Chapter 3. Preparing The Bladecenter Unit; Preinstallation Checklist; Checking The Status Of The Media Tray - IBM JS20 - BladeCenter - 8842 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 3. Preparing the BladeCenter unit

This chapter describes the tasks that you must perform before you can use the
BladeCenter unit with the blade server.

Preinstallation checklist

Before you can use the BladeCenter unit with the blade server, you must correctly
set up and configure the BladeCenter unit, and install and configure the required
components in the BladeCenter unit. If you have not already done so, perform the
activities on the following checklist:
__ 1. Set up the rack in which you will install the BladeCenter unit. See the
__ 2. Install the BladeCenter unit in the rack. For more information, see the Rack
__ 3. For a Type 8677-1xx (where x is any alphanumeric character) BladeCenter
__ 4. Install either two or four power modules in the BladeCenter unit. For a Type
__ 5. Install and configure one of the following Ethernet switch modules in I/O
__ 6. Configure the BladeCenter management module, the Ethernet switch

Checking the status of the media tray

If you received a BladeCenter unit other than a Type 8677, this topic does not
apply.
Important: If you received a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit before June 2003, the
customer interface card (CIC) in the media tray of the BladeCenter unit might need
to be replaced before the CD drive will work correctly with a BladeCenter JS20
Type 8842.
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documentation that comes with the rack for instructions.
Installation Instructions that come with the BladeCenter unit.
unit, make sure that the BladeCenter unit has the correct customer interface
card (CIC). See the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 Installation and User's
Guide, which is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/, for instructions.
8677 BladeCenter unit that is configured with power modules of less than
2000 watts, see the BladeCenter Power Module Upgrade Guidelines
Technical Update, which is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/, to make
sure that the power modules are sufficient to power all the components that
you will install.
module bay 1 of the BladeCenter unit. See the Installation Guide that comes
with the switch module for instructions.
v IBM 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
v Nortel Networks 2-7 Layer Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
v Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM
BladeCenter
If you plan to install the blade server operating system through the Ethernet
network, you also must install and configure a second Ethernet switch
module in I/O module bay 2 of the BladeCenter unit. This switch module
does not have to be the same type as the switch module in I/O module bay
1.
modules, and other BladeCenter components to support a Serial over LAN
(SOL) connection. See the BladeCenter Serial Over LAN Setup Guide, which
is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/, for instructions.
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