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Installation

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Summary of Contents for 0793

Page 1: ... and profile your blade server on the IBM Support Web site Before installing the BladeCenter QS22 in a BladeCenter unit complete the following procedures Install and configure the rack according to the documentation that came with the rack Install the BladeCenter unit into the rack and configure it according to the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter unit Supply input power to the BladeC...

Page 2: ...oblem View support telephone numbers at http www ibm com planetwide View information about IBM Support Line at or view support telephone numbers at http www ibm com services sl products http www ibm com planetwide Register the server Go to http www ibm com support mysupport Yes Check all cables for loose connections and verify that all optional devices you installed are on the ServerProven list at...

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Page 4: ...ge 85 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the Documentation CD Fourth Edition October 2008 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006 2008 US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 5: ...ng the blade server 15 Installation guidelines 15 Installing the blade server 16 Chapter 4 Installing and removing replaceable units 19 Installation guidelines 19 System reliability guidelines 20 Handling static sensitive devices 20 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 20 Opening and removing the blade server cover 21 Removing the BladeCenter PCI Express I O Expansion Unit 22 Removi...

Page 6: ...rmware update steps 52 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 52 Finishing the configuration 53 Chapter 6 Installing the operating system 55 Preparing a boot device 55 Using a boot device on the network 55 Configuring IBM Boot Disk System as a SAS boot device 56 Configuring the IBM BladeCenter S unit local drives as a SAS boot device 58 Using the optional modular flash drive 58 Preparing the...

Page 7: ...return program 88 Electronic emission notices 90 Federal Communications Commission FCC statement 90 Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement 90 Avis de conformité à la réglementation d Industrie Canada 90 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement 90 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement 90 Deutschsprachiger EU Hinweis Hinweis für Geräte der Klasse A EU Richtlinie zur ...

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Page 9: ...leert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de sécurité Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen Prima di installare questo prodotto leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen Safety Information før du installerer dette produk...

Page 10: ...s of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book For example if a caution statement begins with a number 1 translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1 Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before performing the instructions Read any additional safety information that comes with the blad...

Page 11: ...equipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached power cords telecommunications systems networks and modems before you open the device covers unless instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing moving or opening covers on this product or attached...

Page 12: ... a lithium battery replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used handled or disposed of Do not v Throw or immerse into water v Heat to more than 100 C 212 F v Repair or disassemble Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations x BladeCenter QS22 Type 0793 Installation and User s Guid...

Page 13: ...the device v Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode Note the following Laser radiation when open Do not stare into the beam do not view directly with optical instruments and avoid direct exposure to the beam Class 1 Lase...

Page 14: ...he device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device also might have more than one power cord To remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source 1 2 xii BladeCenter QS22 Type 0793 Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 15: ...act a service technician Statement 13 DANGER Overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions To avoid these hazards ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements Refer to the information that is provided with your device for electrical specifications Statement 21 CAUTION Hazardous energy is...

Page 16: ...fter handling ADVERTENCIA El contacto con el cable de este producto o con cables de accesorios que se venden junto con este producto pueden exponerle al plomo un elemento químico que en el estado de California de los Estados Unidos está considerado como un causante de cancer y de defectos congénitos además de otros riesgos reproductivos Lávese las manos después de usar el producto xiv BladeCenter ...

Page 17: ...r types of blade servers in the same BladeCenter unit Note In this document unless otherwise stated references to the BladeCenter unit apply to the IBM BladeCenter H unit the IBM BladeCenter HT unit and the IBM BladeCenter S non RAID type only unit QS22 blade servers support replaceable system memory optional I O buffer memory optional high speed expansion cards an optional modular flash drive and...

