of symbols used in this manual are as follows:
Danger
This indicates information about how to avoid physical injury to
yourself and others.
WARNING
This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause
death or severe injury.
CAUTION
This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause
relatively mild or moderate injury.
NOTICE
This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause
damage to the equipment and/or damage to surrounding
properties.
This indicates notes not directly related to injury or severe
damage to the equipment.
This indicates advice on how to make the best use of the
equipment.

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Abbreviations for Operating Systems (OS)
In this manual, the following abbreviations are used for OS name:
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Datacenter
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Standard
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2012 Standard)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 Datacenter
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2012 Datacenter)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Datacenter
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Standard)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Enterprise)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Datacenter)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard without Hyper-VTM
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-VTM
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-VTM
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32-bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32-bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard without Hyper-VTM 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V 32-bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-VTM 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V 32-
bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-VTM 32-bit
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V 32-
bit)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition)

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Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard x64 Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Standard Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Enterprise Edition
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server Operating System
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows 2000 Server)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
(Hereinafter, referred to as Windows 2000 Advanced Server)
OS names used in this manual stand for official OS names in “Included OS”in the
table below:
OS name in this manual
Included OS
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 64-bit
Windows Server 2008 Standard
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Standard 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V 32-bit
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition

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OS name in this manual
Included OS
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-
bit)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 (x64)
Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edit
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
SP is short for Service Pack.

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Utility program
For the proper use of Compute Blade server blades, it is highly recommended to install
all utilities provided with the product. If utilities are not properly installed, the system
may not operate correctly and have trouble detecting or analyzing failures. Please be
sure to install the utilities.
Installation manuals and utilities are shipped with devices and/or option cards.
Please refer to “Remote Console Application User’s Guide”for the installation of the
remote console utility.
Compute Blade utility program list
Utility name
Function
Applicable
OS
Blade Server Manager
Notifies faults; manages power supplies
and resources.
Windows
Blade Server manager Plus
Manages N+1 cold standby and rack
Windows
Deployment Manager
Provides OS package; backups system
disks.
Windows
CM2/Network Element
Configuration
Manages network devices.
Windows
ServerConductor/
Agent
Manages resources, operation, and
faults of the system equipment.
Windows、
ServerConductor/
Advanced Agent
Controls power supplies in cooperation
with ServerConductor/Agent.
Windows,
Linux
MegaRAID Storage Manager
Watch, management, maintenance, and
array construction of a disk array
controller and physical, logical drive
connected to the disk array controller
Windows,
Linux
Hfcddutil
Sets various parameters and the
persistent binding function into a target
adapter.
Linux
HFCtools
Collects error logs for a target adapter.
Windows
One Command Manager
Sets various parameters of adapters,
and collects logs.
Windows,
Linux
Remote Console application
Functions of power operation, remote
video, keyboard, mouse, remote FD,
remote CD/DVD are available.
Windows

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Information on Support and Service
Information on Support and Service
Missing Parts on Delivery
The product is checked by local support personnel when it is delivered.
In some cases, no checkout work is performed or no local support personnel visit you
when the product is delivered. If you find any missing part or if you have any questions
on the delivered product in such cases, contact your reseller.
When You Need Help
1Refer to the manual.
Refer to Chapter 13 “When You Need Help”in this manual. Also refer to other
printed manuals provided with the product.
2Contact us by phone.
Contact the reseller where you have purchased the product.

