Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M4 Installation and Service Manual

IBMNeXtScalenx360M4

InstallationandServiceGuide

MachineType:5455

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationin“Gettinghelpand

technicalassistance”onpagedccvi,“Notices”onpagedccix,theWarrantyInformationdocument,andthe

SafetyInformationandEnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuidedocumentsontheIBMDocumentationCD.

FourthEdition(June2014)

©CopyrightLenovo2014.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuanttoaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContract

No.GS-35F-05925

Contents

Safety..................v

Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians.....vi

Inspectingforunsafeconditions.......vi

Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment.vii

Safetystatements.............viii

Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360

M4ComputeNodeType5455.....1

TheIBMDocumentationCD..........2

Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements.....2

TheDocumentationBrowser........3

Relateddocumentation............3

Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument.....4

Featuresandspeciﬁcations...........4

Whatyourcomputenodeoffers.........7

Reliability,availability,andserviceabilityfeatures..9

Majorcomponentsofthecomputenode.....9

Majorcomponentsofthestoragetray.....10

MajorcomponentsoftheGPUtray......11

Power,controls,andindicators........12

Computenodecontrols,connectors,and

LEDs.................12

Consolebreakoutcable.........14

Turningonthecomputenode.......14

Turningoffthecomputenode.......15

System-boardlayouts............15

System-boardinternalconnectors.....15

System-boardexternalconnectors.....16

System-boardswitchesandjumpers....17

System-boardLEDsandcontrols.....19

Chapter2.Conﬁgurationinformation

andinstructions............21

Updatingtheﬁrmware............21

Conﬁguringtheserver............22

UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallation

CD.................23

UsingtheSetuputility..........25

UsingtheBootManager.........31

Startingthebackupserverﬁrmware....31

TheUpdateXpressSystemPackInstaller..31

ChangingthePowerPolicyoptiontothe

defaultsettingsafterloadingUEFIdefaults..32

Usingtheintegratedmanagementmodule..32

Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screen

capturefeatures............33

Usingtheembeddedhypervisor......35

ConﬁguringtheEthernetcontroller.....36

EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernet

software...............36

EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAID

software...............36

ConﬁguringRAIDarrays.........36

IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram...37

UpdatingIBMSystemsDirector......37

UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentiﬁer

(UUID)................38

UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOSdata......40

Chapter3.Troubleshooting......45

Starthere.................45

Diagnosingaproblem..........45

Undocumentedproblems........47

Servicebulletins..............48

Checkoutprocedure............48

Aboutthecheckoutprocedure......48

Performingthecheckoutprocedure....49

Diagnostictools..............49

Power-supplyLEDs...........51

SystempulseLEDs...........53

Eventlogs...............53

POST................56

IBMDynamicSystemAnalysis......56

Automatedservicerequest(callhome).....58

IBMElectronicServiceAgent.......58

Errormessages..............59

Troubleshootingbysymptom.........59

Generalproblems............59

Harddiskdriveproblems.........60

Hypervisorproblems..........60

Intermittentproblems..........61

Keyboard,mouse,orUSB-deviceproblems.61

Memoryproblems...........62

Microprocessorproblems........63

Monitorandvideoproblems.......64

Networkconnectionproblems.......66

Optional-deviceproblems........67

Powerproblems............67

Serial-deviceproblems.........69

ServerGuideproblems..........69

Softwareproblems...........70

UniversalSerialBus(USB)portproblems..70

Videoproblems............71

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Solvingpowerproblems...........71