Page 18: ...ontroller BCM5704S v Onboard USB controller NEC uPD720101 v 1 BladeCenter PCI X expansion card connector v 1 BladeCenter High Speed connector for 2 times x8 PCIe buses v 2 DIMM slots 1 slot per IBM PowerXCell 8i companion chip for optional I O Buffer 1GB DDR2 VLP DIMMs v Integrated Renesas 2166 Service processor BMC IPMI compliant code stack Through the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Web i...

Page 19: ...he expansion card on the blade server you need one or two IBM BladeCenter SAS Connectivity Modules in the rear of the BladeCenter unit and various options to attach IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System to the connectivity modules Storage can be attached through the external SAS host controller The blade server supports the SAS drives of the IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System Check the IBM BladeCenter su...

Page 20: ... RAS features v Transparent CPU Hardware error recovery v ECC DDR2 memory v Predictive failure analysis PFA for correctable errors CEs on the IBM PowerXCell 8i companion chip attached I O Buffer DDR2 DIMMs v PFA for CE on the system memory DDR2 DIMMs v Memory Scrubbing on DDR2 system memory v DDR2 System memory failure isolation for memory errors to a specific memory channel a pair of DIMMs attach...

Page 21: ...ade server with IBM You can register the blade server at http www ibm com support mysupport Product name BladeCenter QS22 Machine type 0793 Model number _____________________________________________ Serial number _____________________________________________ The machine type model number and serial number are on the label that covers the base of the blade server The label is visible when the blade...

Page 22: ...en or at the BladeCenter information center The BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM Systems information center at http publib boulder ibm com infocenter systems Related documentation In addition to this document the following documentation also comes with the server v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is in Portable Document Format PDF on the Documentation CD...

Page 23: ...XP Windows 2000 or Red Hat Linux v 100 MHz microprocessor v 32 MB of RAM v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 0 or later or xpdf which comes with Linux operating systems Note Acrobat Reader software is included on the CD and you can install it when you run the Documentation Browser Using the Documentation Browser Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD read brief descriptions of the boo...

Page 24: ...ook to view the selected book or books in Acrobat Reader or xpdf If you selected more than one book all the selected books are opened in Acrobat Reader or xpdf To search all the books type a word or word string in the Search field and click Search The books in which the word or word string appears are listed in order of the most occurrences Click a book to view it and press Crtl F to use the Acrob...

Page 25: ...sing the power control button Providing local power control is enabled you can press the power control button see Figure 3 which is behind the control panel door on the front of the blade server Local power control is enabled or disabled through the Advanced Management Module Web interface Using the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module You can use the Advanced Management Module Web interface to ...

Page 26: ...ver This starts an orderly shutdown of the operating system if it has not been shut down already providing your operating system supports this feature before turning off the blade server If the operating system stops functioning pressing and holding the power control button for more than 4 seconds turns off the blade server Using the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module You can use the Advanced ...

Page 27: ...e ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server It can take approximately 20 seconds for the operating system on the blade server to recognize the media tray Power on LED This green LED indicates the power status of the blade server as follows v Flashing rapidly The service processor on the blade server is communicating with the BladeCenter Advanced Management Module v Flash...

Page 28: ...h LEDs and the diagnostics switch Pressing the light path diagnostics switch lights the appropriate LED to indicate where an error has occurred System board internal and expansion card connectors The following illustration shows the location of the connectors for user installable options 1 1 Temperature fault LED System board LED CPU fail LED NMI error LED I O buffer DIMM error LED I O buffer DIMM...

Page 29: ... connector PCI X expansion connectors 1 DIMM 1 slot IOBUF 1 DIMM slot Battery Control panel connector IOBUF 2 DIMM slot DIMM 2 slot DIMM 3 slot DIMM 4 slot DIMM 8 slot Figure 6 Locations of the expansion option connectors on the system board Chapter 2 Power controls and indicators 13 ...

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Page 31: ...sequences such as incorrect reconfiguration of the blade server Some blade server configuration information and update options are established according to bay number If you reinstall the blade server into a different bay you might have to reconfigure the blade server Statement 21 CAUTION Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source Always replace the blade co...

