Intel SBX44 - Server Compute Blade User manual

Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44:
Installation and User’s Guide
A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel®Identified Subassemblies/Products
Order Number: C45117-007, Rev. 1.0

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✏ NOTE
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section of this document on page 11.
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Contents
Safety and regulatory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
General Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Electrical Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
System Reliability Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Regulatory specifications and disclaimers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Safety compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Electromagnetic compatibility notice (USA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Electromagnetic compatibility notices (International) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Related publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What your Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Major components of the SBX44 blade server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CPU board illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CPU board LED locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I/O board illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2 Blade server power, controls, and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning on the blade server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning off the blade server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Blade server controls and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installation guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System reliability considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Removing the blade server from the system chassis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Opening the blade server cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the blade server bezel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing IDE hard disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing a microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing an I/O expansion option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing a SCSI storage expansion unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing a SCSI hot-swap hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Replacing a SCSI hot-swap hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Installing the blade server bezel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Closing the blade server cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing the blade server in the system chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Updating your blade server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Input/output connectors and devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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4 Configuring your blade server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Service replaceable units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing or Upgrading a Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the CPU board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing the I/O board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6 Installing the operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise Edition installation instructions. . . . . . . . . . . 73
Red Hat* Linux Server installation instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Safety and regulatory information
✏ NOTE
The service procedures are designed to help you isolate problems. They are written with the
assumption that you have model-specific training on all computers, or that you are familiar
with the computers, functions, terminology, and service information provided in this manual.

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General Safety
Follow these rules to ensure general safety:
•Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance.
•Do not perform any action that causes hazards to the customer, or that makes the equipment
unsafe.
•Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place, away from all personnel, while you are
servicing the machine.
•Keep your tool case away from walk areas so that other people will not trip over it.
•Do not wear loose clothing that can be trapped in the moving parts of a machine. Ensure that
your sleeves are fastened or rolled up above your elbows. If your hair is long, fasten it.
•Insert the ends of your necktie or scarf inside clothing or fasten it with a nonconductive clip,
approximately 8 centimeters (3 inches) from the end.
•Do not wear jewelry, chains, metal-frame eyeglasses, or metal fasteners for your clothing.
Remember: Metal objects are good electrical conductors.
•Wear safety glasses when you are: hammering, drilling soldering, cutting wire, attaching
springs, using solvents, or working in any other conditions that might be hazardous to your eyes.
•After service, reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. Replace any safety
device that is worn or defective.
•Reinstall all covers correctly before returning the machine to the customer.
Electrical Safety
xxCAUTION:
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables can be hazardous. To
avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the server system power cords,
telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you open the server covers.
Important: Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipment:
•Disconnect all power before performing a mechanical inspection.
•Before you start to work on the machine, unplug the power cord. or power-off the wall box that
supplies power to the machine and to lock the wall box in the off position.
•Regularly inspect and maintain your electrical hand tools for safe operational condition.
•Do not use worn or broken tools and testers.
•Never assume that power has been disconnected from a circuit. First, check that it has been
powered-off.
•Always look carefully for possible hazards in your work area. Examples of these hazards are
moist floors, nongrounded power extension cables, power surges, and missing safety grounds.
•Do not touch live electrical circuits with the reflective surface of an inspection mirror. The
surface is conductive; such touching can cause personal injury and machine damage.

