Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M4 Installation and maintenance instructions

IBMNeXtScalenx360M4
InstallationandServiceGuide
MachineType:5455

Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupportsreadthegeneralinformationin“Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance”onpagedccvi“Notices”onpagedccixtheWarrantyInformationdocumentandthe
SafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentsontheIBMDocumentationCD.
FourthEdition(June2014)
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LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContract
NoGS-35F-05925

Contents
Safetyv
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi
Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii
Safetystatements.............viii
Chapter1TheIBMNeXtScalenx360
M4ComputeNodeType54551
TheIBMDocumentationCD..........2
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2
TheDocumentationBrowser........3
Relateddocumentation............3
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4
Featuresandspecifications...........4
Whatyourcomputenodeoffers.........7
Reliabilityavailabilityandserviceabilityfeatures..9
Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode.....9
Majorcomponentsofthestoragetray.....10
MajorcomponentsoftheGPUtray......11
Powercontrolsandindicators........12
Computenodecontrolsconnectorsand
LEDs.................12
Consolebreakoutcable.........14
Turningonthecomputenode.......14
Turningoffthecomputenode.......15
System-boardlayouts............15
System-boardinternalconnectors.....15
System-boardexternalconnectors.....16
System-boardswitchesandjumpers....17
System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....19
Chapter2Configurationinformation
andinstructions21
Updatingthefirmware............21
Configuringtheserver............22
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD.................23
UsingtheSetuputility..........25
UsingtheBootManager.........31
Startingthebackupserverfirmware....31
TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..31
ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe
defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..32
Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..32
Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen
capturefeatures............33
Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......35
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller.....36
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet
software...............36
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID
software...............36
ConfiguringRAIDarrays.........36
IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram...37
UpdatingIBMSystemsDirector......37
UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier
(UUID)................38
UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......40
Chapter3Troubleshooting45
Starthere.................45
Diagnosingaproblem..........45
Undocumentedproblems........47
Servicebulletins..............48
Checkoutprocedure............48
Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......48
Performingthecheckoutprocedure....49
Diagnostictools..............49
Power-supplyLEDs...........51
SystempulseLEDs...........53
Eventlogs...............53
POST................56
IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......56
Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....58
IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......58
Errormessages..............59
Errormessages..............59
Troubleshootingbysymptom.........59
Generalproblems............59
Harddiskdriveproblems.........60
Hypervisorproblems..........60
Intermittentproblems..........61
KeyboardmouseorUSB-deviceproblems.61
Memoryproblems...........62
Microprocessorproblems........63
Monitorandvideoproblems.......64
Networkconnectionproblems.......66
Optional-deviceproblems........67
Powerproblems............67
Serial-deviceproblems.........69
ServerGuideproblems..........69
Softwareproblems...........70
UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..70
Videoproblems............71
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Solvingpowerproblems...........71
SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......72
Solvingundeterminedproblems........73
Problemdeterminationtips..........74
Recoveringtheserverfirmware(UEFIupdate
failure)..................75
In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....76
In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..78
Out-of-bandmethod..........78
Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........78
Nx-bootfailure...............79
Chapter4Partslisting,IBM
NeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNode
Type545581
Replaceableservercomponents........81
Structuralparts.............85
Powercords...............86
Chapter5Removingandreplacing
components89
Installationtools..............89
Installinganoptionaldevice.........89
Installationguidelines............89
Systemreliabilityguidelines........91
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....91
Returningadeviceorcomponent.....92
Updatingthecomputenodeconfiguration..92
Removingacomputenodefromachassis....92
Installingacomputenodeinachassis.....93
Removingastoragetrayfromacomputenode..101
Installingastoragetrayintoacomputenode...101
RemovingaGPUtrayfromacomputenode...103
InstallingaGPUtrayintoacomputenode....104
Removingandreplacingstructuralparts....105
Removingthecomputenodecover.....105
Installingthecomputenodecover.....107
Removingtheairbaffle.........108
Replacingtheairbaffle.........109
RemovingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..110
ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..111
RemovingthePCIriserfiller........112
ReplacingthePCIriserfiller........112
RemovingthefillerfromtheGPUtray....113
ReplacingthefillerontotheGPUtray....114
Removingthefronthandle........115
Installingthefronthandle.........116
Removingtheharddiskdrivecage.....117
Installingtheharddiskdrivecage.....119
RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......121
Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel..121
Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel...123
Removingthepowerpaddlecardfromthe
GPUtray...............124
Replacingthepowerpaddlecardontothe
GPUtray...............125
Removingthesystembattery.......126
Replacingthesystembattery.......127
Removingamemorymodule.......129
Installingamemorymodule........130
Removingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive
hardwareRAIDcage..........135
Installingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive
hardwareRAIDcage..........137
Removingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...139
Installingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...140
Removingandinstallingdrives......142
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassembly....151
ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassembly....152
RemovingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe
GPUtray...............153
ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe
GPUtray...............154
Removinganadapter/GPUadapter.....156
Replacinganadapter/GPUadapter.....157
RemovingtheUSBflashdrive.......159
InstallingtheUSBflashdrive.......160
RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......162
Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..162
Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..165
Removingthecomputenode.......173
Installingthecomputenode........174
Internalcableroutingandconnectors......175
CablingharddiskdrivewithsoftwareRAID
signalcable..............175
CablingharddiskdrivewithServeRAID
SAS/SATAcontroller...........176
AppendixAIntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages179
ListofIMMevents.............180
AppendixBUEFI(POST)error
codes525
ListofUEFIevents.............525
AppendixCDSAdiagnostictest
results549
DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......549
TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork
test.................549
DSABrocadetestresults..........559
TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....559
DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......568
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TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel
test.................568
DSACPUstresstestresults.........570
TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...570
DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........573
TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter
test.................573
DSAEXAportpingtestresults........577
TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..577
DSAharddrivetestresults..........580
TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...580
DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........581
TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..581
DSALSIharddrivetestresults........588
TestresultsfortheDSALSIhard
driveoutputfilename=DSA_LSI_hard_drive
test.................588
DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......590
TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter
test.................590
DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......592
TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation
test.................592
DSAmemorystresstestresults........670
TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..670
DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........674
TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...674
DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........680
TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..681
DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....685
TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement
test.................685
DSAtapedrivetestresults..........700
TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...700
Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance....dccvi
Beforeyoucall............dccvi
Usingthedocumentation........dccvi
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorld
WideWeb..............dccvi
HowtosendDSAdatatoIBM......dccvii
Creatingapersonalizedsupportweb
page................dccvii
Softwareserviceandsupport......dccvii
Hardwareserviceandsupport......dccvii
IBMTaiwanproductservice.......dccvii
Notices................dccix
Trademarks.............dccix
Importantnotes...........dccx
Particulatecontamination.......dccx
Documentationformat.........dccxi
Telecommunicationregulatorystatement..dccxii
Electronicemissionnotices.......dccxii
GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement..dccxv
Index717
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Safety
BeforeinstallingthisproductreadtheSafetyInformation.
AntesdeinstalaresteprodutoleiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterneførduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
EnnenkuinasennattämäntuotteenlueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduitlisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
PrimadiinstallarequestoprodottoleggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
AntesdeinstalaresteprodutoleiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproductolealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Bu ürünü kurmadan önce güvenlik bilgilerini okuyun.
Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians
Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.
Inspectingforunsafeconditions
UsethisinformationtohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinanIBMproductthatyouareworking
on.
EachIBMproductasitwasdesignedandmanufacturedhasrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersand
servicetechniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegood
judgmenttoidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbynon-IBMalterationsorattachment
ofnon-IBMfeaturesoroptionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe
conditionyoumustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheproblembefore
youworkontheproduct.
Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:
•Electricalhazardsespeciallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock.
•ExplosivehazardssuchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.
•Mechanicalhazardssuchaslooseormissinghardware.
Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditionscompletethefollowingsteps:
1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordsaredisconnected.
2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamagedlooseorbrokenandobserveanysharpedges.
3.Checkthepowercords:
•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure
third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
•Makesurethatthepowercordsarethecorrecttype.
•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.
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4.Removethecover.
5.Checkforanyobviousnon-IBMalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-IBM
alterations.
6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditionssuchasmetalfilingscontaminationwater
orotherliquidorsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforwornfrayedorpinchedcables.
8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered
with.
Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment
Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequipment.
•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistfloorsnongroundedpowerextensioncordsand
missingsafetygrounds.
•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse
wornorbrokentoolsortesters.
•Donottouchthereflectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive
andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.
•Somerubberfloormatscontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse
thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switchdisconnectingswitchorelectricaloutletsothatyoucan
turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.
•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspectionworknearpowersuppliesorremove
orinstallmainunits.
•Beforeyouworkontheequipmentdisconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower
cordhavethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe
wallboxintheoffposition.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen
disconnected.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuitsobservethefollowingprecautions:
–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto
turnoffthepowerifnecessary.
–Whenyouworkwithpowered-onelectricalequipmentuseonlyonehand.Keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.
–Whenyouuseatestersetthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories
forthattester.
–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalfloorstripsandequipment
frames.
•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.
•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersuppliespumpsblowersfansandmotor
generatorsdonotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccursusecautionturnoffthepowerandsendanotherpersontogetmedical
aid.
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Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexampleifacautionstatementislabeled“Statement1”translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunder“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
Statement1
DANGER
Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous
Toavoidashockhazard:
•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconfiguration
ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm
•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet
•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct
•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables
•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceoffire,water,orstructuraldamage
•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems
beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationand
configurationprocedures
•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or
openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices
ToConnect:ToDisconnect:
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstattachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.Firstremovepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
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Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturerIfyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturerThebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)
•Repairordisassemble
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations
Statement3
CAUTION:
Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are
installed,notethefollowing:
•DonotremovethecoversRemovingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto
hazardouslaserradiationTherearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice
•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure
DANGER
SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3BlaserdiodeNotethefollowing
LaserradiationwhenopenDonotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical
instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
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Statement4
≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)
CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting
Statement5
CAUTION:
Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff
theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedeviceThedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower
cordToremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected
fromthepowersource
1
2
Statement6
CAUTION:
Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe
device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource
Statement8
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CAUTION:
Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached
Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel
attachedTherearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponentsIfyoususpectaproblemwith
oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician
Statement12
CAUTION:
Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby
Statement26
CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices
Statement27
CAUTION:
Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby
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RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet
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Chapter1TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType
5455
TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455isahigh-availabilityscalablecomputenodethat
isoptimizedtosupportthenext-generationmicroprocessortechnologyandisideallysuitedformedium
andlargebusinesses.
TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455issupportedintheIBMNeXtScalen1200
Enclosureonly.
Thisdocumentationprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutsettingupandtroubleshootingthecompute
node:
•Startingandconfiguringthecomputenode
•Installingtheoperatingsystem
•Diagnosingproblems
•Installingremovingandreplacingcomponents
PackagedwiththecomputenodearesoftwareCDsthathelpyouconfigurehardwareinstalldevicedrivers
andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
IffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailableyoucandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The
servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserverand
thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeaturesortechnical
updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdatesgotohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
Thecomputenodecomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistanceseetheWarrantyInformationdocumentforyourcomputenode.
YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconfigurethehardwareinstall
devicedriversandinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserversee
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDforcomplete
rackinstallationandremovalinstructions.
Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverproductsat
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x.Athttp://www.ibm.com/supportportalyoucancreateapersonalized
supportpagebyidentifyingIBMproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpageyou
cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotificationsaboutnewtechnicaldocumentssearchforinformationand
downloadsandaccessvariousadministrativeservices.
Thecomputenodemighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththe
computenode.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthose
features.Technicalupdatesmightalsobeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedin
thecomputenodedocumentation.Toobtainthemostup-to-datedocumentationforthisproductgoto
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp.
Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesthatarespecifictoyourcomputenodeat
http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
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ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode
andonalabelonthebottomofthecomputenodethatisvisiblewhenthecomputenodeisnotintheIBM
NeXtScalen1200Enclosure.IfthecomputenodecomeswithanRFIDtagtheRFIDtagcoverstheIDlabel
onthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenodebutyoucanopentheRFIDtagtoseetheIDlabelbehindit.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.
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Fiure1.NeXtScalenx360M4computenode
InadditionthesystemservicelabelwhichisonthecoveroftheserverprovidesaQRcodeformobile
accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha
mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation
websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideosanderrorcodes
forserversupport.
ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode():
Fiure2.QRcode
TheIBMDocumentationCD
TheIBMDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)and
includestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMDocumentationCD.
TheIBMDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsorRedHatLinux
•100MHzmicroprocessor
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•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdfwhichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
TheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCDreadbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments
andviewdocumentsusingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays
thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguage
forthatregiontheEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.Useoneofthefollowingprocedurestostart
theDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabledinserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts
automatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusersuseoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsysteminserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙
Run.IntheOpenfieldtype:
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdriveandclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinuxinserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;thenrunthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableT opicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe
server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas
additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
WhenyouselectadocumentadescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocumentpressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
documentalltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
TosearchallthedocumentstypeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewitandpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunctionorpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
Relateddocumentation
ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand
cabletheserverhowtoinstallsupportedoptionaldeviceshowtoconfiguretheserverandinformationto
helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.
Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:
•WarrantyInformationThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarranty
termsandapointertotheIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.
•ImportantNoticesThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformation
aboutthesafetyenvironmentalandelectronicemissionnoticesforyourIBMproduct.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuideThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMDocumentationCD.It
containstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
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•IBMLicenseAreementforMachineCodeThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.It
providestranslatedversionsoftheIBMLicenseAreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.
•LicensesandAttributionsDocumentThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itprovides
theopensourcenotices.
•SafetyInformationThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcaution
anddangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasa
numberthatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation
document.
DependingontheservermodeladditionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMDocumentationCD.
TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation
abouttoolsforupdatingmanaginganddeployingfirmwaredevicedriversandoperatingsystems.The
ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.
Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe
server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures
ortechnicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedinthe
serverdocumentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforupdatesgo
tohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
documentwhichisontheIBMDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttipsguidanceoradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprogramsdevicesordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usethisinformationtoviewspecificinformationaboutthecomputenodesuchascomputenodehardware
featuresandthedimensionsofthecomputenode.
Notes:
1.PowercoolingandchassissystemsmanagementareprovidedbytheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure
chassis.
2.TheoperatingsysteminthecomputenodemustprovideUSBsupportforthecomputenodeto
recognizeanduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosurechassisuses
USBforinternalcommunicationwiththesedevices.
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ThefollowingtableisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsoftheNeXtScalenx360M4compute
node.
Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):
•Supportsuptotwomulti-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)
•Level-3cache
•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto8.0GTpersecond
Notes:
•UsetheSetuputilitytodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorsintheserver.
•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessorssee
http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.
Memory:
•8dualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors
•Type:Low-profile(LP)double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM
•Supports4GB8GBand16GBDIMMswithupto128GBoftotalmemoryonthesystemboard
•SupportforUDIMMsandRDIMMs(combiningisnotsupported)
Integratedfunctions:
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctionsina
singlechip.
•ConcurrentCOM/VGA/2xUSB(KVM)
•SystemerrorLEDs
•SoftwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0RAIDlevel-1orRAIDlevel-10
•HardwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0RAIDlevel-1RAIDlevel-5orRAIDlevel-10
•WakeonLAN(WOL)
Driveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):
Supportsuptoeight3.5-inchSATA(ifthestoragetrayisinstalledupto7inthestoragetrayand1inthe
computenode)two2.5-inchSATA/SASorfour1.8-inchsolid-statedrives.1
Attention:Asageneralconsiderationdonotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives
inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.
Upgradeablefirmware:
Allfirmwareisfieldupgradeable.
PCIexpansionslots(dependingonyourmodel):
•Computenode
–PCIExpressx16(x8mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0full-heighthalf-length)
•GPUtray
–TwoPCIExpressx16(x16mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0full-heightfull-length)
Size:
•Computenode
–Height:41mm(1.6in)
–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(basedontheLFFHDDwithincomputernode):6.05kg(13.31lb)
•Storagetray
–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)
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–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(with7harddiskdrivesinstalled):8.64kg(19lb)
•GPUtray
–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)
–Depth:659mm(25.9in)
–Width:216mm(8.5in)
–Weightestimation(withnoGPUadapterinstalled):3.33kg(7.34lb)
Environment:
TheNeXtScalenx360M4computenodecomplieswithASHRAEclassA3specifications.
Serveron2
•Temperature:5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)3
•Humiditynon-condensing:-12°Cdewpoint(10.4°F)and8%to85%relativehumidity45
•Maximumdewpoint:24°C(75°F)
•Maximumaltitude:3048m(10000ft)
•Maximumrateoftemperaturechange:5°C/hr(41°F/hr)6
Environment:
Serveroff7:
•Temperature:5°Cto45°C(41°Fto113°F)
•Relativehumidity:8%to85%
•Maximumdewpoint:27°C(80.6°F)
Storage(non-operating):
•Temperature:1°Cto60°C(33.8°Fto140.0°F)
•Maximumaltitude:3050m(10000ft)
•Relativehumidity:5%to80%
•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)
Shipment(non-operating):8
•Temperature:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140.0°F)
•Maximumaltitude:10700m(35105ft)
•Relativehumidity:5%to100%
•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)9
Particulatecontamination
Attention:
•DesigntoASHRAEClassA3temperature:36°C-40°C(96.8°F-104°F)withrelaxedsupport:
–Supportcloudsuchasworkloadwithnoperformancedegradationacceptable(turbo-off)
–Undernocircumstancecananycombinationoftheworstcaseworkloadandconfigurationresult
insystemshutdownordesignexposureat40°C
–Theworstcaseworkload(suchaslinpackandturbo-on)mayhaveperformancedegradation
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