Page 32: ... 6 Slide the blade server into the bay until it stops The spring loaded doors further back in the bay that cover the bay opening move out of the way as you insert the blade server 7 Push the release levers on the front of the blade server to the closed position 8 A set of user labels comes with the BladeCenter unit Use them to write identifying information for each blade server then place the labe...

Page 33: ... required updates the blade server is ready for use If you have not already done so turn on the blade server see Turning on the blade server on page 9 The power on LED on the blade server changes from the slowly flashing state to a continuously lit steady state If you have other blade servers to install you can do so now Chapter 3 Installing the blade server 17 ...

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Page 35: ...ble blade server from the BladeCenter unit you must shut down the operating system on it by typing the shutdown h now command or choosing the shut down option from your GUI See Turning off the blade server on page 10 for details You do not have to shut down the BladeCenter unit itself v Blue on a component indicates touch points where you can grip the component to remove it from or install it in t...

Page 36: ...ed printed circuitry v Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it v While the device is still in its static protective package touch it to an unpainted metal part of the BladeCenter chassis for at least 2 seconds This drains static electricity from the package and from your body v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the blade server or BladeCenter uni...

Page 37: ...blade server is operating the power on LED is lit continuously steady Before you remove a blade server from the BladeCenter unit you must shut down the operating system on it by typing the shutdown h now command or choosing the shut down option from your GUI See Turning off the blade server on page 10 for details You do not have to shut down the BladeCenter unit itself 3 Open the two release lever...

Page 38: ...se on each side of the blade server and lift the outer cover open see Figure 9 5 If you want to remove the cover carefully lift it from the cover pins and set it aside see Figure 9 Statement 21 CAUTION Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade server Removing the BladeCenter PCI Express I O Expansio...

Page 39: ...the blade server and lift the expansion unit see Figure 10 4 To remove the expansion unit carefully lift it from the cover pins and set it aside Removing the blade server front bezel assembly Before you can add remove or replace system memory DIMM modules replace a defective system board assembly or replace the blade server front bezel assembly you must first remove the blade server front bezel as...

Page 40: ...fe place Installing the optional modular flash drive The modular flash drive connects to the flash drive connector on the system board and provides non volatile memory This may be used for example for installing an operating system Complete the following steps to install the modular flash drive 1 Read the safety information beginning on page vii and Installation guidelines on page 19 2 If applicab...

Page 41: ...protective surface For diagrams see Installing an optional high speed expansion card 5 Locate the connector on the back of the modular flash drive 6 Carefully align the modular flash drive with the retention clip and connector on the system board Ensure the orientation of the connector on the modular flash drive matches the connector on the system board 7 Gently press the modular flash drive into ...

Page 42: ...ash drive do this before you proceed with installing the high speed expansion card See Installing the optional modular flash drive on page 24 5 Locate the high speed connector on the system board 6 Remove the connector cover 7 Locate the expansion card locator pins on the standoffs at the back of the system board 8 Locate the connector and the ball socket on the high speed expansion card Connector...

Page 43: ...ement of components Avoid removing the card once it is in position If you have other options to install do so now Otherwise go to Finishing the installation on page 35 Adding or changing system memory There are 8 DIMM slots for system memory Each IBM PowerXCell 8i processor has two memory channels and there are two DIMM slots per memory channel You can use VLP DDR2 1 GB 2 GB or 4 GB memory modules...

Page 44: ... GB 4 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB To change the system memory con...

Page 45: ... at both ends of the DIMM slot are in the open position b Place the DIMM in the slot contact side down Check the orientation of the module The locating pin in the slot must match the corresponding cut out on the module c Carefully press the module into place until the retaining clips snap into position Make sure that the clips are locked properly Note Unused system memory slots do not require DIMM...

