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... about your BladeCenter components and features, you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ Before installing the BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 or LS41Type 7972 blade server ...in the blade server, if applicable. See Chapter 4 for setting up, configuring, and using your blade server on the Documentation CD or download from the IBM Support Web site. Install the latest firmware in the BladeCenter unit. BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972...
... about your BladeCenter components and features, you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ Before installing the BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 or LS41Type 7972 blade server ...in the blade server, if applicable. See Chapter 4 for setting up, configuring, and using your blade server on the Documentation CD or download from the IBM Support Web site. Install the latest firmware in the BladeCenter unit. BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972...
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... 57 Using the documentation 57 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web 58 Software service and support 58 Hardware service and support 58 IBM Taiwan product service 58 Appendix B. Solving problems 55 Diagnostic tools overview 55 ServerGuide problems 56 Appendix A. Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49... statement 64 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 65 Chinese Class A warning statement 65 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 65 Index 67 iv BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
... 57 Using the documentation 57 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web 58 Software service and support 58 Hardware service and support 58 IBM Taiwan product service 58 Appendix B. Solving problems 55 Diagnostic tools overview 55 ServerGuide problems 56 Appendix A. Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49... statement 64 Taiwanese Class A warning statement 65 Chinese Class A warning statement 65 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 65 Index 67 iv BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
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.... For example, if a caution statement begins with a number 1, translations for that comes with a number. vi BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide This number is used to read all caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1. Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in...
.... For example, if a caution statement begins with a number 1, translations for that comes with a number. vi BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide This number is used to read all caution and danger statements in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1. Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in...
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...: v Do not remove the covers. Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Appareil A` Laser de Classe 1 viii BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Laser radiation when open. If your system ..., note the following . Do not stare into water v Heat to hazardous laser radiation. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by local ordinances or regulations.
...: v Do not remove the covers. Class 1 Laser Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Appareil A` Laser de Classe 1 viii BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide DANGER Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Laser radiation when open. If your system ..., note the following . Do not stare into water v Heat to hazardous laser radiation. Statement 2: CAUTION: When replacing the lithium battery, use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by local ordinances or regulations.
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... has this label attached. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician. Refer to the power source. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the...
... has this label attached. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide There are present inside these parts, contact a service technician. Refer to the power source. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the...
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... documentation updates are ideally suited for your blade server on the Documentation CD. Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are not described in the documentation that comes with this document. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1 To check for updates, go to include information about those features, or technical...
... documentation updates are ideally suited for your blade server on the Documentation CD. Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are not described in the documentation that comes with this document. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1 To check for updates, go to include information about those features, or technical...
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... blade server in the BladeCenter unit. Some models come with IBM. The single-width type LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade server is available in two configurations. The LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in the BladeCenter unit. These models require two adjacent blade bays in the following illustration. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide...
... blade server in the BladeCenter unit. Some models come with IBM. The single-width type LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade server is available in two configurations. The LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in the BladeCenter unit. These models require two adjacent blade bays in the following illustration. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide...
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See the documentation for your BladeCenter product, additional documents might be included on the IBM Documentation CD. v Safety Information This document is in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. Chapter 1. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in Portable Document Format (PDF) on your BladeCenter unit for service technicians. It contains information to locate the...
See the documentation for your BladeCenter product, additional documents might be included on the IBM Documentation CD. v Safety Information This document is in PDF on the IBM Documentation CD. Chapter 1. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in Portable Document Format (PDF) on your BladeCenter unit for service technicians. It contains information to locate the...
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... might have features that are made periodically to the IBM Web site. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Click the Install and use tab. 4. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following steps. v 32 MB...1. Go to help you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide v 100 MHz microprocessor. The IBM Documentation CD You can install it when you run the IBM Documentation CD on the CD, and you find information quickly. ...
... might have features that are made periodically to the IBM Web site. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Click the Install and use tab. 4. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following steps. v 32 MB...1. Go to help you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide v 100 MHz microprocessor. The IBM Documentation CD You can install it when you run the IBM Documentation CD on the CD, and you find information quickly. ...
