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BladeCenterHS22BladeServer
InstallationandUser'sGuide
MachineTypes:7870,1936,1911
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
B“Notices”onpage73andtheSafetyInformation,EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide,Warranty
InformationdocumentsontheIBMDocumentationCD.
Themostrecentversionofthisdocumentisavailableathttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
ThirteenthEdition(August2012)
©CopyrightLenovo2012,2015.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServices
Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContract
No.GS-35F-05925
Contents
Safety.................iii
Safetystatements..............iv
Chapter1.Introduction.........1
Relateddocumentation............3
TheIBMDocumentationCD..........3
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....4
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser......4
Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....5
Featuresandspecifications...........5
Whatyourbladeserveroffers..........6
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures..8
IBM®Director................9
Majorcomponentsofthebladeserver......9
Chapter2.Power,controls,and
indicators...............11
BladeservercontrolsandLEDs........11
Turningonthebladeserver........13
Turningoffthebladeserver........14
Bladeserverconnectors.........14
BladeCenterGPUexpansionunitLED.....14
Chapter3.Installingoptions.....17
Installationguidelines............17
Systemreliabilityguidelines........18
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....18
RemovingthebladeserverfromtheBladeCenter
unit...................19
Removingthebladeservercover.......20
Installinganoptionalexpansionunit......21
Removinganoptionalexpansionunit......22
Installingahot-swapstoragedrive.......23
Removingahot-swapstoragedrive......24
Installingamemorymodule.........24
Removingamemorymodule.........28
InstallingaGPUadapterintheBladeCenterGPU
expansionunit...............30
RemovingaGPUadapterfromtheBladeCenter
GPUexpansionunit............31
Installingamicroprocessorandheatsink....34
Thermalgrease..............36
InstallingaUSBFlashkey..........37
I/Oexpansioncards............38
Installingahorizontal-compact-form-factor
expansioncard.............38
Removingahorizontal-compact-form-factor
expansioncard.............39
InstallingaCIOv-form-factorexpansion
card.................40
RemovingaCIOv-form-factorexpansion
card.................41
Installingastorageinterfacecard.....42
Removingastorageinterfacecard.....45
Completingtheinstallation..........47
Closingthebladeservercover......48
InstallingthebladeserverinaBladeCenter
unit.................48
Updatingthebladeserverconfiguration...50
Input/outputconnectorsanddevices......51
Chapter4.Configuringtheblade
server.................53
UsingtheSetuputility............53
Setuputilitymenu...........54
Usingpasswords............56
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD.57
ServerGuidefeatures..........57
Setupandconfigurationoverview.....58
Typicaloperating-systeminstallation....58
Installingtheoperatingsystemwithoutusing
ServerGuide..............58
UsingthePXEbootagentutilityprogram....59
Firmwareupdates.............59
ConfiguringUEFIcompatibledevices......59
ConfiguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller....60
ConfiguringaRAIDarray...........60
UsingtheLSILogicConfigurationUtilityprogram.61
UsingLANoverUSBtointerfacetheIMM....61
PotentialconflictswiththeLANoverUSB
interface...............62
ResolvingconflictswiththeIMMLANover
USBinterface.............62
ConfiguringtheLANoverUSBinterface
manually...............63
Chapter5.Installingtheoperating
system.................65
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
toinstalltheoperatingsystem........65
UsingRDMtoinstalltheoperatingsystem....65
Downloadinginstallationinstructions......65
Chapter6.Solvingproblems.....67
Diagnostictoolsoverview..........67
ServerGuideproblems...........68
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AppendixA.Gettinghelpand
technicalassistance.........69
Beforeyoucall...............69
Usingthedocumentation..........70
GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorldWide
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
JapanElectronicsandInformationTechnology
IndustriesAssociation(JEITA)statement...78
KoreaCommunicationsCommission(KCC)
statement...............78
RussiaElectromagneticInterference(EMI)
ClassAstatement...........78
People'sRepublicofChinaClassAelectronic
emissionstatement...........78
TaiwanClassAcompliancestatement...79
Index..................81
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Safety
Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læssikkerhedsforskrifterne,førduinstallererdetteprodukt.
