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Page 4: ...Information and the Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD The most recent version of this document is available at http www ibm com supportportal Seventh Edition...

Page 5: ...r in a BladeCenter unit 45 Updating the blade server configuration 47 Input output connectors and devices 47 Chapter 4 Configuring the blade server 49 Using the Setup utility 50 Setup utility menu 50...

Page 6: ...ralia and New Zealand Class A statement 81 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 81 Germany Class A statement 82 Japan VCCI Class A statement 83 Japan Electronics and Information Technolo...

Page 7: ...kt Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consign...

Page 8: ...information that is used in this documentation Important Each caution and danger statement in this documentation is labeled with a number This number is used to cross reference an English language cau...

Page 9: ...is product v When possible use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal cables v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached po...

Page 10: ...laser products such as CD ROMs DVD drives fiber optic devices or transmitters are installed note the following v Do not remove the covers Removing the covers of the laser product could result in expo...

Page 11: ...s the following label attached Hazardous voltage current and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable parts inside these components If you s...

Page 12: ...e the blade cover before installing the blade Statement 32 CAUTION To avoid personal injury before lifting the unit remove all the blades power supplies and removable modules to reduce the weight Stat...

Page 13: ...ways install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet v Always install servers and optional devices starting from the bottom of the rack cabinet v Always install the heaviest devices in the bottom of t...

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Page 15: ...ivers and install the operating system To download the latest device drivers go to http www ibm com supportportal The blade server comes with a limited warranty For information about the terms of the...

Page 16: ...Note The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware Important Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade serv...

Page 17: ...of the IMM2 that is installed in an IBM server The IMM2 works with IBM UEFI firmware to provide systems management capability for System x servers and blade servers v Advanced Management Module Messa...

Page 18: ...The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use in your system and displays the documents in the language for that region if available If a document is not available in t...

Page 19: ...is document v Note These notices provide important tips guidance or advice v Important These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or problem situations v Attent...

Page 20: ...F to 89 6 F Altitude 914 4 m to 2133 6 m 3000 ft to 7000 ft Blade server off 10 C to 43 C 50 F to 109 4 F Altitude 914 4 m to 2133 6 m 3000 ft to 7000 ft Blade server shipping 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140...

Page 21: ...nes proven innovative IBM designs to make your x86 processor based blade server powerful scalable and reliable For more information see http www ibm com systems x hardware enterprise xarchitecture htm...

Page 22: ...or when a blade server is inserted into the BladeCenter unit The following settings for this policy are available Redundant without performance impact Redundant with performance impact Nonredundant Y...

Page 23: ...a heterogeneous environment By using industry standards IBM Systems Director supports multiple operating systems and virtualization technologies in IBM and non IBM x86 platforms Through a single user...

Page 24: ...al resources For more information about IBM Systems Director see the documentation at http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r2 topic diricinfo_all diricinfoparent html or http www ibm com s...

Page 25: ...ermissions assigned to it through the Advanced Management Module the BladeCenter unit does not have enough power to turn on the blade server or the service processor IMM on the blade server is not com...

Page 26: ...tton recessed The nonmaskable interrupt NMI dumps the partition Use this recessed button only as directed by IBM Support Note You can also send an NMI event to the selected blade server remotely using...

Page 27: ...lit when the ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server It can take approximately 20 seconds for the operating system in the blade server to recognize the media tray If ther...

Page 28: ...anagement module the operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature and the Wake on LAN feature has not been disabled through the management module the Wake on LAN feature can turn on the blade ser...

Page 29: ...ladeCenter GPU expansion BGE unit Fault LED When this yellow LED is lit it indicates that an error has occurred in the expansion blade The expansion blade error LED turns off only after the error is c...

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Page 31: ...the blade server 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 the blade ser...

Page 32: ...the front or back of the BladeCenter unit v Limit your movement Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you v Handle the device carefully holding it by its edges or its frame v Do no...

Page 33: ...ibm com partnerworld pwhome nsf weblook index_us html How to send DSA data to IBM Before you send diagnostic data to IBM read the terms of use at http www ibm com de support ecurep terms html You can...

Page 34: ...n the operating system see the documentation for your operating system for more information 2 If the server is still on press the power button for four seconds to turn off the blade server see Turning...

Page 35: ...the blade server Installing an optional expansion unit Use these instructions to install an optional expansion unit Attention If a horizontal combination form factor CFFh expansion card is installed...

Page 36: ...omponent then remove the optional expansion unit from the package 6 Orient the optional expansion unit as shown in the illustration 7 Lower the expansion unit so that the slots at the rear slide down...

Page 37: ...e use the extraction device to disengage the expansion unit from the blade server These extraction devices can be of several types including thumbscrews or levers See the instructions provided with th...