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Contents
Important Notes............................................................................................................ iii
Reliability of the System Equipment ............................................................................ iii
Regulatory Compliance Notices................................................................................... iii
Notes on Deleting Data when Disposing of or
Transferring the System Equipment .............................................................................v
Introduction ................................................................................................................... vii
Notation....................................................................................................................... vii
Utility program.............................................................................................................. xi
Information on Support and Service ............................................................................. xii
Missing Parts on Delivery ........................................................................................... xii
When You Need Help ................................................................................................. xii
Precautions for Safe Use............................................................................................xxiv
How to Use the Manuals............................................................................................xlviii
Manual Organization................................................................................................xlviii
Contents of the Manuals............................................................................................xlix
How to Use the Electronic Manual.................................................................................l
1. Before Use...................................................................................1
Installation Environment..................................................................................................2
Restrictions .....................................................................................................................4
Environment for using System Equipment and Peripheral Equipment.........................4
Handling the System Equipment and Peripheral Equipment........................................5
Electrical Outlets...........................................................................................................7
Avoiding Problems ..........................................................................................................8
Backing Up Data Back..................................................................................................8
Function of RAID...........................................................................................................8
Preventing Computer Viruses.......................................................................................8
Backing Up System Equipment Settings ......................................................................9
2. How to Use the System Equipment...........................................11
System Equipment........................................................................................................12
Names and Functions.................................................................................................12
I/O Slot Expansion Unit.................................................................................................35
Names and Functions.................................................................................................35
3. Connecting the System Equipment and Powering On...............43
Install the System..........................................................................................................44
Connect the System......................................................................................................45
Connect the Remote Console.....................................................................................45
Remote Console Application (Reclient)......................................................................46
Remote Console Application (Java Application).........................................................46
Connect the USB Cable to the Server Blade..............................................................62
Connect the Power Cables.........................................................................................63
Connect the I/O Slot Expansion Unit ............................................................................68
Connect the Power Cables .........................................................................................68
Turn the Power On or Off..............................................................................................70
Turn on the Power ......................................................................................................70
Turn off the Power ......................................................................................................71

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4. Adding Optional Components....................................................73
Mount Internal Optional Components ...........................................................................74
5. Server Blade Setup....................................................................75
Standard Server Blade Settings (X55A1/X55A2/X55R3/X55S3/X55R4 Models).........76
Initial Settings with Server Blade Web Console..........................................................76
Server Blade Web Console Function..........................................................................90
[Server Operation] Tab ...............................................................................................94
[Server Settings] Tab ................................................................................................103
[Maintenance] Tab ....................................................................................................120
[Logs] Tab .................................................................................................................123
Standard Server Blade Setup Menu (X55A1/X55A2 Models) ....................................127
EFI Setup Screen......................................................................................................127
Main Menu ................................................................................................................128
Advanced Menu........................................................................................................130
Chipset Menu............................................................................................................133
iSCSI Menu...............................................................................................................135
Boot Menu.................................................................................................................136
Security Menu ...........................................................................................................139
Save & Exit Menu .....................................................................................................140
Standard Server Blade Setup Menu (X55R3/X55S3/X55R4 Models)........................141
EFI Setup Screen......................................................................................................141
Main Menu ................................................................................................................142
Advanced Menu........................................................................................................144
Chipset Menu............................................................................................................150
Boot Menu.................................................................................................................152
Security Menu ...........................................................................................................156
Save & Exit Menu .....................................................................................................157
Remote CD/DVD Boot Procedure...............................................................................158
Remote Console Application (Reclient)....................................................................158
Remote Console Application (Java application) .......................................................161
Hardware Memory Dump............................................................................................167
How to Set Hardware Memory Dump.......................................................................168
How to Start Hardware Memory Dump.....................................................................172
Where Hardware Memory Dump is Stored...............................................................174
MegaRAID WebBIOS..................................................................................................175
SAS RAID Controller.................................................................................................176
MegaRAID SAS 1078 ...............................................................................................177
MegaRAID SAS 2108 ...............................................................................................243
MegaRAID SAS 2208 ...............................................................................................327
High-performance Server Blade Settings (X57A1/X57A2 Models) ............................402
Initial Settings with Server Blade Web Console........................................................402
Server Blade Web Console Function........................................................................404
[Server Operation] Tab .............................................................................................404
[Server Settings] Tab ................................................................................................414
[Maintenance] Tab ....................................................................................................414
[Log] Tab...................................................................................................................414
High-performance Server Blade Setup Menu (X57A1/X57A2 Models)......................415
EFI Setup Screen......................................................................................................415
Main Menu ................................................................................................................416
Advanced Menu........................................................................................................418
Chipset Menu............................................................................................................420
iSCSI Menu...............................................................................................................422