Leesvoordatuditproductinstalleerteerstdeveiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennenkuinasennattämäntuotteen,lueturvaohjeetkohdastaSafetyInformation.
Avantd'installerceproduit,lisezlesconsignesdesécurité.
VorderInstallationdiesesProduktsdieSicherheitshinweiselesen.
Primadiinstallarequestoprodotto,leggereleInformazionisullaSicurezza.
Lessikkerhetsinformasjonen(SafetyInformation)førduinstallererdetteproduktet.
Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõessobreSegurança.
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Antesdeinstalaresteproducto,lealainformacióndeseguridad.
Lässäkerhetsinformationeninnanduinstallerardenhärprodukten.
Buürünükurmadanöncegüvenlikbilgileriniokuyun.
Safetystatements
Thesestatementsprovidethecautionanddangerinformationthatisusedinthisdocumentation.
Important:Eachcautionanddangerstatementinthisdocumentationislabeledwithanumber.Thisnumber
isusedtocrossreferenceanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementwithtranslatedversionsofthe
cautionordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Forexample,ifacautionstatementislabeled“Statement1,”translationsforthatcautionstatementareinthe
SafetyInformationdocumentunder“Statement1.”
Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentationbeforeyouperformtheprocedures.
Readanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatcomeswithyoursystemoroptionaldevicebeforeyouinstall
thedevice.
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.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,attachallcablestodevices.
3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.
4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.
5.TurndeviceON.
1.TurneverythingOFF.
2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.
3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.
4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.
Statement2
CAUTION:
Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyIBMPartNumber33F8354oranequivalenttypebattery
recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace
itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand
canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.
Donot:
•Throworimmerseintowater
•Heattomorethan100°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.T oremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatall
powercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
RackSafetyInformation,Statement2
DANGER
•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.
•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
ULregulatoryinformation
Thisdeviceisforuseonlywithsupportedbladechassis.
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Chapter1.Introduction
TheIBMBladeCenterHS22Type7870,1936,and1911bladeserveriscompatiblewithIBMBladeCenter
units.Thishighdensity,highperformance,single-widebladeserverisideallysuitedformediumand
largebusinesses.TheIBMBladeCenterHS22bladeserversupportsuptotwomulti-coreIntelXeon
microprocessorsandhastwelvememory-moduleslots,twohot-swappablestorage-devicebays,one
Horizontal-compact-form-factor(CFFh)expansioncardconnector,oneVertical-combination-I/O(CIOv)
connector,andoneinternalUSBconnector.
Note:Unlessotherwisestated,referencestotheBladeCenterunitapplytoallBladeCenterunittypes.
ThisInstallationandUser'sGuideprovidesinformationabout:
•Settingupthebladeserver
•Startingandconfiguringthebladeserver
•Installinghardwareoptions
•Installingtheoperatingsystem
•Performingbasictroubleshootingofthebladeserver
PackagedwiththisdocumentaresoftwareCDsthathelpyoutoconfigurehardware,installdevicedrivers,
andinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Todownloadthelatestdevicedrivers,completethefollowingsteps.
Note:ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheIBMWebsite.Theactualproceduremightvaryslightlyfrom
whatisdescribedinthisdocument.
1.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickSoftwareanddevicedrivers.
4.ClickBladeCenterHS22todisplaythematrixofdownloadablefilesforthebladeserver.
Thebladeservercomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand
gettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyandSupportInformationdocumentforyourblade
serverontheIBMDocumentationCD.Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationaboutthebladeserverat
http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
Iffirmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMWebsite.The
bladeservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeblade
server,andthedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,
ortechnicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheblade
serverdocumentation.
Tocheckforupdates,completethefollowingsteps.
Note:ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheIBMWebsite.Proceduresforlocatingfirmwareand
documentationmightchangefromwhatisdescribedinthisdocument.
1.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickSoftwareanddevicedriversforfirmwareupdates,orclickPublications
lookupfordocumentationupdates.
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Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesspecifictoyourbladeserverat
http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromthehardware.
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bladeserver,andonalabelonthesideofthebladeserverthatisvisiblewhenthebladeserverisnotin
theBladeCenterunit.
Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromthehardware.
Important:Donotplacethelabelonthebladeserveritselforinanywayblocktheventilationholeson
thebladeserver.