SolvingEthernetcontrollerproblems......72

Solvingundeterminedproblems........73

Problemdeterminationtips..........74

Recoveringtheserverﬁrmware(UEFIupdate

failure)..................75

In-bandmanualrecoverymethod.....76

In-bandautomatedbootrecoverymethod..78

Out-of-bandmethod..........78

Automatedbootrecovery(ABR)........78

Nx-bootfailure...............79

Chapter4.Partslisting,IBM

NeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNode

Type5455...............81

Replaceableservercomponents........81

Structuralparts.............85

Powercords...............86

Chapter5.Removingandreplacing

components..............89

Installationtools..............89

Installinganoptionaldevice.........89

Installationguidelines............89

Systemreliabilityguidelines........91

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....91

Returningadeviceorcomponent.....92

Updatingthecomputenodeconﬁguration..92

Removingacomputenodefromachassis....92

Installingacomputenodeinachassis.....93

Removingastoragetrayfromacomputenode..101

Installingastoragetrayintoacomputenode...101

RemovingaGPUtrayfromacomputenode...103

InstallingaGPUtrayintoacomputenode....104

Removingandreplacingstructuralparts....105

Removingthecomputenodecover.....105

Installingthecomputenodecover.....107

Removingtheairbafﬂe.........108

Replacingtheairbafﬂe.........109

RemovingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..110

ReplacingaRAIDadapterbatteryholder..111

RemovingthePCIriserﬁller........112

ReplacingthePCIriserﬁller........112

RemovingtheﬁllerfromtheGPUtray....113

ReplacingtheﬁllerontotheGPUtray....114

Removingthefronthandle........115

Installingthefronthandle.........116

Removingtheharddiskdrivecage.....117

Installingtheharddiskdrivecage.....119

RemovingandreplacingTier1CRUs......121

Removingtheoperatorinformationpanel..121

Installingtheoperatorinformationpanel...123

Removingthepowerpaddlecardfromthe

GPUtray...............124

Replacingthepowerpaddlecardontothe

GPUtray...............125

Removingthesystembattery.......126

Replacingthesystembattery.......127

Removingamemorymodule.......129

Installingamemorymodule........130

Removingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive

hardwareRAIDcage..........135

Installingtheoptional3.5-inchharddiskdrive

hardwareRAIDcage..........137

Removingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...139

Installingtheharddiskdrivebackplate...140

Removingandinstallingdrives......142

RemovingaPCIriser-cageassembly....151

ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassembly....152

RemovingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe

GPUtray...............153

ReplacingaPCIriser-cageassemblyinthe

GPUtray...............154

Removinganadapter/GPUadapter.....156

Replacinganadapter/GPUadapter.....157

RemovingtheUSBﬂashdrive.......159

InstallingtheUSBﬂashdrive.......160

RemovingandreplacingTier2CRUs......162

Removingamicroprocessorandheatsink..162

Replacingamicroprocessorandheatsink..165

Removingthecomputenode.......173

Installingthecomputenode........174

Internalcableroutingandconnectors......175

CablingharddiskdrivewithsoftwareRAID

signalcable..............175

CablingharddiskdrivewithServeRAID

SAS/SATAcontroller...........176

AppendixA.IntegratedManagement

ModuleII(IMM2)errormessages.179

ListofIMMevents.............180

AppendixB.UEFI(POST)error

codes................525

ListofUEFIevents.............525

AppendixC.DSAdiagnostictest

results................549

DSABroadcomnetworktestresults......549

TestresultsfortheDSABroadcomnetwork

test.................549

DSABrocadetestresults..........559

TestresultsfortheDSABrocadetest....559

DSAcheckpointpaneltestresults.......568

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TestresultsfortheDSAcheckpointpanel