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Boot Menu.................................................................................................................423
Security Menu ...........................................................................................................426
Save & Exit Menu .....................................................................................................427
6. Management Module Settings.................................................429
External Interface for the Management Module..........................................................430
Cable Connection for the System Console.................................................................432
Connect with LAN Cable...........................................................................................432
Connect with Serial Cable.........................................................................................433
Initial Settings of Management Module.......................................................................434
Initial Settings of the Management Module via System Web Console .....................434
Initial Settings of the Management Module via System Console..............................439
Backing up and Restoring the Settings.......................................................................441
Backing up the Management Module Settings .........................................................441
Restoring the Management Module Settings............................................................443
Backing up the Fibre Channel Card Settings............................................................445
Backing up the LPAR manager Settings ..................................................................447
Restoring the LPAR manager Settings to the Management Module........................448
Restoring the LPAR manager Settings to the Server Blade.....................................450
Account .......................................................................................................................452
Account Overview.....................................................................................................452
Privilege and Role.......................................................................................................454
Privilege, Role, and Account.....................................................................................454
System Console Command Reference.......................................................................455
Command List...........................................................................................................455
Basic Operation.........................................................................................................457
Chassis Management ...............................................................................................462
Partition Management...............................................................................................528
Network Management...............................................................................................543
External Server Connection Manager.......................................................................569
Managing Security ....................................................................................................609
Managing Switch Modules........................................................................................639
Backing Up and Restoring Settings..........................................................................643
Association between Commands and Permissions..................................................655
System Web Console..................................................................................................658
Functionality of the System Web Console................................................................658
Login and Logout ......................................................................................................661
Operation Screen......................................................................................................661
Status Display ...........................................................................................................663
Physical Partition Management ................................................................................665
Server Blade Management.......................................................................................670
I/O Adapter Management..........................................................................................674
Switch Module Management.....................................................................................686
Management Module Management..........................................................................689
Cooling Fan Module Management............................................................................683
Power Supply Module Management.........................................................................685
Server Chassis Management....................................................................................687
Session Management ...............................................................................................707
Physical Partition Settings ........................................................................................708
User Account Settings ..............................................................................................713
Configuration of Network ..........................................................................................715
Service Settings........................................................................................................723
Server Chassis Settings............................................................................................729

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Power Settings..........................................................................................................730
Time Setting..............................................................................................................733
Language Setting......................................................................................................735
Console Settings.......................................................................................................736
Backing up and Restoring the Settings.....................................................................737
SC/BSM Settings ......................................................................................................740
HCSM Settings..........................................................................................................742
SNMP Settings..........................................................................................................744
E-mail Notification.....................................................................................................747
HA Monitor Settings..................................................................................................750
LDAP Settings...........................................................................................................751
Firmware Management.............................................................................................754
Log Management......................................................................................................757
Detail Display of MARLOG .......................................................................................770
Error Pages .............................................................................................................772
SVP (Service Processor Log) Message......................................................................774
HCSM (Hitachi Compute Systems Manager) Alert Message.....................................779
7. Configuring the LAN Switch Module........................................799
Notes on Use ..............................................................................................................800
Connection to Setup Terminal ....................................................................................802
LAN Interface Connection.........................................................................................802
Serial Interface Connection.......................................................................................804
Command Input Mode Overview ................................................................................805
Operation Command Mode (For the General User).................................................805
Operation Command Mode (For the System Administrator) ....................................805
Configuration Command Mode.................................................................................806
Initial Installation Operation Overview.........................................................................807
Login .........................................................................................................................807
Setting the System Administrator’s Password..........................................................808
Adding a User ID and Deleting “operator”................................................................808
Backup and Restore of Module Information ...............................................................810
Connection with the Server Blades.............................................................................813
Uplink Failover Overview ............................................................................................814
LAN Switch Module Web Console..............................................................................816
LAN Switch Module Web Console Functions ...........................................................816
Connection to a LAN Switch Module ........................................................................818
Operation ..................................................................................................................819
Display Version .........................................................................................................820
Time ..........................................................................................................................821
NTP Server ...............................................................................................................822
Spanning tree............................................................................................................824
VLAN.........................................................................................................................825
Link Aggregation.......................................................................................................827
Ethernet Port.............................................................................................................830
Uplink Failover ..........................................................................................................835
IPv4 Static Route ......................................................................................................836
Log Output ................................................................................................................837
Operation Terminal Connection................................................................................838
SAVE.........................................................................................................................839
Copy Configuration File ............................................................................................840
8. Configuring the 10 Gb DCB Switch Module.............................841

