Lenovo BladeCenter HS22 Installation and User Manual

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.

ivBladeCenterHS22BladeServerInstallationandUser'sGuide

•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)

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.

000

00

000

ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthesideofthecontrolpanelonthefrontofthe

bladeserver,andonalabelonthesideofthebladeserverthatisvisiblewhenthebladeserverisnotin

theBladeCenterunit.

Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromthehardware.

Important:Donotplacethelabelonthebladeserveritselforinanywayblocktheventilationholeson

thebladeserver.

0000

000

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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)

Chapter1.Introduction5

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

2

CcompatibleTwoWireinterface

–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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