IBM System Cluster 1350 Installation and maintenance instructions

IBM System Cluster 1350
Installation and Service Guide
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IBM System Cluster 1350
Installation and Service Guide
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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Safety” on page vand
Appendix C, “Notices,” on page 35.
Fourteenth edition, May 2007
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Contents
Safety ....................................v
Safety Information .................................v
Handling static-sensitive devices ............................ xiii
Notices and statements used in this document ....................... xiv
Chapter 1. System overview ...........................1
Cluster components .................................4
Cluster nodes ..................................5
Management node ................................5
Storage nodes ..................................5
Storage servers .................................6
Storage expansion units...............................6
Fibre Channel adapters, switches, and expansion cards ....................6
Hard disk drives .................................6
Transceivers ..................................7
High-speed adapters................................7
Console ....................................7
KVM switches ..................................8
InfiniBand switches and devices ............................8
InfiniBand host channel adapters ...........................8
10/100/1000 Ethernet switches ............................8
10 Gigabit Ethernet switches .............................9
I/O modules ..................................9
Terminal servers .................................9
High-speed Myrinet switches and line cards ........................9
Myrinet BladeCenter connectivity ...........................11
Power distribution unit (PDU) ............................11
Related documentation ...............................11
Chapter 2. Cabinet placement and intercabinet cabling ...............13
Minimum service clearances ..............................13
Types of intercabinet cabling..............................15
Cabinet placement guidelines .............................15
Installing astability kit ...............................16
Engaging the side stabilizers..............................16
Floor loading ...................................16
Preparing aRear Door Heat eXchanger ..........................18
Chapter 3. Cabling the Cluster 1350 .......................19
Connecting the cables ................................20
1Gigabit Ethernet cabling .............................20
Myrinet high-speed switch cabling ..........................20
10/100/1000 Ethernet cabling ............................20
Fibre-channel cabling ...............................21
KVM cabling ..................................21
Remote console manager cabling ...........................21
Local console manager cabling ............................21
Voltaire InfiniBand switch router cabling ........................22
Replacing adefective cable in aharness ..........................22
Chapter 4. Checking the Cluster 1350 cabling process ...............23
Installing cables and checking connections in the expansion cabinets ................23
Installing cables and checking connections in the primary cabinet .................24
Turning on the power to the expansion cabinets .......................24
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Turning on the power to the primary cabinet ........................24
Verifying the hardware installation ...........................25
Diagnosing alights out or brown out event ........................25
Related topics ..................................26
Chapter 5. Accessing the cluster from aremote location ..............27
Using the remote power command ...........................27
Remote console ..................................27
Displaying node configuration information .........................27
Related topics ..................................28
Appendix A. Error and event logs ........................29
Appendix B. Getting help and technical assistance ................31
Before you call ..................................31
Using the documentation ...............................32
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web ....................32
Software service and support .............................32
Hardware service and support .............................32
IBM Taiwan product service ..............................33
Appendix C. Notices ..............................35
Trademarks ...................................35
Important notes ..................................36
Product recycling and disposal .............................37
Battery return program ...............................37
Electronic emission notices ..............................38
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement ....................38
Industry Canada Class Aemission compliance statement ...................39
Australia and New Zealand Class Astatement ......................39
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement ...................39
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement ...................39
Taiwanese Class Awarning statement .........................39
Chinese Class Awarning statement ..........................40
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement...............40
Appendix D. Declaration of IBM product noise emission values ...........41
Appendix E. International License Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs ......43
Part 1-General Terms................................43
Part 2-Country-unique Terms .............................45
Index ....................................47
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Safety
For general information concerning safety, refer to Electrical Safety for IBM Customer
Engineers,S229-8124. For acopy of the publication, contact your IBM®account
representative or the IBM branch office serving your locality.
Enterprise rack safety information: Read the safety notices in the manual
provided with the Enterprise rack before beginning work. Keep the Enterprise
Rack manual near the rack for fast reference.
Safety Information
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat udit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
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Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Important
Note:
All caution and danger statements in this documentation begin with a
number. This number is used to cross reference an English caution or danger
statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the
IBM Safety Information book that comes with your server.
For example, if acaution statement begins with anumber 1, translations for
that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book under
statement 1.
Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation
before performing the instructions. Read any additional safety information
that comes with your server or optional device before you install the device.
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Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid ashock hazard:
vDo not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
vConnect all power cords to aproperly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
vConnect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to
this product.
vWhen possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
vNever turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
vDisconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
vConnect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when
installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.
Statement 3:
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or
transmitters) are installed, note the following:
vDo not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could
result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts
inside the device.
vUse of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
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DANGER
Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode.
Note the following.
Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly
with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
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Statement 5:
CAUTION:
The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power
supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device
also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from
the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.
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2
Statement 6:
CAUTION:
If you install astrain-relief bracket option over the end of the power cord that is
connected to the device, you must connect the other end of the power cord to an
easily accessible power source.
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