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bullx blade system - Installation Guide 

LED indicators 

 

Identification LED 
In the CHC web interface, select Maintenance tab and click Identification LED. This 

gives you an option to switch On/Off the identification LED of QSM.

 

 

Power LED 
The power LED indicator is bicolor: Amber/green indicating the power state:

 

 

Amber: 3.3V stand-by power presence 

 

Green: 12V main power presence 

 

IB link activity LED 
There are two LEDs: 

 

Physical link -green indicates a good physical link. Blinking indicates a problem 

with the physical link data activity.

 

 

Logical link -Amber blinking indicates data transfer.

 

2.5.2.5

 

Ultra Capacitor Module 

The UCM is an optional module that can ride through AC outages of a maximum of 

250ms. During normal operation, the module gets charged by the12V from the Midplane 

and stores the charge it in its Ultra capacitors. During outage, these capacitors discharge 

to provide the required power to the other modules like the NCB and the Quad Switch 

Module board (QSB). For 3v3 stand-by voltage, the PSU module has a hold time of 

1000ms. Hence, the PSU module itself takes care of the 3v3 during the 250ms AC outage. 

The UCM connects to the Midplane through bus bars. In addition, there is control and 

monitoring logic that is controlled by the CMM. The control/monitoring logic operates in 

3v3 standby voltage from the PSU module. 

 

Figure 2-12. Ultra Capacitor Module 
A.

 

Thumb screw 

B.

 

Charge LEDs 

C.

 

Handle 

D.

 

Charge LEDs 

E.

 

Identification LED 

F.

 

Fault LED 

G.

 

Charge LEDs 

Following are the other features of the UCM: 

 

Able to offset power outages up to 250 ms 

 

Max hold-up time 480 ms 

Summary of Contents for bullx blade system

Page 1: ...32Hbullx blade system 34HInstallation Guide 3 3 H e xtreme computing REFERENCE 35H86 A1 48 FB 02...

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Page 3: ...36Hextreme computing 37Hbullx blade system 38HInstallation Guide 39HHardware 40HMarch 2010 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 41H86 A1 48 FB 02...

Page 4: ...s of the proprietors of the trademarks mentioned in this manual All brand names and software and hardware product names are subject to trademark and or patent protection Quoting of brand and product n...

Page 5: ...ing 61H3 1 3 Unpacking the bullx blade system 62H4 1 3 1 Removing the bullx blade system packing 63H4 1 4 Checking the bullx blade system 64H5 Chapter 2 Getting to know the bullx blade system 65H7 2 1...

Page 6: ...ystem to the site power supply 85H40 4 2 Powering on the bullx blade system for the first time 86H41 4 3 Checking correct operation 87H42 4 4 Powering off the bullx blade system 88H43 4 5 Connecting t...

Page 7: ...9HFigure 2 8 Rear view 105H22 10HFigure 2 9 Power Supply Unit 106H23 11HFigure 2 10 Chassis Management Module 107H25 12HFigure 2 11 Quad Switch Module 108H27 13HFigure 2 12 Ultra Capacitor Module 109H...

Page 8: ...iv bullx blade system Installation Guide List of tables 21HTable 2 1 Record information 117H8 22HTable 3 1 Rack mount kit items 118H35...

Page 9: ...ory and path names Keywords to which particular attention must be paid Italics Identifies references such as manuals or URLs Related publications bullx blade system Maintenance and Troubleshooting Gui...

Page 10: ...nal CSA 60950 1 Canada European Community EC Council directives This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of the following EC Council Directives Electromagnetic compatibility 2004...

Page 11: ...rence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits Neit...

Page 12: ...ction that could cause damage to a program device system or data A Caution notice may also indicate the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing moderate or minor personal injury Read th...

Page 13: ...rtments should be serviced only by a trained service technician Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match the voltage and frequency inscribed on the equipment s electrical ratin...

Page 14: ...mendations regulations standards and codes of practice An incorrectly wired and grounded electrical outlet may place hazardous voltage on metal parts of the system or the devices that attach to the sy...