test.................568

DSACPUstresstestresults.........570

TestresultsfortheDSACPUstresstest...570

DSAEmulexadaptertestresults........573

TestresultsfortheDSAEmulexadapter

test.................573

DSAEXAportpingtestresults........577

TestresultsfortheDSAEXAportpingtest..577

DSAharddrivetestresults..........580

TestresultsfortheDSAharddrivetest...580

DSAIntelnetworktestresults.........581

TestresultsfortheDSAIntelnetworktest..581

DSALSIharddrivetestresults........588

TestresultsfortheDSALSIhard

driveoutputﬁlename=DSA_LSI_hard_drive

test.................588

DSAMellanoxadaptertestresults.......590

TestresultsfortheDSAMellanoxadapter

test.................590

DSAmemoryisolationtestresults.......592

TestresultsfortheDSAmemoryisolation

test.................592

DSAmemorystresstestresults........670

TestresultsfortheDSAmemorystresstest..670

DSANvidiaGPUtestresults.........674

TestresultsfortheDSANvidiaGPUtest...674

DSAopticaldrivetestresults.........680

TestresultsfortheDSAopticaldrivetest..681

DSAsystemmanagementtestresults.....685

TestresultsfortheDSAsystemmanagement

test.................685

DSAtapedrivetestresults..........700

TestresultsfortheDSAtapedrivetest...700

Gettinghelpandtechnicalassistance....dccvi

Beforeyoucall............dccvi

Usingthedocumentation........dccvi

GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorld

WideWeb..............dccvi

HowtosendDSAdatatoIBM......dccvii

Creatingapersonalizedsupportweb

page................dccvii

Softwareserviceandsupport......dccvii

Hardwareserviceandsupport......dccvii

IBMTaiwanproductservice.......dccvii

Notices................dccix

Trademarks.............dccix

Importantnotes...........dccx

Particulatecontamination.......dccx

Documentationformat.........dccxi

Telecommunicationregulatorystatement..dccxii

Electronicemissionnotices.......dccxii

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement..dccxv

Index.................717

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Safety

Beforeinstallingthisproduct,readtheSafetyInformation.

Antesdeinstalaresteproduto,leiaasInformaçõesdeSegurança.

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.

Guidelinesfortrainedservicetechnicians

Thissectioncontainsinformationfortrainedservicetechnicians.

Inspectingforunsafeconditions

UsethisinformationtohelpyouidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsinanIBMproductthatyouareworking

on.

EachIBMproduct,asitwasdesignedandmanufactured,hasrequiredsafetyitemstoprotectusersand

servicetechniciansfrominjury.Theinformationinthissectionaddressesonlythoseitems.Usegood

judgmenttoidentifypotentialunsafeconditionsthatmightbecausedbynon-IBMalterationsorattachment

ofnon-IBMfeaturesoroptionaldevicesthatarenotaddressedinthissection.Ifyouidentifyanunsafe

condition,youmustdeterminehowseriousthehazardisandwhetheryoumustcorrecttheproblembefore

youworkontheproduct.

Considerthefollowingconditionsandthesafetyhazardsthattheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower.Primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock.

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor.

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware.

Toinspecttheproductforpotentialunsafeconditions,completethefollowingsteps:

1.Makesurethatthepowerisoffandthepowercordsaredisconnected.

2.Makesurethattheexteriorcoverisnotdamaged,loose,orbroken,andobserveanysharpedges.

3.Checkthepowercords:

•Makesurethatthethird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasure

third-wiregroundcontinuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

•Makesurethatthepowercordsarethecorrecttype.

•Makesurethattheinsulationisnotfrayedorworn.

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4.Removethecover.

5.Checkforanyobviousnon-IBMalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-IBM

alterations.

6.Checkinsidethesystemforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,water

orotherliquid,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

8.Makesurethatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortampered

with.

Guidelinesforservicingelectricalequipment

Observetheseguidelineswhenyouserviceelectricalequipment.

•Checktheareaforelectricalhazardssuchasmoistﬂoors,nongroundedpowerextensioncords,and

missingsafetygrounds.

•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlesthatarecoveredwithasoft

materialthatdoesnotprovideinsulationfromliveelectricalcurrent.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.Donotuse

wornorbrokentoolsortesters.

•Donottouchthereﬂectivesurfaceofadentalmirrortoaliveelectricalcircuit.Thesurfaceisconductive

andcancausepersonalinjuryorequipmentdamageifittouchesaliveelectricalcircuit.

•Somerubberﬂoormatscontainsmallconductiveﬁberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarge.Donotuse

thistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Locatetheemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutletsothatyoucan

turnoffthepowerquicklyintheeventofanelectricalaccident.

•Disconnectallpowerbeforeyouperformamechanicalinspection,worknearpowersupplies,orremove

orinstallmainunits.