Page 46: ... 2 You must install a 1 GB DIMM for both IBM PowerXCell 8i companion chips 5 Remove the DIMM fillers from the slots Retain the DIMM fillers They are an important part of the blade server cooling system and you need them if you ever remove the I O buffer DIMMs from the blade server 6 Place each DIMM in its slot contact side down Check the orientation of the modules The locating pin in each slot mus...

Page 47: ...ade server from the BladeCenter unit See Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit on page 20 3 Open the blade server cover See Opening and removing the blade server cover on page 21 4 Locate the two SAS expansion card connectors and the ball stud on the system board 5 Locate the connectors and the ball socket on the SAS adapter card 6 Align the connectors on the system board with the co...

Page 48: ...lling the BladeCenter PCI Express I O Expansion Unit Important v A BladeCenter QS22 with the BladeCenter PCI Express I O Expansion Unit installed takes up two contiguous slots in the BladeCenter chassis v You must remove any expansion card that uses the high speed connector before installing the expansion unit Expansion card Figure 22 SAS expansion card location Cover pins Cover release Cover rele...

Page 49: ...id possible danger If you replace the battery you must adhere to the following instructions Note In the U S call 1 800 IBM 4333 for information about battery disposal If you replace the original lithium battery with a heavy metal battery or a battery with heavy metal components be aware of the following environmental consideration Batteries and accumulators that contain heavy metals must not be di...

Page 50: ...isposal Complete the following steps to replace the battery 1 Read the safety information beginning on page vii and Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Follow any special handling and installation instructions that come with the battery 3 If applicable shut down the operating system turn off the blade server and remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit See Removing the blade server from ...

Page 51: ...rn on the blade server see Turning on the blade server on page 9 10 Reset the system date and time through the operating system that you installed For additional information see your operating system documentation Finishing the installation To complete the installation you must 1 Reinstall the front bezel assembly on the blade server if removed See Installing the front bezel assembly on page 36 fo...

Page 52: ...he front bezel assembly Figure 25 shows how to install the front bezel assembly on the blade server Complete the following steps to install the blade server front bezel assembly 1 Read the safety information beginning on page vii and Installation guidelines on page 19 2 Connect the control panel cable to the control panel connector on the system board assembly 3 Carefully slide the front bezel ass...

Page 53: ...ing the front bezel assembly on page 36 for instructions 3 Lower the cover so that the slots at the rear slide down onto the pins at the rear of the blade server as shown in Figure 26 Before closing the cover make sure that all components are installed and seated correctly and that you have not left loose tools or parts inside the blade server 4 Pivot the cover to the closed position as shown in F...

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Page 55: ...d Management Module The Web based management and configuration program This is your main access method to the blade server The command line interface See Using the command line interface on page 40 for further information Serial over LAN SOL This is similar to the serial interface but allows you to connect to the blade server over the network See Using Serial over LAN on page 40 for further inform...

Page 56: ...the letter O in PASSW0RD 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen Be sure to set the timeout value that you want for your Web session The BladeCenter management and configuration window opens For additional information see the IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module User s Guide Using the command line interface The IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module also provides a command li...

Page 57: ...he BladeCenter unit and the blade servers However another utility is provided which in some cases can give more information than that displayed in the Advanced Management Module This is the System Management Services SMS utility program The SMS utility program allows you to view and update the VPD change the boot list and set network parameters Starting SMS Complete the following steps to start SM...

Page 58: ...d the universal unique ID Complete the following steps to see this information 1 Start SMS by completing the steps in Starting SMS on page 41 The SMS menu appears PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Main Menu 1 Select Language 2 Setup Remote IPL Initial Program Load 3 Change SCSI Settings 4 Select Console 5 Select Boot Options 6 Firmware Bo...

Page 59: ... The user and operating system interfaces of the system firmware are based on the Open Firmware standard Detailed system information is provided through the Open Firmware device tree You can use the client interface and Run Time Abstraction Services RTAS to run management functions BMC firmware v Communicates with advanced management module v Controls power on v Initializes the board including the...