Page 15: ...servicing conditions Data integrity and verification CAUTION Bull products are designed to reduce the risk of undetected data corruption or loss However if unplanned outages or system failures occur u...

Page 16: ...blade system in the cabinet Fix the rack mount brackets and shipping brackets push the bullx blade system into the cabinet and secure it with screws 25HChapter 3 3 Powering the bullx blade system 26H...

Page 17: ...Chapter 1 Delivery 1 Chapter 1 Delivery This chapter explains delivery unpacking and inspection for the bullx blade system...

Page 18: ...high performance rack mounted server system developed for medium to large businesses The bullx blade system is delivered in a box that contains all the data and items required for installation Figure...

Page 19: ...watch label should be in white color which indicates that the package has not faced any impact or thrust force during transit Tiltwatch label should not be in red Note the indicator status on the bill...

Page 20: ...lp you to remove the packing 1 Cut the straps covering the package 2 Remove the top corrugated cover The inner foam is now visible and it contains another small package that has a rack mounting kit an...

Page 21: ...n Check that the bullx blade system delivered is compliant with the Purchase Order Check for internal damage alterations and obvious safety hazards such as broken wires sharp edges or broken insulatio...

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Page 23: ...ng to know the bullx blade system 7 Chapter 2 Getting to know the bullx blade system This chapter gives an overview at the bullx blade system level architecture and a high level description of each of...

Page 24: ...of idle resources Performance ease of use reliability and expansion capabilities were key considerations during the design of the bullx blade system These design features make it possible for you to c...

Page 25: ...tional Eighteen dual processor DP bullx B500 compute blades called Nehalem CPU blade NCB Each NCB includes two fans for cooling A Quad Switch Module Provision for an optional Ultra Capacitor Module UC...

Page 26: ...swappable You can add remove or replace the power or Fan blades from the bullx blade system without powering off the bullx blade system CAUTION To maintain proper system cooling each unoccupied bay m...

Page 27: ...ng and alert capability Network environment support Your bullx blade system supports up to two Ethernet Switches One in the CMM and the second one in the ESM These Ethernet Switch Modules can be used...

Page 28: ...our bullx blade system supports Shared key components such as power cooling and I O All components serviced from the front or rear of the bullx blade chassis Built in monitoring for Fan blade power te...

Page 29: ...modules with without redundancy 4 3 Two Fan blades in front cooling the Quad Switch Module CMM and ESM LCP display in front 2 4 1 Cabinet specification Rack mounted system using a standard cabinet 480...

Page 30: ...tors and a serial COM port for maintenance purpose are present on the CMM There is a control panel on the front of the bullx blade chassis bullx blade chassis power On Off switch bullx blade chassis p...

Page 31: ...your bullx blade system Figure 2 2 Major bullx blade system components A bullx B500 compute blades B Fan blade C Local Control Panel D Power Supply Unit module E Chassis Management Module F Power Supp...

Page 32: ...d in the rear of the bullx blade chassis 2 5 1 2 bullx B500 compute blades The 18 bullx B500 compute blades are distributed in two rows with eight on top row and 10 on the bottom row All the blades ar...

Page 33: ...blade system 17 other bullx B500 compute blades through an embedded ConnectX QDR component and the Quad Switch Module Figure 2 4 bullx B500 compute blade 18 in total Figure 2 5 bullx B500 compute blad...

Page 34: ...disk supported on HDD SSD when available LEDs in front for status indication LED indicators Identification LED The identification LED indicator is blue This indicator is a unit identifier dedicated t...

Page 35: ...ough the Ethernet component This indicator is managed by the hardware IB activity LED The IB activity LED indicator is blinking amber This indicator flashes On and Off to indicate traffic over the IB...

Page 36: ...o restore cooling redundancy See the bullx blade system Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide on the bullx blade system Resource and Documentation CD for instructions Figure 2 6 Fan blades A Latch B F...

