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System reliability guidelines

To help ensure proper system cooling and system reliability, make sure the
following requirements are met.

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Each of the module bays on the front and rear of the BladeCenter S chassis has
either a module or a module bay filler installed in it.

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Each of the blade bays on the front of the BladeCenter S chassis has either a
blade server or a blade bay filler installed in it.

v

Each of the storage module bays has a storage module or storage module filler
installed in it. If a storage module is installed, each of the drive bays has a hard
disk drive or a hard disk drive bay filler installed in it.

v

Each of the drive bays in a blade server storage expansion option has either a
hot-swap drive or a filler panel installed.

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You have followed the cabling instructions that come with optional adapters.

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Cables for the optional modules are routed correctly.

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A failed fan module is replaced as soon as possible.

Handling static-sensitive devices

Make sure that you read these guidelines before handing static-sensitive devices.

Attention:

Static electricity can damage the BladeCenter S chassis and other

electronic devices. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their
static-protective packages until you are ready to install them.

To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, observe the following
precautions:

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Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around
you.

v

The use of a grounding system is recommended. For example, wear an
electrostatic-discharge wrist strap, if one is available.

v

Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

v

Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.

v

Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.

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While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to an unpainted
metal part of the BladeCenter S chassis or rack for at least 2 seconds. This drains
static electricity from the package and from your body.

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Remove the device from its package and install it immediately without setting
down the device. If it is necessary to set down the device, put it back into its
static-protective package.

v

Take additional care when you handle devices during cold weather. Heating
reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

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BladeCenter S Type 7779/8886: Installation and User's Guide

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Page 4: ...ge 61 and read the IBM Safety Information and the IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide on the IBM Documentation CD Sixth Edition December 2010 Copyright IBM Corporation 2007 2010 US Govern...

Page 5: ...to power 45 Disconnecting power from the BladeCenter unit 45 Chapter 3 Installing IBM Director Server optional 47 Chapter 4 Configuring the BladeCenter S system 49 Configuring I O modules 49 Configur...

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Page 7: ...ostn ch instrukc L s sikkerhedsforskrifterne f r du installerer dette produkt Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet...

Page 8: ...statement in this documentation is labeled with a number This number is used to cross reference an English language caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger state...

Page 9: ...quipment 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 instruc...

Page 10: ...t 3 CAUTION When 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 coul...

Page 11: ...you suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a service technician Statement 13 DANGER Overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions To...

Page 12: ...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 Rack Saf...

Page 13: ...rds to add network interfaces or storage through I O modules SAS expansion cards provide access through SAS connectivity modules or SAS RAID controller modules that are installed in I O bays 3 and 4 t...

Page 14: ...cess to the storage modules in the BladeCenter S chassis if both storage modules are installed v Systems management The advanced management module is used to communicate with the service processor in...

Page 15: ...ladeCenter Documentation CD contains documentation for your BladeCenter S chassis in Portable Document Format PDF and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly Hardwa...

Page 16: ...t F to use the xpdf search function within the document Click Help for detailed information about using the Documentation Browser Notices and statements in this document The caution and danger stateme...

Page 17: ...firmware v Blade server firmware v Storage module firmware Security features v Login password for remote connection v Secure Sockets Layer SSL security for remote management access v Lightweight Direc...

Page 18: ...orage modules in the BladeCenter S chassis and each storage module contains hot swap hard disk drives A storage module and the hard disk drives installed in that storage module are commonly referred t...

Page 19: ...the BladeCenter S chassis If two SAS connectivity modules are installed the module in I O module bay 3 controls access to storage module 1 and the module in I O module bay 4 controls access to storag...

Page 20: ...u have implemented the hard disk drives as a mirrored array the fault light will blink as the hard disk drive is being resynchronized This resynchronization occurs because the blade servers are attemp...

Page 21: ...SAS RAID controller modules cache Note The port on the side of the media tray is reserved for future use Controls and indicators Power on Location Over temperature Information System error The media t...

Page 22: ...er demands within the BladeCenter S chassis exceeding the capacity of the installed power modules You can turn off the information LED through the Web interface or the IBM Director console System erro...

