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  • Page 1 BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870 Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870 Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in “Notices” on page 69 and the IBM Safety Information, IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide, IBM Warranty and Support Information documents on the IBM Documentation CD.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1. Introduction ..1 Installing the operating system without using Related documentation . ServerGuide . . 51 The IBM Documentation CD . Using the PXE boot agent utility program . . 51 Hardware and software requirements . Firmware updates .
  • Page 6 European Union EMC Directive conformance Korean Class A Warning Statement . 73 statement . . 72 Taiwanese Class A warning statement . 73 Index ....75 Chinese Class A warning statement .

  • Page 7: Safety

    Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen. Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza. Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009...

  • Page 8: Safety Statements

    Read any additional safety information that comes with the server or optional device before you install the device. This device is intended for use with UL listed IBM BladeCenters. BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870: Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 Statement 1 DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet. v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to this product.
  • Page 10 Statement 2 CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer. If your system has a module containing a lithium battery, replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer.

  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the blade server, and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the blade server documentation.

  • Page 12: Related Documentation

    To check for updates, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and documentation might change from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.

  • Page 13: The Ibm Documentation Cd

    This document is in PDF on the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/ systems/support/. This document explains how to use the functions of the IMM installed in an IBM server. The IMM works with IBM System x Server Firmware to provide systems-management capability for System x and BladeCenter servers.

  • Page 14: Hardware And Software Requirements

    Hardware and software requirements Use this information to determine the minimum hardware and software requirements for the blade server. The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and software: ® ® ® v Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

  • Page 15: Notices And Statements In This Document

    The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document.
  • Page 16 Table 1. Features and specifications Microprocessor: Supports up to two Integrated functions: Environment: dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon v Horizontal-compact-form-factor v Air temperature: processor 5500 series microprocessors (CFFh) expansion card interface – Blade server on: 10°C to 35°C Note: Use the Setup utility to v Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) (50°F to 95°F).

  • Page 17: What Your Blade Server Offers

    RAID 0 and RAID 1 support, up to 300 GB per drive. ® v IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to ® centrally manage servers. For more information, see the IBM Director ®...
  • Page 18 ECC DDR3 on Very Low Profile (VLP) form factor DIMMs installed on the system board. For the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the ® ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/ compat/us/. v Light path diagnostics Light path diagnostics provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you diagnose problems.

  • Page 19: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features

    Wake on PCI (PME) capability v Wake on USB 2.0 capability ® Director ® Use this information to understand how IBM Director works with the blade server. ® With IBM Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:...

  • Page 20: Major Components Of The Blade Server

    Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers on a variety of platforms ® Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. It includes the following key features: v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.
  • Page 21 Chapter 1. Introduction...
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  • Page 23: Chapter 2. Power, Controls, And Indicators

    For more information about the Advanced-Management-Module Web interface, see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/. For more information about ® ® Director, see the documentation on the IBM Director CD that comes with ® the server, or visit the IBM Director Information Center at http:// publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/...
  • Page 24 Advanced-Management- Module event log. The information LED can be turned off through the ® Advanced-Management-Module CLI, SNMP, or Web interface or through IBM Director Console. For more information about the Advanced-Management-Module Web interface, see http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/. For more ®...

  • Page 25: Turning On The Blade Server

    ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server. It can take approximately 20 seconds for the operating system in the blade server to recognize the media tray. If there is no response when you press the media-tray select button, you can use the Advanced-Management-Module Web interface to determine whether local control has been disabled on the blade server.

  • Page 26: Turning Off The Blade Server

    4 seconds to turn off the blade server. v The management module can turn off the blade server through the Advanced-Management-Module Web interface. For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide or go to http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/ for more information. Blade server connectors Use this information to locate blade server system-board components and connectors for optional devices.
  • Page 27 Chapter 2. Power, controls, and indicators...
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  • Page 29: Chapter 3. Installing Options

    To download firmware updates for your blade server, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

  • Page 30: System Reliability Guidelines

    System reliability guidelines Use this information to make sure that the blade server meets the proper cooling and reliability guidelines. To help make sure that proper cooling and system reliability requirements are met, review the following guidelines: v To ensure proper cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without a blade server, expansion unit, or blade filler installed in each blade-server bay.

