IBM BladeCenter Copper Pass-thru, Installation Manual

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Contents
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM BladeCenter Copper Pass-thru Module 1
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Major components of the copper pass-thru module . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2. Installing and removing a copper pass-thru module . . . . 7
I/O module interface requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Blade server Ethernet controller numbering. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System reliability considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing a copper pass-thru module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Removing a copper pass-thru module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3. Information LEDs and external ports . . . . . . . . . 23
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Information LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4. Completing the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cable connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Connecting to the copper pass-thru module . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting to network infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the copper pass-thru module . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Updating I/O module firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . . 31
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . 32
Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix B. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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