Page 23: ...and hard disk drives They receive power network connection and I O devices such as DVD drive keyboard mouse video port USB ports and a remote monitoring port from the BladeCenter S chassis A SAS expa...

Page 24: ...lit it indicates that information about a system error for the blade server has been placed in the advanced management module event log The information LED can be turned off through the Web interface...

Page 25: ...ly The service processor BMC is initializing the blade server v Flashing slowly The blade server has completed initialization and is waiting for a power on command v Lit continuously The blade server...

Page 26: ...nnection The advanced management module communicates with the service processor also called the baseboard management controller or BMC in each blade server to support features such as blade server pow...

Page 27: ...through the Ethernet port to the network Port activity Flashing green There is activity through the Ethernet port over the network link Reset Insert a straightened paper clip into the reset pinhole a...

Page 28: ...m to configure the IP addresses user accounts and other settings The serial pinout for the advanced management module is an EIA 561 as shown in the following table Contact pin number Signal name 1 DSR...

Page 29: ...t blade server Serial pass thru module The serial pass thru module has six serial ports that you can use to directly attach a four wire serial RJ 45 connector to each of the blade servers in the Blade...

Page 30: ...al name Signal direction 1 RTS Request to send Output from blade server 2 Not used n a 3 RXD Receive data Input to blade server 4 GND Ground n a 5 Not used n a 6 TXD Transfer data Output from blade se...

Page 31: ...site at http www ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us eserver html I O module bay 1 I O module bay 1 supports any standard Ethernet or pass thru module that connects to the two integrated Et...

Page 32: ...two bays also support Ethernet switch modules Fibre Channel switch modules and pass thru modules optical and copper if the storage modules are not being used Important I O module bays 3 and 4 must bot...

Page 33: ...ules the power modules will be disabled Indicators and controls There are three LEDs on each power module AC power Lit green Power is being supplied to the power module DC power Lit green Power is bei...

Page 34: ...S chassis Fan modules The BladeCenter S chassis comes with four installed hot swap fan modules The fan modules sometimes called fan packs are designed to provide cooling airflow to the blade servers a...

Page 35: ...nnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more information about IBM Director and to download the latest version of IBM Director go to http www ibm com systems management director Storage...

Page 36: ...To download Storage Configuration Manager go to http www ibm com systems support management and select IBM Storage Configuration Manager 24 BladeCenter S Type 7779 8886 Installation and User s Guide...

Page 37: ...o remove power from the BladeCenter S system itself v Do not attempt to lift an object that you think is too heavy for you If you have to lift a heavy object observe the following precautions Make sur...

Page 38: ...ricity can damage the BladeCenter S chassis and other electronic devices To avoid damage keep static sensitive devices in their static protective packages until you are ready to install them To reduce...

Page 39: ...g all firmware updates before you begin the installation process The following BladeCenter S system components have firmware that can be updated v Advanced management module v Blade servers v I O modu...

Page 40: ...site at http www ibm com systems support management Storage Configuration Manager To obtain the latest version of Storage Configuration Manager go to the Support for IBM Systems Management Web site at...

Page 41: ...onal injury before lifting the unit remove all the blades power supplies and removable modules to reduce the weight 108 kg 237 lbs 2X 6X 4X 4X 43 2 kg 95 lbs 1 Remove components from the front of the...

Page 42: ...Release handles open Blade server c Remove all storage modules 2 Remove the bezel from the front of the BladeCenter S chassis 30 BladeCenter S Type 7779 8886 Installation and User s Guide...

Page 43: ...ase tabs 3 Remove components from the rear of the BladeCenter S chassis a Remove all power modules Power module 3 Power module 4 Release handle open Chapter 2 Installing the BladeCenter S Types 7779 a...

Page 44: ...nd rear doors or in a rack that is equipped with an IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger v Do not extend more than one device out of the rack at the same time v Remove the rack doors and side panels to provid...

Page 45: ...g bracket Upper Right shipping bracket Note Left and right shipping brackets are required only when the BladeCenter S chassis is shipped while it is installed in a rack cabinet An initial set of shipp...

Page 46: ...nd rear of the rack in the locations that are indicated by the arrows on the template T e m p l a t e 4 Use a screwdriver to install the cage nuts or the clip nuts as required for your rack in the loc...

