Table Of Contents - IBM Flex System p270 Compute Node Installation And Service Manual

Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Product registration . .
Related documentation .
IBM documentation CD
Hardware and software requirements .
Using the documentation browser .
Notices and statements .
Features and specifications of the IBM Flex System
p270 Compute Node. .
What your compute node offers .
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators,
and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Compute node control panel button and LEDs .
Turning on the compute node .
Turning off the compute node .
System-board layouts .
System-board connectors .
System-board LEDs.
Input/output connectors and devices .
Chapter 3. Configuring the compute
node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Updating the firmware
Starting the TEMP image .
Verifying the system firmware levels .
Using the SMS utility .
Starting the SMS utility .
SMS utility menu choices .
Creating a CE login. .
Configuring processor cores .
MAC addresses for integrated Ethernet controllers
Configuring a RAID array
Chapter 4. Installing the operating
system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Locating the installation instructions .
Installing service and productivity tools for Linux
Chapter 5. Accessing the service
processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6. Installing and removing
components . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Returning a device or component .
Installation guidelines .
System reliability guidelines .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Removing the compute node from an IBM Flex
System Enterprise Chassis
Reseating the compute node in a chassis.
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Removing and replacing tier 1 CRUs .
Removing the compute node cover
Installing and closing the compute node cover.
Removing a SAS hard disk drive .
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Installing a SAS hard disk drive
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Removing a solid-state drive carrier .
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Installing a solid-state drive carrier
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Removing a SATA solid-state drive
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Installing a SATA solid-state drive .
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Removing a DIMM .
Installing a DIMM .
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Supported DIMMs .
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Removing an I/O expansion adapter .
Installing an I/O expansion adapter .
Removing the battery .
Installing the battery .
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Removing and replacing tier 2 CRUs .
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Removing the management card .
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Installing the management card
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Obtaining a PowerVM Virtualization Engine
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system technologies activation code .
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Removing the light path diagnostics panel .
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Installing the light path diagnostics panel .
Removing and replacing FRUs (trained service
technician only) .
Removing a microprocessor and heat sink .
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink .
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Replacing the system-board and chassis assembly 83
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Completing the installation .
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Installing and closing the compute node cover.
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Installing the compute node in an IBM Flex
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System Enterprise Chassis
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Chapter 7. Parts listing for IBM Flex
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Chapter 8. Troubleshooting . . . . . . 99
Introduction .
Solving problems
Diagnostics . .
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Diagnostic tools
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Collecting dump data
Location codes .
Reference codes
System reference codes (SRCs).
1xxxyyyy SRCs .
6xxxyyyy SRCs .
A1xxyyyy service processor SRCs
. 29 A2xxyyyy logical partition SRCs .
. 29 A6xxyyyy licensed internal code or
. 30 hardware event SRCs.
. 30 A7xxyyyy licensed internal code SRCs .
AAxxyyyy partition firmware attention
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B1xxyyyy service processor SRCs.
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