Contents
Safety ...............v
Guidelines for trained service technicians ....vi
Inspecting for unsafe conditions ......vi
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . vii
Safety statements ............viii
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Related documentation ...........1
Notices and statements in this document .....2
Features and specifications..........2
Blade server controls and LEDs ........3
Turning on the blade server .........5
Turning off the blade server .........6
System board layouts ...........6
System-board connectors .........7
System-board switches ..........8
System board LEDs ...........9
Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server 11
Using the Setup Utility program .......11
Setup Utility program menu choices .....12
Using passwords ...........14
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . 14
ServerGuide features ..........15
Setup and configuration overview ......15
Typical operating-system installation .....15
Installing the operating system without using
ServerGuide .............16
Using the PXE boot agent utility program ....16
Firmware updates ............17
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller....17
Configuring a SAS RAID array ........18
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 18
Chapter 3. Parts listing, Types 7901
and 7902 ..............19
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing
blade server components.......25
Installation guidelines ...........25
System reliability guidelines ........26
Handling static-sensitive devices ......26
Returning a device or component ......27
Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit 27
Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit . . 28
Removing and replacing consumable parts and Tier
1 CRUs ................29
Removing the blade server cover ......29
Installing the blade server cover ......30
Removing an expansion unit .......31
Installing an expansion unit ........32
Removing the bezel assembly .......33
Installing the bezel assembly .......34
Removing a SAS drive..........35
Installing a SAS drive ..........36
Removing a memory module .......37
Installing a memory module........38
Removing an I/O expansion card ......39
Installing an I/O expansion card ......43
Removing the battery ..........48
Installing the battery ..........48
Removing the LS22 optimizer .......49
Installing the LS22 optimizer .......50
Removing a concurrent KVM feature card . . . 51
Installing a concurrent KVM feature card . . . 51
Removing a USB flash drive ........52
Installing a USB flash drive ........53
Removing and replacing Tier 2 CRUs......54
Removing the SAS drive tray .......54
Installing the SAS drive tray........55
Removing an expansion-card bracket .....55
Installing an expansion-card bracket .....56
Removing and replacing FRUs ........57
Removing a microprocessor and heat sink . . . 57
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink . . . 59
Removing the system-board assembly ....62
Installing the system-board assembly .....62
Chapter 5. Diagnostics ........65
Diagnostic tools .............65
POST ................65
POST beep codes ...........66
Error logs ..............72
BMC error messages ..........73
POST error codes ...........78
Checkout procedure ...........88
About the checkout procedure .......88
Performing the checkout procedure .....89
Troubleshooting tables...........89
General problems ...........90
Hard disk drive problems ........90
Intermittent problems ..........91
Keyboard or mouse problems .......91
Memory problems ...........92
Microprocessor problems .........93
Monitor or video problems ........93
Network connection problems .......94
Optional-device problems ........95
Power error messages ..........95
Power problems ............98
Removable-media drive problems .....100
ServerGuide problems .........102
Service processor problems ........102
Software problems...........103
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems . . . 103
Light path diagnostics ..........103
Viewing the light path diagnostics LEDs . . . 104
Light path diagnostics LEDs .......106
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