Page 60: ...mware on page 45 for further information 5 Power on the blade server This boots it with the new BMC firmware 6 Update the system firmware image See Installing the system firmware on page 47 for further information 7 The system reboots This boots the blade server with the new system firmware 8 Shut down the blade server Note There may be instances where you must update the BMC firmware before updat...

Page 61: ...n the readme file which comes with the firmware image Updating the BMC firmware You can update the BMC firmware from the Linux prompt using the update package or from the Advanced Management Module Using the BMC update package Complete the following steps to update the BMC firmware from the Linux command prompt 1 Check the README that comes with the BMC firmware as it contains specific information...

Page 62: ...rowse to the firmware image file 7 Click on Update 8 The validity of the image is checked then the following screen appears Click Continue 9 The next screen shows the firmware update progress 46 BladeCenter QS22 Type 0793 Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 63: ...n the IBM Director CD for further information v Using the update package available from http www ibm com support us en See Updating the system firmware automatically on page 49 for further information on how to perform an update v Using the update_flash script available on supported Linux operating systems This requires the system firmware image file See The firmware update package on page 48 for ...

Page 64: ...s CD and UpdateXpress System Pack Installer Using the package The package consists of an file with a sh extension that runs from the Linux prompt It has a number of options To see what options are available run the package without any options or with the h switch ibm_fw_bios_qb 1 9 1 2_linux pq_cell sh In this example ibm_fw_bios_qb 1 9 1 3_linux pq_cell sh is the name of the firmware update packa...

Page 65: ...steps to install the firmware manually 1 Download the update package from http www ibm com support us en 2 Extract the system firmware image package At the command prompt enter update package x target directory For example to extract the image package ibm_fw_bios_qb 1 9 1 2 sh from ibm_fw_bios_qb 1 9 1 2_linux pq_cell sh in the directory temp fwimage enter ibm_fw_bios_qb 1 9 1 2_linux pq_cell sh x...

Page 66: ...rom the Linux prompt issue the following command echo 0 proc rtas manage_flash For more information on booting from the TEMP or PERM images see Recovering the system firmware code on page 66 Updating the optional expansion card firmware If you have installed the SAS optional expansion card or a high speed expansion card for example the InfiniBand card you may have to update the firmware See the do...

Page 67: ...stall the firmware update The update package consists of four files v A file containing the change history for the QS22 Ethernet Controller firmware This has a chg extension v A file containing the update package This has an sh extension v A readme file for the update package This contains specific installation and configuration information v An XML file This file is for use by IBM Systems Managem...

Page 68: ...cessful Updating 001A640E030C using file 16A8ipmi bin Update successful Error Firmware not detected on device 001A640E030D Warning No Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters found ADAPTER MAC BOOT IPMI ASF PXE UMP 001A640E030C 5704s 3 38 2 47 NA NA NA 001A640E030D 5704s NA NA NA NA NA One or more errors occurred during the firmware update process See var Note The error message shown above is correct as it ...

Page 69: ... I O expansion card on the blade server you can verify which controller port on an expansion card is routed to which I O bay by performing the same test using a controller on the expansion card and a compatible switch module or pass thru module in I O bay 3 or 4 Finishing the configuration You do not have to set any passwords to use the blade server If you change the battery or replace the system ...

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Page 71: ...and very large number of nodes For more information on DIM see http www alphaworks ibm com tech dim Note IBM may add support for later versions of the operating systems or other operating systems You can check the IBM support Web site or the Information Center topic Specified operating environments for Cell Broadband Engine solution to see the currently supported operating systems and levels Prepa...

Page 72: ...e SAS connectivity module and the SAS storage system for further information The QS22 blade server supports the IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System as SAS attached storage You must configure storage on your BladeCenter Boot Disk System before you can use it as a SAS boot device For the configuration you use a management station that runs a Storage Manager Use the Storage Manager for the operating sys...