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AsetofblanklabelsforyourbladeservercomeswiththeBladeCenterunit.Whenyouinstalltheblade
serverintheBladeCenterunit,writeidentifyinginformationonalabelandplacethelabelontheBladeCenter
unitbezel.SeethedocumentationforyourBladeCenterunitforrecommendedlabelplacement.
Relateddocumentation
Usethisinformationtoidentifyandlocaterelatedbladeserverdocumentation.
ThisInstallationandUser'sGuidecontainsgeneralinformationaboutthebladeserver,includinghowto
installsupportedoptionaldevicesandhowtoconfigurethebladeserver.Thefollowingdocumentationalso
comeswiththebladeserver:
•ProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide
ThisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)ontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontains
informationtohelpyousolveproblemsyourself,anditcontainsinformationforservicetechnicians.
•SafetyInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcautionanddanger
statements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasanumberthat
youcanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.
•WarrantyandSupportInformation
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainsinformationaboutthetermsofthe
warrantyandgettingserviceandassistance.
•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.
•IntegratedManagementModuleUser'sGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMWebsiteathttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.Thisdocument
explainshowtousethefunctionsoftheIMMinstalledinanIBMserver.TheIMMworkswithIBMSystem
xServerFirmwaretoprovidesystems-managementcapabilityforSystemxandBladeCenterservers.
•AdvancedManagementModuleMessagesGuide
ThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMWebsiteathttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.Thisdocument
providesacompletelistofallnon-devicespecificeventsandrecommendedactions,sortedbyeventID.
Devicespecificeventinformationisinthedocumentationforthedevice.
DependingonyourBladeCenterproduct,additionaldocumentsmightbeincludedontheIBMDocumentation
CD.Inadditiontothedocumentationinthislibrary,besuretoreviewthePlanningandInstallationGuidefor
yourBladeCenterunitforinformationtohelpyouprepareforsysteminstallationandconfiguration.Tocheck
forupdateddocumentationandtechnicalupdates,completethefollowingsteps.
Note:ChangesaremadeperiodicallytotheIBMWebsite.Theactualproceduremightvaryslightlyfrom
whatisdescribedinthisdocument.
1.Gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2.UnderProductsupport,clickBladeCenter.
3.UnderPopularlinks,clickPublicationslookup.
4.FromtheProductfamilymenu,selectBladeCenterHS22.
TheIBMDocumentationCD
UsetheIBMDocumentationCDtoaccessthebladeserverdocumentationinPDFformat.
Chapter1.Introduction3
YoucanruntheIBMDocumentationCDonanypersonalcomputerthatmeetsthehardwareandsoftware
requirements.
TheIBMDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationforyourbladeserverinPortableDocumentFormat
(PDF)andincludestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyoufindinformationquickly.
Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements
Usethisinformationtodeterminetheminimumhardwareandsoftwarerequirementsforthebladeserver.
TheIBMDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP,Windows2000,orRedHatEnterpriseLinux5Server
•100MHzmicroprocessor
•32MBofRAM
•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems
UsingtheDocumentationBrowser
UsetheseinstructionstostarttheDocumentationBrowser.
UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,
andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.TheDocumentationBrowserautomatically
detectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyoursystemanddisplaysthedocumentsinthelanguageforthat
region(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguageforthatregion,theEnglish-language
versionisdisplayed.
UseoneofthefollowingprocedurestostarttheDocumentationBrowser:
•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstartsautomatically.
•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:
–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart→
Run.IntheOpenfield,type
e:\win32.bat
whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.
–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing
commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:
shrunlinux.sh
SelectyourbladeserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableTopicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsfor
yourbladeserver.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocument
thathasadditionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.
Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderTopicDescription.Toselect
morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook
toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone
document,alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.
Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheSearchfieldandclickSearch.The
documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka
documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf
searchfunctionwithinthedocument.
ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.
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Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument
Usethisinformationtounderstandthemostcommondocumentationnoticesandstatementsandhow
theyareused.
ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation
document,whichisontheIBMDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe
correspondingstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.
Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:
•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.
•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor
problemsituations.
•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepossibledamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis
placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.