Page 38: ...the blade server by pulling the release lever and sliding the filler away from the blade server see Removing a hot swap storage drive 4 Touch the static protective package that contains the hot swap s...

Page 39: ...lade server see http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us Note Do not mix DIMMs with different DDR3 voltages frequencies and ECC modes In BladeCenter E not all memory option supp...

Page 40: ...ry with one microprocessor installed and 192 GB of usable memory with two microprocessors installed using 16 GB DIMMs The DIMMs can be installed without matching sizes See the table below for the memo...

Page 41: ...tents on channel 2 are duplicated in channel 3 Channel 1 DIMM connectors 1 2 7 and 8 are not used in mirrored channel mode The maximum available memory with 16 GB DIMMs is 32 GB for a single microproc...

Page 42: ...nnector remove it see Removing a memory module on page 29 Note A DIMM or DIMM filler must occupy each DIMM socket before the blade server is turned on 9 Touch the static protective package that contai...

Page 43: ...tility on page 50 for more information to save changes To remove a DIMM complete the following steps 1 Before you begin read Safety on page v and Installation guidelines on page 17 2 If the blade serv...

Page 44: ...ntical in core speed QPI cache size core quantity and power segment The system might hang if the installed microprocessors are mismatched v Before you install a new microprocessor download and install...

Page 45: ...tatic protective surface 4 Open the blade server cover see Removing the blade server cover on page 20 for instructions 5 If you are installing a microprocessor in the blade server and an expansion uni...

Page 46: ...the installation tool Release the sides of the cover and remove the cover from the installation tool Note Do not touch the microprocessor contacts Contaminants on the microprocessor contacts such as o...

Page 47: ...sink or on top of the microprocessor Touching the thermal grease will contaminate it 11 Remove the socket cover if one is present Keep the socket cover in a safe place for potential future use 12 Clos...

Page 48: ...heat sink after you remove the plastic cover v Do not touch the thermal grease on the bottom of the heat sink Touching the thermal grease will contaminate it If the thermal grease on the microprocess...

Page 49: ...the thermal grease from the bottom of the heat sink Note Make sure that all of the thermal grease is removed 4 Use a clean area of the cleaning pad to wipe the thermal grease from the microprocessor t...

Page 50: ...nstalled remove the expansion card see Removing a CIOv form factor expansion card on page 39 8 Locate the USB connector on the blade server see Blade server connectors on page 15 9 Touch the static pr...

Page 51: ...odules in I O module bays 3 and 4 on the BladeCenter unit must both be compatible with the expansion card All other expansion cards that are installed in other blade servers in the BladeCenter unit mu...

Page 52: ...ct form factor expansion card in the blade server The blade server supports a horizontal combination form factor CFFh expansion card The following illustration shows how to install a CFFh expansion ca...

Page 53: ...ith the expansion card 11 Install the cover or the expansion unit onto the blade server see Installing the blade server cover on page 44 or Installing an optional expansion unit on page 21 12 If you h...

Page 54: ...nstall a CIOv form factor expansion card in the blade server The blade server supports a vertical combination I O CIOv expansion card and a horizontal combination form factor CFFh expansion card The f...

Page 55: ...onnector on the system board then press the card into the CIOv expansion connector 9 Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion card Note For device driver and configuration informa...

Page 56: ...e 15 6 Gently push the retaining clips away from the expansion card then lift the card out of the expansion card connector Installing a storage interface card Use this information to install a storage...

Page 57: ...face card from the package 7 Orient the connector on the storage interface card with the CIOv expansion connector on the system board then press the storage interface card into the CIOv expansion conn...

Page 58: ...server cover Use these instructions for information about how to close the blade server cover Attention You cannot insert the blade server into the BladeCenter unit until the cover is installed and cl...

Page 59: ...se these instructions to install the blade server in a BladeCenter unit The following illustration shows how to install a blade server into a BladeCenter unit The appearance of your BladeCenter unit m...

Page 60: ...server are in the open position perpendicular to the blade server 4 Slide the blade server into the blade bay until it stops 5 Push the release handles on the front of the blade server to the closed p...

Page 61: ...server regardless of how many microprocessors are installed For optimum performance you must upgrade the operating system to support SMP See Chapter 5 Installing the operating system on page 67 and y...

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Page 63: ...tion that reduces hands on time and user errors Wizards and other default settings enable customization capabilities The low touch set once and walk away feature reduces the hands on server setup time...

Page 64: ...menu Depending on the version of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI some menu items might differ slightly from these descriptions v System Information Select this choice to view informatio...

Page 65: ...M support Disabling support can potentially improve the time it takes the blade server to start Note When you disable Ethernet 1 controller in the Setup utility both the Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2 cont...

Page 66: ...ust install the IPMI device driver to use ASU to change the IMM2 or UEFI configuration v You cannot set the IMM2 OS Loader watchdog Network Configuration Select this choice to view the system manageme...