Page 73: ...forming a discovery 3 Assign a name to the BladeCenter Boot Disk System 4 Make the storage system accessible to the blade server by configuring host access for the blade server If two SAS connectivity modules are installed on the BladeCenter unit the Storage Manager detects two ports for your blade server If two ports are detected be sure to add the SAS address for both ports 5 Create a logical dr...

Page 74: ...ter You are now ready to install the operating system Note A remote SAS storage must boot before the blade server attempts to boot the operating system from it Configuring the IBM BladeCenter S unit local drives as a SAS boot device If you have installed your blade server in an IBM BladeCenter S unit you can use local SAS drives of the BladeCenter S unit as a boot device For setup and configuratio...

Page 75: ... on the media tray or from an ISO image Installing over the network To install over the network the installation packages must be copied to a server that the QS22 blade server can access through the network You can also install from a CD DVD drive connected to a server that the QS22 blade server can access through the network If you plan to install the operating system through the Ethernet network...

Page 76: ...ackages Some options have device drivers that you must install See the documentation that comes with the options for information about installing any required device drivers If your operating system does not have the required device drivers contact your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller or see your operating system documentation for additional information If you want to use the W...

Page 77: ...servicing check that v The BladeCenter QS22 is inserted correctly into the BladeCenter unit v All components are connected correctly v The BladeCenter QS22 has the latest firmware updates These should include updates for The BMC The system firmware Gb Ethernet controller The SAS expansion card The high speed expansion card if installed v The components in your SAS environment have the latest firmw...

Page 78: ...vice Guide for your BladeCenter unit for more information If you have problems with an Ethernet switch module I O adapter or other optional device that can be installed in the BladeCenter unit see the Problem Determination and Service Guide or other documentation that comes with the device for more information Problems indicated by the front panel LEDs The state of the LEDs on the front of the bla...

Page 79: ...r further information about troubleshooting networks see Network connection problems on page 64 Power on LED Flashing rapidly The service processor on the blade server is communicating with the BladeCenter Management Module No action required Flashing slowly The blade server has power but is not turned on Turn on if required Lit continuously steady The blade server has power and is turned on No ac...

Page 80: ...orks you may need to have a trained service technician replace the system blade assembly Power throttling Be aware that the BladeCenter unit automatically reduces the BladeCenter QS22 processor speed if certain conditions are met One such condition is temperature thresholds being exceeded for example when the blade server is running in acoustic mode This throttling occurs independent of your power...

Page 81: ...If the blade server was not turned off press the power control button behind the blade server control panel door to turn off the server 3 Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 4 Wait 30 seconds and reinstall the blade server into the BladeCenter unit 5 Restart the blade server If the problem remains see QS22 Problem Determination and Service Guide Chapter 7 Solving problems 65 ...

Page 82: ...e 3 Turn on the blade server Note If the temp side is corrupted the boot times out and an automatic reboot occurs after switching to the PERM side If the blade server does not restart you must replace the system board assembly Contact a service support representative for assistance Recovering the TEMP image from the PERM image To recover the TEMP image from the PERM image you must copy the PERM im...

Page 83: ...rt representative There are cases where a message that is informational only is displayed on the serial console Wxxx This is a warning message The firmware allows the startup process to continue but indicates there maybe a problem A warning message can be combined with an error message to give more complete information about an error Descriptions for each of the error codes are not included in thi...

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Page 85: ... DIMMs DIMM1 4096MB DIMM2 4096MB DIMM3 4096MB DIMM4 4096MB CPU0 timings 800 MHz CL 6 tRCD 6 tRP 6 Press F1 to enter the SMS menu The SMS utility menu Select SMS tasks from the SMS utility main menu Choices on the SMS utility main menu depend on the version of the firmware in the blade server Some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS...

