IBM BladeCenter JS12 7998 User manual

BladeCenter JS12
Type 7998
Installation and User's Guide
IBM

BladeCenter JS12
Type 7998
Installation and User's Guide
IBM

Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in
Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 59 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your
blade server type on the Documentation CD.
Second Edition (November 2009)
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2008.
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with IBM Corp.

Contents
Safety ............... v
Safety statements ............ vi
Chapter 1. Product overview ...... 1
Related documentation ........... 2
The IBM Documentation CD ......... 3
Hardware and software requirements ..... 4
Using the Documentation Browser ...... 4
Notices and statements in this documentation ... 5
Features and specifications.......... 5
What your blade server offers ........ 6
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features .. 8
Major components of the blade server ..... 10
IBM Director .............. 11
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators,
and connectors ........... 13
Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs ... 13
Turning on the blade server ......... 16
Turning off the blade server ......... 16
System-board layouts ........... 17
System-board connectors ......... 17
System-board LEDs........... 18
Chapter 3. Installing and removing
options .............. 19
Installation guidelines ........... 19
System reliability guidelines ........ 20
Handling static-sensitive devices ...... 20
Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit 21
Removing the blade server cover ....... 22
Installing a SAS hard disk drive ....... 23
Removing a SAS hard disk drive ....... 24
Installing a memory module......... 26
Supported DIMMs ............ 27
Installing an I/O expansion card ....... 28
Installing a small-form-factor expansion card .. 28
Installing a standard-form-factor expansion card 29
Removing the hard disk drive tray .... 31
Installing the expansion bracket ..... 32
Installing a combination-form-factor expansion
card ................ 33
Completing the installation ......... 34
Installing and closing the blade server cover .. 34
Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 36
Input/output connectors and devices...... 37
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 39
Updating the firmware .......... 39
Starting the TEMP image ......... 41
Verifying the system firmware levels ..... 41
Entering vital product data ......... 42
Using the SMS utility ........... 43
Starting the SMS utility ......... 43
SMS utility menu choices ......... 43
Creating a CE login............ 44
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers ... 44
Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration ... 45
MAC addresses for host Ethernet adapters .... 46
Configuring a SAS RAID array ........ 47
Updating IBM Director .......... 47
Chapter 5. Installing the operating
system............... 49
Locating the installation instructions ...... 50
Installing service and productivity tools for Linux
on POWER .............. 51
Chapter 6. Solving problems ..... 53
Appendix A. Getting help and technical
assistance ............. 55
Before you call ............. 56
Using the documentation ......... 56
Getting help and information from the Web .. 57
Calling IBM for service .......... 57
Software service and support ........ 58
Hardware service and support ........ 58
IBM Taiwan product service ......... 58
Appendix B. Notices ......... 59
Trademarks .............. 60
Important notes ............. 61
Product recycling and disposal ........ 61
Battery return program .......... 63
Electronic emission notices ......... 65
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement .............. 65
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance
statement .............. 65
Avis de conformité à la réglementation
d'Industrie Canada ........... 66
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . 66
United Kingdom telecommunications safety
requirement ............. 66
European Union EMC Directive conformance
statement .............. 66
Taiwanese Class A warning statement .... 67
Chinese Class A warning statement ..... 67
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for
Interference (VCCI) statement ....... 67
Index ............... 69
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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit 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.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
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Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Safety statements
Important: Each caution and danger statement in this documentation is labeled
with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English-language caution
or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in
the Safety Information document.
For example, if a caution statement is labeled, "Statement 1," translations for that
caution statement are in the Safety Information document under "Statement 1." Be
sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before you
perform the procedures. Read any additional safety information that comes with
your blade server or optional device before you install the device.
Statement 1
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DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid a shock 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 a properly 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 2
CAUTION:
When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM®Part Number 16G8095 or an
equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a
module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type
made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode if
not properly used, handled, or disposed of.
Do not:
vThrow or immerse into water
vHeat to more than 100°C (212°F)
vRepair or disassemble
Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.
Safety vii