•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution
statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.
•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous
toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely
hazardousproceduresteporsituation.
Featuresandspecifications
Usethistabletoviewspecificinformationaboutthebladeserver,suchasbladeserverhardwarefeatures
andthedimensionsofthebladeserver.
Notes:
1.Power,cooling,removable-mediadrives,externalports,andadvancedsystemmanagementare
providedbytheBladeCenterunit.
2.TheoperatingsysteminthebladeservermustprovideUSBsupportforthebladeservertorecognize
anduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TheBladeCenterunitusesUSBforinternalcommunications
withthesedevices.
Thefollowingtableisasummaryofthefeaturesandspecificationsofthebladeserver.
Table1.Featuresandspecifications
Microprocessor:Supportsuptotwo
multi-coreIntelXeonmicroprocessors.
Note:UsetheSetuputilityto
determinethetypeandspeedofthe
microprocessorsinthebladeserver.
Memory:
•12dualinlinememorymodule
(DIMM)connectors
•Type:VeryLowProfile(VLP)
double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM.
Supports1GB,2GB,4GB,8GB,
and16GBDIMMswithupto192
GBoftotalmemoryonthesystem
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:Supportsuptotwohot-swap,
smallformfactor(SFF)SerialAttached
SCSI(SAS)orSerialATA(SATA)
storagedrives
Size(Type7870andType1936):
•Height:24.5cm(9.7inches)(6U)
•Depth:44.6cm(17.6inches)
•Width:2.9cm(1.14inches)
•Maximumweight:4.8kg(10lb)
Size(Type1911):
•Height:24.5cm(9.7in)
•Depth:44.6cm(17.6in)
•Width:14.5cm(5.71in)
•Maximumweight:8.15kg(40.02lb)
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Table1.Featuresandspecifications(continued)
Integratedfunctions:
•Horizontal-compact-form-factor
(CFFh)expansioncardinterface
•Vertical-combination-I/O(CIOv)
expansioncardinterface
•Localserviceprocessor:Integrated
ManagementModule(IMM)with
IntelligentPlatformManagement
Interface(IPMI)firmware
•IntegratedMatroxG200eVvideo
controller
•LSI1064ESAScontroller
•BroadcomBCM5709Sdual-port
GigabitEthernetcontroller
•Integratedkeyboard/video/mouse
(cKVM)controllerthroughIMM
•Lightpathdiagnostics
•RS-485interfacefor
communicationwiththe
managementmodule
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•USB2.0forcommunicationwith
cKVMandremovablemedia
drives(anexternalUSBportisnot
supported)
•SerialoverLAN(SOL)
•Redundantbusesfor
communicationwithkeyboard,
mouse,andremovablemedia
drives
–Bladeserveroff:10°Cto43°C
(50°Fto109.4°F).Altitude:
914.4mto2133.6m(3000ft
to7000ft)
–Bladeservershipping:-40°C
to60°C(-40°Fto140°F)
•Humidity:
–Bladeserveron:8%to80%
–Bladeserveroff:8%to80%
–Bladeserverstorage:5%to
80%
–Bladeservershipment:5%to
100%
•Particulatecontamination:
Attention:Airborneparticulates
andreactivegasesactingalone
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemight
posearisktotheserver.For
informationaboutthelimitsfor
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
orincombinationwithother
environmentalfactorssuchas
humidityortemperaturemightpose
arisktotheserver.Forinformation
aboutthelimitsforparticulates
andgases,see“Particulate
contamination”onpage74
.
Whatyourbladeserveroffers
Yourbladeserveroffersfeatures,suchas,theIntegratedManagementModule,storagediskdrivesupport,
IBM®Director,IBMEnterpriseX-Architecture,microprocessortechnology,integratednetworksupport,I/O
expansion,largesystem-memorycapacity,lightpathdiagnostics,PCIExpress,andpowerthrottling.
