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  • Page 1 BladeCenter T Management Module Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 BladeCenter T Management Module Installation Guide...
  • Page 4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002,” on page 31 and Appendix C, “Notices,” on page 53. First Edition (May 2004) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    . 30 Software service and support . 30 Hardware service and support . . 30 Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002 Part 1 - General Terms . . 31 Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . 35 Part 3 - Warranty Information .
  • Page 6 Battery return program . 56 Electronic emission notices . . 56 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . 56 Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . 57 Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . 57 United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . .

  • Page 7: Safety

    Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information. Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité. Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen. Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...
  • Page 8 Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 Statement 1: DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet.
  • Page 10 Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer. The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of.
  • Page 11 Statement 3: CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
  • Page 12 Statement 4: ≥ 18 kg (39.7 lb) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lb) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lb) CAUTION: Use safe practices when lifting. Statement 5: CAUTION: The power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device.
  • Page 13 Statement 6: CAUTION: If you install a strain-relief bracket option over the end of the power cord that is connected to the device, you must connect the other end of the power cord to an easily accessible power source. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached.
  • Page 14 Statement 13: DANGER Overloading a branch circuit is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. To avoid these hazards, ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. Refer to the information that is provided with your device for electrical specifications.

  • Page 15: Chapter 1. Introduction

    BladeCenter T Management Module. You will need this information when you register your BladeCenter T Management Module with IBM. The media access control (MAC) address is on a label at the front of the management module. See “Overview of the management module” on page 5 for an illustration that shows the location of the identification label.

  • Page 16: Related Documentation

    In addition to this Installation Guide, the following documentation is provided in PDF on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD that comes with your IBM BladeCenter T unit: v Safety Information This document contains translated caution and danger statements.
  • Page 17 These updates are available from the IBM Web site. Complete the following steps to check for updated documentation and technical updates: 1.

  • Page 18: Notices And Statements Used In This Document

    Notices and statements used in this document The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document.

  • Page 19: Overview Of The Management Module

    Release button Management module Release latch The IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Management Module is a hot-swap unit that is installed into the front of the BladeCenter T unit. The module contains the video compression boards. For information about the indicators on the front of the management module, and the associated KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) and LAN modules, see Chapter 3, “Management, KVM, and LAN module LEDs and external ports,”...
  • Page 20 BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2. Installing And Removing A Management Module

    BladeCenter T unit is running. (Orange can also indicate touch points on hot-swap components.) For complete details about installing or removing a management module, see the detailed information in this chapter. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...

  • Page 22: System Reliability Considerations

    BladeCenter T unit itself. v For a list of supported options for your BladeCenter T unit, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/. System reliability considerations Attention: To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability, make sure...
  • Page 23 Use an ESD wrist strap whenever you are working on the BladeCenter T unit, especially when you are handling modules, options, and blade servers. To work properly, the wrist strap must have a good contact at both ends (touching your skin at one end and connected to the ESD connector on the front or back of the BladeCenter T unit.) Location of ESD connector (front of unit) ESD connector...

  • Page 24: Preparing For Management-Module Redundancy

    2. Download the latest management-module firmware and use the management-module Web interface to apply it to your current management module (see the IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Installation and User’s Guide for detailed instructions about logging in to the Web interface).
  • Page 25 1 is automatically the active management module, even if the module in bay 2 was the active module before power was removed. 2. Got to the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ for the available systems-management software that you can use to manage redundant management modules.

  • Page 26: Installing A Management Module

    (under the MM Control section in the navigation pane, click Configuration File and follow the instructions under Restore MM Configuration). See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Management Module User’s Guide for more information. BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 3. Remove the bezel assembly from the front of the BladeCenter T unit by forcefully pulling forward on the blue touch points at the top sides of the bezel. Bezel touch point E S D 4. Pull the bezel outward from the top and then lift it up and away from the BladeCenter T unit.
  • Page 28 6. Connect an ESD wrist strap to the ESD connector at the front of the BladeCenter T unit (see the illustration on page 9 for the location of the ESD connector). If you have not already done so, touch the static-protective package that contains the management module to an unpainted metal part of the BladeCenter T unit or any unpainted surface on any other grounded rack component for at least 2 seconds.

  • Page 29: Removing A Management Module

    However, you must apply the latest level of firmware from the IBM Support Web site to ensure smooth changeovers; return to“Preparing for management-module redundancy” on page 10 for instructions.
  • Page 30 Configuration). You will be able to restore the saved configuration file to the replacement management module (under the MM Control section in the navigation pane, click Configuration File and follow the instructions under Restore MM Configuration). See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Management Module User’s Guide for more information.
  • Page 31 E S D 6. Slide the management module out of the bay and set it aside. Within 1 minute, place either another management module or a filler module in the bay. 7. If you placed another management module in the bay, verify that the error LED on the management module is not lit.

