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  • Page 1 BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 “Appendix B. Notices” on page 35, the Safety Information and Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD, and the Warranty Information document that comes with the product. Second Edition (February 2011) © Copyright IBM Corporation 2010.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    IBM Taiwan product service ........
  • Page 4 Appendix B. Notices ......... 35 Trademarks .

  • Page 5: Safety

    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. Copyright IBM Corp. 2010...
  • Page 6 Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade-server cover before installing the blade server. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    If you participate in the IBM client reference program, you can share information about your use of technology, best practices, and innovative solutions; build a professional net- work; and gain visibility for your business. For more information about the IBM client refer- ence program, see http://www.ibm.com/ibm/clientreference/.

  • Page 8: Related Documentation

    The IBM Documentation CD The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for the expansion card in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software: •...

  • Page 9: Using The Documentation Browser

    Using the Documentation Browser Use the Documentation Browser to browse the contents of the CD, read brief descriptions of the documents, and view documents, using Adobe Acrobat Reader or xpdf. The Docu- mentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in your system and displays the documents in the language for that region (if available).

  • Page 10: Notices And Statements In This Document

    The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilin- gual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each state- ment is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Expansion Blade Leds

    If an error occurs in the expansion blade, the fault LED on the blade device on which the expansion blade is installed is also lit. Additional information about the error is provided by the light-path LEDs in the expansion blade (see “Light path diagnostics” on page 27 additional information). Copyright IBM Corp. 2010...

  • Page 12: Chapter 3. Installing Options

    Install optional components before you install the expansion blade on a blade device. Up to four GPU Expansion Blades can be attached to a blade server. For a list of CFFh expansion cards that your blade server and the IBM BladeCenter ®...

  • Page 13: System Reliability Guidelines

    For additional information about tools for updating, managing, and deploying firmware, see the System X and BladeCenter Tools Center at the following address: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp. • Observe good housekeeping in the area where you are working. Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place.

  • Page 14: Handling Static Sensitive Devices

    Do not place the device on your BladeCenter unit or on a metal surface. • Take additional care when you handle devices during cold weather. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 15: Installing An Expansion Blade

    Download and apply the latest blade-server firmware and management-module firmware updates from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. To install an expansion blade on a blade server, or an additional expansion blade on another expansion blade, complete the following steps: 1.
  • Page 16 5. Locate the blade expansion connector on the blade server system board or expansion blade and remove the blade expansion connector cover if one is installed, as shown in the following illustration. Blade expansion connector cover Blade expansion connector BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 17 6. Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion blade to any unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing the expansion blade for at least 2 seconds.
  • Page 18 BladeCenter E unit) or blade bay 5 through 8 (in a BladeCenter T unit), power modules must be installed in all four power bays. b. When a BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade is installed on a blade device, it cannot be combined with other expansion unit types.
  • Page 19 9. If this is the last expansion blade being installed, install the cover that was removed in step 4, as shown in the following illustration (see “Installing the expansion blade cover” on page 17 for instructions). Attention: Be sure to install the cover provided with this expansion unit. Cover Cover release...

  • Page 20: Removing The Expansion Blade

    3. Carefully lay the combined unit down on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side 4. Press the cover release on each side of the blade server or the expansion blade below the expansion blade that you are removing and lift the expansion blade from the blade server. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Removing The Expansion Blade Cover

    5. Rotate the expansion blade open; then lift the expansion blade from the blade server. 6. If additional expansion blades need to be removed, repeat steps 4 and 5. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source.
  • Page 22 5. Lift the cover from the expansion blade and store it for future use. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade-server cover before installing the blade server. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 23: Installing The Expansion Blade Cover

    Installing the expansion blade cover The following illustration shows how to install the expansion blade cover. Cover Cover release Cover release To install the expansion blade cover, complete the following steps: Attention: Be sure to install the cover provided with this expansion unit. 1.

  • Page 24: Installing A Horizontal-Compact-Form-Factor Expansion Card

    BladeCenter unit I/O bays 7 through 10 (if the BladeCenter unit has these I/O module bays). The following illustration shows how to install a CFFh expansion card. Expansion card Blade expansion connector cover Blade expansion connector Expansion card standoff BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 25: Completing The Installation

    To install a CFFh expansion card, complete the following steps: 1. Read the Safety information beginning on page v “Installation guidelines” on page 2. If the host blade server and expansion blades are installed in a BladeCenter unit, shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server; then, remove the combined blade server and expansion blades from the BladeCenter unit (see the documentation that comes with the blade server for more information).

