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IBM 8852 - BladeCenter H Rack-mountable Manual

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BladeCenter H Types 8852, 7989, and 1886 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. This Installation and User's Guide contains information for setting up and configuring your BladeCenter unit and its components. For additional information about your BladeCenter device view the publications on the Documentation CD. You can also find the most current information about BladeCenter devices at http://www.ibm.com/support/. Read the BladeCenter overview in Chapter 1 of this Installation and User's Guide . Define and document the configuration parameters for your BladeCenter unit using the worksheets in Appendix A of this Installation and User's Guide. Set up your operating environment and install the rack using the instructions that come with the rack. Install the BladeCenter unit in the rack using the instructions in this Installation and User's Guide. Install the power modules and management modules in the BladeCenter unit using the instructions in this Installation and User's Guide and the documents that come with each component. Perform initial BladeCenter unit configuration using the instructions in the Management Module User's Guide. Install and configure I/O modules in the BladeCenter unit using the instructions in this Installation and User's Guide and the documents that come with each I/O module. Install and configure blade servers in the BladeCenter unit using the instructions in this Installation and User's Guide and the documents that come with each blade server.

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	9
Chapter 1. Introduction	17
Locating and recording BladeCenter unit information	18
Features and specifications	19
The BladeCenter modules	19
Advanced management module	20
I/O modules	20
Blade servers	20
Power modules	21
Blower modules	21
The IBM Documentation CD	21
Hardware and software requirements	21
Using the Documentation Browser	22
Related documentation	22
Notices and statements in this document	24
Major components of the BladeCenter H unit	25
Chapter 2. BladeCenter unit power, controls, and indicators	27
Supplying power to the BladeCenter unit	27
Disconnecting power from the BladeCenter unit	27
BladeCenter components, controls, and LEDs	28
Front view	28
Power modules	28
Media tray	29
System service cards	30
Blade server control panel	30
Rear view	31
Power connectors	31
I/O modules	31
Management modules	31
Blower modules	31
Serial connector	31
Rear system LED panel	31
Chapter 3. Installing the BladeCenter unit and options	33
Installation checklist	33
Installing the BladeCenter unit in a rack	33
Installation guidelines	34
System reliability guidelines	34
Handling static-sensitive devices	34
Removing components before rack installation	35
Removing a power module	35
Removing a blade server	37
Removing a management module	37
Removing a blower module	38
Removing an I/O module	38
Removing a bezel	39
Removing an optical drive filler	40
Installing components	40
Installing a blower module	40
Installing a management module	42
Installing an I/O module	43
Installing a power module	44
Installing an optical drive	46
Installing a bezel	47
Installing a blade server	47
Completing the installation	48
Chapter 4. Configuration and networking guidelines	51
Configuring the BladeCenter unit	51
Configuring the management module	51
Configuring I/O modules	51
Configuring blade servers	51
BladeCenter networking guidelines	52
Chapter 5. IBM Director	53
Chapter 6. Shared BladeCenter resources	55
Chapter 7. Solving problems	57
Diagnostic tools overview	57
Troubleshooting tables	57
Monitor or video problems	58
Power problems	58
Management module problems	59
Blower module problems	59
Media tray problems	60
Light path diagnostic LEDs	60
Diagnosing problems using diagnostic LEDs	60
Diagnostic LEDs	61
Appendix A. BladeCenter management-module configuration worksheet	63
Appendix B. Getting help and technical assistance	67
Before you call	67
Using the documentation	67
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web	67
Software service and support	68
Hardware service and support	68
IBM Taiwan product service	68
Appendix C. Notices	69
Trademarks	69
Important notes	70
Particulate contamination	71
Documentation format	71
Electronic emission notices	72
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	72
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement	72
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada	72
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement	72
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	72
Germany Class A statement	73
Deutschland: Einhaltung des Gesetzes über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten	73
Zulassungsbescheinigung laut dem Deutschen Gesetz über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten (EMVG) (bzw. der EM	73
Japan VCCI Class A statement	74
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) statement	74
Korea Communications Commission (KCC) statement	74
Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A statement	74
People's Republic of China Class A electronic emission statement	75
Taiwan Class A compliance statement	75
Index	77
A	77
B	77
C	77
D	77
E	77
F	77
G	77
H	77
I	77
L	78
M	78
N	78
O	78
P	78
R	78
S	79
T	79
U	79
V	79