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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Related documentation 2 The Documentation CD 4 Hardware and software requirements 4 Using the Documentation Browser 4 Notices and statements used in this document 5 Features and specifications 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for non-NEBS/ETSI environments . . . . . 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for NEBS/ETSI environments 7 What your IBM blade server offers 8 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 9 IBM Director 10 Chapter 2. Blade server power, controls, and indicators 11 Turning on the blade server 11 Turning off the blade server 12 The control panel buttons and LEDs 13 System-board internal and option connectors 15 System-board LEDs 16 Chapter 3. Preparing the BladeCenter unit 17 Preinstallation checklist 17 Checking the status of the media tray 17 Chapter 4. Installing options 19 Installation guidelines 19 System reliability guidelines 20 Handling static-sensitive devices 20 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 21 Opening the blade server cover 22 Installing IDE hard disk drives 22 Installing memory modules 24 Installing an I/O expansion card 26 Ethernet controller, switch module, and cabling requirements 28 Completing the installation 29 Closing the blade server cover 30 Installing the blade server in the BladeCenter unit 31 Input/output connectors and devices 33 Chapter 5. Configuration requirements for the blade server 35 Using the Serial Over LAN (SOL) feature on the blade server 36 Starting the management and configuration program in the management module 37 Connecting to the management module through a directly connected computer 37 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller 38 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 39 Configuring the blade server for Fibre Channel boot 39 Updating the firmware code for the blade server and the service processor. . . 40 Determining current blade server firmware code levels 40 Updating the firmware code for the blade server service processor . . . . . 41 Updating and managing the system flash using Linux service aids . . . . . 41 Updating the system flash using Linux 41 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii

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Chapter
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Preparing
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Preinstallation
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Installation
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Handling
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Removing
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blade
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BladeCenter
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Opening
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blade
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Installing
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Installing
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Ethernet
controller,
switch
module,
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cabling
requirements
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Completing
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installation
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Closing
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blade
server
cover
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Installing
the
blade
server
in
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BladeCenter
unit
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Input/output
connectors
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Chapter
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Configuration
requirements
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blade
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Using
the
Serial
Over
LAN
(SOL)
feature
on
the
blade
server
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Starting
the
management
and
configuration
program
in
the
management
module
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Connecting
to
the
management
module
through
a
directly
connected
computer
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Configuring
the
Gigabit
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Blade
server
Ethernet
controller
enumeration
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Configuring
the
blade
server
for
Fibre
Channel
boot
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Updating
the
firmware
code
for
the
blade
server
and
the
service
processor
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Determining
current
blade
server
firmware
code
levels
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Updating
the
firmware
code
for
the
blade
server
service
processor
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Updating
and
managing
the
system
flash
using
Linux
service
aids
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Updating
the
system
flash
using
Linux
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©
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IBM
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2006
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