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BladeCenter

Management

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Page 4: ...nt of Limited Warranty Z125 4753 08 04 2004 on page 35 and Appendix C Notices on page 59 Fourth Edition November 2004 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 5: ...xternal ports 17 Management module controls and indicators 17 Management module input output connectors 19 Video connector 20 Keyboard connector 20 Mouse connector 20 Remote management and console Ethernet connector 21 Chapter 4 Configuring the management module 23 Setting up the remote connection 26 Cabling the Ethernet port 26 Configuring the management module for remote access 27 Communicating ...

Page 6: ...rogram 62 Electronic emission notices 63 Federal Communications Commission FCC statement 63 Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement 63 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement 64 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement 64 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 64 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 64 Chinese Class A warning statement 65 Japanese Voluntary...

Page 7: ...rskrifterne før du installerer dette produkt Lees voordat u dit product installeert 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 ...

Page 8: ...r dette produktet Antes de instalar este produto leia as Informações sobre Segurança Antes de instalar este producto lea la información de seguridad Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten vi BladeCenter Management Module Installation Guide ...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...ne power cord To remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source 1 2 Statement 6 CAUTION If you install a strain relief bracket option over the end of the power cord that is connected to the device you must connect the other end of the power cord to an easily accessible power source viii BladeCenter Management Module Installation Gui...

Page 11: ...as 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 suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a service technician Safety ix ...

Page 12: ...essories sold with this product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after 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 Un...

Page 13: ...t module redundancy your management module is one of two management modules that can be installed in the BladeCenter unit See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit type for information Note Only one management module can be active the second management module if present provides redundancy You can obtain up to date information about your management module and other IBM server products at htt...

Page 14: ... diskette drive some BladeCenter unit types optical drive and USB port The management module also communicates with the I O modules power modules blower modules and blade servers in the BladeCenter unit to detect their presence or absence and any error conditions sending alerts when required Related documentation In addition to this Installation Guide the following documentation might be on the Do...

Page 15: ...adecenter About your documentation CD Your BladeCenter management module comes with an IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD which contains documentation for your system in PDF and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly System requirements To run the documentation CD use a system that has the following minimum hardware and software v Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 with Se...

Page 16: ... in folders A plus sign indicates each folder or document that has additional topics under it Click the plus sign to display the additional documents When you select a document a description of the document appears under Topic Description To select more than one document press and hold the Ctrl key while you select the documents Click View Book to view the selected document or documents in Acrobat...

Page 17: ...nconvenient or problem situations v Attention These notices indicate possible damage to programs devices or data An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur v Caution These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step ...

Page 18: ...e latch Media access control MAC address label Serial number media access control MAC address label For information about the indicators and ports on the front of the management module see Chapter 3 Management module LEDs and external ports on page 17 For more information about the MAC address see the BladeCenter Management Module User s Guide 6 BladeCenter Management Module Installation Guide ...

Page 19: ...tic sensitive devices on page 8 and read the safety statements in the BladeCenter unit option publications v The orange color on components and labels in your BladeCenter unit identifies hot swap components You can install or remove hot swap modules and with some restrictions hot swap blade servers while the BladeCenter unit is running For complete details about installing or removing a management...

Page 20: ...ng to the illustrations and instructions in this document v A failed blower is replaced as soon as possible to restore cooling redundancy Failure to replace a blade server or module with another blade server module filler blade or filler module within one minute can affect performance in the blade servers Handling static sensitive devices Attention Static electricity can damage electronic devices ...

Page 21: ...ite at http www ibm com pc support to check for technical information hints tips and the latest firmware 2 Download the latest management module firmware and use the management module Web interface to apply it to your current management module see Using the management and configuration program on page 29 for instructions about logging in to the Web interface a In the MM Control section in the navi...

Page 22: ...ment 8 CAUTION Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has 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 suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a service technician 10 BladeCenter Management Module Installation Guide ...

Page 23: ...The following illustration shows how to install a management module in the rear of a typical BladeCenter unit Management module Chapter 2 Installing and removing a management module 11 ...

Page 24: ...eed you will be able to apply the saved configuration file to the replacement management module See Restoring a saved configuration file on page 32 for information about applying a saved configuration file 4 If you are replacing a management module remove the current module from the bay see Removing a management module on page 14 If you are adding a management module remove the filler module from ...

Page 25: ...iguring the management module on page 23 for more information If this is the secondary management module and you followed the instructions in Preparing for management module redundancy on page 9 no configuring is necessary The secondary management module receives the configuration and status information automatically from the primary management module when necessary However if you have not already...

Page 26: ...ote sessions before proceeding to avoid unexpected termination of sessions v If you are replacing the only management module in the BladeCenter unit and the management module is functional you might want to save the configuration file to another medium before you proceed under the MM Control section in the navigation pane click Configuration File and follow the instructions under Save MM Configura...