Page 37: ...cator is blue This indicator is a unit identifier dedicated to the maintenance operations to localize physically a bullx blade chassis from the front side This LED is turned On simultaneously with the...

Page 38: ...d indicators on the rear of your bullx blade system Figure 2 8 Rear view A PSU3 B CMM C PSU4 D Quad Switch Module E UCM F PSU2 G ESM H PSU1 2 5 2 1 bullx blade chassis The rear side of the bullx blade...

Page 39: ...tem power dissipation is around 7900W depending on the configuration and the customer s applications The PSU modules occupy the rear of the bullx blade system The high level features of the PSU module...

Page 40: ...d On state indicates that the PSU module has failed or reached a critical state warranting its replacement Power LED The Power LED indicator is green Slow blinking green indicates that AC is being app...

Page 41: ...and display the LCD messages The CMM is a hot swappable module which includes of a 24 port 1GbE Ethernet switch and an OPMA daughter card which is used as a service processor The Ethernet logical con...

Page 42: ...r is a unit identifier dedicated to the maintenance operations to localize physically bullx blade chassis from the rear side This LED is switched On simultaneously with the LCP identification LED indi...

Page 43: ...ugs into the Midplane from the rear side of the bullx blade chassis Figure 2 11 Quad Switch Module A QSFP ports 1 18 B Power On AUX Power LED C Thumb screw D Logical link LED E Physical link LED F Lat...

Page 44: ...maximum of 250ms During normal operation the module gets charged by the12V from the Midplane and stores the charge it in its Ultra capacitors During outage these capacitors discharge to provide the re...

Page 45: ...ote command to the bullx blade chassis Charge LED The charge LED indicators are tricolor green amber and red The green color means that the Ultra capacitor is fully charged the amber color that it is...

Page 46: ...ing function through the three external Ethernet ports Figure 2 13 Ethernet Switch Module A Dynamically configurable stacking or Ethernet ports B Handle C Thumb screw D Reset button E Default button F...

Page 47: ...dicated to the maintenance operations to localize physically the module The switching On Off of this indicator is driven by the maintenance operator external SNMP remote command to the bullx blade cha...

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Page 49: ...Bull Cabinet It includes the following topics Preparing the bullx blade chassis rack mount kit Installing rack mount rails in the cabinet Securing the bullx blade chassis in position CAUTION Ensure th...

Page 50: ...tem Installation Guide 3 1 bullx blade system cabinet requirements The following condition is required bullx blade system has to be installed in a 42U Bull Cabinet Figure 3 1 Recommended position of b...

Page 51: ...1422 for installation in a Bull Cabinet The rack mount kit contains the following items Item Bull P N MPN Rack mount kit left 11011491 Rack mount kit right 11011492 Shipping bracket 11011410 M5X12mm s...

Page 52: ...cabinet 1 Fully extend the rack rail 2 Prepare two brackets 3 Assemble the two brackets on the fixed part vertical rails of the rack rail taking care to place the right angle bracket bends toward the...

Page 53: ...m the front of the cabinet insert bullx blade system into the rack and ensure that it is sitting on the Teflon tape properly which is stuck on the bullx blade chassis 2 Push the bullx blade chassis fu...

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Page 55: ...apter 4 Connecting and testing the bullx blade system 39 Chapter 4 Connecting and testing the bullx blade system This chapter provides instructions for connecting and configuring the bullx blade syste...

Page 56: ...h power cord into a PSU module and the other end into a Power Distribution Unit PDU that is plugged into an appropriate electrical outlet Note The drawer powering depends on the setting Start Mode Wit...

Page 57: ...r of the two options Press the power control button on the LCP Or Through the Chassis Hardware Console System Control Power page select the blades and click Power On button Notes To use the Chassis Ha...

Page 58: ...power On b The Fan Fault LED should not be glowing If Start Power Mode is set to Unlocked Power then the bullx blade chassis fans should start running and the Power LED on the blade should be Amber th...