  • Page 32: Cabling The Kvm And Lan Modules

    Cabling the KVM and LAN modules The KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) module provides the electrical and mechanical interface to the BladeCenter T unit for a local keyboard, video monitor, and mouse. The LAN module provides the electrical and mechanical interface to the BladeCenter T unit for the two local area network (Ethernet) connections, driven from each BladeCenter T management module, and the telco external alarms.
  • Page 33 Complete the following steps to cable the KVM and LAN modules in a BladeCenter T unit: 1. Connect the Ethernet connectors on the LAN module to your Ethernet network. The Ethernet connector on the right is driven by management module 1 (MM 1), and the Ethernet connector on the left by management module 2 (MM 2).
  • Page 34 BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...

  • Page 35: Chapter 3. Management, Kvm, And Lan Module Leds And External Ports

    These management-module controls and indicators provide status information about the management module and remote management connection. For additional information, see the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD. Management Module Power IP reset button...

  • Page 36: Kvm (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) Module Indicators And Input/Output Connectors

    v Error: When this amber LED is lit, it indicates that an error has been detected somewhere on the management module. When this LED is lit, the system error LED (critical, major, or minor) on each of the BladeCenter T system-status panels is also lit.
  • Page 37 System-status LEDs: These LEDs provide status information for the BladeCenter T unit. v Power: When continuously lit, this green LED indicates the presence of power in the BladeCenter T unit. The LED turns off when the power source is interrupted. Attention: If the power LED is off, it does not mean electrical power is not present in the BladeCenter T unit.
  • Page 38 Connectors: The KVM module has the following I/O connectors: v Keyboard connector: The BladeCenter T KVM module contains one PS/2-style keyboard connector. Use this connector to connect a PS/2 keyboard to the BladeCenter T unit. v Mouse connector: The BladeCenter T KVM module contains one PS/2-style mouse connector.

  • Page 39: Lan-Module Indicators And Input/Output Connectors

    LAN-module indicators and input/output connectors The LAN module is a hot-swap module that is installed on the rear of the BladeCenter T unit and is held in place by captive thumbscrews. The LAN module provides the electrical and mechanical interface to the BladeCenter T unit for the two local area network (Ethernet) connections, as driven from each management module, and the telco external alarms.
  • Page 40 v Alarms connector: The LAN module provides one telco DB15 alarms connector (male) for critical, major, and minor telco alarms. Each of the alarms has a relay that enables multiple system alarm indicators to be daisy-chained together. Table 1 shows the pinouts for the telco alarms connector.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4. Configuring The Management Module

    Web interface. See page 16 for more information on saving and restoring configuration files. See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter T Management Module User’s Guide for detailed instructions about using the management and configuration program for the active management module and configuring external ports on Ethernet switch modules.
  • Page 42 BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Appendix A. Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    IBM to assist you. This appendix contains information about where to go for additional information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem with your IBM system, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary.

  • Page 44: Getting Help And Information From The World Wide Web

    Getting help and information from the World Wide Web On the World Wide Web, the IBM Web site has up-to-date information about IBM products, services, and support. The address for IBM xSeries information ® is http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. The address for IBM IntelliStation information is http://www.ibm.com/pc/intellistation/.

  • Page 45: Appendix B. Ibm Statement Of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002

    Country-unique Terms, and Part 3 - Warranty Information. The terms of Part 2 replace or modify those of Part 1. The warranties provided by IBM in this Statement of Limited Warranty apply only to Machines you purchase for your use, and not for resale.
  • Page 46 If the Machine does not function as warranted during the warranty period, contact IBM or your reseller to obtain warranty service. If you do not register the Machine with IBM, you may be required to present proof of purchase as evidence of your entitlement to warranty service.
  • Page 47 If the Machine does not function as warranted during the warranty period and your problem cannot be resolved over the telephone, through your application of Machine Code or software updates, or with a CRU, IBM or your reseller, if approved by IBM to provide warranty service, will either, at its discretion, 1) repair it to make it function as warranted, or 2) replace it with one that is at least functionally equivalent.
  • Page 48 Personal Data. Limitation of Liability IBM is responsible for loss of, or damage to, your Machine only while it is 1) in IBM’s possession or 2) in transit in those cases where IBM is responsible for the transportation charges.

