Lenovo BladeCenter HS22 User manual

BladeCenterHS22BladeServer
InstallationandUser'sGuide
MachineTypes:7870,1936,1911

Note:Beforeusingtisinformationandteproductitsupports,readtegeneralinformationinAppendix
B“Notices”onpage73andteSafetyInformation,EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide,Warranty
InformationdocumentsonteIBMDocumentationCD.
Themostrecentversionofthisdocumentisavailableathttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
ThirteenthEdition(August212)
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Contents
Safety.................iii
Safetystatements..............iv
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Relateddocumentation............3
TeIBMDocumentationCD..........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....4
UsingteDocumentationBrowser......4
Noticesandstatementsintisdocument.....5
Featuresandspecifications...........5
Watyourbladeserveroffers..........6
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures..8
IBM®Director................9
Majorcomponentsoftebladeserver......9
Chapter2.Power,controls,and
indicators...............11
BladeservercontrolsandLEDs........11
Turningontebladeserver........13
Turningofftebladeserver........14
Bladeserverconnectors.........14
BladeCenterGPUexpansionunitLED.....14
Chapter3.Installingoptions.....17
Installationguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
RemovingtebladeserverfromteBladeCenter
unit...................19
Removingtebladeservercover.......20
Installinganoptionalexpansionunit......21
Removinganoptionalexpansionunit......22
Installingaot-swapstoragedrive.......23
Removingaot-swapstoragedrive......24
Installingamemorymodule.........24
Removingamemorymodule.........28
InstallingaGPUadapterinteBladeCenterGPU
expansionunit...............30
RemovingaGPUadapterfromteBladeCenter
GPUexpansionunit............31
Installingamicroprocessorandeatsink....34
Termalgrease..............36
InstallingaUSBFlaskey..........37
I/Oexpansioncards............38
Installingaorizontal-compact-form-factor
expansioncard.............38
Removingaorizontal-compact-form-factor
expansioncard.............39
InstallingaCIOv-form-factorexpansion
card.................40
RemovingaCIOv-form-factorexpansion
card.................41
Installingastorageinterfacecard.....42
Removingastorageinterfacecard.....45
Completingteinstallation..........47
Closingtebladeservercover......48
InstallingtebladeserverinaBladeCenter
unit.................48
Updatingtebladeserverconfiguration...50
Input/outputconnectorsanddevices......51
Chapter4.Configuringtheblade
server.................53
UsingteSetuputility............53
Setuputilitymenu...........54
Usingpasswords............56
UsingteServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD.57
ServerGuidefeatures..........57
Setupandconfigurationoverview.....58
Typicaloperating-systeminstallation....58
Installingteoperatingsystemwitoutusing
ServerGuide..............58
UsingtePXEbootagentutilityprogram....59
Firmwareupdates.............59
ConfiguringUEFIcompatibledevices......59
ConfiguringteGigabitEternetcontroller....60
ConfiguringaRAIDarray...........60
UsingteLSILogicConfigurationUtilityprogram.61
UsingLANoverUSBtointerfaceteIMM....61
PotentialconflictswitteLANoverUSB
interface...............62
ResolvingconflictswitteIMMLANover
USBinterface.............62
ConfiguringteLANoverUSBinterface
manually...............63
Chapter5.Installingtheoperating
system.................65
UsingteServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
toinstallteoperatingsystem........65
UsingRDMtoinstallteoperatingsystem....65
Downloadinginstallationinstructions......65
Chapter6.Solvingproblems.....67
Diagnostictoolsoverview..........67
ServerGuideproblems...........68
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AppendixA.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance.........69
Beforeyoucall...............69
Usingtedocumentation..........70
GettingelpandinformationfromteWorldWide
Web...................70
HowtosendDSAdatatoIBM........70
Creatingapersonalizedsupportwebpage...70
Softwareserviceandsupport.........70
Hardwareserviceandsupport........71
IBMTaiwanproductservice.........71
AppendixB.Notices..........73
Trademarks................73
Importantnotes..............74
Particulatecontamination..........74
Documentationformat...........75
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement....76
Electronicemissionnotices..........76
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
statement...............76
IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliance
statement...............76
Avisdeconformitéàlaréglementation
d'IndustrieCanada...........76
AustraliaandNewZealandClassA
statement...............76
EuropeanUnionEMCDirectiveconformance
statement...............76
GermanyClassAstatement.......77
JapanVCCIClassAstatement......78
JapanElectronicsandInformationTecnology
IndustriesAssociation(JEITA)statement...78
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............78
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........78
People'sRepublicofCinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........78
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...79
Index..................81
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Safety
Beforeinstallingtisproduct,readteSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læssikkeredsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligeidsvoorscriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaojeetkodastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicereitsinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkeretsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkeretsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenärprodukten.
Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Safetystatements
Tesestatementsprovidetecautionanddangerinformationtatisusedintisdocumentation.
Important:Eaccautionanddangerstatementintisdocumentationislabeledwitanumber.Tisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglis-languagecautionordangerstatementwittranslatedversionsofte
cautionordangerstatementinteSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled“Statement1,”translationsfortatcautionstatementareinte
SafetyInformationdocumentunder“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsintisdocumentationbeforeyouperformteprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationtatcomeswityoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
tedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.
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•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage.
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures.
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverytingOFF.
2.First,attacallcablestodevices.
3.Attacsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attacpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverytingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan1°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.
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DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing.
Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.
Statement8
CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.
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Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.
Statement13
DANGER
Overloadingabranchcircuitispotentiallyafirehazardandashockhazardundercertain
conditions.Toavoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceed
branchcircuitprotectionrequirements.Refertotheinformationthatisprovidedwithyourdevice
forelectricalspecifications.
Statement21
CAUTION:
Hazardousenergyispresentwhenthebladeisconnectedtothepowersource.Alwaysreplacethe
bladecoverbeforeinstallingtheblade.
Statement32
CAUTION:
Toavoidpersonalinjury,beforeliftingtheunit,removealltheblades,powersupplies,andremovable
modulestoreducetheweight.
108 kg
(237 lbs)
(2X)
(6X) (4X)
(4X)
43.2 kg
(95 lbs)
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Statement33
CAUTION:
Thisdevicedoesnotprovideapowercontrolbutton.Removingpowersupplymodulesorturning
offtheserverbladesdoesnotturnofftheelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealso
mighthavemorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatall
powercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
ULregulatoryinformation
Tisdeviceisforuseonlywitsupportedbladecassis.
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Chapter1.Introduction
TeIBMBladeCenterHS22Type7870,1936,and1911bladeserveriscompatiblewitIBMBladeCenter
units.Tisigdensity,igperformance,single-widebladeserverisideallysuitedformediumand
largebusinesses.TeIBMBladeCenterHS22bladeserversupportsuptotwomulti-coreIntelXeon
microprocessorsandastwelvememory-moduleslots,twoot-swappablestorage-devicebays,one
Horizontal-compact-form-factor(CFF)expansioncardconnector,oneVertical-combination-I/O(CIOv)
connector,andoneinternalUSBconnector.
Note:Unlessoterwisestated,referencestoteBladeCenterunitapplytoallBladeCenterunittypes.
TisInstallationandUser'sGuideprovidesinformationabout:
•Settinguptebladeserver
•Startingandconfiguringtebladeserver
•Installingardwareoptions
•Installingteoperatingsystem
•Performingbasictroublesootingoftebladeserver
PackagedwittisdocumentaresoftwareCDstatelpyoutoconfigureardware,installdevicedrivers,
andinstallteoperatingsystem.
Todownloadtelatestdevicedrivers,completetefollowingsteps.
Note:CangesaremadeperiodicallytoteIBMWebsite.Teactualproceduremigtvarysligtlyfrom
watisdescribedintisdocument.
1.Gotottp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.
4.ClickBladeCenterHS22todisplaytematrixofdownloadablefilesfortebladeserver.