•IntegratedManagementModule(IMM)
TheIntegratedManagementModule(IMM)isonthesystemboardofthebladeserver.TheIMMoperates
astheserviceprocessorforthebladeserverandperformsseveraltasks,includingthefollowing:
–ProvidesRS-485interfacestotheAdvancedManagementModule
–I
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–LocalEnvironmentalMonitoring
–LocalLEDcontrol
–AutomaticServerRestart(ASR)
–Onechannel16550tosupportreadytosend(RTS)andcleartosend(CTS)modemcontrolpins
(twoserialports)
–SerialoverLAN(SOL)
–IntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)2.0compliant
–Remotepoweron/poweroffofaremotebladeserver
–Errorlogging
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–Remotesystemsmanagement
–Bladeserveroversubscription
–Blowerspeedcontrol
–CPUthrottling
–Memorythrottling
–Integratedkeyboard/video/mouse(cKVM)
•Harddiskdrivesupport
Thebladeserversupportsuptotwo2.5-inchhot-swapSASSFFharddiskdrives,RAID0andRAID1
support,upto300GBperdrive.
•IBM®Director
IBMDirectorisaworkgroup-hardware-managementtoolthatyoucanusetocentrallymanageservers.
Formoreinformation,seetheIBM®DirectordocumentationontheIBM®DirectorCD.
•IBMEnterpriseX-Architecture
IBMEnterpriseX-Architecturetechnologycombinesproven,innovativeIBMdesignstomakeyour
x86-processor-basedbladeserverpowerful,scalable,andreliable.Formoreinformation,see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/xarchitecture.html
•IBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDprovidesprogramstohelpyousetupthebladeserverand
installaWindowsoperatingsystem.TheServerGuideprogramdetectsinstalledoptionalhardware
devicesandprovidesthecorrectconfigurationprogramsanddevicedrivers.Formoreinformation
abouttheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation
CD”onpage57.
•Microprocessortechnology
Thebladeserversupportsuptotwodual-coreorquad-coreIntelXeonprocessor5500series
microprocessors.Formoreinformationaboutsupportedmicroprocessorsandtheirpartnumbers,see
theProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide.
•Integratednetworksupport
AllofthebladeservermodelscomewithanintegratedBroadcomdual-portGigabitEthernetcontroller.
Thecontrollersupportsconnectionstoa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1000Mbpsnetworkthroughan
Ethernet-compatibleswitchmoduleintheBladeCenterunit.ThecontrolleralsosupportsWakeon
LAN®technology.
•I/Oexpansion
Thebladeserverhasconnectorsonthesystemboardforoptionalexpansioncardsforaddingmore
networkcommunicationcapabilitiestothebladeserver.
•Largesystem-memorycapacity
Thebladeserversystemboardsupportsupto96GBofsystemmemory.Thememorycontrollerprovides
supportforuptotwelveindustry-standardregisteredECCDDR3onVeryLowProfile(VLP)formfactor
DIMMsinstalledonthesystemboard.ForthemostcurrentlistofsupportedDIMMs,seetheServerProven
listathttp://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
•Lightpathdiagnostics
Lightpathdiagnosticsprovideslight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)tohelpyoudiagnoseproblems.Formore
information,seetheProblemDeterminationandServiceGuide.
•PCIExpress
PCIExpressisaserialinterfacethatisusedforchip-to-chipinterconnectandexpansionadapter
interconnect.WiththebladeexpansionconnectoryoucanaddoptionalI/Oandstoragedevices.
•Powerthrottling
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EachbladeserverispoweredbytwoEnterpriseVoltageRegulator-Down(EVRD)11.0voltageregulators.
Byenforcingapowerpolicyknownaspower-domainoversubscription,theBladeCenterunitcanshare
thepowerloadbetweentwopowermodulestoensuresufficientpowerforeachdeviceintheBladeCenter
unit.ThispolicyisenforcedwhentheinitialpowerisappliedtotheBladeCenterunitorwhenablade
serverisinsertedintotheBladeCenterunit.
Thefollowingsettingsforthispolicyareavailable:
–Redundantwithoutperformanceimpact
–Redundantwithperformanceimpact
–Nonredundant
YoucanconfigureandmonitorthepowerenvironmentbyusingtheAdvancedManagementModule.For
moreinformationaboutconfiguringandusingpowerthrottling,seetheAdvanced-Management-Module
documentationorhttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures
Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatureshelptoensuretheintegrityofthedatathatisstoredin
thebladeserver,theavailabilityofthebladeserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucan
diagnoseandcorrectproblems.
