IBM HS22 User Guide - Page 5

Contents, Solving problems - blade server

Get IBM HS22 - BladeCenter - 7870 PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 883436054232
View all IBM HS22 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 5 highlights

Contents Safety v Safety statements vi Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 4 Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 4 Using the Documentation Browser 4 Notices and statements in this document . . . . . 5 Features and specifications 7 What your blade server offers 9 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . 11 IBM Director 12 Major components of the blade server . . . . . 13 Chapter 2. Power, controls, and indicators 15 Blade server controls and LEDs 15 Turning on the blade server 18 Turning off the blade server 18 Blade server connectors 19 BladeCenter GPU expansion unit LED . . . . . 19 Chapter 3. Installing options . . . . . 21 Installation guidelines 21 System reliability guidelines 22 Handling static-sensitive devices 22 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 23 Removing the blade server cover 24 Installing an optional expansion unit 25 Removing an optional expansion unit . . . . . 26 Installing a hot-swap storage drive 27 Removing a hot-swap storage drive 28 Installing a memory module 29 Removing a memory module 33 Installing a GPU adapter in the BladeCenter GPU expansion unit 34 Removing a GPU adapter from the BladeCenter GPU expansion unit 36 Installing a microprocessor and heat sink . . . . 39 Thermal grease 42 Installing a USB Flash key 43 I/O expansion cards 44 Installing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card 45 Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card 46 Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card . . 47 Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card . . 48 Installing a storage interface card 49 Removing a storage interface card 52 Completing the installation 54 Closing the blade server cover 55 Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 56 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2011 Updating the blade server configuration . . . . 58 Input/output connectors and devices 58 Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 59 Using the Setup utility 60 Setup utility menu 60 Using passwords 63 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . 63 ServerGuide features 64 Setup and configuration overview 64 Typical operating-system installation . . . . . 65 Installing the operating system without using ServerGuide 65 Using the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . 66 Firmware updates 66 Configuring UEFI compatible devices . . . . . 66 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller. . . . 67 Configuring a RAID array 67 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 68 Using LAN over USB to interface the IMM . . . . 68 Potential conflicts with the LAN over USB interface 69 Resolving conflicts with the IMM LAN over USB interface 69 Configuring the LAN over USB interface manually 70 Chapter 5. Installing the operating system 73 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the operating system 73 Using RDM to install the operating system . . . . 74 Downloading installation instructions . . . . . 74 Chapter 6. Solving problems . . . . . 75 Diagnostic tools overview 75 ServerGuide problems 76 Appendix. Getting help and technical assistance 79 Before you call 79 Using the documentation 80 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web 80 Software service and support 80 Hardware service and support 80 IBM Taiwan product service 81 Notices 83 Trademarks 83 Important notes 84 Particulate contamination 85 Documentation format 86 Electronic emission notices 86 iii

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
Contents
Safety
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
v
Safety statements
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
vi
Chapter 1. Introduction
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
Related documentation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
The IBM Documentation CD
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
Hardware and software requirements
.
.
.
.
.
4
Using the Documentation Browser
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
Notices and statements in this document
.
.
.
.
.
5
Features and specifications
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
7
What your blade server offers
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features.
. 11
IBM Director
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
Major components of the blade server
.
.
.
.
.
13
Chapter 2. Power, controls, and
indicators
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
15
Blade server controls and LEDs
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
15
Turning on the blade server
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
18
Turning off the blade server
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
18
Blade server connectors
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
19
BladeCenter GPU expansion unit LED
.
.
.
.
.
19
Chapter 3. Installing options
.
.
.
.
.
21
Installation guidelines
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
21
System reliability guidelines
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
22
Handling static-sensitive devices
.
.
.
.
.
.
22
Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter
unit
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
23
Removing the blade server cover
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
24
Installing an optional expansion unit
.
.
.
.
.
.
25
Removing an optional expansion unit
.
.
.
.
.
26
Installing a hot-swap storage drive
.
.
.
.
.
.
27
Removing a hot-swap storage drive
.
.
.
.
.
.
28
Installing a memory module
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
29
Removing a memory module
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
33
Installing a GPU adapter in the BladeCenter GPU
expansion unit
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
34
Removing a GPU adapter from the BladeCenter
GPU expansion unit
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
36
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink
.
.
.
.
39
Thermal grease
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
42
Installing a USB Flash key
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
43
I/O expansion cards
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
44
Installing a horizontal-compact-form-factor
expansion card
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
45
Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor
expansion card
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
46
Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
.
. 47
Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card .
. 48
Installing a storage interface card
.
.
.
.
.
.
49
Removing a storage interface card
.
.
.
.
.
.
52
Completing the installation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
54
Closing the blade server cover
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
55
Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit
56
Updating the blade server configuration
.
.
.
.
58
Input/output connectors and devices
.
.
.
.
.
.
58
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 59
Using the Setup utility
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
60
Setup utility menu
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
60
Using passwords
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
63
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
. 63
ServerGuide features
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
64
Setup and configuration overview
.
.
.
.
.
.
64
Typical operating-system installation
.
.
.
.
.
65
Installing the operating system without using
ServerGuide
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
65
Using the PXE boot agent utility program
.
.
.
.
66
Firmware updates
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
66
Configuring UEFI compatible devices
.
.
.
.
.
66
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller
.
.
.
.
67
Configuring a RAID array
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
67
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program
68
Using LAN over USB to interface the IMM
.
.
.
.
68
Potential conflicts with the LAN over USB
interface
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
69
Resolving conflicts with the IMM LAN over USB
interface
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
69
Configuring the LAN over USB interface
manually
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
70
Chapter 5. Installing the operating
system
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
73
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to
install the operating system
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
73
Using RDM to install the operating system
.
.
.
.
74
Downloading installation instructions
.
.
.
.
.
74
Chapter 6. Solving problems
.
.
.
.
.
75
Diagnostic tools overview
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
75
ServerGuide problems
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
76
Appendix. Getting help and technical
assistance
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
79
Before you call
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
79
Using the documentation
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
80
Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
80
Software service and support
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
80
Hardware service and support
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
80
IBM Taiwan product service
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
81
Notices
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
83
Trademarks
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
83
Important notes
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
84
Particulate contamination
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
85
Documentation format
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
86
Electronic emission notices
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
86
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2011
iii