NovaScale Blade 2021 Series User manual

NovaScale Blade
2021 Series
Installation and User's Guide
NOVASCALE BLADE
REFERENCE
86 A1 96EM 00

NOVASCALE BLADE
NovaScale Blade 2021
Series
Installation and User's Guide
January 2005
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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.
Important Safety Instructions
Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions.
Read the manual NovaScale Blade Series Boards and Chassis Safety Information.
Consignes de sécurité
Lisez attentivement toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées dans ce docu-
ment avant de suivre toute instruction. Consultez le manuel NovaScale Blade Series Boards and
Chassis Safety Information.
Wichtige Sicherhetshinweise
Lesen Sie zunächts sämtliche Warn- und Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor Sie eine
der Anweisungen ausführen. Beachten Sie auch dem Buch NovaScale Blade Series Boards and
Chassis Safety Information.
Importanti istruzioni sulla sicurezza
Leggere attentamente tutte le istruzioni sulla sicurezza contenute nel presente documento prima di
eseguire qualsiasi operazione. Vedere il manuale NovaScale Blade Series Boards and Chassis Safety
Information.
Instrucciones de seguridad importantes
Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precaución de este documento antes de realizar cualquira
de las instrucciones. Vea el documento NovaScale Blade Series Boards and Chassis Safety Informa-
tion.

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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.
•When lifting any heavy object:
1. Ensure you can stand safely without slipping.
2. Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
3. Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly, or twist,when you attempt to lift.
4. Lift by standing or by pushing up with you leg muscles; this action removes the strain from
the muscles in your back. Do not attempt to lift any object that weighs more than 16 kg
(35lb) or any object that you think is too heavy for you.
•Do not perform any action that causes hazards to the customer, or makes the equipment unsafe.
•Before you start the machine, ensure that other service representatives and the customer’s
personnel are not in a hazardous position.
•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.

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Electrical Safety
CAUTION:
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, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
✏ Important: Observe the following rules when working on electrical
equipment.
•Use only approved tools and test equipment. Some hand tools have handles covered with a soft
material that does not protect you when working with live electrical currents.
•Many customers have rubber floor mats (near their equipment) that contain small conductive
fibers to decrease electrostatic discharges. Do not use this type of mat to protect yourself from
electrical shock.
•Find the emergency power-off (EPO) switch, disconnect switch, or electrical outlet in the room.
If an electrical accident occurs, you can quickly turn off the switch or unplug the power cord.
•Do not work alone under hazardous conditions, or near equipment that has hazardous voltages.
•Disconnect all power before:
—Performing a mechanical inspection
—Working near power supplies
—Removing or installing main units
•Before you start to work on the machine, unplug the power cord. If you cannot unplug it, ask the
customer to power-off the wall box (that supplies power to the machine) and to lock the wall box
in the off position.
•If you need to work on a machine that has exposed electrical circuits, observe the following
precautions:
—Ensure that another person, familiar with the power-off controls, is near you. Remember:
another person must be there to switch off the power, if necessary.
—Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment; keep the other
hand in your pocket or behind your back.
—Remember: There must be a complete circuit to cause electrical shock. By observing the
above rule, you may prevent a current from passing through your body.
•When using testers, set controls correctly and use the approved probe leads and accessories for
that tester.
•Stand on suitable rubber mats (obtained locally, if necessary) to insulate you from grounds such
as metal floor strips and machine frames.
•Observe the special safety precautions when you work with very high voltages; these
instructions are in the safety sections of the maintenance information. Use extreme care when
measuring high voltages.
•Regularly inspect and maintain your electrical hand tools for safe operational condition.

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•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 a plastic dental inspection
mirror. The surface is conductive; such touching can cause personal injury and machine damage.
•When the power is on and power supply units, blowers and fans are removed from their normal
operating position in a machine, do not attempt to service the units. This practice ensures correct
grounding of the units.
•If an electrical accident occurs, use caution:
—Switch power off
—Send another person to get help/medical aid
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.
✏ NOTE
The use of a grounding system is desirable but not required to protect against ESD damage.
Attach the ESD ground clip to any frame ground, ground braid, or green-wire ground.

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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.
DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone and communication cables is hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
•Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or
reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.
•Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
•Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to this product.
•When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables.
•Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or structural damage.
•Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems, networks, and
modems before you open the device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the
installation and configuration procedures.
•Connect 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.