Threeofthemostimportantfeaturesinserverdesignarereliability,availability,andserviceability(RAS).
TheseRASfeatureshelptoensuretheintegrityofthedatathatisstoredinthebladeserver,theavailability
ofthebladeserverwhenyouneedit,andtheeasewithwhichyoucandiagnoseandcorrectproblems.
ThebladeserverhasthefollowingRASfeatures:
•CustomerupgradeofFlashROM-residentcodeanddiagnostics
•PowerPolicy24-hoursupportcenter
•VPDonMemory
•Processorpresencedetect
•AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface(ACPI)
•Automaticserverrestart(ASR)
•Built-inmonitoringfortemperature,voltage,andharddiskdrives
•Customersupportcenter24hoursperday,7daysaweek.
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•Customer-upgradeableUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)codeanddiagnostics
•DiagnosticsupportofEthernetcontrollers
•ECCprotectionontheL2cache
•Errorcodesandmessages
•Hot-swapSASstoragedrives
•IntegratedManagementModule(IMM)
•Lightpathdiagnosticsfeature
•Memoryparitytesting
•RegisteredECCDDR3memory
•Microprocessorbuilt-inself-test(BIST)duringpower-onself-test(POST)
•Microprocessorserialnumberaccess
•PCIPMI2.2
•PCIExpress1.0a
•POST
•ROMresidentdiagnostics
•ServiceprocessorthatcommunicateswiththeAdvancedManagementModuletoenableremoteblade
servermanagement
1.Serviceavailabilitywillvarybycountry.Responsetimewillvarydependingonthenumberandnatureofincoming
calls.
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•Systemerrorlogging
•WakeonLANcapability
•WakeonPCI(PME)capability
•WakeonUSB2.0capability
IBM®Director
UsethisinformationtounderstandhowIBM®Directorworkswiththebladeserver.
WithIBM®Director,anetworkadministratorcanperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewthehardwareconfigurationofremotesystems,indetail
•Monitortheusageandperformanceofcriticalcomponents,suchasmicroprocessors,disks,andmemory
•CentrallymanageindividualorlargegroupsofIBMandnon-IBMx86-processor-basedservers,desktop
computers,workstations,andnotebookcomputersonavarietyofplatforms
IBM®Directorprovidesacomprehensiveentry-levelworkgrouphardwaremanager.Itincludesthefollowing
keyfeatures:
•Advancedself-managementcapabilitiesformaximumsystemavailability.
•Multipleoperating-systemplatformsupport,includingMicrosoftSmallBusinessServer,
MicrosoftWindows2000Server,WindowsServer2003,AIX,i5/OS,RedHatLinux,SUSELinux,
andVMware.ForacompletelistofoperatingsystemsthatsupportIBMDirector,seetheIBM
DirectorCompatibilityDocument.ThisdocumentisinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/.Itisupdatedevery6to8weeks.
•SupportforIBMandnon-IBMservers,desktopcomputers,workstations,andnotebookcomputers.
•Supportforsystems-managementindustrystandards.
•Integrationintoleadingworkgroupandenterprisesystems-managementenvironments.
•Easeofuse,training,andsetup.
IBM®Directoralsoprovidesanextensibleplatformthatsupportsadvancedservertoolsthataredesignedto
reducethetotalcostofmanagingandsupportingnetworkedsystems.BydeployingIBM®Director,youcan
achievereductionsinownershipcoststhroughthefollowingbenefits:
•Reduceddowntime
•IncreasedproductivityofITpersonnelandusers
•Reducedserviceandsupportcosts
FormoreinformationaboutIBMDirector,seetheIBMSystemsDirectorInformationCenterat
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/diricinfoparent.htmlandthe
IBMxSeriesSystemsManagementWebpageathttp://www.ibm.com/systems/management/,which
presentsanoverviewofIBMSystemsManagementandIBM®Director.
Majorcomponentsofthebladeserver
Usethisinformationtolocatethemajorcomponentsonthebladeserver.Themajorcomponentsoftheblade
serverincludeFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs),CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs),andoptionaldevices.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthemajorcomponentsofthebladeserver.
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