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Part Number: 

10-00092-02-A0

   IBM Part number: 24R9718

IB Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCenter 
User Guide

Release 2.2.0 Update 2

Summary of Contents for 24R9718 IB

Page 1: ...Part Number 10 00092 02 A0 IBM Part number 24R9718 IB Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCenter User Guide Release 2 2 0 Update 2...

Page 2: ...n thereof by or for the U S Government shall be governed solely by the terms of the license agreement and shall be prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by the terms of that agreement An...

Page 3: ...rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Statement of Limited Warranty Preamble Thank you for your purc...

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Page 5: ...nformation xii IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125 4753 08 04 2004 xv Part 1 General Terms xv What this Warranty Covers xv What this Warranty Does not Cover xvi How to Obtain Warranty Service xvi W...

Page 6: ...tatement xxxiv Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement xxxiv Australia and New Zealand Class A statement xxxv United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement xxxv European Union EMC...

Page 7: ...Switch Module 5 Change the Default Password 6 Configure the System Clock 7 Connect Beyond BladeCenter 8 Connecting InfiniBand Cables 10 3 Specifications and Compliance 13 Safety Certifications 13 EMC...

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Page 9: ...on manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to co...

Page 10: ...mental operating requirements CAUTION Use the Topspin IB Switch Module only with an approved chassis CAUTION Never place your hand inside an empty card or module bay You should never have cause to pla...

Page 11: ...lash i command to view the firmware version In the example that follows the image is v3 01 0000 build 2 0 0 491 Example b For Windows hosts perform the following steps 1 Log in to your Windows host 2...

Page 12: ...8 I O limit 4095Mb mask 0xffffffff Vendor SEAGATE Model ST336607FC Rev 0004 Type Direct Access ANSI SCSI revision 03 initializing plug timer for queue f69fd018 Starting timer 1 1 blk queue f69fd018 I...

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Page 15: ...s Warranty Covers IBM warrants that each Machine 1 is free from defects in materials and workmanship and 2 conforms to IBM s Official Published Specifications Specifications which are available on req...

Page 16: ...service If you do not register the Machine with IBM you may be required to present proof of purchase as evidence of your entitlement to warranty service What IBM Will Do to Correct Problems When you...

Page 17: ...s obligations under this Statement of Limited Warranty which may include shipping the Machine for such processing to other IBM service locations around the world and c ensure that such processing comp...

Page 18: ...HESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION Jurisdiction All of our rights duties and obligations a...

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Page 22: ...arbitrator The two arbitrators appointed by the parties shall appoint a third arbitrator who shall act as chairman of the proceedings Vacancies in the post of chairman shall be filled by the president...

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Page 24: ...tion will be held in Vienna Austria and the official language of the proceedings will be English The decision of the arbitrators will be final and binding upon both parties Therefore pursuant to parag...

Page 25: ...ty Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law 1 IBM s liability for any damages and losses that may arise as a consequence of the fulfillment of its obligations under or in connection with this Sta...

Page 26: ...em the term Machine includes Machine Code and Licensed Internal Code LIC Applicability of suppliers and resellers unchanged FRANCE Limitation of Liability The following replaces the second sentence of...

Page 27: ...er of this Statement of Limited Warranty in respect of which IBM is legally liable to you whether in contract or tort A number of Defaults which together result in or contribute to substantially the s...

Page 28: ...le of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 or any statutory modification or re enactment of either such Section 2 IBM will accept unlimited liability subject always...

Page 29: ...u may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it at no additional charge under the type of warranty service designated for your Machine IBM specifies in the materials shipped with a re...

Page 30: ...to Product Support pages The IBM Statement of Limited Warranty is also available on this site in 29 languages To obtain warranty service contact IBM or your IBM reseller In Canada or the United States...

Page 31: ...r described in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents You can send license inquiries in writing to IBM Director of Licensing IBM Corporation North...

Page 32: ...untries or both Intel MMX and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States other countries or both Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U...

Page 33: ...warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose These products are offered and warranted solely by third parties IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non IBM p...

Page 34: ...likely to cause harmful interference 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...

Page 35: ...Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the pro...

Page 36: ...xxxvi Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement...

Page 37: ...tive 2002 96 EC concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE The Directive determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the European U...

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Page 45: ...BladeCenter chassis When you add one or two Server Switch Modules to your BladeCenter chassis and add HCA expansion cards to your BladeCenter hosts your hosts can communicate to one another over IB w...

Page 46: ...B ports to a BladeCenter host Each HCA port connects via the unit backplane to a particular Server Switch Module bay The first IB port of each HCA card ib0 connects to the Server Switch Module in bay...

Page 47: ...how to configure your Server Switch Module with the CLI refer to the Command Line Interface Reference Guide For instructions that detail how to configure your Server Switch Module with Chassis Manage...

Page 48: ...finiBand hardware The physical connectors are numbered 1 through 4 from top to bottom where the independent 4x connector on the Server Switch Module is at the top In all user interfaces however the po...

Page 49: ...the module in bay 3 or bay 4 3 Refer to your BladeCenter unit documentation for standard hardware module installation instructions 4 Proceed to Configure the Server Switch Module on page 5 to configu...

Page 50: ...ateway IP address in the Gateway address field of the New Static IP Configuration section for the Server Switch Module then click the Save button NOTE The gateway address of the Server Switch Module m...

Page 51: ...ting on the on board Server Switch clock or you can synchronize your Server Switch to a network time protocol NTP server Set the On board Clock To configure the on board clock perform the following st...

Page 52: ...ver to assign a secondary NTP server Example 5 Optional Recommended Enter the ntp command with the server three keyword the IP address of the NTP server to assign a tertiary NTP server Example Connect...

Page 53: ...re the higher the integer the higher the priority to configure the priority of the SM Example After you configure your subnet manager priority connect your Server Switch Module to the outside IB fabri...

Page 54: ...10 Connecting InfiniBand Cables To plug in an InfiniBand cable push the connector into the interface until you hear feel a click Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Connecting InfiniBand Cables...

Page 55: ...hand and push it toward the port then pull the latch away from the port with your other hand and gently wiggle the connector away from the port Figure 2 2 Removing a Pull Connector 1 push connector t...

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Page 57: ...20 1RX Telco IBM Blade Server models 8730 1RX Telco EMC EMI Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FC...

Page 58: ...ST 29216 91 Table 3 3 DC Supply Requirements Area Requirement DC Supply Voltage 12 0 Volts DC Supply Current 2 1 Amps Table 3 4 Environmental Requirements Area Requirement Module Operating Temperature...

Page 59: ...ial configuration 5 installing the server switch module 5 IP address 6 L LEDs 3 port status 4 switch module status 4 M management interfaces 3 N new static IP configuration 6 NTP configuring 8 P passw...

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