•Beforeyouworkontheequipment,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotdisconnectthepower

cord,havethecustomerpower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertotheequipmentandlockthe

wallboxintheoffposition.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.Checkittomakesurethatithasbeen

disconnected.

•Ifyouhavetoworkonequipmentthathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Makesurethatanotherpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththepower-offcontrolsisnearyouandisavailableto

turnoffthepowerifnecessary.

–Whenyouworkwithpowered-onelectricalequipment,useonlyonehand.Keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourbacktoavoidcreatingacompletecircuitthatcouldcauseanelectricalshock.

–Whenyouuseatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessories

forthattester.

–Standonasuitablerubbermattoinsulateyoufromgroundssuchasmetalﬂoorstripsandequipment

frames.

•Useextremecarewhenyoumeasurehighvoltages.

•Toensurepropergroundingofcomponentssuchaspowersupplies,pumps,blowers,fans,andmotor

generators,donotservicethesecomponentsoutsideoftheirnormaloperatinglocations.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,usecaution,turnoffthepower,andsendanotherpersontogetmedical

aid.

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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.

•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.

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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.

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

`

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Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

1

2

Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoaneasilyaccessiblepowersource.

Statement8

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CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement12

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesahotsurfacenearby.

Statement26

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

Statement27

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingpartsarenearby.

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RackSafetyInformation,Statement2

DANGER

•Alwayslowerthelevelingpadsontherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstallstabilizerbracketsontherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstallserversandoptionaldevicesstartingfromthebottomoftherackcabinet.

•Alwaysinstalltheheaviestdevicesinthebottomoftherackcabinet.

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Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType

5455

TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455isahigh-availability,scalablecomputenodethat

isoptimizedtosupportthenext-generationmicroprocessortechnologyandisideallysuitedformedium

andlargebusinesses.

TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType5455issupportedintheIBMNeXtScalen1200

Enclosureonly.

Thisdocumentationprovidesthefollowinginformationaboutsettingupandtroubleshootingthecompute

node:

•Startingandconﬁguringthecomputenode

•Installingtheoperatingsystem

•Diagnosingproblems

•Installing,removing,andreplacingcomponents

PackagedwiththecomputenodearesoftwareCDsthathelpyouconﬁgurehardware,installdevicedrivers,

andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Ifﬁrmwareanddocumentationupdatesareavailable,youcandownloadthemfromtheIBMwebsite.The

servermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver,and

thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,ortechnical

updatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedintheserverdocumentation.

Tocheckforupdates,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.

Thecomputenodecomeswithalimitedwarranty.Forinformationaboutthetermsofthewarrantyand

gettingserviceandassistance,seetheWarrantyInformationdocumentforyourcomputenode.

YoucandownloadtheIBMServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDtohelpyouconﬁgurethehardware,install

devicedrivers,andinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Foralistofsupportedoptionaldevicesfortheserver,see

http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.

SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsdocumentontheIBMSystemxDocumentationCDforcomplete

rackinstallationandremovalinstructions.

Youcanobtainup-to-dateinformationabouttheserverandotherIBMserverproductsat

http://www.ibm.com/systems/x.Athttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal,youcancreateapersonalized

supportpagebyidentifyingIBMproductsthatareofinteresttoyou.Fromthispersonalizedpage,you

cansubscribetoweeklyemailnotiﬁcationsaboutnewtechnicaldocuments,searchforinformationand

downloads,andaccessvariousadministrativeservices.

Thecomputenodemighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththe

computenode.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthose

features.Technicalupdatesmightalsobeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedin

thecomputenodedocumentation.Toobtainthemostup-to-datedocumentationforthisproduct,goto

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ﬂexsys/information/index.jsp.

Youcansubscribetoinformationupdatesthatarespeciﬁctoyourcomputenodeat

http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotiﬁcations.