Tebladeservercomeswitalimitedwarranty.Forinformationabouttetermsoftewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistance,seeteWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentforyourblade
serveronteIBMDocumentationCD.Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttebladeserverat
ttp://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadtemfromteIBMWebsite.Te
bladeservermigtavefeaturestatarenotdescribedintedocumentationtatcomeswitteblade
server,andtedocumentationmigtbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationabouttosefeatures,
ortecnicalupdatesmigtbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationtatisnotincludedinteblade
serverdocumentation.
Toceckforupdates,completetefollowingsteps.
Note:CangesaremadeperiodicallytoteIBMWebsite.Proceduresforlocatingfirmwareand
documentationmigtcangefromwatisdescribedintisdocument.
1.Gotottp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickSoftwareanddevicedriversforfirmwareupdates,orclickPublications
lookupfordocumentationupdates.
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Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesspecifictoyourbladeserverat
ttp://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
Note:Teillustrationsintisdocumentmigtdiffersligtlyfromteardware.
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bladeserver,andonalabelontesideoftebladeservertatisvisiblewentebladeserverisnotin
teBladeCenterunit.
Note:Teillustrationsintisdocumentmigtdiffersligtlyfromteardware.
Important:Donotplacetelabelontebladeserveritselforinanywayblockteventilationoleson
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AsetofblanklabelsforyourbladeservercomeswitteBladeCenterunit.Wenyouinstallteblade
serverinteBladeCenterunit,writeidentifyinginformationonalabelandplacetelabelonteBladeCenter
unitbezel.SeetedocumentationforyourBladeCenterunitforrecommendedlabelplacement.
Relateddocumentation
Usetisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedbladeserverdocumentation.
TisInstallationandUser'sGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttebladeserver,includingowto
installsupportedoptionaldevicesandowtoconfiguretebladeserver.Tefollowingdocumentationalso
comeswittebladeserver:
•ProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide
TisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)onteIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontains
informationtoelpyousolveproblemsyourself,anditcontainsinformationforservicetecnicians.
•SafetyInformation
TisdocumentisinPDFonteIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddanger
statements.Eaccautionanddangerstatementtatappearsintedocumentationasanumbertat
youcanusetolocatetecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageinteSafetyInformationdocument.
•WarrantyandSupportInformation
TisdocumentisinPDFonteIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainsinformationabouttetermsofte
warrantyandgettingserviceandassistance.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
TisdocumentisinPDFonteIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
•IntegratedManagementModuleUser'sGuide
TisdocumentisinPDFonteIBMWebsiteatttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.Tisdocument
explainsowtousetefunctionsofteIMMinstalledinanIBMserver.TeIMMworkswitIBMSystem
xServerFirmwaretoprovidesystems-managementcapabilityforSystemxandBladeCenterservers.
•dvancedManagementModuleMessagesGuide
TisdocumentisinPDFonteIBMWebsiteatttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.Tisdocument
providesacompletelistofallnon-devicespecificeventsandrecommendedactions,sortedbyeventID.
Devicespecificeventinformationisintedocumentationfortedevice.
DependingonyourBladeCenterproduct,additionaldocumentsmigtbeincludedonteIBMDocumentation
CD.Inadditiontotedocumentationintislibrary,besuretoreviewtePlanningandInstallationGuidefor
yourBladeCenterunitforinformationtoelpyouprepareforsysteminstallationandconfiguration.Toceck
forupdateddocumentationandtecnicalupdates,completetefollowingsteps.
Note:CangesaremadeperiodicallytoteIBMWebsite.Teactualproceduremigtvarysligtlyfrom
watisdescribedintisdocument.
1.Gotottp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickPublicationslookup.
4.FromteProductfamilymenu,selectBladeCenterHS22.
TheIBMDocumentationCD
UseteIBMDocumentationCDtoaccesstebladeserverdocumentationinPDFformat.
Capter1.Introduction3

YoucanrunteIBMDocumentationCDonanypersonalcomputertatmeetsteardwareandsoftware
requirements.
TeIBMDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationforyourbladeserverinPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF)andincludesteIBMDocumentationBrowsertoelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
Usetisinformationtodetermineteminimumardwareandsoftwarerequirementsfortebladeserver.
TeIBMDocumentationCDrequirestefollowingminimumardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000,orRedHatEnterpriseLinux5Server
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,wiccomeswitLinuxoperatingsystems
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser
UseteseinstructionstostartteDocumentationBrowser.
UseteDocumentationBrowsertobrowsetecontentsofteCD,readbriefdescriptionsoftedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.TeDocumentationBrowserautomatically
detectsteregionalsettingsinuseinyoursystemanddisplaystedocumentsintelanguagefortat
region(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableintelanguagefortatregion,teEnglis-language
versionisdisplayed.
UseoneoftefollowingprocedurestostartteDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,insertteCDintoteCDdrive.TeDocumentationBrowserstartsautomatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneoftefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,insertteCDintoteCDorDVDdriveandclickStart→
Run.InteOpenfield,type
e:\win32.bat
wereeistedriveletterofteCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,insertteCDintoteCDorDVDdrive;ten,runtefollowing
commandfromte/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelectyourbladeserverfromteProductmenu.TeAvailableTopicslistdisplaysalltedocumentsfor
yourbladeserver.Somedocumentsmigtbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseacfolderordocument
tatasadditionaldocumentsunderit.Clickteplussigntodisplayteadditionaldocuments.
Wenyouselectadocument,adescriptionoftedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
moretanonedocument,pressandoldteCtrlkeywileyouselecttedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewteselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmoretanone
document,allteselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearcalltedocuments,typeawordorwordstringinteSearchfieldandclickSearch.Te
documentsinwictewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderoftemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtouseteAcrobatsearcfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousetexpdf
searcfunctionwitintedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingteDocumentationBrowser.
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Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
Usetisinformationtounderstandtemostcommondocumentationnoticesandstatementsandow
teyareused.
TecautionanddangerstatementsintisdocumentarealsointemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,wicisonteIBMDocumentationCD.Eacstatementisnumberedforreferencetote
correspondingstatementinteSafetyInformationdocument.
Tefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedintisdocument:
•Note:Tesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Tesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicetatmigtelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Tesenoticesindicatepossibledamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforeteinstructionorsituationinwicdamagemigtoccur.
•Caution:Tesestatementsindicatesituationstatcanbepotentiallyazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforetedescriptionofapotentiallyazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Tesestatementsindicatesituationstatcanbepotentiallyletalorextremelyazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforetedescriptionofapotentiallyletalorextremely
azardousproceduresteporsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usetistabletoviewspecificinformationabouttebladeserver,sucasbladeserverardwarefeatures
andtedimensionsoftebladeserver.
Notes:
1.Power,cooling,removable-mediadrives,externalports,andadvancedsystemmanagementare
providedbyteBladeCenterunit.
2.TeoperatingsystemintebladeservermustprovideUSBsupportfortebladeservertorecognize
anduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TeBladeCenterunitusesUSBforinternalcommunications
wittesedevices.
Tefollowingtableisasummaryoftefeaturesandspecificationsoftebladeserver.
Table1.Featuresandspecifications
Microprocessor:Supportsuptotwo
multi-coreIntelXeonmicroprocessors.
Note:UseteSetuputilityto
determinetetypeandspeedofte
microprocessorsintebladeserver.
Memory:
•12dualinlinememorymodule
(DIMM)connectors
•Type:VeryLowProfile(VLP)
double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM.