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.
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.
Statement 4
≥18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥55 kg (121.2 lb)
CAUTION:
Use safe practices when lifting.
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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.
Statement 8
CAUTION:
Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following
label attached.
Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component
that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these
components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service
technician.
Safety ix

Statement 10
CAUTION:
Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted devices.
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Chapter 1. Product overview
The IBM BladeCenter JS12 Type 7998 blade server is based on IBM Performance
Optimization with Enhanced RISC (POWER®) Architecture technologies. The
BladeCenter JS12 Type 7998 blade server runs in BladeCenter units to provide a
high-density, high-performance blade server environment using advanced
processing technology.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to
BladeCenter E (8677), BladeCenter H (8852), BladeCenter HT (8740 and 8750),
BladeCenter S (8886), and to BladeCenter T (8720 and 8730) units.
The Installation and User's Guide comes with the blade server on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD. All of the following information is in the document
and also in the online information center:
vSetting up the blade server
vStarting and configuring the blade server
vInstalling optional hardware devices
vReferences to information about installing supported operating systems
vPerforming basic troubleshooting of the blade server
Packaged with the hardcopy Installation and User's Guide are software CDs that
help you to configure hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating
system.
The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms
of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the online information
center or the Warranty and Support Information document that is on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD.
The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation
that comes with the blade server, and the documentation might be updated
occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates
might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the
original blade server documentation. The most recent version of all BladeCenter
JS12 Type 7998 documentation is in the BladeCenter information center.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM Systems
Information Center.
Download and install updated device drivers and the JS12 firmware. Go to the
IBM Support site to download the updates. Select your product, type, model, and
operating system, and then click Go. Click the Download tab, if necessary, for
device driver and firmware updates.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
documentation.
Print Table 1 on page 2 and use it to record information about your blade server.
You will need this information when you register the blade server with IBM. You
can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.
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Table 1 includes a place for you to record the JS12 vital product data.
To determine the values for your JS12 blade server, use the management module
and the lsvpd command. If you are running Linux, download and install the
service and productivity tools for Linux on POWER systems to install the lsvpd
command.
Table 1. JS12 vital product data
Vital product data field Vital product data How to find this data
Product name BladeCenter JS12
Type model number 7998-60X Advanced management
module HW VPD
Serial number ________________________ (7 characters)
Advanced management
module HW VPD
System unique ID _________________________________ (12 characters)
lsvpd | grep SU
command
WorldWide port number _________________________________ (12 characters)
lsvpd | grep WN
command
Brand B0 (B followed by zero) lsvpd | grep BR
command
The model number and serial number are on the ID label that is behind the control
panel door on the front of the blade server, and on a label on the side of the blade
server that is visible when the blade server is not in the BladeCenter unit.
A set of blank labels comes with the blade server. When you install the blade
server in the BladeCenter unit, write identifying information on a label and place
the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel. See the documentation for your
BladeCenter unit for recommended label placement.
Important: Do not place the label where it will block any ventilation holes on the
blade server or the BladeCenter unit.
Related documentation
Documentation for the JS12 blade server includes documents in Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD and the online information
center.
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The most recent version of all BladeCenter documentation is in the BladeCenter
information center.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM Systems
Information Center.
You can find the following documents in PDF on the IBM BladeCenter
Documentation CD and in the online information center:
vProblem Determination and Service Guide
This document contains information to help you solve problems yourself, and it
contains information for service technicians.
vSafety Information
This document contains translated caution and danger statements. Each caution
and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you
can use to locate the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety
Information document.
vWarranty and Support Information
This document contains information about the terms of the warranty and about
getting service and assistance.
Additional documents might be included in the online information center and on
the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD.
The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation
that comes with the blade server. The documentation might be updated
occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates
might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the
documentation that comes with the blade server.
Review the online information or the Planning Guide and the Installation Guide for
your IBM BladeCenter unit. The information can help you prepare for system
installation and configuration. The most current version of each document is
available in the BladeCenter information center.
The IBM Documentation CD
You can run the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD on any personal computer that
meets the hardware and software requirements.
The IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade
server in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation
Browser to help you find information quickly.
Chapter 1. Product overview 3