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Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices
Any computer part containing transistors or integrated circuits (IC) should be considered sensitive to
electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD damage can occur when there is a difference in charge between
objects. Protect against ESD damage by equalizing the charge so that the server, the part, the work
mat, and the person handling the part are all at the same charge.
✏ NOTE
Use product-specific ESD procedures when they exceed the requirements noted here.
Make sure that the ESD-protective devices you use have been certified (ISO 9000) as fully
effective.
When handling ESD-sensitive parts:
•Keep the parts in protective packages until they are inserted into the product.
•Avoid contact with other people.
•Wear a grounded wrist strap against your skin to eliminate static on your body.
•Prevent the part from touching your clothing. Most clothing is insulative and retains a charge
even when you are wearing a wrist strap.
•Use the black side of a grounded work mat to provide a static-free work surface. The mat is
especially useful when handling ESD-sensitive devices.
•Select a grounding system, such as those in the following list, to provide protection that meets
the specific service requirement.
—Attach the ESD ground clip to any frame ground, ground braid, or green-wire ground.
—Use an ESD common ground or reference point when working on a double-insulated or
battery-operated system. You can use coax or connector-outside shells on these systems.
—Use the round ground-prong of the AC plug on AC-operated computers.
✏ NOTE
The use of a grounding system is desirable but not required to protect against ESD
damage.
xxCAUTION:
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:
•Throw or immerse into water
•Heat to more than 100×C (212×F)
•Repair or disassemble
•Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.

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xxCAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROM drives, fiber optic devices, or
transmitters) are installed, note the following:
•Do 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.
•Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified
herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
DANGER
xxCAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace
the blade cover before installing the blade.
System Reliability Considerations
To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability:
•Make sure that all microprocessor sockets always contain either a microprocessor heat sink filler
or a microprocessor and heat sink.
•Make sure that the clear plastic air baffle is properly installed over the retention mechanism
assembly.
Regulatory specifications and disclaimers
Safety compliance
USA: UL 60950 - 3rd Edition/CSA 22.2. No. 60950
Canada: cUL certified - 3rd Edition/CSA 22.2. No. 60950- for Canada (product bears the single
cUL mark for U.S. and Canada)
Europe: Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC
UL/CB to EN60950 3rd Edition
International: UL/CB to IEC 60950 3rd Edition
UL/CB - EN60 950 3rd Edition
UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94
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.

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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Electromagnetic compatibility notice (USA)
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 his own expense.
Australia/New
Zealand: CB Report to IEC 60950, 3rd Edition plus international deviations
USA: FCC CFR 47 Part 2 and 15, Verified Class A Limit
Canada: IC ICES-003 Class A Limit
Europe: EMC Directive, 89/336/EEC
EN55022, Class A Limit, Radiated & Conducted Emissions
EN55024 ITE Specific Immunity Standard
EN61000-4-2 ESD Immunity (Level 2 Contact Discharge, Level 3 Air Discharge)
EN61000-4-3 Radiated Immunity (Level 2)
EN61000-4-4 Electrical Fast Transient (Level 2)
EN61000-4-5 AC Surge
EN61000-4-6 Conducted RF
EN61000-4-8 Power Frequency Magnetic Fields
EN61000-4-11 Voltage Dips and Interrupts
Japan: VCCI Class A ITE (CISPR 22, Class A Limit)
Australia/New
Zealand: AS/NZS 3548, Class A Limit
Taiwan: BSMI Approval
Korea: RRL Approval
Russia: GOST Approval
International: CISPR 22, Class A Limit

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Electromagnetic compatibility notices (International)
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity): This product has been tested in accordance to, and
complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and EMC Directive (89/336/EEC). The
product has been marked with the CE Mark to illustrate its compliance.
Japan EMC Compatibility:
English translation of the notice above: This is a Class A product based on the standard of the
Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this
equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble
occurs, the user may be required to take corrective actions.
ICES-003 (Canada): Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites bruits radioélectriques applicables
aux appareils numériques de Classe A prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: "Appareils
Numériques", NBM-003 édictée par le Ministre Canadian des Communications.
English translation of the notice above: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits
for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the interference-causing equipment
standard entitled "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003 of the Canadian Department of Communications.
BSMI (Taiwan): The BSMI Certification number and the following warning is located on the
product safety label which is located visibly on the external chassis.

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RRL Korea:
English translation of the previous notice:
Device User’s Information
Class A device This device complies with RRL EMC and is operated
in commercial environment so that distributors or
users pay attention to this point.
If the product is sold or purchased improperly, please
exchange this product to what can be used at home.
Class B device This device complies with RRL EMC and is operated
in a residential area so that it can be used at all other
location as well as residential area.
Remark: Class A device - operated in a commercial area. Class B device - operated in a residential area.

