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Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 4 Hardware and software requirements 4 Using the Documentation Browser 5 Notices and statements used in this document 6 Features and specifications 7 What your blade server offers 8 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 9 IBM Director 10 Major components of the blade server 11 Chapter 2. Power, controls, and indicators 13 Turning on the blade server 13 Turning off the blade server 13 Understanding the control panel and LEDs 14 Blade server connectors 16 Chapter 3. Installing options 17 Installation guidelines 17 System reliability guidelines 18 Handling static-sensitive devices 18 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 19 Opening the blade server cover 20 Removing an expansion unit 21 Removing the bezel assembly 22 Installing a SAS hard disk drive 23 Installing additional memory 24 Installing an additional microprocessor 27 Installing an I/O-expansion card 31 Installing a small-form-factor expansion card 32 Installing a standard-form-factor expansion card 33 Installing a high-speed expansion card 34 Installing a Concurrent KVM card 35 Completing the installation 36 Installing the bezel assembly 37 Installing an expansion unit 38 Closing the blade server cover 39 Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 40 Updating the blade server configuration 41 Input/output connectors and devices 42 Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 43 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 44 Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices 44 Using passwords 46 Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 47 ServerGuide features 48 Setup and configuration overview 48 Typical operating-system installation 49 Installing the operating system without ServerGuide 49 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii

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Handling
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expansion
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standard-form-factor
expansion
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Installing
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high-speed
expansion
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Installing
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KVM
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Completing
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Installing
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bezel
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Installing
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Closing
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Installing
the
blade
server
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BladeCenter
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Updating
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blade
server
configuration
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Input/output
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Chapter
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Configuring
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blade
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Configuration/Setup
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Configuration/Setup
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Using
passwords
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Using
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ServerGuide
Setup
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ServerGuide
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Setup
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configuration
overview
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Typical
operating-system
installation
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Installing
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operating
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ServerGuide
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