Page 86: ...mware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Select Language 1 ISO8859 1 English United States Navigation Keys M return to Main Menu N Next page of list ESC key return to previous screen X eXit System Management Services Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key At present English United States is the only available language Setup Remote I...

Page 87: ...een similar to the following appears PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Network Parameters NET axon 10000000000 plb5 plb4 pcix 4000004600000000 ethernet 1 1 IP Parameters 2 Adapter Configuration 3 Ping Test 4 Advanced Setup DHCP Navigation Keys M return to Main Menu ESC key return to previous screen X eXit System Management Services Type m...

Page 88: ...h to cancel and return to the main menu press Esc Adapter Configuration This allows you to set network parameters for the adapter PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Adapter Configuration NET axon 10000000000 plb5 plb4 pcix 4000004600000000 ethernet 1 1 Speed Duplex 2 Spanning Tree Enabled 3 Protocol Navigation Keys M return to Main Menu ES...

Page 89: ...o ping each IP address in turn Advanced Setup DHCP You do not need to use this option unless your network requires a specific block size or filename PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Advanced Setup DHCP NET axon 10000000000 plb5 plb4 pcix 4000004600000000 ethernet 1 1 DHCP Retries 255 2 TFTP Blocksize 512 3 TFTP Retries 5 4 TFTP Filename ...

Page 90: ... wish to install or boot from the BladeCenter unit media tray you must first allocate it to the blade server using the Advanced Management Module PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Multiboot 1 Select Install Boot Device 2 Configure Boot Device Order Navigation Keys M return to Main Menu ESC key return to previous screen X eXit System Manag...

Page 91: ...boot devices in list order until it finds a boot device If it does not an error is generated and placed in the Advanced Management Module You may only list boot devices if they are allocated or available to the blade server For example to include the CD DVD drive in the BladeCenter media tray in the list first been allocate it to the blade server using Advanced Management Module To select boot dev...

Page 92: ...device type the number and press Enter To save your selection press M to return to the menu Firmware Boot Side Options Normally the BladeCenter QS22 boots from the Temporary side and you should not change this However there may be occasions for example boot failure where you must change the setting PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Firmwa...

Page 93: ...Creating common NVRAM partition C0880 Could not find SAS partition in NVRAM created Adapters on 000001460ec00000 00 0800 D 14e4 16a8 network ethernet 00 0900 D 14e4 16a8 network ethernet Adapters on 000001a040000000 00 0000 B 1014 032c pci Adapters on 000001a240000000 00 0000 B 1014 032c pci Navigation Keys M return to Main Menu N Next page of list ESC key return to previous screen X eXit System M...

Page 94: ...machine type or model and serial number Boot does not continue until the information is provided To enter new FRU information complete the following steps 1 Using a Telnet or SSH client connect to the Advanced Management Module external Ethernet interface IP address 2 When prompted enter a valid user ID and password The default management module user ID is USERID and the default password is PASSW0...

Page 95: ...ing to the instructions on the screen and press Enter to continue 5 You must confirm the model number PowerPC Firmware Version QD0123000 SLOF SMS 1 1 c Copyright IBM Corp 2007 All rights reserved Number entered is 1234567 Accept number Enter y or Y to accept or n or N to decline Select Navigation key Type y or Y and press Enter to confirm the number 6 At the following screen type the serial number...

Page 96: ...tered is ABCDEFG Accept number Enter y or Y to accept or n or N to decline Select Navigation key Type y or Y and press Enter to confirm the number SAS Settings Use this option to configure or change the SAS settings if you have installed the IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System or you installed the blade server into an IBM BladeCenter S unit Note You must use this option when configuring an IBM BladeC...

Page 97: ...ys M return to Main Menu ESC key return to previous screen X eXit System Management Services Type SAS Address in hexadecimal and press Enter or select navigation key When configuring IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System as a boot device the SAS address can be obtained from the Storage System Profile utility See the documentation that comes with your IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System for more informatio...