Page 27: ...ay and set it aside Within 1 minute place either another module of the same type or a filler module in the bay 6 If you placed another management module in the bay reconnect any cables that you disconnected in step 3 then verify that the OK LED on the management module is lit 7 If you have not already done so configure the replacement management module See Chapter 4 Configuring the management modu...

Page 28: ...wing ways see Management module input output connectors on page 19 for the location of each connector v Use an external keyboard video and mouse KVM switch Cable the keyboard video and mouse connectors on both management modules to the KVM switch and connect the KVM switch to the local keyboard monitor and mouse When changeover occurs the new primary management module automatically controls the lo...

Page 29: ...vide status information about the management module and remote management connection For additional information see the Light Path Diagnostics section in the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide v Power on When this green LED is lit it indicates that the management module has power v Active When this green LED is lit it indicates that the management module is actively controlling ...

Page 30: ...on Do not press this button unless you intend to erase your configured IP addresses for the management module and lose connection with the remote management station the I O modules and the blade servers If you press this button you will need to reconfigure the management module settings see the information beginning with Setting up the remote connection on page 26 for instructions Press this reces...

Page 31: ...deo v One PS 2 keyboard v One PS 2 mouse v One 10 100 Mbps Ethernet for remote console and management The following illustration shows the I O connectors on the management module OK TX RX LINK Remote management and console Ethernet Video Mouse Keyboard Chapter 3 Management module LEDs and external ports 19 ...

Page 32: ...agement module contains one PS 2 style keyboard connector Use this connector to connect a PS 2 keyboard to the BladeCenter unit Blade servers share the management module keyboard connector through the BladeCenter KVM interface 6 4 2 1 3 5 Mouse connector Your BladeCenter management module contains one PS 2 style mouse connector Use this connector to connect a PS 2 mouse to the BladeCenter unit Bla...

Page 33: ...vice processor on each blade server or within other components installed in the BladeCenter unit The network management station cannot use this port to communicate with application programs running in the blade servers The network management station must direct all application related communications through a network connected to the external ports of the I O modules installed in the BladeCenter u...

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Page 35: ...erface or the management module command line interface Note You can also configure the I O modules directly through an external I O module port using a Telnet interface or a Web browser See the documentation that comes with each I O module for information For the management module to communicate with the I O modules in the BladeCenter unit you will need to configure the IP addresses for the follow...

Page 36: ...configure the network switch that the pass thru module is connected to see the documentation that comes with the network switch for instructions The management module supports the following Web browsers for remote client access The client Web browser that you use must be Java enabled must support JavaScript 1 2 or later and must have the Java Virtual Machine JVM 1 4 1 or later Plug in installed Th...

Page 37: ...for the blade servers v Changing ownership of the keyboard video and mouse v Changing ownership of the optical drive diskette drive some BladeCenter unit types and USB port v Activating On Demand blade servers Note The IBM Director program is a system management product that comes with the BladeCenter unit To configure the remote alert recipients for IBM Director over LAN the remote alert recipien...

Page 38: ...console Ethernet connector on the management module Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network 2 Check the Ethernet LEDs to ensure that the network connection is working v When the green Ethernet link LED is lit there is an active connection through the port to the network v When the green Ethernet activity LED is flashing it indicates that there is activity through the port over t...

Page 39: ...onnection on the active management module Make sure your computer is on the same subnet as the management module then use your Web browser to connect to the management module see Starting the management and configuration program on page 29 for more information In the browser Address field specify the IP address the management module is using v If the IP address was assigned through a DHCP server g...

Page 40: ...ed object for the unit For the IBM Director software to discover the BladeCenter unit your network must initially provide connectivity from the IBM Director server to the BladeCenter management module Ethernet port To establish connectivity the management module attempts to use DHCP to acquire its initial IP address for the Ethernet port If the DHCP request fails the management module uses the sta...

Page 41: ...ou are using and the firmware versions and options that are installed Starting the management and configuration program Complete the following steps to start the management and configuration program 1 Open a Web browser In the address or URL field type the IP address or host name defined for the management module remote connection see Configuring the management module for remote access on page 27 ...

Page 42: ...gational links that you use to manage your BladeCenter unit and check the status of the components modules and blade servers Configuring the ports Complete the following steps to configure the management module internal and external ports 1 Under MM Control in the navigation pane click Network Interfaces 2 Configure the two Ethernet interfaces external remote management and console and internal co...

Page 43: ...mask The subnet mask must contain four integers from 0 to 255 separated by periods with no spaces The default setting is 255 255 255 0 Gateway address The IP address for your network gateway router The gateway address must contain four integers from 0 to 255 separated by periods with no spaces v Internal Network Interface eth1 This interface communicates with the I O module Specify the IP address ...

