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Contents Safety vii Chapter 1. Introduction 1 The BladeCenter QS21 1 Features and specifications 1 Power configuration and power throttling 3 Boot support 3 Support for local storage 3 Major components of the blade server 3 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 4 Registering your BladeCenter QS21 5 Checking for software and firmware updates 5 Notices and statements used in this document 5 Using this book 6 Related documentation 6 The Documentation CD 7 Hardware and software requirements 7 Using the Documentation Browser 8 Chapter 2. Blade server power, controls, and indicators 9 Turning on the blade server 9 Turning off the blade server 10 Blade server controls and LEDs 11 System board LEDs 12 System board internal and expansion card connectors 13 Chapter 3. Installing the blade server 15 Installation guidelines 15 Installing the BladeCenter QS21 15 Chapter 4. Installing and removing replaceable units 19 Installation guidelines 19 System reliability guidelines 19 Handling static-sensitive devices 20 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 21 Removing the blade server 21 Opening and removing the blade server cover 22 Removing the BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit 22 Installing the optional InfiniBand card 23 Adding I/O DDR2 memory modules 26 Installing the SAS expansion card 27 Installing the BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit 29 Removing the blade-server front bezel assembly 31 Replacing the battery 31 Finishing the installation 34 Installing the front bezel assembly 34 Closing the blade server cover 36 Input/output connectors and devices 36 Chapter 5. Configuring the blade server 37 Communicating with the blade server 37 Using the Advanced Management Module 37 Using the Web interface 38 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 iii

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Registering
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Chapter
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Installing
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Handling
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Removing
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blade
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BladeCenter
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Removing
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Opening
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blade
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Removing
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BladeCenter
PCI
Express
I/O
Expansion
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Installing
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optional
InfiniBand
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Adding
I/O
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Installing
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SAS
expansion
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Installing
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BladeCenter
PCI
Express
I/O
Expansion
Unit
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Removing
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blade-server
front
bezel
assembly
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Replacing
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Finishing
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Installing
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front
bezel
assembly
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Closing
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blade
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Input/output
connectors
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devices
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Chapter
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Configuring
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blade
server
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Communicating
with
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blade
server
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Using
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Advanced
Management
Module
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Using
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Web
interface
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©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006,
2008
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