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ThemodelnumberandserialnumberareontheIDlabelonthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode,

andonalabelonthebottomofthecomputenodethatisvisiblewhenthecomputenodeisnotintheIBM

NeXtScalen1200Enclosure.IfthecomputenodecomeswithanRFIDtag,theRFIDtagcoverstheIDlabel

onthebezelonthefrontofthecomputenode,butyoucanopentheRFIDtagtoseetheIDlabelbehindit.

Note:Theillustrationsinthisdocumentmightdifferslightlyfromyourhardware.

000000000000

0000000

000

Node

serial

number

Figure1.NeXtScalenx360M4computenode

Inaddition,thesystemservicelabel,whichisonthecoveroftheserver,providesaQRcodeformobile

accesstoserviceinformation.YoucanscantheQRcodeusingaQRcodereaderandscannerwitha

mobiledeviceandgetquickaccesstotheIBMServiceInformationwebsite.TheIBMServiceInformation

websiteprovidesadditionalinformationforpartsinstallationandreplacementvideos,anderrorcodes

forserversupport.

ThefollowingillustrationshowstheQRcode():

Figure2.QRcode

TheIBMDocumentationCD

TheIBMDocumentationCDcontainsdocumentationfortheserverinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)and

includestheIBMDocumentationBrowsertohelpyouﬁndinformationquickly.

Hardwareandsoftwarerequirements

ThehardwareandsoftwarerequirementsoftheIBMDocumentationCD.

TheIBMDocumentationCDrequiresthefollowingminimumhardwareandsoftware:

•MicrosoftWindowsorRedHatLinux

•100MHzmicroprocessor

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•32MBofRAM

•AdobeAcrobatReader3.0(orlater)orxpdf,whichcomeswithLinuxoperatingsystems

TheDocumentationBrowser

UsetheDocumentationBrowsertobrowsethecontentsoftheCD,readbriefdescriptionsofthedocuments,

andviewdocuments,usingAdobeAcrobatReaderorxpdf.

TheDocumentationBrowserautomaticallydetectstheregionalsettingsinuseinyourserveranddisplays

thedocumentsinthelanguageforthatregion(ifavailable).Ifadocumentisnotavailableinthelanguage

forthatregion,theEnglish-languageversionisdisplayed.Useoneofthefollowingprocedurestostart

theDocumentationBrowser:

•IfAutostartisenabled,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive.TheDocumentationBrowserstarts

automatically.

•IfAutostartisdisabledorisnotenabledforallusers,useoneofthefollowingprocedures:

–IfyouareusingaWindowsoperatingsystem,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdriveandclickStart➙

Run.IntheOpenﬁeld,type:

e:\win32.bat

whereeisthedriveletteroftheCDorDVDdrive,andclickOK.

–IfyouareusingRedHatLinux,inserttheCDintotheCDorDVDdrive;then,runthefollowing

commandfromthe/mnt/cdromdirectory:

shrunlinux.sh

SelecttheserverfromtheProductmenu.TheAvailableT opicslistdisplaysallthedocumentsforthe

server.Somedocumentsmightbeinfolders.Aplussign(+)indicateseachfolderordocumentthathas

additionaldocumentsunderit.Clicktheplussigntodisplaytheadditionaldocuments.

Whenyouselectadocument,adescriptionofthedocumentisdisplayedunderT opicDescription.Toselect

morethanonedocument,pressandholdtheCtrlkeywhileyouselectthedocuments.ClickViewBook

toviewtheselecteddocumentordocumentsinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.Ifyouselectedmorethanone

document,alltheselecteddocumentsareopenedinAcrobatReaderorxpdf.

Tosearchallthedocuments,typeawordorwordstringintheSearchﬁeldandclickSearch.The

documentsinwhichthewordorwordstringappearsarelistedinorderofthemostoccurrences.Clicka

documenttoviewit,andpressCrtl+FtousetheAcrobatsearchfunction,orpressAlt+Ftousethexpdf

searchfunctionwithinthedocument.

ClickHelpfordetailedinformationaboutusingtheDocumentationBrowser.