Page 67: ...operating system supports Wake on LAN functions you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions For example you can define a startup sequence that checks for a disc in the CD RW DVD d...

Page 68: ...system startup and to have access to the Setup Utility menu The password must be from 6 to 20 characters You can use any combination of ASCII printable characters for the password Keep a record of you...

Page 69: ...sion that you have start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and view the online overview Not all features are supported on all blade server models The ServerGuide program requires a supported I...

Page 70: ...e program checks the CD for newer device drivers This information is stored and then passed to the operating system installation program 3 The ServerGuide program presents operating system partition o...

Page 71: ...gram Updating firmware and device drivers IBM periodically makes UEFI code service processor IMM firmware diagnostic firmware updates and device driver updates available for the blade server Provision...

Page 72: ...s are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit Configuring UEFI compatible devices Use this information to configure UEFI compatible devices Your IBM BladeCenter HS23E Type 8038 or...

Page 73: ...ion that comes with the adapter to view or change settings for attached devices In addition you can download an LSI command line configuration program from http www ibm com supportportal When you are...

Page 74: ...try portal docdisplay lndocid MIGR 5088601 brandind 5000008 Starting the Human Interface Infrastructure HII Configuration Application Use these instructions to start the HII Configuration Application...

Page 75: ...cted to ac power the power control button becomes active after the power on LED flashes slowly 2 When the prompt F1 Setup is displayed press F1 If you have set an administrator password you are prompt...

Page 76: ...tings select Devices and I O Ports 4 Under Devices and I O Ports select Set Option ROM Execution Order 5 Change the order list 6 When you have finished changing settings press Esc to exit from the pro...

Page 77: ...an in band update of the IMM firmware using the Linux or Windows flash utilities If the USB in band interface is disabled use the Firmware Update option on the IMM web interface to update the firmwar...

Page 78: ...own RNDIS device in the device manager IBM provides a Windows INF file that identifies this device The signed version of the INF is included in all of the Windows versions of the IMM UEFI and DSA upda...

Page 79: ...such as RHEL5 Update 2 and SLES10 Service Pack 2 support the LAN over USB interface by default This interface is detected and displayed during the installation of these operating systems When you conf...

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Page 81: ...Setup and Installation CD to install the blade server operating system To use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD complete the following steps 1 While the blade server is on press the KVM selec...

Page 82: ...anagement Downloading installation instructions Use these instructions to download the operating system installation instructions To download operating system installation instructions go to http www...

Page 83: ...and solve hardware related problems The following tools are available to help you diagnose and solve hardware related problems v POST codes error messages and error logs The POST error codes indicate...

Page 84: ...a file that you can send to IBM service and support Additionally you can view the information locally through a generated text report file You can also copy the log to removable media and view the log...

Page 85: ...a list of supported operating system versions The operating system cannot be installed the option is not available Make sure that the operating system is supported on the blade server If the operating...

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Page 87: ...contract Your IBM service technician will request that you upgrade your software and firmware if the problem has a documented solution within a software upgrade v If you have installed new hardware o...

Page 88: ...e drivers and updates To access these pages go to http www ibm com supportportal Getting help and information from the World Wide Web Up to date information about IBM products and support is available...

Page 89: ...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 your IBM reseller or IBM Services To locate a r...

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Page 91: ...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...

Page 92: ...m When referring to processor storage real and virtual storage or channel volume KB stands for 1024 bytes MB stands for 1 048 576 bytes and GB stands for 1 073 741 824 bytes When referring to hard dis...

Page 93: ...imits because numerous other factors such as temperature or moisture content of the air can influence the impact of particulates or environmental corrosives and gaseous contaminant transfer In the abs...

Page 94: ...sure to include the publication part number and title When you send information to IBM you grant IBM a nonexclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate withou...

Page 95: ...Canada Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Australia and New Zealand Class A statement Attention This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this prod...

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Page 97: ...ries Association JEITA statement Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Confirmed Harmonics Guidelines with Modifications products greater than 20 A per phase Korea...

Page 98: ...Taiwan Class A compliance statement 84 BladeCenter HS23E Type 8038 and 8039 Installation and User s Guide...

Page 99: ...44 opening 20 Create a software RAID array of hard disk drives 61 creating RAID array 60 creating a personalized support web page 75 creating a RAID array of hard disk drives 60 custom support web pa...

Page 100: ...ory module installing 25 order of installation 25 removing 29 specifications 5 6 supported 5 25 memory settings 50 microprocessor connectors 15 installation guidelines 30 specifications 5 microprocess...

Page 101: ...setting 50 static electricity 18 static sensitive devices handling 18 stopping the blade server 14 storage drive connectors 15 support 6 storage interface card 41 installing 42 removing 41 SAS contro...

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