Supports1GB,2GB,4GB,8GB,
and16GBDIMMswitupto192
GBoftotalmemoryontesystem
board
PredictiveFailureAnalysis(PFA)
alerts:
•Microprocessors
•Memory
•Storagedrives
Electricalinput:12Vdc
Environment:
•Airtemperature:
–Bladeserveron:10°Cto35°C
(50°Fto95°F).Altitude:0mto
914.4m(0ftto3000ft)
–Bladeserveron:10°Cto
32°C(50°Fto89.6°F).Altitude:
914.4mto2133.6m(3000ft
to7000ft)
Drives:Supportsuptotwoot-swap,
smallformfactor(SFF)SerialAttaced
SCSI(SAS)orSerialATA(SATA)
storagedrives
Size(Type787andType1936):
•Heigt:24.5cm(9.7inces)(6U)
•Dept:44.6cm(17.6inces)
•Widt:2.9cm(1.14inces)
•Maximumweigt:4.8kg(10lb)
Size(Type1911):
•Heigt:24.5cm(9.7in)
•Dept:44.6cm(17.6in)
•Widt:14.5cm(5.71in)
•Maximumweigt:8.15kg(40.02lb)
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Table1.Featuresandspecifications(continued)
Integratedfunctions:
•Horizontal-compact-form-factor
(CFF)expansioncardinterface
•Vertical-combination-I/O(CIOv)
expansioncardinterface
•Localserviceprocessor:Integrated
ManagementModule(IMM)wit
IntelligentPlatformManagement
Interface(IPMI)firmware
•IntegratedMatroxG200eVvideo
controller
•LSI1064ESAScontroller
•BroadcomBCM5709Sdual-port
GigabitEternetcontroller
•Integratedkeyboard/video/mouse
(cKVM)controllertrougIMM
•Ligtpatdiagnostics
•RS-485interfacefor
communicationwitte
managementmodule
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•USB2.0forcommunicationwit
cKVMandremovablemedia
drives(anexternalUSBportisnot
supported)
•SerialoverLAN(SOL)
•Redundantbusesfor
communicationwitkeyboard,
mouse,andremovablemedia
drives
–Bladeserveroff:10°Cto43°C
(50°Fto109.4°F).Altitude:
914.4mto2133.6m(3000ft
to7000ft)
–Bladeserversipping:-40°C
to60°C(-40°Fto140°F)
•Humidity:
–Bladeserveron:8%to80%
–Bladeserveroff:8%to80%
–Bladeserverstorage:5%to
80%
–Bladeserversipment:5%to
100%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwitoter
environmentalfactorssucas
umidityortemperaturemigt
posearisktoteserver.For
informationabouttelimitsfor
particulatesandgases,see
“Particulatecontamination”on
page74.
NEBSEnvironment
•Airtemperature:
–Bladeserveron:5°Cto40°C
(41°Fto104°F).Altitude:-60m
to1800m(-197ftto6000ft)
–Bladeserveron:5°Cto30°C
(41°Fto86°F).Altitude:1800m
to4000m(6000ftto13000ft)
–Bladeserveroff:-5°Cto55°C
(23°Fto131°F).Altitude:-60m
to1800m(-197ftto6000ft)
–Bladeserveroff:-5°Cto45°C
(23°Fto113°F).Altitude:1800m
to4000m(6000ftto13000ft)
–Bladeserverstorage:-40°Cto
60°C(-40°Fto140°F)
•Humidity:8%to85%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwitoter
environmentalfactorssucas
umidityortemperaturemigtpose
arisktoteserver.Forinformation
abouttelimitsforparticulates
andgases,see“Particulate
contamination”onpage74.
Whatyourbladeserveroffers
Yourbladeserveroffersfeatures,sucas,teIntegratedManagementModule,storagediskdrivesupport,
IBM®Director,IBMEnterpriseX-Arcitecture,microprocessortecnology,integratednetworksupport,I/O
expansion,largesystem-memorycapacity,ligtpatdiagnostics,PCIExpress,andpowertrottling.