Page 44: ...tion about configuring external ports on Ethernet I O modules See the BladeCenter Management Module User s Guide for more information about the management module Web interface Restoring a saved configuration file If you have a saved configuration file you can apply it to the primary or only management module 1 After the primary or only management module has been installed follow the instructions i...

Page 45: ... the IBM support Web site at http www ibm com pc support to check for technical information hints tips and new device drivers or to submit a request for information You can solve many problems without outside assistance by following the troubleshooting procedures that IBM provides in the online help or in the publications that are provided with your system and software The information that comes w...

Page 46: ... Through IBM Support Line you can get telephone assistance for a fee with usage configuration and software problems with xSeries servers BladeCenter products IntelliStation workstations and appliances For information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region see http www ibm com services sl products For more information about Support Line and other IBM services s...

Page 47: ...rranty period for the Machine starts on the original Date of Installation and is specified in Part 3 Warranty Information The date on your invoice or sales receipt is the Date of Installation unless IBM or your reseller informs you otherwise Many features conversions or upgrades involve the removal of parts and their return to IBM A part that replaces a removed part will assume the warranty servic...

Page 48: ...not function as warranted during the warranty period contact IBM or your reseller to obtain warranty 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 contact IBM for service you must follow the problem determination and resolution procedures that IBM...

Page 49: ... Additional Responsibilities Before IBM or your reseller exchanges a Machine or part you agree to remove all features parts options alterations and attachments not under warranty service You also agree to 1 ensure that the Machine is free of any legal obligations or restrictions that prevent its exchange 2 obtain authorization from the owner to have IBM or your reseller service a Machine that you ...

Page 50: ...ing death and damage to real property and tangible personal property and 2 the amount of any other actual direct damages up to the charges if recurring 12 months charges apply for the Machine that is subject of the claim For purposes of this item the term Machine includes Machine Code and Licensed Internal Code LIC This limit also applies to IBM s suppliers and your reseller It is the maximum for ...

Page 51: ...ction The following is added after the first sentence Any litigation arising from this Statement of Limited Warranty will be settled exclusively by the Ordinary Commercial Court of the city of Buenos Aires BOLIVIA Jurisdiction The following is added after the first sentence Any litigation arising from this Statement of Limited Warranty will be settled exclusively by the courts of the city of La Pa...

Page 52: ...Federal District PARAGUAY Jurisdiction The following is added after the first sentence Any litigation arising from this Statement of Limited Warranty will be settled exclusively by the courts of the city of Asuncion PERU Limitation of Liability The following is added at the end of this section In accordance with Article 1328 of the Peruvian Civil Code the limitations and exclusions specified in th...

Page 53: ...the country in which you acquired the Machine in the first sentence laws of the State of New York ASIA PACIFIC AUSTRALIA What this Warranty Covers The following paragraph is added to this section The warranties specified in this Section are in addition to any rights you may have under the Trade Practices Act 1974 or other similar legislation and are only limited to the extent permitted by the appl...

Page 54: ...bitrators 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 of the SIAC Other vacancies shall be filled by the respective nominating party Proceedings shall continue from the stage they were at when the vacancy occurred If one of the parties refuses or otherwise fails to appoint ...

Page 55: ...e 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 of the Bar Council of India Other vacancies shall be filled by the respective nominating party Proceedings shall continue from the stage they were at when the vacancy occurred If one of the parties...

Page 56: ...e fifth paragraph is replaced by the following SPECIAL INCLUDING NOMINAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES MORAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR Arbitration The following is added under this heading Disputes arising out of or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty shall be finally settled by arbitration which shall be held in Metro Manila Philippines in ...

Page 57: ...gal San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Vatican State and any country subsequently added to the European Union as from the date of accession The warranty for Machines acquired in Western Europe shall be valid and applicable in all Western Europe countries provided the Machines have been announced and made available in such countries If you purchase a Machine in one...

Page 58: ...ychelles Togo Tunisia Vanuatu and Wallis Futuna 3 the laws of Finland in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania 4 the laws of England in Angola Bahrain Botswana Burundi Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Jordan Kenya Kuwait Liberia Malawi Malta Mozambique Nigeria Oman Pakistan Qatar Rwanda Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Somalia Tanzania Uganda United Arab Emirates the United Kingdom West Bank Gaza Yemen Zambi...

Page 59: ...thens for Greece b Tel Aviv Jaffa for Israel c Milan for Italy d Lisbon for Portugal and e Madrid for Spain and 9 in the United Kingdom both of us agree to submit all disputes relating to this Statement of Limited Warranty to the jurisdiction of the English courts Arbitration The following is added under this heading In Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Georgia...