Hardware and software requirements
The IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware
and software levels.
vMicrosoft Windows NT XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Linux
v100 MHz microprocessor
v32 MB of RAM
vAdobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Linux operating
systems
Using the Documentation Browser
Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief
descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader
or xpdf.
The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in your
system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if available). If
a document is not available in the language for that region, the English-language
version is displayed.
Use one of the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser:
vIf Autostart is enabled, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive. The
Documentation Browser starts automatically.
vIf Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for all users, use one of the following
procedures:
– If you are using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD or
DVD drive and click Start --> Run. In the Open field, type
e:\win32.bat
where eis the drive letter of the CD or DVD drive, and click OK.
– If you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD or DVD drive;
then, run the following command from the /mnt/cdrom directory:
sh runlinux.sh
Select the blade server from the Product menu. The Available Topics list displays
all the documents for the blade server. Some documents might be in folders. A
plus sign (+) indicates each folder or document that has additional documents
under it. Click the plus sign to display the additional documents.
When you select a document, a description of the document is displayed under
Topic Description. To select more than one document, press and hold the Ctrl key
while you select the documents. Click View Book to view the selected document
or documents in Acrobat Reader or xpdf. If you selected more than one document,
all the selected documents are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf.
To search all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and
click Search. The documents in which the word or word string occurs are listed in
order of the most occurrences. Click a document to view it, and press Crtl+F to use
the Acrobat search function, or press Alt+F to use the xpdf search function within
the document.
Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser.
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Notices and statements in this documentation
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual
Safety Information. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding
statement in your language in the Safety Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
vNote: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
vImportant: These notices provide information or advice that might help you
avoid inconvenient or problem situations.
vAttention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data.
An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage might occur.
vCaution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
vDanger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
Features and specifications
Features and specifications of the IBM BladeCenter JS12 Type 7998 blade server are
summarized in this overview.
The JS12 blade server is used in one of the following IBM BladeCenter units:
BladeCenter E (8677), BladeCenter H (8852), BladeCenter HT (8740 and 8750),
BladeCenter S (8886), and BladeCenter T (8720 and 8730) units.
Notes:
vPower, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system
management are provided by the BladeCenter unit.
vThe operating system in the blade server must provide support for the Universal
Serial Bus (USB), to enable the blade server to recognize and communicate
internally with the removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports.
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Microprocessor:
Support for one dual-core, 64-bit
POWER6®microprocessor; 3.8 GHz
Support for Energy Scale thermal
management for power
management/oversubscription
(throttling) and environmental
sensing
Memory:
vDual-channel (DDR2) with 8 slots
for very low profile (18.3 mm)
DIMMs
vSupports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8
GB DDR2 DIMMs for a maximum
of 64 GB
vSupports 2-way interleaved, DDR2,
PC2-4200 or PC2-5300, ECC
SDRAM registered x4, memory
scrubbing, Chipkill, and bit steering
DIMMs
Virtualization:
PowerVM Standard Edition hardware
feature supports Integrated
Virtualization Manager and Virtual
I/O Server
Integrated functions:
vTwo 1 Gigabit Ethernet controllers
vExpansion card interface
vThe baseboard management
controller (BMC) is a flexible
service processor with Intelligent
Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) firmware and SOL support
vATI RN 50 ES1000 video controller
vSAS RAID controller
vLight path diagnostics
vRS-485 interface for
communication with the
management module
vAutomatic server restart (ASR)
vSerial over LAN (SOL)
vSupport for local keyboard and
video
vFour Universal Serial Bus (USB)
buses for communication with
keyboard and removable-media
drives
vTransferable Anchor function
(Renesas Technology HD651330
microcontroller) in the
management card
Storage:
Support for two internal
small-form-factor (SFF) Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) drives
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
alerts:
vMicroprocessor
vMemory
Electrical input: 12 V dc
Environment:
vAir temperature:
– Blade server on: 10° to 35°C (50°
to 95°F). Altitude: 0 to 914 m
(3000 ft)
– Blade server on: 10° to 32°C (50°
to 90°F). Altitude: 914 m to 2133
m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)