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Notes on Use ..............................................................................................................842
Connection to Setup Terminal ....................................................................................842
Initial Installation Operation Overview.........................................................................844
Login .........................................................................................................................845
Setting the Administrator's Password .......................................................................845
Backup and Restore of Module Information ...............................................................846
Backing up Configuration..........................................................................................846
Restoring Configuration ............................................................................................846
Connection with the Server Blades.............................................................................847
9. Configuring the LAN Pass Through Module ............................849
1 Gb LAN Pass Through Module................................................................................850
Notes on Use ............................................................................................................850
Connection with Server Blades.................................................................................851
10 Gb LAN Pass Through Module..............................................................................854
Notes on Use ............................................................................................................854
Connection with Server Blades.................................................................................855
10. Configuring the Fibre Channel Switch Module ......................857
Notes on Use ..............................................................................................................858
Connection to Setup Terminal ....................................................................................859
LAN Interface Connection.........................................................................................859
Serial Interface Connection.......................................................................................861
Initial Installation Operation Overview.........................................................................862
Connection with Server Blades...................................................................................863
Backup and Restore of Module Information ...............................................................867
11. I/O Slot Expansion Unit..........................................................869
External Interface for the I/O Slot Expansion Unit ......................................................870
Cable connection to the I/O Slot Expansion Unit........................................................872
Connection with LAN Cable......................................................................................872
Connection with Serial Cable....................................................................................873
Initial Settings of the I/O Slot Expansion Unit .............................................................874
Initial Settings via System Console...........................................................................874
Backup and Restore the Settings ...............................................................................876
Backup the I/O Slot Expansion Unit Settings............................................................876
Restore the I/O Slot Expansion Unit Settings...........................................................877
Account .......................................................................................................................879
Account Overview.....................................................................................................879
Privilege and Role.......................................................................................................881
Privilege, Role, and Account.....................................................................................881
System Console Command Reference.......................................................................882
Command List...........................................................................................................882
Basic Operation.........................................................................................................884
Chassis Management ...............................................................................................888
Network Management...............................................................................................929
External Server Connection Manager.......................................................................937
Managing Security ....................................................................................................969
Backing Up and Restoring Settings..........................................................................985
Correspondence between Commands and Permissions .........................................987
Alert Log Message ......................................................................................................989

