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Note: If a pass-thru module is installed in I/O module bay 1, you must configure
the network switch that the pass-thru module is connected to. See the
documentation that comes with the network switch for more information.
You can find the documentation for I/O modules at the IBM Systems Information
Center, which is at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp.
To access the I/O module documentation from this site, click Systems hardware →
BladeCenter information → I/O modules.
To determine which I/O modules are compatible with the BladeCenter S chassis,
see the IBM ServerProven Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html.
Configuring blade servers
Configuring a blade server involves setting up the SAS storage, installing the
operating system, and updating the firmware.
Be sure to refer to the documentation for the blade server that you are configuring.
It contains specific instructions that might differ slightly from those listed in this
section.
For more information about blade servers, see the IBM Systems Information
Center, which is at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp.
To access the blade server documentation from this site, click Systems hardware →
BladeCenter information → Blade servers.
Although there are several ways to access the blade server, consider using KVM
access when you perform the initial setup of a blade server. Attach a monitor to
the video connector on the advanced management module. Attach a USB keyboard
and mouse to the USB connectors on the advanced management module or the
USB connectors on the media tray.
Note: If you are using KVM, you must press the
you are configuring to assign the monitor and keyboard to the blade server.
1. Update the firmware for the blade server. See the documentation that comes
2. Start the blade server.
3. Optionally use the LSI configuration utility on the blade server to set the SAS
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with the blade server form information about updating firmware.
hard disk drive configuration if you are installing SAS connectivity modules.
You can implement integrated mirroring (IM), integrated mirroring enhanced
(IME), or integrated striping (IS) for the hard disk drives.
Note: In addition to the LSI configuration utility, you can use MegaRAID
Storage Manager (available on CD with the SAS expansion card option), or the
ServerGuide program to configure your SAS storage.
a. Some blade servers, such as the HS21 and LS21, might have two SAS
controllers, one for the internal SAS controller (called Planar SAS) and one
for the SAS expansion card. You must first access BIOS to either disable the
internal SAS controller or the option ROM for the SAS expansion card.
v If no hard disk drives are installed in the blade server, disable the
internal SAS controller:
1) When you are prompted, press F1 to access BIOS.
on the blade server that
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