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Preface 

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Introduction 

Thank you for buying a Bull blade 

server. This blade server takes 

advantage of Bull Power 

Architecture technologies and 

features superior performance, 

availability, and scalability. 

This 

Installation and User's Guide

 

contains information for setting up, 

configuring, and using your 

ESCALA EL260B blade server. 

Additionally, a service information 

label is attached to each Blade 

chassis unit and Blade server. This 

label provides a graphical 

summary of many of the installation 

and service activities that are 

associated with each device. 

For more information about your 

Blade chassis components and 

features, you can view the 

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Summary of Contents for Escala EL260B

Page 1: ...Escala Blade Server EL260B Installation and User s Guide ESCALA BLADE SERVERS REFERENCE 86 A1 35FA 00...

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Page 3: ...ESCALA BLADE SERVERS Escala Blade Server EL260B Installation and User s Guide Hardware July 2008 BULL CEDOC 357 AVENUE PATTON B P 20845 49008 ANGERS CEDEX 01 FRANCE REFERENCE 86 A1 35FA 00...

Page 4: ...ical Publications you are invited to use the Ordering Form also provided at the end of this book Trademarks and Acknowledgements We acknowledge the rights of the proprietors of the trademarks mentione...

Page 5: ...ion for setting up configuring and using your ESCALA EL260B blade server Additionally a service information label is attached to each Blade chassis unit and Blade server This label provides a graphica...

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Page 7: ...nd connectors 11 2 1 Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs 11 2 2 Turning on the blade server 14 2 3 Turning off the blade server 14 2 4 System board layouts 16 2 4 1 System board connectors 16...

Page 8: ...system firmware levels 41 4 2 Entering vital product data 42 4 3 Using the SMS utility 43 4 3 1 Starting the SMS utility 43 4 3 2 SMS utility menu choices 43 4 4 Creating a CE login 44 4 5 Configurin...

Page 9: ...munications safety requirement 59 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 60 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 60 Chinese Class A warning statement 60 Japanese Voluntary Control Council f...

Page 10: ...e 3 5 Installing a memory module 26 Figure 3 6 Installing a small form factor expansion card 29 Figure 3 7 Installing a standard form factor expansion card 30 Figure 3 8 Removing the hard disk drive t...

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Page 17: ...t are not described in the documentation that comes with the blade server and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features or technical updates might be...

Page 18: ...Safety Attention This document contains translated caution and danger statements Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that you can use to locate the corres...

Page 19: ...help you avoid inconvenient or problem situations Attention These notices indicate potential damage to programs devices or data An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation...

Page 20: ...ots for very long profile 18 3 mm DIMMs Supports 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB and 8 GB DDR2 DIMMs for a maximum of 64 GB Supports 2 way interleaved DDR2 PC2 4200 or PC2 5300 ECC SDRAM registered x4 memory scrubbing...

Page 21: ...12 V dc Environment Air temperature Blade server on 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Altitude 0 to 914 m 3000 ft Blade server on 10 to 32 C 50 to 90 F Altitude 914 m to 2133 m 3000 ft to 7000 ft Blade server of...

Page 22: ...alerts Point to point protocol PPP support Remote power control Remote firmware update and access to critical blade server settings Disk drive support The blade server supports two 2 5 inch small form...

Page 23: ...ult tolerant Reliability availability and serviceability protect the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server maintain the availability of the blade server when you need it and enhance...

Page 24: ...ckstop conditions Automatic server restart ASR Built in monitoring for temperature voltage hard disk drives and flash drives Checkstop analysis Checkstop detection with automated restart Customer upgr...

Page 25: ...rs on blade server and all major electronic components with information stored in nonvolatile memory for remote viewing Bull Blade Chassis level RAS features The Bull Blade Chassis provides the follow...

Page 26: ...assis and remove the blade server cover to see its components Illustrations in this information might differ slightly from your hardware The following illustration shows the major components of the bl...

Page 27: ...n To access the power control button you must open the control panel door Figure 2 1 Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs Keyboard video select button When you use an operating system that supp...

Page 28: ...Bull Blade Chassis media tray removable media drives and front panel USB ports with the blade server The LED on the button flashes while the request is being processed then is lit when the ownership o...

Page 29: ...es the power status of the blade server in the following manner Flashing rapidly The service processor BMC is initializing the blade server Flashing slowly The blade server has completed initializatio...

Page 30: ...arting the power on LED on the front of the blade server is lit Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs on page 11 describes each LED state during power on Start the blade server automatically whe...

Page 31: ...supports this feature Note The power control LED can remain on solidly for up to 1 minute after you push the power control button After you turn off the blade server wait until the power control LED...

Page 32: ...r again Use the management module Web interface to configure the management module to turn off the blade server if the system is not operating correctly For additional information see the User s Guide...

Page 33: ...n of the LEDs on the system board to identify a light emitting diode LED Remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis open the cover to see any error LEDs that were turned on during error proce...

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Page 35: ...s touch points where you can grip the component to remove it from or install it in the blade server open or close a latch and so on Orange on a component or an orange label on or near a component indi...

Page 36: ...y its edges or its frame Do not touch solder joints pins or exposed circuitry Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it While the device is still in its static protective package t...

Page 37: ...have to reconfigure the blade server Perform the following procedure to remove the blade server 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 If the blade server is operating...

Page 38: ...over 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Shut down the operating system turn off the blade server and remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing...

Page 39: ...d disk drive in SAS connector 1 if you intend to install an optional standard form factor expansion card The standard form factor expansion card occupies the same area as the second hard disk drive Th...