Page 47: ...il from being extended too far 7 Position the rail in the desired location on the rack and align the pins on each end of the rail with the applicable holes on the rack 1 Release the rail latches and f...

Page 48: ...rack cabinet Rear view 10 Optionally install the shipping brackets There is a set of shipping brackets provided in the BladeCenter S chassis rack installation kit Rear view To install the upper right...

Page 49: ...1 Insert four M6 screws in the front of the BladeCenter S chassis to secure it to the rack cabinet 12 Install the bezel on the front of the BladeCenter S chassis Bezel Installing components After you...

Page 50: ...ive and sliding the hard disk drive into the hard disk drive bay Note Four power modules are required in the BladeCenter S chassis if two storage modules are installed If you are installing a storage...

Page 51: ...in the BladeCenter S chassis the drive bay that you use is determined by the SAS connectivity module zoning configuration that you have selected for the BladeCenter S system If SAS RAID controller mod...

Page 52: ...handles Blade server 1 Read Safety on page v and Handling static sensitive devices on page 26 2 Select the bay for the blade server Depending on the blade server type and the optional devices that are...

Page 53: ...Release handle Serial pass thru module 1 Read Safety on page v and Handling static sensitive devices on page 26 2 Open the release handle rotate the handle down 3 Slide the module into the serial pas...

Page 54: ...ease handle rotate the handle up Installing a power module To install a power module open the release handle slide the power module into the power module bay and close the release handle Note On the r...

Page 55: ...ing an I O module To install an I O module open the release handle slide the module into the I O module bay of the BladeCenter S chassis Before installing an I O module read any installation instructi...

Page 56: ...f the blade servers that will access the Ethernet network through that I O module v If you install SAS connectivity modules you must also install a SAS expansion card option in each of the blade serve...

Page 57: ...LED panel v The dc power and ac power LEDs on each power module v The OK LED on the advanced management module v The OK or Power LED on each I O module Note Initially the port fault LEDs on the SAS c...

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Page 59: ...that the advanced management module is on a network that is reachable from the IBM Director server Note IBM Director communicates over the TCP command mode port You might have to increase the maximum...

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Page 61: ...ervers After you have completed the initial configuration you can begin to install and configure applications You can also optionally install Storage Configuration Manager to manage the SAS connectivi...

Page 62: ...cess when you perform the initial setup of a blade server Attach a monitor to the video connector on the advanced management module Attach a USB keyboard and mouse to the USB connectors on the advance...

Page 63: ...tem media into the DVD drive 6 Set the DVD drive as the boot device for the blade server that you are configuring if it is necessary for that blade server You can do that from the advanced management...

Page 64: ...switch ownership of the media tray to a specific blade server press the CD button on that blade server The BladeCenter S Types 7779 and 8886 assigns the resource to the blade server that is requestin...

Page 65: ...ution within a software upgrade You can obtain the latest downloads for your system from the IBM BladeCenter support site at http www ibm com systems support supportsite wss selectproduct taskind 2 br...

Page 66: ...her software IBM maintains pages on the World Wide Web where you can get the latest technical information and download device drivers and updates To access these pages go to http www ibm com support T...

Page 67: ...ice and support Through IBM Support Line you can get telephone assistance for a fee with usage configuration and software problems with BladeCenter products For information about which products are su...

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Page 69: ...e unit You can install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it at no additional charge under the type of warranty service that is designed for your computer v Field replaceable unit FRU FRU...

Page 70: ...components such as the management module fan modules and I O modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 See the IBM BladeCenter S Types 7779 and 8886 Problem Determination and Service Guide for part numbers Index Descri...

Page 71: ...Index Description Cable fan module to midplane Miscellaneous parts kit Kit rack Appendix B Parts listing 59...

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Page 79: ...view 22 FCC Class A notice 63 features 1 5 firmware 27 front view BladeCenter S chassis 6 parts list 57 G getting help 54 guidelines handling static sensitive devices 26 installation 25 system reliabi...

Page 80: ...odule initially installing 41 overview 17 serial port connector pin locations 17 serial pinout advanced management module 16 serial pass thru module 17 service and support before you call 53 hardware...

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