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... latest firmware in the BladeCenter unit. BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. Supply power to the documentation that came with each BladeCenter unit and blade server. See Chapter 4 for more information about your blade server on the Documentation CD or download them from the IBM support Web site. Install the blade server in all BladeCenter components. See Chapter...
... latest firmware in the BladeCenter unit. BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. Supply power to the documentation that came with each BladeCenter unit and blade server. See Chapter 4 for more information about your blade server on the Documentation CD or download them from the IBM support Web site. Install the blade server in all BladeCenter components. See Chapter...
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US Government Users Restricted Rights - Sixth edition (May 2010) © Copyright IBM Corporation 2008, 2010. Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices" on page 55 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the IBM Documentation CD.
US Government Users Restricted Rights - Sixth edition (May 2010) © Copyright IBM Corporation 2008, 2010. Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in "Notices" on page 55 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the IBM Documentation CD.
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...Configuration Utility program 43 Chapter 5. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 3 Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 4 Using the Documentation Browser 4 Notices and statements in a BladeCenter unit 31 Updating the blade server configuration . . . . 33 Input/output connectors and devices ... help and technical assistance 51 Before you call 51 Using the documentation 52 Getting help and information from the BladeCenter unit 16 Opening the blade server cover 17 Removing an optional expansion unit . . . . . 18 Installing a fixed-storage drive 19...
...Configuration Utility program 43 Chapter 5. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 3 Hardware and software requirements . . . . . 4 Using the Documentation Browser 4 Notices and statements in a BladeCenter unit 31 Updating the blade server configuration . . . . 33 Input/output connectors and devices ... help and technical assistance 51 Before you call 51 Using the documentation 52 Getting help and information from the BladeCenter unit 16 Opening the blade server cover 17 Removing an optional expansion unit . . . . . 18 Installing a fixed-storage drive 19...
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... warranty Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Introduction The IBM BladeCenter® HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 blade server is ideally suited for the blade server. Note: Changes are available, you to the IBM Web site. The blade server might vary slightly from the IBM Web site. If firmware and documentation updates are...
... warranty Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Introduction The IBM BladeCenter® HS12 Type 8014 or 8028 blade server is ideally suited for the blade server. Note: Changes are available, you to the IBM Web site. The blade server might vary slightly from the IBM Web site. If firmware and documentation updates are...
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Release handles 2 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Go to the IBM Web site. Record information about the blade server in this document. 1. Product name BladeCenter HS12 Machine type Model number Serial number The model number and serial number are made periodically to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter. 3. Note: The illustrations...
Release handles 2 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Go to the IBM Web site. Record information about the blade server in this document. 1. Product name BladeCenter HS12 Machine type Model number Serial number The model number and serial number are made periodically to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter. 3. Note: The illustrations...
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... procedure might be sure to review the Planning and Installation Guide for your blade server in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. From the Product family menu, select BladeCenter HS12 and click Continue. The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server comes with the blade server: v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is described in PDF format...
... procedure might be sure to review the Planning and Installation Guide for your blade server in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. From the Product family menu, select BladeCenter HS12 and click Continue. The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for your blade server comes with the blade server: v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is described in PDF format...
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The IBM Documentation CD requires the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser...- If you select a document, a description of the documents, and view documents, using the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The Available Topics list displays all the documents for all users, use in your system and... in use one document, all the documents, type a word or word string in the language for the blade server. Use one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the...
The IBM Documentation CD requires the following procedures to start the Documentation Browser...- If you select a document, a description of the documents, and view documents, using the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The Available Topics list displays all the documents for all users, use in your system and... in use one document, all the documents, type a word or word string in the language for the blade server. Use one document, press and hold the Ctrl key while you are using Red Hat Linux, insert the...
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...they are used in this document are also in the blade server must provide USB support for internal communications with these devices. Chapter 1. A danger statement is on the IBM Documentation CD. Notes: 1. v Important: These notices ...blade server. The caution and danger statements in this document: v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. The following table is numbered for reference to you . Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are used . The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server...
...they are used in this document are also in the blade server must provide USB support for internal communications with these devices. Chapter 1. A danger statement is on the IBM Documentation CD. Notes: 1. v Important: These notices ...blade server. The caution and danger statements in this document: v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. The following table is numbered for reference to you . Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are used . The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server...
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...DDR2 with firmware - Blade server shipping: -40°C to 95°F). The BMC operates as , the Baseboard management controller, storage disk drive support, IBM® Director, IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®...BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide v Baseboard management controller (BMC) The baseboard management controller (BMC) is installed Size: v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches) v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches) v Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches) v Maximum weight: 4.8 kg (10 lb) state storage drives. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - Blade server...
...DDR2 with firmware - Blade server shipping: -40°C to 95°F). The BMC operates as , the Baseboard management controller, storage disk drive support, IBM® Director, IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®...BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide v Baseboard management controller (BMC) The baseboard management controller (BMC) is installed Size: v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches) v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches) v Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches) v Maximum weight: 4.8 kg (10 lb) state storage drives. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - Blade server...
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...blade server supports an Intel LGA-771 microprocessor. For more information about supported microprocessors and their part numbers, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide. v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to a 10 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in the BladeCenter...(8028 model) v IBM® Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that comes with the blade server provides programs to help you diagnose problems. For more information, see the IBM...