Page 40: ...el Install the rear SAS hard disk drive i If a standard form factor expansion card is installed in the rear drive SAS connector 1 location remove the expansion card and its mounting bracket and save t...

Page 41: ...perating system turn off the blade server and remove the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade Chassis on page 21 4 Carefully lay the blade server on...

Page 42: ...nd DIMM 7 Table 3 1 Installing a memory module See Supported DIMMs on page 27 for additional information about the type of memory that is compatible with the blade server and the rules that control wh...

Page 43: ...M retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors handle the clips gently 10 Insert the DIMM by pressing the DIMM along the guides into the connector Verify that each retaining clip snaps into the clo...

Page 44: ...DIMM 8 pair 2 DIMMs in the second pair can differ in size and speed from the first pair When using 8 GB DIMMs all of the DIMMS used must be 8 GB Install only supported DIMMs Installing or removing DI...

Page 45: ...ll Blade Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side up 4 Open and remove the blade server cover See Removing the blade server cover on...

Page 46: ...de Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side up 4 Open and remove the blade server cover See Removing the blade server cover on page 2...

Page 47: ...k drive has a tray that you can remove when removing the hard disk drive Figure 3 8 Removing the hard disk drive tray To remove the hard disk drive tray complete the following steps 1 Read Safety on p...

Page 48: ...rd Store the screws in a safe place 3 8 4 Installing the expansion bracket You can install the expansion bracket Figure 3 9 Installing the expansion bracket To install the expansion bracket complete t...

Page 49: ...the blade server from the Bull Blade Chassis See Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade Chassis on page 21 3 Carefully lay the blade server on a flat static protective surface with the cover side...

Page 50: ...in a Bull Blade Chassis on page 36 3 Turn on the blade server as described in Turning on the blade server on page 14 Note If you have just connected the power cords of the Bull Blade Chassis to electr...

Page 51: ...the blade server cover 1 Read Safety on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Lower the cover so that the slots at the rear slide down onto the pins at the rear of the blade server Befo...

Page 52: ...ee the documentation that comes with your Bull Blade Chassis to verify that the bay you choose is powered Ensure proper cooling performance and system reliability by installing a blade server expansio...

Page 53: ...program to configure the blade server See Using the SMS utility on page 43 11 Also use the management module to configure the blade server See the documentation for the management module to understand...

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Page 55: ...be used for AIX or Linux partitions See Using the SMS utility on page 43 for more information Default boot list Use this utility to initiate a system boot in service mode through the default service...

Page 56: ...or Virtual I O Server The firmware update function of AIX in band diagnostics The firmware update function of the stand alone Diagnostics CD Attention Before the installation of the new firmware to th...

Page 57: ...3 Select Temporary to force the system to start from the TEMP image 4 Restart the blade server 5 Verify that the system starts from the TEMP image as described in Verifying the system firmware levels...

Page 58: ...assis assembly and the management card the firmware prompts you to enter the product type and model and other vital product data VPD If you enter the wrong values you cannot correct them after the fir...

Page 59: ...d Speaker is displayed 3 Follow the instructions on the screen 4 3 2 SMS utility menu choices Select SMS tasks from the SMS utility main menu Choices on the SMS utility main menu depend on the version...

Page 60: ...mands that are required to service the system without being logged in as a root user The CE login must have a role of Run Diagnostics and be a primary group of System This enables the CE login to perf...

Page 61: ...cumentation for information You do not have to configure controllers for the blade server operating system However you must install a device driver for the blade server operating system to address the...

Page 62: ...ule or pass thru module in I O module bay 2 If you have installed an I O expansion card in the blade server communication from the expansion card should be routed to I O module bays 3 and 4 if these b...

Page 63: ...ssing scheme for physical and logical host Ethernet adapters For more information about planning deploying and managing the use of host Ethernet adapters see the Concepts for virtual networking sectio...

Page 64: ...at the sector size of the drives changes from 512 MB to 528 MB If you later decide to remove the hard disk drives delete the RAID array before you remove the drives If you decide to delete the RAID ar...

Page 65: ...erating system For additional information see the instructions that come with your operating system documentation and the service packs or update packages The blade server has no external USB ports bu...

Page 66: ...rver software creates the Integrated Virtual Manager IVM administrator console and the first logical partition which Virtual I O Server and IVM occupy After you install Virtual I O Server you can use...

Page 67: ...rdware diagnostic aids and productivity tools and installation aids The installation aids are provided in the Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER a set of tools that aids the installation of Linux...

Page 68: ...is required a notification event sends the event to registered tools and subscribed users Install the LINUX operating system before you download and install the hardware diagnostic aids and productivi...

Page 69: ...l Blade Resource DVD If you cannot see the AIX console after you install AIX locally by using the keyboard video select button and local media run the change console command and restart the blade serv...

Page 70: ...ur operating system documentation for more information Light path diagnostics Use light path diagnostics LEDs on the system board to identify system errors If the system error LED on the system LED pa...

Page 71: ...ng the troubleshooting procedures that are provided in your system and software documentation Most systems operating systems and programs come with information that contains troubleshooting procedures...

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Page 73: ...on operating environments Maximum internal hard disk drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard hard disk drives and population of all hard disk drive bays with the largest currently supp...

Page 74: ...t la Norv ge L tiquette du syst me respecte la Directive europ enne 2002 96 EC en mati re de D chets des Equipements Electriques et Electroniques DEEE qui d termine les dispositions de retour et de re...

Page 75: ...han recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This...

Page 76: ...of non Bull option cards This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for C...

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