•IntegratedManagementModule(IMM)
TeIntegratedManagementModule(IMM)isontesystemboardoftebladeserver.TeIMMoperates
asteserviceprocessorfortebladeserverandperformsseveraltasks,includingtefollowing:
–ProvidesRS-485interfacestoteAdvancedManagementModule
–I2CcompatibleTwoWireinterface
–LocalEnvironmentalMonitoring
–LocalLEDcontrol
–AutomaticServerRestart(ASR)
–Onecannel16550tosupportreadytosend(RTS)andcleartosend(CTS)modemcontrolpins
(twoserialports)
–SerialoverLAN(SOL)
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0compliant
–Remotepoweron/poweroffofaremotebladeserver
–Errorlogging
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–Remotesystemsmanagement
–Bladeserveroversubscription
–Blowerspeedcontrol
–CPUtrottling
–Memorytrottling
–Integratedkeyboard/video/mouse(cKVM)
•Harddiskdrivesupport
Tebladeserversupportsuptotwo2.5-incot-swapSASSFFarddiskdrives,RAID0andRAID1
support,upto300GBperdrive.
•IBM®Director
IBMDirectorisaworkgroup-ardware-managementtooltatyoucanusetocentrallymanageservers.
Formoreinformation,seeteIBM®DirectordocumentationonteIBM®DirectorCD.
•IBMEnterpriseX-Architecture
IBMEnterpriseX-Arcitecturetecnologycombinesproven,innovativeIBMdesignstomakeyour
x86-processor-basedbladeserverpowerful,scalable,andreliable.Formoreinformation,see
ttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/ardware/enterprise/xarcitecture.tml
•IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TeServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDprovidesprogramstoelpyousetuptebladeserverand
installaWindowsoperatingsystem.TeServerGuideprogramdetectsinstalledoptionalardware
devicesandprovidestecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.Formoreinformation
aboutteServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see“UsingteServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD”onpage57.
•Microprocessortechnology
Tebladeserversupportsuptotwodual-coreorquad-coreIntelXeonprocessor5500series
microprocessors.Formoreinformationaboutsupportedmicroprocessorsandteirpartnumbers,see
teProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide.
•Integratednetworksupport
AlloftebladeservermodelscomewitanintegratedBroadcomdual-portGigabitEternetcontroller.
Tecontrollersupportsconnectionstoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworktrougan
Eternet-compatibleswitcmoduleinteBladeCenterunit.TecontrolleralsosupportsWakeon
LAN®tecnology.
•I/Oexpansion
Tebladeserverasconnectorsontesystemboardforoptionalexpansioncardsforaddingmore
networkcommunicationcapabilitiestotebladeserver.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Tebladeserversystemboardsupportsupto96GBofsystemmemory.Tememorycontrollerprovides
supportforuptotwelveindustry-standardregisteredECCDDR3onVeryLowProfile(VLP)formfactor
DIMMsinstalledontesystemboard.FortemostcurrentlistofsupportedDIMMs,seeteServerProven
listatttp://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
•Lightpathdiagnostics
Ligtpatdiagnosticsprovidesligt-emittingdiodes(LEDs)toelpyoudiagnoseproblems.Formore
information,seeteProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide.
•PCIExpress
PCIExpressisaserialinterfacetatisusedforcip-to-cipinterconnectandexpansionadapter
interconnect.WittebladeexpansionconnectoryoucanaddoptionalI/Oandstoragedevices.
•Powerthrottling
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EacbladeserverispoweredbytwoEnterpriseVoltageRegulator-Down(EVRD)11.0voltageregulators.
Byenforcingapowerpolicyknownaspower-domainoversubscription,teBladeCenterunitcansare
tepowerloadbetweentwopowermodulestoensuresufficientpowerforeacdeviceinteBladeCenter
unit.TispolicyisenforcedwenteinitialpowerisappliedtoteBladeCenterunitorwenablade
serverisinsertedintoteBladeCenterunit.
Tefollowingsettingsfortispolicyareavailable:
–Redundantwitoutperformanceimpact
–Redundantwitperformanceimpact
–Nonredundant
YoucanconfigureandmonitortepowerenvironmentbyusingteAdvancedManagementModule.For
moreinformationaboutconfiguringandusingpowertrottling,seeteAdvanced-Management-Module
documentationorttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatureselptoensureteintegrityoftedatatatisstoredin
tebladeserver,teavailabilityoftebladeserverwenyouneedit,andteeasewitwicyoucan
diagnoseandcorrectproblems.