...blade server supports an Intel LGA-771 microprocessor. For more information about supported microprocessors and their part numbers, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide. v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to a 10 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in the BladeCenter...(8028 model) v IBM® Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that comes with the blade server provides programs to help you diagnose problems. For more information, see the IBM...
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... throttling, see the management-module documentation or http:// www.ibm.com/systems/support/. This policy is enforced when the initial power is applied to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server, the availability of incoming calls. 8 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Nonredundant You can add...
... throttling, see the management-module documentation or http:// www.ibm.com/systems/support/. This policy is enforced when the initial power is applied to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the blade server, the availability of incoming calls. 8 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Nonredundant You can add...
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...SUSE Linux, and VMware. v Ease of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the documentation on the IBM® Director CD that communicates with the management module to enable remote blade server management v System error logging v Wake on LAN capability v Wake...self-management capabilities for maximum system availability. v Service processor that comes with the blade server. v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments. Introduction 9 With IBM® Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in ownership costs through the ...
...SUSE Linux, and VMware. v Ease of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the documentation on the IBM® Director CD that communicates with the management module to enable remote blade server management v System error logging v Wake on LAN capability v Wake...self-management capabilities for maximum system availability. v Service processor that comes with the blade server. v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments. Introduction 9 With IBM® Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in ownership costs through the ...
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The following illustration shows the major components of the blade server Use this information to locate the major components on the blade server. Major components of the blade server. Cover Expansion card Concurrent KVM Card PR IENSSSTHALELRIENGWHCEANRD Heat sink Microprocessor DIMM Storage drives Bezel 10 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The major components of the blade server include Field Replaceable Units (FRUs), Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs), and optional devices.
The following illustration shows the major components of the blade server Use this information to locate the major components on the blade server. Major components of the blade server. Cover Expansion card Concurrent KVM Card PR IENSSSTHALELRIENGWHCEANRD Heat sink Microprocessor DIMM Storage drives Bezel 10 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The major components of the blade server include Field Replaceable Units (FRUs), Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs), and optional devices.
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... disabled on the blade server. Blade server controls and LEDs Use this information for more than one blade-server bay is lit when the ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse has been transferred to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard port, video port, and mouse port with the blade server. A blade server that occupies more information. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008...
... disabled on the blade server. Blade server controls and LEDs Use this information for more than one blade-server bay is lit when the ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse has been transferred to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard port, video port, and mouse port with the blade server. A blade server that occupies more information. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008...
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... can remotely turn on this blue LED to recognize the media tray. The location LED can be turned off the blade server. 12 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Information LED: When this LED is activity on or turn on the hard disk drive ...the operating system in the blade server to aid in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to associate the shared BladeCenter unit media tray (removable-media drives) with the server, or visit the IBM® Director Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/ ...
... can remotely turn on this blue LED to recognize the media tray. The location LED can be turned off the blade server. 12 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide Information LED: When this LED is activity on or turn on the hard disk drive ...the operating system in the blade server to aid in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to associate the shared BladeCenter unit media tray (removable-media drives) with the server, or visit the IBM® Director Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/ ...
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... the blade server. v Flashing slowly: The blade server has power but is not turned on the blade server does not respond. 2. Turning on the blade server Use this information to requests from the BladeCenter unit. The blade server can respond to turn on LED states. The blade server can be turned off the blade server Use this information to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can...
... the blade server. v Flashing slowly: The blade server has power but is not turned on the blade server does not respond. 2. Turning on the blade server Use this information to requests from the BladeCenter unit. The blade server can respond to turn on LED states. The blade server can be turned off the blade server Use this information to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can...
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... interface connector Microprocessor Control panel connector 14 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide or go to http://www-03.ibm.com/ systems/management/ for user-installable optional devices, in the blade server. For additional information, see "Blade server controls and LEDs" on the blade server (behind the control panel door;
... interface connector Microprocessor Control panel connector 14 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide or go to http://www-03.ibm.com/ systems/management/ for user-installable optional devices, in the blade server. For additional information, see "Blade server controls and LEDs" on the blade server (behind the control panel door;
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... make sure that the blade server meets the proper cooling and reliability guidelines. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008, 2010 15 To download firmware updates for your new blade server, take the opportunity to display the matrix of supported optional devices for instructions about installing optional hardware devices in a safe place. Click BladeCenter HS12 to download and apply...
... make sure that the blade server meets the proper cooling and reliability guidelines. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008, 2010 15 To download firmware updates for your new blade server, take the opportunity to display the matrix of supported optional devices for instructions about installing optional hardware devices in a safe place. Click BladeCenter HS12 to download and apply...
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.... v Take additional care when you are installing the device for additional information. 16 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The following illustration shows how to remove a blade server or filler module from your new blade server, remove an existing blade server or filler module from electrostatic discharge, observe the following guidelines: v To ensure proper cooling...
.... v Take additional care when you are installing the device for additional information. 16 BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014 or 8028: Installation and User's Guide The following illustration shows how to remove a blade server or filler module from your new blade server, remove an existing blade server or filler module from electrostatic discharge, observe the following guidelines: v To ensure proper cooling...
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... system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler module installed in the illustration. Open the two release handles as shown in each blade server bay. Opening the blade server cover Use these instructions to turn off the blade server (see "Turning off the blade server" on the blade server. 2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the...
... system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit without a blade server, expansion unit, or filler module installed in the illustration. Open the two release handles as shown in each blade server bay. Opening the blade server cover Use these instructions to turn off the blade server (see "Turning off the blade server" on the blade server. 2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the...