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1 Introduction
The Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44 is based on Intel®Architecture.
Your server is a blade-model server that is one of up to 7 blades that can be installed in the Intel®
Blade Server Chassis SBCE. This high-performance blade server is ideally suited for networking
environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management,
flexibility, and reliable data storage.
This Installation and User’s Guide provides information to:
•Set up your blade server
•Start and configure your blade server
•Install options
•Install your operating system
•Perform basic troubleshooting of your blade server
Packaged with the Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide are Resource
CDs to help you configure hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system.
This Installation and User’s Guide and other publications that provide detailed information about
your blade server are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Resource CD.
Record information about your Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44 in the following table.
The serial number is located on the ID label that is on the left side of the blade server below the
service label. It is visible when the blade server is not in the system chassis.
Product name Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44
Product code
Part number _____________________________________________
Serial number _____________________________________________

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A set of user labels comes with the blade server. When you install the blade server in the system
chassis, write whatever identifying information you want on a label and place it on the system
chassis bezel just below the blade server, as shown in the following illustration.
Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes
on the blade server.
TP00390
TP00395
CD CD CD

Introduction 3
Related publications
In addition to this Installation and User’s Guide, the following documentation is provided in PDF on
the Resource CD that comes with your blade server:
•Safety Information: This publication 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 book.
•Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44 Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting
Guide: This publication contains the information to help you solve SBX44 problems yourself; it
also contains information for service technicians.
•Intel®Blade Server Chassis SBCE: Installation and User’s Guide: This publication contains the
information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service
technicians.
•Intel®Blade Server Chassis SBCE: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting
Guide: This publication contains instructions for setting up and configuring the SBCE unit and
basic instructions for installing some options. It also contains general information about the
SBCE unit.
•Intel®Blade Server Chassis SBCE: Rack Installation Instructions: This publication contains
instructions for installing the SBCE unit in a rack.
Additional publications might be included on the Resource CD.

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Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of your blade server.
✏ NOTE
Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management
are provided by the system chassis.
Microprocessor:
Supports up to 4 microprocessors
•Intel®Xeon™2.0 GHz or faster
•1 MB, 2MB or 4 MB ECC L2
cache
Memory:
•Eight double data rate (DDR)
266 PC1600 sockets
operating at 200 MHz
•Minimum: 512 MB
•Maximum: 16 GB
•Type:2-wayinterleaved,DDR,
PC2100, ECC SDRAM
registeredx4(Chipkill)DIMMs
only
✏ NOTE
PC2100 DIMMs are
backward-compatible
and can function in the
PC1600 sockets
•Supports 256-MB, 512-MB,
1-GB and 2-GB dual inline
memory modules (DIMMs)
Drives:
•Support for up to two internal
IDE 2.5-inch hard disk drives
•Support for upto two Ultra320
SCSI hot-swap hard disk
drives available in an optional
SCSI storage expansion unit
Expansion:
•(2) IO expansion card
connectors for auxiliary fabric
attach point (PCI-X internal
interface and SERDES
external interface)
Size:
•Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches)
•Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
•Width: 5.9 cm (2.32 inches)
•Maximum weight: 5.4 kg (12
lb)
Integrated functions:
•Four Gigabit Ethernet
controllers
•ATI* Radeon 7000 video
controller
•Light Path Diagnostics*
•Local service processor
•IDE hard disk drive controller
•RS-485 interface for
communication with system
chassis management
module
•Sahalee-based BMC
management features
•USB buses for
communication with
keyboard, mouse, diskette
drive, and CD-ROM drive
•SOL management interface
Predictive Failure Analysis
(PFA) alerts:
•Microprocessor
•Memory
•Hard disk drives
BIOS:
•2MB flash with rolling BIOS
support and 4 MB diagnostic
space (8 MB total)
Environment:
•Air temperature:
—Blade server on: 10°to
35°C (50°to 95°F).
Altitude: 0 to 914 m
(2998.69 ft)
—Blade server on: 10°to
32°C (50°to 95°F).
Altitude: 914 m to 2134 m
(2998.69 ft to 7000 ft)
—Blade server off: -40°to
60°C (-40°to 140°F)
•Humidity:
—Blade server on: 8% to
80%
—Blade server off: 5% to
80%
Electrical input:
•Input voltage: 12 V dc
Power:
•Dual redundant 12V DV (400W
max)
Thermal:
•Enterprise: 40 CFU, 35°C,
1500 m
•Telco: 40 CFU, 40°C, 1800 m