  • Page 31: Removing The Blade Server From The Bladecenter Unit

    Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit Use these instructions to remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. The following illustration shows how to remove a single-width type of blade server or blade filler from a Type 8677 BladeCenter unit. The appearance of your BladeCenter unit might be different;...

  • Page 32: Removing The Blade Server Cover

    Removing the blade server cover Use these instructions to open the blade server cover. The following illustration shows how to open the cover on the blade server. To open the blade server cover, complete the following steps. 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines”...
  • Page 33 The optional expansion units supported for this blade server are the PCI Express I/O expansion unit. Attention: If a horizontal combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card is installed on the blade server system board, you cannot install an optional expansion unit. Notes: 1.

  • Page 34: Removing An Optional Expansion Unit

    Removing an optional expansion unit Use these instructions to remove the optional expansion unit from the blade server. To remove an optional expansion unit, complete the following steps: Expansion unit Blade server cover release Blade server cover release 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines”...

  • Page 35: Removing A Hot-Swap Storage Drive

    1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2. Identify the SAS storage bay (storage bay 0 or storage bay 1) in which the hot-swap storage drive will be installed (see “Blade server connectors” on page 16).

  • Page 36: Installing A Memory Module

    The blade server supports very low profile (VLP) DDR3 DIMMs with error code correction (ECC) in 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB capacities. For a current list of supported DIMMs for the blade server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/.
  • Page 37 Depending on the memory mode that is set in the Setup utility, the blade server can support a minimum of 4 GB and a maximum of 48 GB of system memory on the system board in a blade server with one processor. If two microprocessors are installed, the blade server can support a minimum of 8 GB and a maximum of 96 GB of system memory.
  • Page 38 Table 6. System memory configuration for mirrored channel mode (2 microprocessors) DIMM socket Installed memory 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs 8 DIMMs To install a DIMM, complete the following steps: 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines”...

  • Page 39: Removing A Memory Module

    DIMM Retaining clip a. Make sure that the retaining clips are in the open position, away from the center of the DIMM connector. b. Turn the DIMM so that the DIMM keys align correctly with the DIMM connector on the system board. Attention: To avoid breaking the retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors, handle the clips gently.

  • Page 40: I/O Expansion Cards

    (CFFh) expansion cards and the other connector supports vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion cards. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for a list of available I/O expansion cards for your blade server. Make sure that the BladeCenter unit and the I/O modules to which the I/O expansion card is mapped support the network-interface type of the I/O expansion card.

  • Page 41: Installing A Horizontal-Compact-Form-Factor Expansion Card

    modules. In this example, you can then install two Ethernet switch modules, two pass-thru modules, or one Ethernet switch module and one pass-thru module in the BladeCenter unit. Because pass-thru modules are compatible with a variety of I/O expansion cards, installing two pass-thru modules enables the use of several types of compatible I/O expansion cards in blade servers within the same BladeCenter unit.

  • Page 42: Removing A Horizontal-Compact-Form-Factor Expansion Card

    Note: For device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion card, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card. 10. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the installation” on page 39. Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card Use these instructions to remove a compact-form-factor expansion card from the blade server.

  • Page 43: Removing A Ciov-Form-Factor Expansion Card

    To install a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps: 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit”...

  • Page 44: Installing A Storage Interface Card

    To removel a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps: 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit”...
  • Page 45 Note: The backup-battery will be installed in DIMM connector seven and might affect how much memory is recognized by the blade server. Review the tables in “Installing a memory module” on page 26 to make sure that your memory configuration will not be affected. To install a ServeRAID-MR10ie CIOv storage interface card, complete the following steps.
  • Page 46 a. If the interposer has a pull strap, move the pull strap away from the ServeRAID controller. If the pull strap surrounds the ServeRAID controller, the pull strap will interfere with the removal of the interposer card. b. Press out on the plastic latch that holds the interposer card to the ServeRAID controller and simultaneously lift up on the controller, as shown.