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12. Logical partitioning manager..................................................995
LPAR manager Overview ...........................................................................................996
LPAR manager Product Specifications.....................................................................996
Architecture Overview.............................................................................................1011
Logical Partitioning..................................................................................................1012
LPAR manager Introduction....................................................................................1037
Console Used in LPAR manager............................................................................1038
Preparation for LPAR manager Boot......................................................................1039
Operation Flow........................................................................................................1041
LPAR manager Boot.................................................................................................1042
EFI Setting ..............................................................................................................1042
LP Mode setting......................................................................................................1045
LPAR manager firmware bank number selection ...................................................1047
Booting LPAR manager ..........................................................................................1048
LPAR manager Initial Settings................................................................................1049
Basic Operation of LPAR manager...........................................................................1057
Add LPAR and Change LPAR Name .....................................................................1057
Assign Scheduling Mode and Processors to LPARs..............................................1061
Change Processor Group Assignment ...................................................................1065
Change Memory Size Assignment..........................................................................1067
Set Auto Activate to LPAR......................................................................................1071
Change OS Types on LPARs.................................................................................1073
Assign PCI Devices to LPARs ................................................................................1074
Assign USB Devices to LPARs...............................................................................1080
Assign Remote Consoles to LPARs .......................................................................1083
Assign VNICs (Virtual NICs) to LPARs...................................................................1084
Assign Shared FCs to LPARs.................................................................................1086
Save Configuration Changed on LPAR manager Screen ......................................1088
Guest OS Operation..................................................................................................1090
Boot the Guest OS..................................................................................................1090
Guest OS Display Setting .......................................................................................1139
Shutdown Guest OS and Deactivate LPAR............................................................1142
Backup of LPAR manager ........................................................................................1145
Backup Files for LPAR manager.............................................................................1145
LPAR manager Screen Operations ..........................................................................1147
LPAR manager Screen Display..............................................................................1147
Move between Guest and LPAR manager Screens...............................................1150
LPAR manager Key Operations..............................................................................1152
Summary of LPAR manager Screens.....................................................................1156
Quit LPAR manager..................................................................................................1289
Shutting down the LPAR manager system.............................................................1289
LPAR manager Functions.........................................................................................1292
Virtual NIC Functions..............................................................................................1292
Shared FC Functions..............................................................................................1316
Timer Functions ......................................................................................................1327
LPAR manager Operating Mode.............................................................................1333
Virtual COM Console Function ...............................................................................1337
Logical VGA Snapshot............................................................................................1343
Cooperation with ServerConductor.........................................................................1343
Guest Memory Dump Function...............................................................................1344
LPAR manager Dump Collection Command ..........................................................1348
HVM Management Command ................................................................................1350
Command for obtaining an overview of system operation......................................1351

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HCSM........................................................................................................................1361
HVM Navigator..........................................................................................................1362
Monitoring ...............................................................................................................1362
Configuration Viewer...............................................................................................1362
LPAR Migration.......................................................................................................1362
LP Model Updating....................................................................................................1363
LPAR manager Version Upgrade .............................................................................1363
Migration between Basic Environment and LPAR manager Environment ...............1364
LPAR manager Security ...........................................................................................1366
Certificates in LPAR manager.................................................................................1366
Management Interface Security..............................................................................1369
Cautions....................................................................................................................1371
Emulex 10 Gb NIC-1 Gb Switch Module ................................................................1371
Emulex 10 Gb NIC-10 Gb Switch Module ..............................................................1371
Setting FC Switch ...................................................................................................1372
Using Shared FC.....................................................................................................1372
Connection Type for Shared FC Port .....................................................................1372
Notes on SMP Configuration ..................................................................................1374
Restriction on X55R3/X55S3 with 2-core CPU.......................................................1377
Restriction on TPM (Trusted Platform Module) ......................................................1377
Notes on adding NIC...............................................................................................1377
Restriction on Emulex 10 Gb NIC...........................................................................1378
System Requirements for LPAR manager and LPAR............................................1379
Setting LPAR manager System ..............................................................................1379
Maximum Resolution ..............................................................................................1379
Setting Guest OS Display .......................................................................................1380
Serial Setting with Guest Screen in Use.................................................................1380
Using Linux .............................................................................................................1380
Using Windows .......................................................................................................1380
NETM/Remote Control............................................................................................1381
Notes on ServerConductor/Blade Server Manager................................................1381
Notes on ServerConductor/Deployment Manager..................................................1383
SC/Advanced Agent................................................................................................1383
Power Capping........................................................................................................1384
Processor Capping .................................................................................................1384
Assigning Processors when SMT Enabled.............................................................1384
Degeneration/Isolation of Processors, Memories, and PCI Devices......................1386
Degeneration of Processor Cores...........................................................................1386
Using USB Device ..................................................................................................1387
Memory Size Assigned to LPAR.............................................................................1388
LPAR Memory Fragmentation ................................................................................1389
Hardware Memory Dump........................................................................................1392
Memory Space with Hardware Memory Dump Enabled.........................................1393
Maximum Number of NIC Ports Assigned to an LPAR on Linux............................1394
Maximum Number of NIC Ports Assigned to an LPAR on Windows......................1394
Notes on using SR-IOV...........................................................................................1403
View of Shared NIC/Virtual NIC using the ethtool Command.................................1408
Remote Console .....................................................................................................1408
Detecting Shared NIC Linkdown.............................................................................1408
Breakdown of Inter-LPAR Communications ...........................................................1409
Impact on LPAR manager by I/O Slot Expansion Unit Modes ...............................1411
Timeout for Saving Configuration ...........................................................................1412
Settings for WWN and MAC address......................................................................1412
N+M Cold Standby..................................................................................................1413