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✏ NOTE
The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to
recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and diskette drive. The system
chassis uses USB for internal communications with these devices.
Notices and statements used in this book
The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual Safety
Information book provided on the Resource CD.
The following notices and statements are used in the documentation:
•Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
•Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
inconvenient or problem situations.
•Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention
notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.
•Caution: 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.
•Danger: 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.
What your Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers
The design of your blade server takes advantage of advancements in memory management and data
storage. Your blade server includes:
•Innovative Technology
Proven innovative technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel®processor-based
servers. This technology includes features such as Light Path Diagnostics* and Predictive
Failure Analysis* (PFA).
•Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology
Your blade server supports up to four Intel®Xeon™microprocessors.
•Large system memory
The memory bus in your blade server supports up to 16 GB of system memory. The memory
controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support for up to eight industry-standard 2.5 V,
184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100, registered synchronous dynamic random-access
memory (SDRAM) with error correcting code (ECC) DIMMs.
•Light Path Diagnostics*
The Light Path Diagnostics* feature provides LEDs to assist in isolating problems with the
blade server. A light on the blade server control panel is lit if an unusual condition or a problem

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occurs. If this happens, you can look at the LEDs on the system board to locate the source of the
problem.
•Integrated network environment support
Your blade server comes with four integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Each Ethernet
controller has an interface for connecting to 10/100/1000-Mbps networks through an Ethernet
switch module in the system chassis. Each controller provides full-duplex (FDX) capability,
which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area
network (LAN). The controllers support Wake on LAN®technology.
•I/O expansion
Your blade server comes with two connectors on the system board for I/O expansion options,
such as the Intel®Fibre Channel Expansion Card, for adding more network communication
capabilities to the blade server.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability, and serviceability
(RAS). These RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data stored on your blade server; that
your blade server is available when you want to use it; and that should a failure occur, you can easily
diagnose and repair the failure with minimal inconvenience.
The following is a list of some of the RAS features that your blade server supports:
•Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
•Automatic server restart
•Built-in monitoring for temperature, voltage, and hard disk drives
•Chipkill memory
•Customer-upgradeable basic input/output system (BIOS) code
•Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers
•Error codes and messages
•Error correcting code (ECC) protection on the L2 cache
•ECC memory
•Failover Ethernet support
•Hot-swap drives on optional SCSI storage expansion unit
•Light Path Diagnostics feature
•Power-on self-test (POST)
•Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts
•Service processor that communicates with the system chassis management module to enable
remote blade server management
•SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD)
•System error logging
•Vital product data (VPD) (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote
viewing)
•Wake on LAN capability

Introduction 7
Major components of the SBX44 blade server
The following illustration shows the locations of major components in your blade server. You need
to remove the blade server from the system chassis and remove the blade server cover to see the
components.
✏ NOTE
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. See Table 1 for
explanation of component numbering.
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Table 1. Major component listing of the Intel®Server Compute Blade SBX44
Major
Component
Number Description
1 SCSI storage expansion unit (optional)
2 Top cover assembly
3 I/O board
4 I/O board base mount
5 CPU board
6 Chassis assembly (base blade)
7 Front bezel
8 Terminator card
9IDEharddrive
10 IDE hard drive tray
11 IDE connector
12 I/O expansion option
13 I/O expansion option tray
14 Memory module
15 Air baffle
16 Heat sink filler
17 Heat sink
18 Microprocessor
19 CPU retention mechanism