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One Ethernet controller is integrated on the blade server system board. A controller provides a 1000 Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatible I/O modules in I/O-module bays 1 and 2, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN). The Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a different I/O module in I/O-module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from an Ethernet controller to an I/O-module bay varies according to the blade server type and the operating system that is installed. You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller for the blade server operating system. However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade server operating system to address the Ethernet controller. For device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the blade server. To find updated information about configuring the controller, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter. 3. Under Popular links, click Publications lookup. 4. From the Product family menu, select BladeCenter HS12, and click Continue. Configuring a SAS RAID array Use this information to configure a SAS RAID array. Configuring a SAS RAID array applies only to a blade server (machine type 8028) in which two SAS storage drives are installed. You can use two SAS storage drives in the blade server to implement and manage RAID level-0 (striping) or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems that are listed on the ServerProven® list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/. For the blade server, you must configure the SAS RAID by using the LSI Configuration Utility program. If an optional expansion unit is installed, you can use it to control all of the SAS storage drives that are installed in the blade server. Enable this feature by using the Device and I/O Ports choice in Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Configuration/Setup Utility menu" on page 16 for information and instructions). Important: You must create the RAID array before you install the operating system on the blade server. You can use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to configure the SAS storage drives and the SAS controller. To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the blade server (make sure that the blade server is the owner of the keyboard, video, and mouse). See "Turning on the blade server" on page 9. 22 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, 8028 or 1916: Problem Determination and Service Guide

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One Ethernet controller is integrated on the blade server system board. A controller
provides a 1000 Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the
Ethernet-compatible I/O modules in I/O-module bays 1 and 2, which enables
simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area
network (LAN). The Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a
different I/O module in I/O-module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from an Ethernet
controller to an I/O-module bay varies according to the blade server type and the
operating system that is installed.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller for the blade server
operating system. However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade
server operating system to address the Ethernet controller. For device drivers and
information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see the
Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet Software
CD that comes with the blade server.
To find updated information about configuring the controller, complete the
following steps.
Note:
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1.
2.
Under
Product support
, click
BladeCenter
.
3.
Under
Popular links
, click
Publications lookup
.
4.
From the
Product family
menu, select
BladeCenter HS12
, and click
Continue
.
Configuring a SAS RAID array
Use this information to configure a SAS RAID array.
Configuring a SAS RAID array applies only to a blade server (machine type 8028)
in which two SAS storage drives are installed.
You can use two SAS storage drives in the blade server to implement and manage
RAID level-0 (striping) or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems that
are listed on the ServerProven
®
serverproven/compat/us/. For the blade server, you must configure the SAS RAID
by using the LSI Configuration Utility program.
If an optional expansion unit is installed, you can use it to control all of the SAS
storage drives that are installed in the blade server. Enable this feature by using
the
Device and I/O Ports
choice in Configuration/Setup Utility program (see
“Configuration/Setup Utility menu” on page 16 for information and instructions).
Important:
You must create the RAID array
before
you install the operating system
on the blade server.
You can use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to configure the SAS
storage drives and the SAS controller. To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility,
complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on the blade server (make sure that the blade server is the owner of the
keyboard, video, and mouse). See “Turning on the blade server” on page 9.
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BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, 8028 or 1916: Problem Determination and Service Guide