  • Page 49: Part 2 - Country-Unique Terms

    Both you and IBM consent to the application of the laws of the country in which you acquired the Machine to govern, interpret, and enforce all of your and IBM’s rights, duties, and obligations arising from, or relating in any manner to, the subject matter of this Statement of Limited Warranty, without regard to conflict of law principles.
  • Page 50 Limitation of Liability: The following is added to this section: Where IBM is in breach of a condition or warranty implied by the Trade Practices Act 1974 or other similar legislation, IBM’s liability is limited to the repair or replacement of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods.
  • Page 51 2. as to any other actual damage arising in any situation involving nonperformance by IBM pursuant to, or in any way related to the subject of this Statement of Limited Warranty, the charge paid by you for the individual Machine that is the subject of the claim.
  • Page 52 Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 or other legislation which cannot be excluded or limited. The Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 will not apply in respect of any goods which IBM provides, if you require the goods for the purposes of a business as defined in that Act.
  • Page 53 All proceedings shall be conducted, including all documents presented in such proceedings, in the English language. The English language version of this Statement of Limited Warranty prevails over any other language version. Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002...
  • Page 54 Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom or Vatican State, you may obtain warranty service for that Machine in any of those countries from either (1) an IBM reseller approved to perform warranty service or (2) from IBM, provided the Machine has been announced and made available by IBM in the country in which you wish to obtain service.
  • Page 55 Commercial Court of Paris; 5) in Russia, all disputes arising out of or in relation to the interpretation, the violation, the termination, the nullity of the execution of this Statement of Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002...
  • Page 56 Therefore, pursuant to paragraph 598 (2) of the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure, the parties expressly waive the application of paragraph 595 (1) figure 7 of the Code. IBM may, however, institute proceedings in a competent court in the country of installation.
  • Page 57 Except as otherwise provided by mandatory law: 1. IBM’s liability for any damages and losses that may arise as a consequence of the fulfillment of its obligations under or in connection with this Statement of Limited Warranty or due to any other cause related to this...
  • Page 58 In case IBM or your reseller is unable to repair an IBM Machine, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund as far as...
  • Page 59 Limitation of Liability: The following replaces item 2 in this section: as to any other actual direct damages, IBM’s liability will be limited to the total amount you paid for the Machine that is the subject of the claim. For purposes of this item, the term “Machine”...
  • Page 60 For the purposes of this section, a “Default” means any act, statement, omission, or negligence on the part of IBM in connection with, or in relation to, the subject matter of this Statement of Limited Warranty in respect of which IBM is legally liable to you, whether in contract or tort.
  • Page 61 1. IBM will accept unlimited liability for death or personal injury caused by the negligence of IBM. 2. Subject always to the Items for Which IBM is Not Liable below, IBM will accept unlimited liability for physical damage to your tangible property resulting from the negligence of IBM.
  • Page 62 For the purposes of this section, a “Default” means any act, statement, omission, or negligence on the part of IBM in connection with, or in relation to, the subject matter of this Statement of Limited Warranty in respect of which IBM is legally liable to you, whether in contract or tort.

  • Page 63: Part 3 - Warranty Information

    * See “Types of Warranty Service” for the legend and explanations of warranty-service types. A warranty period of 3 years on parts and 1 year on labor means that IBM provides warranty service without charge for: 1. parts and labor during the first year of the warranty period; and 2.
  • Page 64 IBM so instructs, within 30 days of your receipt of the replacement CRU, IBM may charge you for the replacement. 2. On-site Service IBM or your reseller will either repair or exchange the failing Machine at your location and verify its operation. You must provide suitable working area to allow disassembly and reassembly of the IBM Machine.
  • Page 65 Finland -- 358-9-4591 Portugal -- 351-21-7915-147 France -- 0238-557-450 Spain -- 34-91-662-4916 Germany -- 07032-15-4920 Sweden -- 46-8-477-4420 Greece -- 30-210-688-1220 United Kingdom -- 01475-555-055 Ireland -- 353-1-815-4000 Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002...
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  • Page 67: Appendix C. Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk. IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 68: Edition Notice

    © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights — Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both:...

  • Page 69: Important Notes

    IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-IBM products. Support (if any) for the non-IBM products is provided by the third party, not IBM. Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program functionality.

  • Page 70: Product Recycling And Disposal

    In the United States, IBM has established a collection process for reuse, recycling, or proper disposal of used IBM sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, and battery packs from IBM equipment. For information on proper disposal of these batteries, contact IBM at 1-800-426-4333.

  • Page 71: Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.

  • Page 72: Taiwanese Class A Warning Statement

    This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/European Standard EN 55022. The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication equipment.

  • Page 73: Japanese Voluntary Control Council For Interference (Vcci) Statement

    Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement Appendix C. Notices...
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  • Page 75: Index

    Ethernet-activity LED 25 labels 5 Ethernet-link status LED 25, 26 LAN module Ethernet ports 19 cabling 18 Ethernet ports 19 function 18, 25 LEDs FCC Class A notice 56 Ethernet activity 25 firmware 10 Ethernet link 25 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004...
  • Page 76 LEDs notices alarm 23 attention 4 critical 23 caution 4 major 23 danger 4 minor 23 document 4 Ethernet activity 25 electronic emission 56 Ethernet-link status 25, 26 FCC, Class A 56 KVM module 23 important 4 system-status panel 23 LAN module 25 Ethernet activity 25 power 25, 26...
  • Page 77 United States electronic emission Class A notice 56 United States FCC Class A notice 56 video connector 24 Web site compatible options 8 IBM products 1 Index...
  • Page 78 BladeCenter T Management Module: Installation Guide...
  • Page 80 Part Number: 13N0323 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 13N0323...

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