– Blade server off: -40° to 60°C (-40°
to 140°F)
vHumidity:
– Blade server on: 8% to 80%
– Blade server off: 8% to 80%
Size:
vHeight: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches)
vDepth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
vWidth: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches)
vMaximum weight: 5.0 kg (11 lb)
See the ServerProven Web site for information about supported operating-system
versions and all JS12 blade server optional devices.
What your blade server offers
The design of the blade server takes advantage of advancements in chip
technology, memory management, and data storage.
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The blade server uses the following features and technologies:
vBaseboard management controller (BMC)
The enhanced BMC for the JS12 blade server is a flexible service processor that
provides support for the following functions:
– Alert Standard Format (ASF) and RS-485 interfaces to the management
modules
– Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
– The operating system
– Power control and advanced power management
– Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features
– Serial over LAN (SOL)
– Continuous health monitoring and control
– Configurable notification and alerts
– Event logs that are time stamped and saved in nonvolatile memory and that
can be attached to e-mail alerts
– Point-to-point protocol (PPP) support
– Remote power control
– Remote firmware update and access to critical blade server settings
vDisk drive support
The blade server supports two 2.5 inch (small-form-factor) Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) hard disk drives.
vIBM Director
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to
centrally manage the JS12 blade server.
For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director
CD.
vImpressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology
The blade server comes with a POWER6 dual-core microprocessor.
vIntegrated network support
The blade server has two integrated (onboard) 1 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) Host
Ethernet Adapter (HEA) controllers that provide advanced acceleration features,
such as checksum offload, TCP large send, and jumbo frames. Capabilities
include virtualized adapter sharing among logical partitions that does not
require the shared Ethernet adapters of Virtual I/O Server. TCP advanced
features include hardware de-multiplexing and per connection queues.
vI/O expansion
The blade server has connectors on the system board for optional PCI-X and
PCIe expansion cards, such as Fibre Channel and InfiniBand expansion cards, for
adding more network communication capabilities to the blade server.
vLarge system memory capacity
The memory bus in the JS12 Type 7998 Model 60X blade server supports up to
64 GB of system memory. For the official list of supported very-low-profile, 18.3
mm DIMMs, see the ServerProven Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/
eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
vLight path diagnostics
Light path diagnostics provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you
diagnose problems. An LED on the blade server control panel is lit if an unusual
condition or a problem occurs. If this happens, you can look at the LEDs on the
system board to locate the source of the problem.
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For more information, see the online information or the Problem Determination
and Service Guide.
vPower throttling
If your BladeCenter unit supports power management, the power consumption
of the blade server can be dynamically managed through the management
module. For more information, see the online management-module
documentation or the IBM support site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/
support/.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability,
and serviceability (RAS). The reliability of the BladeCenter JS12 starts with
components, devices, and subsystems that are fault tolerant.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability protect the integrity of the data that is
stored in the blade server, maintain the availability of the blade server when you
need it, and enhance the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
Component-level RAS features
The blade server has the following component-level RAS features:
vAlternate processor recovery
vBit steering
vChipkill memory for dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)
vDiagnostic support of Ethernet controllers
vDual inline memory module (DIMM) failure isolation
– DIMM pair identification through unrecoverable error (UE) checkpointing and
message-related recovery actions
– Single DIMM identification through recoverable component error (CE)
checkpointing and garding
vDynamic deallocation (runtime POWER6 garding of microprocessor and
memory)
vL2 cache line delete
vMemory chip kill - Chipkill memory for DIMMs
vMemory Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts through scrubbing and
error-checking and correction (ECC)
vMemory scrubbing
vPeripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus parity, ECRC, and surprise link
down
vPFA thresholding of correctable hardware errors of the microprocessor and L2
cache
vProcessor runtime diagnostics (PRD) that initiates the following actions to
recover from errors:
– Self-healing, such as redundant bit steering for memory
– Deallocation at runtime of a failing resource, such as a processor core, a
memory page
– Identifying parts for service
– Runtime error persistent deallocation, if necessary, for I-Cash, D-cash, L2
cache, L3 cache
– Transparent microprocessor hardware error recovery (for example, for L2
cache errors)
vSingle processor checkstop (including a partition checkstop)
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