Page 98: ...in hexadecimal and press Enter or select navigation key When configuring IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System as a boot device the LUN Id can be obtained from the Storage System Profile utility See the documentation that comes with your IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System for more information about the Storage System Profile utility When configuring an IBM BladeCenter S local SAS drive as a boot device u...

Page 99: ...IBM product The documentation that comes with BladeCenter systems also describes the diagnostic tests that you can perform Most BladeCenter systems operating systems and programs come with documentation that contains troubleshooting procedures and explanations of error messages and error codes If you suspect a software problem see the documentation for the software Using the documentation Informat...

Page 100: ...p www ibm com services us or see http www ibm com planetwide for support telephone numbers In the U S and Canada call 1 800 IBM SERV 1 800 426 7378 Hardware service and support You can receive hardware service through IBM Services or through your IBM reseller if your reseller is authorized by IBM to provide warranty service See http www ibm com planetwide for support telephone numbers or in the U ...

Page 101: ...10504 1785 U S A INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NON INFRINGEMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not ap...

Page 102: ...roduct or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Important notes Processor speed indicates the internal clock speed of the microprocessor other factors also affect application performance CD or DVD drive speed is the variable read rate Actual speeds vary and are often less than the possible maximum When referring to processor storage real and virtual storage or channel volume K...

Page 103: ...uede encontrar información sobre las ofertas de reciclado de productos de IBM en el sitio web de IBM http www ibm com ibm environment products index shtml Notice This mark applies only to countries within the European Union EU Batteries or packaging for batteries are labeled in accordance with European Directive 2006 66 EC concerning batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators ...

Page 104: ...lable to customers for the return recycling and recovery of WEEE Customer participation is important to minimize any potential effects of EEE on the environment and human health due to the potential presence of hazardous substances in EEE For proper collection and treatment contact your local IBM representative Battery return program This product may contain a sealed lead acid nickel cadmium nicke...

Page 105: ... au rebut mais plutôt récupérée en fin de cycle de vie selon cette norme In accordance with the European Directive 2006 66 EC batteries and accumulators are labeled to indicate that they are to be collected separately and recycled at end of life The label on the battery may also include a chemical symbol for the metal concerned in the battery Pb for lead Hg for mercury and Cd for cadmium Users of ...

Page 106: ... this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Industry Canada Class ...

Page 107: ...mmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG Konformitätszeichen CE zu führen Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung des EMVG ist die IBM Deutschland GmbH 70548 Stuttgart Generelle Informationen Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN 55022 Klasse A European Union EMC Directive conformance statement This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Di...

Page 108: ...Taiwanese Class A warning statement Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement Korean Class A warning statement 92 BladeCenter QS22 Type 0793 Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 109: ... 52 power 3 Serial over LAN 40 connectors battery 12 I O expansion card 12 input output 37 memory 12 microprocessor 12 system board 12 controller enumeration 52 Ethernet 50 cover closing 32 37 opening 21 22 removing 21 22 D danger statements 5 device driver Ethernet controller 51 DIMM See I Obuffer DDR2 memory modules DIMM system memory See system DDR2 memory modules documentation CD 7 drive conne...

Page 110: ...24 N network boot device 55 network connection identifying problems 64 NMI reset button 11 notes 5 notes important 86 notices 85 electronic emission 90 FCC Class A 90 notices and statements 5 O operating system network connection requirements 55 option installing 19 oversubscription power domain 3 P PERM image updating 50 using to recover TEMP image 66 ports input output 37 power identifying probl...

Page 111: ...10 storage local 3 SAS 3 system board connectors 12 LEDs 11 system DDR2 memory modules adding 27 system firmware 43 PERM image 50 recovering 66 startup process errors 67 TEMP image 50 updating 47 updating image 50 updating image manually 49 System Management Services 69 See SMS system reliability 20 T TEMP image recovering 66 reject function 66 starting 66 updating 50 trademarks 86 troubleshooting...

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