  • Page 47: Removing A Storage Interface Card

    12. Install the backup battery for the storage interface card into DIMM connector seven (see “Blade server connectors” on page 16 and “Installing a memory module” on page 26). 13. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to “Completing the installation”...
  • Page 48 3. Remove the blade server cover (see “Removing the blade server cover” on page 22 for instructions). 4. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see “Removing an optional expansion unit” on page 24). The storage-interface-card option includes the storage interface card, backup battery, and backup-battery cable.

  • Page 49: Completing The Installation

    8. Remove the backup battery from DIMM connector seven. Completing the installation To complete the installation, complete the following tasks. 1. Reinstall the optional expansion unit, if you removed one to install other devices (see “Installing an optional expansion unit” on page 22 for information on installing the expansion unit).

  • Page 50: Installing The Blade Server In A Bladecenter Unit

    1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2. Close the DIMM access door by rotating the door towards the DIMM connectors. 3. If you removed an expansion unit from the blade server, install it now (see “Installing an optional expansion unit”...
  • Page 51 Statement 21 CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade server. 1. Before you begin, read “Safety statements” on page vi and “Installation guidelines” on page 19. 2.

  • Page 52: Updating The Blade Server Configuration

    takes approximately two minutes to complete. The power-on LED flashes rapidly, and the power-control button on the blade server does not respond until this process is complete. 6. Turn on the blade server (see “Turning on the blade server” on page 15 for instructions).
  • Page 53 The input/output connectors that are available to the blade server are supplied by the BladeCenter unit. See the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter unit for information about the input/output connectors. The blade server has two selection buttons on the control panel: the media tray select button and the keyboard/video/mouse select button.
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  • Page 55: Chapter 4. Configuring The Blade Server

    KVM select button on the blade server (see “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 13 for information). v If you are managing the blade server from a remote location, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide, IBM BladeCenter Management...

  • Page 56: Setup Utility Menu

    Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide, or IBM BladeCenter Serial over LAN Setup Guide for information and instructions. 3. When the prompt Press <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Setup-utility menu.
  • Page 57 Select this choice to force INT video support, if the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards. - Rehook INT Select this choice to enable or disable devices from taking control of the boot process. The default is Disable. - Legacy Thunk Support Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to interact with PCI mass storage devices that are non-UEFI compliant.

  • Page 58: Using Passwords

    Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a disc in the CD-RW/DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter. This choice is on the full UEFI Setup Utility menu only. v Boot Manager Select this choice to view, add, delete, or change the device boot priority, boot from a file, select a one-time boot, or reset the boot order to the default setting.

  • Page 59: Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd

    To download the free image, click IBM Service and Support Site. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is in this document. The ServerGuide program performs the following tasks:...

  • Page 60: Setup And Configuration Overview

    When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup diskettes. You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM blade server model. The setup program provides a list of tasks that are required to set up the blade server.

  • Page 61: Installing The Operating System Without Using Serverguide

    IBM Web site. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.

  • Page 62: Configuring Uefi Compatible Devices

    Ethernet Software CD that comes with the blade server. To find updated information about configuring the controller, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.

  • Page 63: Using The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program

    You can use two storage drives in the blade server to implement and manage RAID level-0 (striping) or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems that are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/ serverproven/compat/us/. For the blade server, you must configure the RAID by using the LSI Configuration Utility program.

  • Page 64: Using Lan Over Usb To Interface The Imm

    Because the IMM might obtain a random IP address for the LAN over USB interface, the IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) and firmware flash utilities, DSA, and the IBM Director Agent use the Service Location Protocol (SLP) to discover the IMM IP address. These tools perform an SLP multicast discovery on the LAN over USB interface.