  • Page 26: Replacing A Gpu Adapter

    “Removing the expansion blade cover” on page 15 “Removing the expansion blade” on page 14). 3. If the expansion blade is installed on a blade server or another expansion blade, remove it (see “Removing the expansion blade” on page 14). BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 4. Remove the expansion-blade riser assembly from the expansion blade: a. Disconnect the auxiliary power cable (A) from the GPU adapter, as shown in the following illustration. b. Loosen the screws and remove the retention bracket, then disconnect the cable from the expansion-blade system board (B), as shown in the illustration above.
  • Page 28 Locate the tray-release button on the bottom of the expansion blade, as shown in the following illustration. Tray release button d. Press in and hold the tray-release button; then, pull the expansion-blade riser assembly out of the expansion-blade system board, as shown in the following illustration. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 5. Carefully turn over the expansion-blade riser assembly, and use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four non-captive retaining screws, as shown in the following illustration. Store the screws in a safe location. 6. Carefully turn the expansion-blade riser assembly back over. Unplug the GPU adapter from the PCIe connector in the riser assembly and lift it out of the riser assembly, as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 30: Installing A Gpu Adapter

    Then remove the GPU adapter from the package. 2. Connect the GPU adapter to the PCIe connector in the expansion-blade riser assembly, as shown in the following illustration. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 31 3. Carefully turn over the expansion-blade riser assembly, and use a Phillips screwdriver to install the four non-captive retaining screws, as shown in the following illustration. 4. Turn over the expansion-blade riser assembly and install the riser assembly into the expansion blade system board, as shown in the following illustration: a.
  • Page 32 Connect the auxiliary power cable (A), as shown in the following illustration. d. Connect the cable to the expansion-blade system board. Replace the retention bracket and tighten the screws (B), as shown in the illustration above. 5. Go to “Completing the installation” on page BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Light Path Diagnostics

    Light path diagnostics Light path diagnostics is a system of LEDs on the system board of the expansion blade. When an error is indicated by the fault LED on the front of the expansion blade, these LEDs inside the expansion blade can be lit to help identify the source of the error. The fault LED on the blade device on which the expansion blade is installed is also lit.
  • Page 34 The following illustration shows the locations of the light path LEDs and the light path diagnostics switch on the expansion blade system board. BPE4 Ck Nxt CFFh GPU error LED BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 35 The following table describes the LEDs on the expansion blade system board and suggested actions to correct the detected problems. Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved. Lit Light Path Description Action...
  • Page 36 An error has occurred in an Remove this expansion blade and expansion blade installed check for error LEDs that are lit in the below this expansion blade expansion blade beneath it. in the stack. BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Chapter 4. Parts Listing

    Replaceable components are of three types: • Tier 1 customer replaceable unit (CRU): Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation. • Tier 2 customer replaceable unit: You may install a Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM to install it, at no additional charge, under the type of warranty service that is des- ignated for your server.

  • Page 38: Appendix A. Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you. This sec- tion contains information about where to go for additional information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem with your system, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary.

  • Page 39: Using The Documentation

    Software service and support Through IBM Support Line, you can get telephone assistance, for a fee, with usage, con- figuration, and software problems with System x and x Series servers, BladeCenter prod- ucts, IntelliStation workstations, and appliances. For information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region, see http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/.

  • Page 40: Hardware Service And Support

    Hardware service and support You can receive hardware service through your IBM reseller or IBM Services. To locate a reseller authorized by IBM to provide warranty service, go to http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/ and click Find Business Partners on the right side of the page.

  • Page 41: Appendix B. Notices

    Any references in this information to non-IBM websites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those websites. The materials at those websites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those web- sites is at your own risk.

  • Page 42: Trademarks

    IBM at the time this information was published. Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the web at “Copyright and trademark information” at http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.

  • Page 43: 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 might differ from its retail version (if available) and might not include user manuals or all program functionality.

  • Page 44: Particulate Contamination

    If IBM determines that the levels of particulates or gases in your environment have caused damage to the device, IBM may condition provision of repair or replacement of devices or parts on implementation of appropriate remedial measures to mitigate such environmental contamination.

  • Page 45: Documentation Format

    In the request, be sure to include the publication part number and title. When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 46: Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement

    This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electro- magnetic compatibility. IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the pro- tection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-IBM option cards.

  • Page 47: Germany Class A Statement

    EU-Mitgliedsstaaten und hält die Grenzwerte der EN 55022 Klasse A ein. Um dieses sicherzustellen, sind die Geräte wie in den Handbüchern beschrieben zu installieren und zu betreiben. Des Weiteren dürfen auch nur von der IBM empfohlene Kabel angeschlossen werden. IBM übernimmt keine Verantwortung für die Einhaltung der Schutzanforderungen, wenn das Produkt ohne Zustimmung der IBM verändert bzw.

  • Page 48: Japan Vcci Class A Statement

    Please note that this equipment has obtained EMC registration for commercial use. In the event that it has been mistakenly sold or purchased, please exchange it for equipment certified for home use. Russia Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Class A statement BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...

  • Page 49: People's Republic Of China Class A Electronic Emission Statement

    People’s Republic of China Class A electronic emission statement Taiwan Class A compliance statement Appendix B. Notices...

  • Page 50: Index

    GPU adapter, replacing technical assistance telephone assistance handling static sensitive devices telephone numbers hardware service and support trademarks help, getting BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade: Installation Guide...
  • Page 51 Copyright IBM Corp. 2010...
  • Page 53 Part Number: 81Y1131 Printed in USA...

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