Page 59: ...off the bullx B500 compute blades with either of the two options Press the power control button on the LCP for at least four seconds or Through the web interface of the CMM in System Control Power pa...

Page 60: ...site LAN Note Check that the Ethernet LED is blinking to ensure that the network connection is working Ethernet link LED When this green LED is lit there is an active connection through the port to th...

Page 61: ...ter 4 Connecting and testing the bullx blade system 45 4 If you are configuring the CHC s IP address for the first time you need to give specific IP address to CHC based on MAC address or BULL_Chassis...

Page 62: ...bullx blade system or LAN outlet ends 2 Ping to the IP address of the Ethernet switch IP address of Ethernet switch can be found from the DHCP server log based on MAC address or BULL_Blade_NCB_BMC If...

Page 63: ...nfiguration with DHCP server To facilitate the sort of the MAC addresses received from different components or providers the CHC frames destined to the DHCP server are tagged as BULL_Chassis_CMC speci...

Page 64: ...omatic address by DHCP server Automatic address by BOOTP server Once the configuration is done wait for 10 seconds and then ping the IP address of the BHC The default is auto configuration with DHCP s...

Page 65: ...M redirection feature of the BHC Note You should have Java web server installed on your system This comes with JDK 5 6 and above versions From the BHC follow these steps 1 Click Remote Control to see...

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Page 67: ...0 cm 35 43 in Weight max 155 kg 341 lb Approximate with UCM Service Clearance Front Rear Side free side 150 cm 100 cm 100 cm Operating Limits Dry bulk temperature range Relative humidity non condensin...

Page 68: ...power lines and terminal boxes to be located within the immediate vicinity of the system and to be easily accessible Electrical Specifications Current draw Power consumption Thermal dissipation Input...

Page 69: ...gins B Backup A copy of data for safe keeping The data is copied from computer memory or disk to a floppy disk magnetic tape or other media BHC Blade Hardware Console Web based GUI used to control and...

Page 70: ...al Oxide Semiconductor It is a major class of integrated circuits CMOS technology is used in microprocessors microcontrollers static RAM and other digital logic circuits COM1 or COM2 The name assigned...

Page 71: ...er be located on the same motherboard or on separate boards E ECC Error Correcting Code An error correcting code is an algorithm for expressing a sequence of numbers such that any errors which are int...

Page 72: ...k attached device which could consist of a computer file server network storage device fax machine copier cable modem etc is known on a network Hot plugging The operation of adding a component without...

Page 73: ...into the disk or CD ROM drive Interconnect It is a point to point processor interconnects developed by Intel to compete with Hyper Transport IP Internet Protocol A protocol used for communicating data...

Page 74: ...to all the hardware modules MMX MultiMedia eXtensions A single instruction multiple data SIMD instruction set designed by Intel introduced in 1997 MTU Maximum Transmission Unit It is the largest size...

Page 75: ...T Power On Self Test When power is turned on POST is the diagnostic testing sequence that a computer runs to determine if hardware is working properly Power redundancy Preboot execution Environment It...

Page 76: ...ium polybrominated biphenyl PBB and polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE flame retardants RPM Rotations Per Minute S SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Storage interface for connecting host bus...

Page 77: ...dd on device The USB interface allows a new device to be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off UTC Coordinated Universal Time A time stan...

Page 78: ...ete broken or discarded electrical or electronic devices WS MAN Web Service Management Public standard for remotely exchanging management data with any computer device that implements the protocol X X...

Page 79: ...47 Forced power Off 43 Front view 16 Functionality 10 G Global power 13 Glowing 42 I Installing rack rail 36 L LAN connections 46 LED Ethernet activity LED 44 Ethernet link LED 44 IB link activity LE...

Page 80: ...et 4 RJ45 25 S Server blade 16 18 Fault LED 18 HDD activity LED 19 IB activity LED 19 LAN 0 activity LED 19 LAN1 activity LED 19 Power LED 18 specific features 18 SNMP command 26 T Turned On 21 U Ultr...

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