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CAUTION:
If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same 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:
•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.
CAUTION:
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
✏ 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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≥18 kg (37 lbs) ≥32 kg (70.5 lbs) ≥55 kg (121.2 lbs)
CAUTION:
Use safe practices when lifting.
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.
CAUTION:
Do not place any object weighing more than 82 kg (180 lbs.) on top of rack-mounted devices.
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Regulatory specifications and disclaimers
CAUTION:
Do not place any object weighing more then 82 kg (180lbs.) on top of rack-mounted devices.
CAUTION:
To avoid personal injury, before lifting the unit, remove all the blades to reduce the weight.
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always
replace the blade cover before installing the blade.
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
TUV/GS to EN60950 2nd Edition with Amendments, A1 =
A2+A3+A4
International: UL/CB to IEC 60950 3rd Edition
UL/CB - EN60 950 3rd Edition
UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94
Australia/New Zealand: CB Report to IEC 60950, 3rd Edition plus international
deviations

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Electromagnetic compatibility notices (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/her own expense.
Electromagnetic compatibility (ECM)
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
EN6100-3-3 Voltage Flicker
Japan: VCCI Class A ITE (CISPR 22, Class A Limit)
IEC 1000-3-2 Limit for Harmonic Current Emissions
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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✏ NOTE
Class A device definition: If a Class A device is installed within the is system, then the system
is to be considered a Class A system. In this configuration, operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference.
✏ NOTE
This product is intended to be installed with CAT5 cable, or equivalent, to minimize electrical
interference.
Electromagnetic compatibility notices (International)
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity): This product has been tested in accordance too, 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", NMB-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 notice above:
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.
note: Class A device: operated in a commercial area. Class B device: operated in a residential area.

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Contents
1 Introducing the NovaScale Blade 2021 server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NovaScale Blade 2021 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
NovaScale Blade 2021 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Major components of the NovaScale Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Notices and statements used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Using power, controls, jumpers, switches, and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning on the NovaScale Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning off the NovaScale Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Understanding the control panel and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
System board illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using system board switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using switch block 2 (SW2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Light Path Diagnostics to troubleshoot the system board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installation guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System reliability considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing and removing the NovaScale Blade Server from the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit
20
Opening the NovaScale Blade Server cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing the NovaScale Blade Server bezel assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing a SCSI hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing a SCSI hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing memory modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing an additional processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing an I/O expansion card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing a small form-factor expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Installing a standard form-factor expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the NovaScale Blade Server SCSI Expansion Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Installing a SCSI storage expansion unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing a SCSI disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the expansion unit cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing an I/O expansion card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Completing the installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Installing the NovaScale Blade Server bezel assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Closing the NovaScale Blade Server cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing the NovaScale Blade Server in the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit. . . . . . . 45
Updating your NovaScale Blade Server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Input/output connectors and devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4 Configuring the NovaScale Blade Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
NovaScale Blade Server Ethernet controller enumeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring a SCSI RAID array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
5 Solving problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
POST beep code descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
POST error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Troubleshooting charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Memory problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Processor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Monitor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mouse problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Network connection problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Option problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Service processor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Light path diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Diagnosing problems using Light Path Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Light Path Diagnostics LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Light Path Diagnostics table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
A Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Getting help and information from Bull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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1 Introducing the NovaScale Blade 2021 server
This high-performance NovaScale Blade Server is ideally suited for networking environments that
require superior processor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data
storage.
This Installation and User Guide provides information about:
• Setting up the NovaScale Blade Server
• Starting and configuring the NovaScale Blade Server
• Installing hardware options
• Installing the operating system
• Performing basic troubleshooting of the NovaScale Blade Server
Record information about your NovaScale Blade 2021 in the following table.
✏NOTE
The model number and serial number are on the ID label that is behind the control panel
door on the front of the NovaScale Blade Server, and on a label on the right side of the
NovaScale Blade Server that is visible when the NovaScale Blade Server is not in the
NovaScale Blade Chassis unit.
Your NovaScale Blade 2021 will have one of the bezels shown in the following illustration.
✏NOTE
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Product name NovaScale Blade 2021
Product code
Model number _____________________________________________
Serial number _____________________________________________

2 NovaScale Blade 2021 Installation and User’s Guide
Figure 1. NovaScale Blade Server release levers.
A set of user labels comes with the NovaScale Blade 2021. When you install the NovaScale Blade
Server in the NovaScale Blade Chassis unit, write identifying information on a label and place the
label on the NovaScale Blade 2021 unit bezel.
Figure 2 shows the placement of the label, just below the NovaScale Blade Server, on the NovaScale
Blade Chassis unit.
Release
levers
Release
button