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Chapter 3. Installing the BladeCenter unit and options

This chapter provides instructions for installing the BladeCenter unit into a rack and

adding optional devices to your BladeCenter unit. Some removal instructions are

provided in case you have to remove one device to install another.

Installation checklist

Before you can use the BladeCenter unit, you must set up and configure the

BladeCenter unit, and install and configure the required components in the

BladeCenter unit. If you have not already done so, perform the activities on the

following checklist:

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1.

Set up the rack in which you will install the BladeCenter unit. See the

documentation that comes with your rack.

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2.

Determine the BladeCenter unit configuration settings, such as the IP

address, network address, and Wake on LAN setting. Record the

BladeCenter configuration setting information in Appendix A, “BladeCenter

management-module configuration worksheet,” on page 47. See the

BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide

that comes with your

management module for instructions to configure an IP address.

__

3.

Remove any modules that come installed in the BladeCenter unit to reduce

the weight of the unit you install into the rack. See “Removing components

before rack installation” on page 19 for instructions.

__

4.

Install the BladeCenter unit into the rack. See the

BladeCenter H Rack

Installation Instructions

.

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5.

Reinstall the removed modules in the BladeCenter unit. Make sure that the

BladeCenter unit has adequate power to support all of the installed

components. The BladeCenter unit must contain either two or four power

modules.

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6.

Install the required BladeCenter unit components.

__

7.

Make sure that the latest level of firmware is installed on all of the

BladeCenter components. See http://www.ibm.com/support/ for additional

information.

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8.

Configure the management module in the BladeCenter unit. See the

BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Installation Guide

that comes

with your management module for information and instructions.

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9.

Configure the I/O modules in the BladeCenter unit. See the documentation

for your I/O modules for configuration information.

__ 10.

Configure the blade servers. See the

Installation and User's Guide

that

comes with your blade server for information and instructions.

Installing the BladeCenter unit in a rack

Install the BladeCenter unit in a rack before you install any modules or blade

servers in the BladeCenter unit. If your BladeCenter unit is preconfigured with blade

servers, power modules, management modules, and blowers already installed,

remove them first to reduce the weight. Detailed instructions for installing a

BladeCenter unit in a rack are in the

BladeCenter H Rack Installation Instructions

that come with the BladeCenter unit.

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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

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