Page 60: ...goods Such rights are not affected by the warranties provided in this Statement of Limited Warranty AUSTRIA DENMARK FINLAND GREECE ITALY NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL SPAIN SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND Limitation of Liability The following replaces the terms of this section in its entirety Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law 1 IBM s liability for any damages and losses that may arise as a conseq...

Page 61: ...y those damages and losses proved and actually arising as an immediate and direct consequence of the non fulfillment of such obligations if IBM is at fault for a maximum amount equal to the charges you paid for the Machine that has caused the damages For purposes of this item the term Machine includes Machine Code and Licensed Internal Code LIC The above limitation shall not apply to damages for b...

Page 62: ... you for the transportation charges for the delivery of the failing Machine to IBM Limitation of Liability The following paragraph is added to this section The limitations and exclusions specified in the Statement of Limited Warranty will not apply to damages caused by IBM with fraud or gross negligence and for express warranty The following sentence is added to the end of item 2 IBM s liability u...

Page 63: ...paragraph does not apply What IBM Will Do to Correct Problems The following is added to this section During the warranty period transportation for delivery of the failing Machine to IBM will be at IBM s expense Limitation of Liability The following paragraph is added to this section The limitations and exclusions specified in the Statement of Limited Warranty will not apply to damages caused by IB...

Page 64: ...s which together result in or contribute to substantially the same loss or damage will be treated as one Default occurring on the date of occurrence of the last such Default Circumstances may arise where because of a Default you are entitled to recover damages from IBM This section sets out the extent of IBM s liability and your sole remedy 1 IBM will accept unlimited liability for death or person...

Page 65: ...ly liable to you whether in contract or tort A number of Defaults which together result in or contribute to substantially the same loss or damage will be treated as one Default Circumstances may arise where because of a Default you are entitled to recover damages from IBM This section sets out the extent of IBM s liability and your sole remedy 1 IBM will accept unlimited liability for a death or p...

Page 66: ...ty service IBM provides Warranty Period The warranty period may vary by country or region and is specified in the table below Note Region means either Hong Kong or Macau Special Administrative Region of China A warranty period of 3 years on parts and 1 year on labor means that IBM provides warranty service without charge for 1 parts and labor during the first year of the warranty period and 2 part...

Page 67: ...harged for the replacement CRU if IBM does not receive the defective CRU within 30 days of your receipt of the replacement 2 On site Service IBM or your reseller will either repair or exchange the failing Machine at your location and verify its operation You must provide suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM Machine The area must be clean well lit and suitable for th...

Page 68: ...ies The IBM Machine Warranty World Wide Web site at http www ibm com servers support machine_warranties provides a worldwide overview of IBM s Limited Warranty for Machines a Glossary of IBM definitions Frequently Asked Questions FAQs and Support by Product Machine with links to Product Support pages The IBM Statement of Limited Warranty is also available on this site in 29 languages To obtain war...

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Page 71: ...NY 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...

Page 72: ...kill ThinkPad EtherJet Tivoli e business logo Tivoli Enterprise Eserver Update Connector FlashCopy Wake on LAN IBM XA 32 IBM logo XA 64 IntelliStation X Architecture NetBAY XceL4 Netfinity XpandOnDemand NetView xSeries OS 2 WARP 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 Corpora...

Page 73: ...ly 1 000 000 bytes and GB stands for approximately 1 000 000 000 bytes When referring to hard disk drive capacity or communications volume MB stands for 1 000 000 bytes and GB stands for 1 000 000 000 bytes Total user accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environments Maximum internal hard disk drive capacities assume the replacement of any standard hard disk drives and population of...

Page 74: ...ng their IT products Information on product recycling offerings can be found on IBM s Internet site at http www ibm com ibm environment products prp shtml Battery return program This product may contain a sealed lead acid nickel cadmium nickel metal hydride lithium or lithium ion battery Consult your user manual or service manual for specific battery information The battery must be recycled or dis...

Page 75: ...ce at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equ...

Page 76: ...tes relating to electromagnetic compatibility IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the product including the fitting of non IBM option cards This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 T...

Page 77: ...Chinese Class A warning statement Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI statement Appendix C Notices 65 ...

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Page 79: ...3 E electronic emission Class A notice 63 Ethernet configuring remote connection 27 port cabling 26 Ethernet activity LED 18 Ethernet connector remote management and console 21 Ethernet link status LED 18 F FCC Class A notice 63 H handling static sensitive devices 8 I I O module definition 2 identification labels 6 installation guidelines 7 illustration 11 procedure 12 installing I O module 11 opt...

Page 80: ...enuation module 12 I O module 14 S serial number 6 starting the documentation CD 4 static electricity 8 static sensitive devices handling 8 system reliability 8 T trademarks 60 U United States electronic emission Class A notice 63 United States FCC Class A notice 63 using the documentation CD 3 utility Configuration Setup 29 V video connector 20 W Web browsers supported 24 Web site BladeCenter Pla...

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