Relateddocumentation

ThisInstallationandServiceGuidecontainsgeneralinformationabouttheserverincludinghowtosetupand

cabletheserver,howtoinstallsupportedoptionaldevices,howtoconﬁguretheserver,andinformationto

helpyousolveproblemsyourselfandinformationforservicetechnicians.

Thefollowingdocumentationalsocomeswiththeserver:

•WarrantyInformationThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainswarranty

termsandapointertotheIBMStatementofLimitedWarrantyontheIBMwebsite.

•ImportantNoticesThisdocumentisinprintedformatandcomeswiththeserver.Itcontainsinformation

aboutthesafety,environmental,andelectronicemissionnoticesforyourIBMproduct.

•EnvironmentalNoticesandUserGuideThisdocumentisinPDFformatontheIBMDocumentationCD.It

containstranslatedenvironmentalnotices.

Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType54553

•IBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.It

providestranslatedversionsoftheIBMLicenseAgreementforMachineCodeforyourproduct.

•LicensesandAttributionsDocumentThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itprovides

theopensourcenotices.

•SafetyInformationThisdocumentisinPDFontheIBMDocumentationCD.Itcontainstranslatedcaution

anddangerstatements.Eachcautionanddangerstatementthatappearsinthedocumentationhasa

numberthatyoucanusetolocatethecorrespondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformation

document.

Dependingontheservermodel,additionaldocumentationmightbeincludedontheIBMDocumentationCD.

TheToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisanonlineinformationcenterthatcontainsinformation

abouttoolsforupdating,managing,anddeployingﬁrmware,devicedrivers,andoperatingsystems.The

ToolsCenterforSystemxandBladeCenterisathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/.

Theservermighthavefeaturesthatarenotdescribedinthedocumentationthatyoureceivedwiththe

server.Thedocumentationmightbeupdatedoccasionallytoincludeinformationaboutthosefeatures,

ortechnicalupdatesmightbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationthatisnotincludedinthe

serverdocumentation.TheseupdatesareavailablefromtheIBMwebsite.Tocheckforupdates,go

tohttp://www.ibm.com/supportportal.

Noticesandstatementsinthisdocument

ThecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarealsointhemultilingualSafetyInformation

document,whichisontheIBMDocumentationCD.Eachstatementisnumberedforreferencetothe

correspondingstatementinyourlanguageintheSafetyInformationdocument.

Thefollowingnoticesandstatementsareusedinthisdocument:

•Note:Thesenoticesprovideimportanttips,guidance,oradvice.

•Important:Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvicethatmighthelpyouavoidinconvenientor

problemsituations.

•Attention:Thesenoticesindicatepotentialdamagetoprograms,devices,ordata.Anattentionnoticeis

placedjustbeforetheinstructionorsituationinwhichdamagemightoccur.

•Caution:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallyhazardoustoyou.Acaution

statementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallyhazardousproceduresteporsituation.

•Danger:Thesestatementsindicatesituationsthatcanbepotentiallylethalorextremelyhazardous

toyou.Adangerstatementisplacedjustbeforethedescriptionofapotentiallylethalorextremely

hazardousproceduresteporsituation.

Featuresandspeciﬁcations

Usethisinformationtoviewspeciﬁcinformationaboutthecomputenode,suchascomputenodehardware

featuresandthedimensionsofthecomputenode.

Notes:

1.Power,cooling,andchassissystemsmanagementareprovidedbytheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosure

chassis.

2.TheoperatingsysteminthecomputenodemustprovideUSBsupportforthecomputenodeto

recognizeanduseUSBmediadrivesanddevices.TheIBMNeXtScalen1200Enclosurechassisuses

USBforinternalcommunicationwiththesedevices.

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ThefollowingtableisasummaryofthefeaturesandspeciﬁcationsoftheNeXtScalenx360M4compute

node.

Microprocessor(dependingonthemodel):

•Supportsuptotwomulti-coremicroprocessors(oneinstalled)

•Level-3cache

•TwoQuickPathInterconnect(QPI)linksspeedupto8.0GTpersecond

Notes:

•UsetheSetuputilitytodeterminethetypeandspeedofthemicroprocessorsintheserver.