Treeoftemostimportantfeaturesinserverdesignarereliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS).
TeseRASfeatureselptoensureteintegrityoftedatatatisstoredintebladeserver,teavailability
oftebladeserverwenyouneedit,andteeasewitwicyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
TebladeserverastefollowingRASfeatures:
•CustomerupgradeofFlasROM-residentcodeanddiagnostics
•PowerPolicy24-oursupportcenter
•VPDonMemory
•Processorpresencedetect
•AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•Built-inmonitoringfortemperature,voltage,andarddiskdrives
•Customersupportcenter24oursperday,7daysaweek.1
•Customer-upgradeableUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)codeanddiagnostics
•DiagnosticsupportofEternetcontrollers
•ECCprotectiononteL2cace
•Errorcodesandmessages
•Hot-swapSASstoragedrives
•IntegratedManagementModule(IMM)
•Ligtpatdiagnosticsfeature
•Memoryparitytesting
•RegisteredECCDDR3memory
•Microprocessorbuilt-inself-test(BIST)duringpower-onself-test(POST)
•Microprocessorserialnumberaccess
•PCIPMI2.2
•PCIExpress1.0a
•POST
•ROMresidentdiagnostics
•ServiceprocessortatcommunicateswitteAdvancedManagementModuletoenableremoteblade
servermanagement
1.Serviceavailabilitywillvarybycountry.Responsetimewillvarydependingontenumberandnatureofincoming
calls.
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•Systemerrorlogging
•WakeonLANcapability
•WakeonPCI(PME)capability
•WakeonUSB2.0capability
IBM®Director
UsetisinformationtounderstandowIBM®Directorworkswittebladeserver.
WitIBM®Director,anetworkadministratorcanperformtefollowingtasks:
•Viewteardwareconfigurationofremotesystems,indetail
•Monitorteusageandperformanceofcriticalcomponents,sucasmicroprocessors,disks,andmemory
•CentrallymanageindividualorlargegroupsofIBMandnon-IBMx86-processor-basedservers,desktop
computers,workstations,andnotebookcomputersonavarietyofplatforms
IBM®Directorprovidesacompreensiveentry-levelworkgroupardwaremanager.Itincludestefollowing
keyfeatures:
•Advancedself-managementcapabilitiesformaximumsystemavailability.
•Multipleoperating-systemplatformsupport,includingMicrosoftSmallBusinessServer,
MicrosoftWindows2000Server,WindowsServer2003,AIX,i5/OS,RedHatLinux,SUSELinux,
andVMware.ForacompletelistofoperatingsystemstatsupportIBMDirector,seeteIBM
DirectorCompatibilityDocument.TisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)at
ttp://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/.Itisupdatedevery6to8weeks.
•SupportforIBMandnon-IBMservers,desktopcomputers,workstations,andnotebookcomputers.
•Supportforsystems-managementindustrystandards.
•Integrationintoleadingworkgroupandenterprisesystems-managementenvironments.
•Easeofuse,training,andsetup.
IBM®Directoralsoprovidesanextensibleplatformtatsupportsadvancedservertoolstataredesignedto
reducetetotalcostofmanagingandsupportingnetworkedsystems.BydeployingIBM®Director,youcan
acievereductionsinownersipcoststrougtefollowingbenefits:
•Reduceddowntime
•IncreasedproductivityofITpersonnelandusers
•Reducedserviceandsupportcosts
FormoreinformationaboutIBMDirector,seeteIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
ttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/diricinfoparent.tmlandte
IBMxSeriesSystemsManagementWebpageatttp://www.ibm.com/systems/management/,wic
presentsanoverviewofIBMSystemsManagementandIBM®Director.
Majorcomponentsofthebladeserver
Usetisinformationtolocatetemajorcomponentsontebladeserver.Temajorcomponentsofteblade
serverincludeFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs),CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs),andoptionaldevices.
Tefollowingillustrationsowstemajorcomponentsoftebladeserver.
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