  • Page 65: Configuring The Lan Over Usb Interface Manually

    LAN over USB manually, use one of the following processes. For more information about LAN over USB configuration on different operating systems, see the IBM white paper Transitioning to UEFI and IMM on the IBM web site (see “Related documentation” on page 2 for information on how to find publications for your blade server).
  • Page 66 Network Adapters. 11. Open a command prompt, type ipconfig, and press Enter. The local area connection for the IBM USB RNDIS appears with an IP address in the range of 169.254.xxx.xxx with a subnet mask set to 255.255.0.0.
  • Page 67 For information about configuring LAN over USB on specific Linux distributions, see the IBM white paper Transitioning to UEFI and IMM on the IBM web site (see “Related documentation” on page 2 for information on how to find publications for your blade server).
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  • Page 69: Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System

    Use this information if you are using RDM to install the blade server operating system. You can use RDM to install a supported operating system on a blade server. Follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with RDM to install a supported operating system. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009...

  • Page 70: Downloading Installation Instructions

    Use these instructions to download the operating-system installation instructions. To download operating-system installation instructions, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

  • Page 71: Chapter 6. Solving Problems

    BladeCenter unit, and then restart the blade server. If the blade server does not start after you have performed the preceding actions, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide for your blade server on the IBM Documentation CD. Diagnostic tools overview Use this overview to locate specific diagnostic tools to diagnose and solve hardware-related problems.

  • Page 72: Serverguide Problems

    (UEFI) configuration The diagnostic programs create a merged log that includes events from all collected logs. The information is collected into a file that you can send to IBM service and support. Additionally, you can view the information locally through a generated text report file.
  • Page 73 Symptom Suggested action The ServerGuide program will Make sure that the operating-system CD is supported by the ServerGuide not start the operating-system program. See the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD label for a list of supported operating-system versions. The operating system cannot be Make sure that the operating system is supported on the blade server.
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  • Page 75: Appendix. 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 section 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 76: Getting Help And Information From The World Wide Web

    Use this information to find the latest information about IBM systems, optional devices, services, and support. On the World Wide Web, the IBM Web site has up-to-date information about IBM ® systems, optional devices, services, and support. The address for IBM System x and xSeries information is http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.

  • Page 77: Ibm Taiwan Product Service

    IBM Taiwan product service IBM Taiwan product service contact information: IBM Taiwan Corporation 3F, No 7, Song Ren Rd. Taipei, Taiwan Telephone: 0800-016-888 Appendix. Getting help and technical assistance...
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  • Page 79: Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.

  • Page 80: Trademarks

    Trademarks Use this information to view the trademarks for various IBM supported products. The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: FlashCopy TechConnect IBM (logo) i5/OS Tivoli Active Memory IntelliStation...

  • Page 81: 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 82: Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement

    IBM cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a nonrecommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-IBM option cards. This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/European Standard EN 55022.

  • Page 83: Chinese Class A Warning Statement

    Taiwanese Class A warning statement Chinese Class A warning statement Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement Korean Class A Warning Statement Notices...
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  • Page 85 45 CFFh 31 bypassing 48 connectors 16 CIOv-form-factor expansion card 32 I/O expansion card 16 compact-form-factor expansion input/output 43 card 31 memory 16 hot-swap hard disk drives 24 microprocessor 16 I/O expansion card 30 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009...
  • Page 86 installing (continued) memory module 26 online documentation 1 safety statements vi optional expansion unit 23 opening the blade server cover 22 options 19 operating system array SAS hard disk drive 24 install using RDM 59 type supported 24 storage interface card 34 installing 59 SAS connectivity card, I/O expansion integrated functions 5...
  • Page 87 turning on the blade server 15 UEFI compatible devices configuring 52 United States electronic emission Class A notice 71 United States FCC Class A notice 71 updating firmware 51 updating the configuration 42 USB in-band interface, disabling 54, 55 using Documentation Browser 4 utility PXE boot agent program, using 51...
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  • Page 90 Part Number: 46M1534 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 46M1534...

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