•Foralistofsupportedmicroprocessors,see

http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us.

Memory:

•8dualinlinememorymodule(DIMM)connectors

•Type:Low-proﬁle(LP)double-datarate(DDR3)DRAM

•Supports4GB,8GB,and16GBDIMMswithupto128GBoftotalmemoryonthesystemboard

•SupportforUDIMMsandRDIMMs(combiningisnotsupported)

Integratedfunctions:

•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2),whichconsolidatesmultiplemanagementfunctionsina

singlechip.

•ConcurrentCOM/VGA/2xUSB(KVM)

•SystemerrorLEDs

•SoftwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0,RAIDlevel-1,orRAIDlevel-10

•HardwareRAIDsupportabilityforRAIDlevel-0,RAIDlevel-1,RAIDlevel-5,orRAIDlevel-10

•WakeonLAN(WOL)

Driveexpansionbays(dependingonthemodel):

Supportsuptoeight3.5-inchSATA(ifthestoragetrayisinstalled,upto7inthestoragetrayand1inthe

computenode),two2.5-inchSATA/SAS,orfour1.8-inchsolid-statedrives.

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Attention:Asageneralconsideration,donotmixstandard512-byteandadvanced4-KBformatdrives

inthesameRAIDarraybecauseitmightleadtopotentialperformanceissues.

Upgradeableﬁrmware:

Allﬁrmwareisﬁeldupgradeable.

PCIexpansionslots(dependingonyourmodel):

•Computenode

–PCIExpressx16(x8mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0,full-height,half-length)

•GPUtray

–TwoPCIExpressx16(x16mechanically)slots(PCIe3.0,full-height,full-length)

Size:

•Computenode

–Height:41mm(1.6in)

–Depth:659mm(25.9in)

–Width:216mm(8.5in)

–Weightestimation(basedontheLFFHDDwithincomputernode):6.05kg(13.31lb)

•Storagetray

–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)

Chapter1.TheIBMNeXtScalenx360M4ComputeNodeType54555

–Depth:659mm(25.9in)

–Width:216mm(8.5in)

–Weightestimation(with7harddiskdrivesinstalled):8.64kg(19lb)

•GPUtray

–Height:58.3mm(2.3in)

–Depth:659mm(25.9in)

–Width:216mm(8.5in)

–Weightestimation(withnoGPUadapterinstalled):3.33kg(7.34lb)

Environment:

TheNeXtScalenx360M4computenodecomplieswithASHRAEclassA3speciﬁcations.

Serveron

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•Temperature:5°Cto40°C(41°Fto104°F)

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•Humidity,non-condensing:-12°Cdewpoint(10.4°F)and8%to85%relativehumidity

4,5

•Maximumdewpoint:24°C(75°F)

•Maximumaltitude:3048m(10,000ft)

•Maximumrateoftemperaturechange:5°C/hr(41°F/hr)

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Environment:

Serveroff

7

:

•Temperature:5°Cto45°C(41°Fto113°F)

•Relativehumidity:8%to85%

•Maximumdewpoint:27°C(80.6°F)

Storage(non-operating):

•Temperature:1°Cto60°C(33.8°Fto140.0°F)

•Maximumaltitude:3,050m(10,000ft)

•Relativehumidity:5%to80%

•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)

Shipment(non-operating):

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•Temperature:-40°Cto60°C(-40°Fto140.0°F)

•Maximumaltitude:10,700m(35,105ft)

•Relativehumidity:5%to100%

•Maximumdewpoint:29°C(84.2°F)

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Particulatecontamination

Attention:

•DesigntoASHRAEClassA3,temperature:36°C-40°C(96.8°F-104°F),withrelaxedsupport:

–Supportcloudsuchasworkloadwithnoperformancedegradationacceptable(turbo-off)

–Undernocircumstance,cananycombinationoftheworstcaseworkloadandconﬁgurationresult

insystemshutdownordesignexposureat40°C

–Theworstcaseworkload(suchaslinpackandturbo-on)mayhaveperformancedegradation

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