Table Of Contents - IBM 88861TU Planning Manual

Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
Related documentation .
The IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD.
Notices and statements in this document .
Features and specifications.
Components of the BladeCenter S system.
Front view of the BladeCenter S chassis .
Rear view of the BladeCenter S chassis .
Systems and storage management .
IBM Director . . .
Storage Configuration Manager.
Chapter 2. Planning for the physical
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Dimensions . . . .
Weight considerations .
Floor space . . . .
Rack requirements . .
IBM and non-IBM racks .
Noise considerations .
Power considerations .
Power source requirements .
Power consumption guidelines .
Power management policies .
Power allocation guidelines .
Power attachment diagrams .
Cooling considerations
Air temperature and humidity .
Airflow considerations.
Heat output . . .
Prevention of air recirculation .
Room cooling. . .
Chapter 3. Planning for deployment . . 39
Network topology . .
Deployment of the BladeCenter S system
Hardware for the BladeCenter S system .
Deployment tools .
Management connection .
Deployment of blade servers
Hardware considerations for blade servers .
Operating system considerations .
Application considerations .
Chapter 4. Planning for configuration
Configuration tools . .
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
BladeCenter Start Now Advisor
Storage Configuration Manager for the
BladeCenter S system .
Keyboard, video, and mouse
Planning for advanced management module
configuration . . . .
Advanced management module general settings
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Advanced management module user profile
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Advanced management module alert settings .
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Advanced management module serial port
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settings . .
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Advanced management module port assignments 51
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Advanced management module network
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interface settings.
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Advanced management module network
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protocols settings
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Advanced management module security settings 52
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Ethernet switch module configuration planning .
Planning for SAS connectivity module zoning .
User-defined configurations .
Predefined configurations
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Planning for SAS RAID controller module .
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Defining storage pools.
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Defining volumes .
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Zone for SAS RAID controller modules .
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Replacing SAS connectivity modules with SAS
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RAID controller modules .
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Appendix A. Installation planning
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worksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Blade server and workstation blade installation
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worksheet . .
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BladeCenter S Types 7779 and 8886 installation
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worksheet . .
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Rack installation worksheet .
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Cabling worksheet .
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Power worksheet
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Appendix B. Configuration planning
worksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
. 39 Advanced management module configuration
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. 40 SAS connectivity module configuration worksheet
. 42 SAS RAID controller module configuration
. 43 worksheet . .
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Appendix C. Parts listing . . . . . . 105
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Front view parts listing .
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Rear view parts listing .
Power cords - C14 power module
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Power cords - C20 power module
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Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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Trademarks . .
Important notes
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Electronic emission notices .
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Industry Canada Class A emission compliance
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