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Time Setting in Switchover and Recovery with N+M Cold Standby .......................1413
Time Difference at N+M Cold Standby ...................................................................1415
N+M Cold Standby with Virtual NIC System Number Expansion...........................1415
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) ......................................................................1415
Powering Off LPAR manager..................................................................................1416
Boot Option Settings...............................................................................................1416
Shared FC Port Status............................................................................................1417
Notes on LPAR manager Shutdown.......................................................................1417
Flash Memory Failure .............................................................................................1417
Performance Slowdown in Management Path........................................................1418
Note on Oracle IPMI ...............................................................................................1418
LPAR manager Setting Item .....................................................................................1419
LPAR manager System Setting ..............................................................................1419
LPAR manager Partition Setting.............................................................................1421
HBA EFI Driver Setting ...........................................................................................1423
LPAR manager Setting Change and Affected Area................................................1426
Port Numbers Used by LPAR manager....................................................................1428
System Configuration................................................................................................1429
Example of System Configuration (Network)..........................................................1429
Example of System Configuration (Connected to Storage via FC Switch).............1431
Example of System Configuration (Directly Connected to Storage).......................1433
Example of System Configuration (Hardware Configuration).................................1435
Connection to 1 Gbps LAN Switch Module.............................................................1436
Connection to 1/10 Gbps LAN Switch Module........................................................1437
Connection between 8 Gbps FC Switch Modules
and 2-port FC Mezzanine Cards.............................................................................1438
Connection between 8 Gbps FC Switch Modules
and 4-port FC Mezzanine Cards.............................................................................1439
LPAR manager Boot Messages................................................................................1440
LPAR manager On-Screen Messages......................................................................1452
LPAR manager System Logs Screen Messages......................................................1453
HCSM (Hitachi Compute Systems Manager) Alert Message...................................1480
Software License.......................................................................................................1482
Information on Software License ............................................................................1482
13. System Operation and Management ...................................1485
Server Blade Operation ............................................................................................1486
Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) between Server Blades...................................1486
OS Console (Serial Console Redirection) ..............................................................1488
Notes on the Wake On LAN (WOL) Functionality...................................................1494
Operation of I/O Slot Expansion Unit........................................................................1496
Overview of I/O Slot Expansion Unit.......................................................................1496
Operation Mode of I/O Slot Expansion Unit............................................................1497
Network Settings.......................................................................................................1499
List of Module Management Interfaces...................................................................1499
Management Network.............................................................................................1500
Internal Network......................................................................................................1501
Setting the Connection Method...............................................................................1502
Setting the IP Address ............................................................................................1503
Port Selection for Management Interface Connection............................................1504
Management Interface Connection Using Tag-VLAN.............................................1506
Network Configuration at Management Module Failover .......................................1508
Link Fault Tolerance (LFT)......................................................................................1509