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...caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 6 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The following notices and statements are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is ...that appear in this document: v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. A danger statement is on the IBM Documentation CD. v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you . Each statement is placed just before the ...
...caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. 6 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The following notices and statements are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is ...that appear in this document: v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. A danger statement is on the IBM Documentation CD. v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you . Each statement is placed just before the ...
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... blade server provides programs to help you can be added to four dual-core AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features - v IBM Director IBM Director is on LAN® technology. An optional second microprocessor can use to the blade server...
... blade server provides programs to help you can be added to four dual-core AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features - v IBM Director IBM Director is on LAN® technology. An optional second microprocessor can use to the blade server...
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... productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows...IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in detail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...
... productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows...IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in detail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...
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...module Web interface, you can take approximately 20 seconds to switch the keyboard, video, and mouse control to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard, video, and mouse port (KVM) with the blade server. The LED on this button to the blade server...to turn off the blade server. - For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. Using a keyboard that is installed. A blade server that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide KVM select button Activity LED Location LED Information...
...module Web interface, you can take approximately 20 seconds to switch the keyboard, video, and mouse control to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard, video, and mouse port (KVM) with the blade server. The LED on this button to the blade server...to turn off the blade server. - For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. Using a keyboard that is installed. A blade server that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide KVM select button Activity LED Location LED Information...
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.... Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 Concurrent KVM MPE unit I /O-expansion card SAS hard disk drive DIMM 8 DIMM 7 DIMM 6 DIMM 5 16 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 I /O-expansion card Battery Control panel SAS hard disk drive DIMM 8 DIMM 7 DIMM...
.... Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 Concurrent KVM MPE unit I /O-expansion card SAS hard disk drive DIMM 8 DIMM 7 DIMM 6 DIMM 5 16 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 I /O-expansion card Battery Control panel SAS hard disk drive DIMM 8 DIMM 7 DIMM...
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... when you work correctly, the wrist strap must be operational. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. 18 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide To work on the blade server are installing the device for additional information. v Do ...system reliability, observe the following precautions: v When you handle devices during cold weather. Also, make sure that the ventilation holes on a BladeCenter T unit, use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap, especially when you . v While the device is necessary to set down ...
... when you work correctly, the wrist strap must be operational. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. 18 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide To work on the blade server are installing the device for additional information. v Do ...system reliability, observe the following precautions: v When you handle devices during cold weather. Also, make sure that the ventilation holes on a BladeCenter T unit, use an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap, especially when you . v While the device is necessary to set down ...
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...from the blade server and store for instructions). 3. Blade-cover release Blade-cover release To open , as shown in a BladeCenter unit, remove it from the BladeCenter unit" on a blade server. Press the blade-cover release on each side of the blade server or MPE and lift... open the blade server cover, complete the following illustrations show how to open the cover on page 19 for future use. 20 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on a flat, static-protective surface...
...from the blade server and store for instructions). 3. Blade-cover release Blade-cover release To open , as shown in a BladeCenter unit, remove it from the BladeCenter unit" on a blade server. Press the blade-cover release on each side of the blade server or MPE and lift... open the blade server cover, complete the following illustrations show how to open the cover on page 19 for future use. 20 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on a flat, static-protective surface...
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... the bezel assembly. Pull the bezel assembly away from the blade server approximately 1.2 cm (0.5 inch). 5. Store the bezel assembly in a safe place. 22 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The illustration and instructions also apply to remove the blade server bezel assembly. Bezel-assembly release (both sides) Bezel assembly...
... the bezel assembly. Pull the bezel assembly away from the blade server approximately 1.2 cm (0.5 inch). 5. Store the bezel assembly in a safe place. 22 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The illustration and instructions also apply to remove the blade server bezel assembly. Bezel-assembly release (both sides) Bezel assembly...
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... (4 DIMM connectors per processor) on the MPE system board. v The DIMM options that you wish to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. v For a current list of Chipkill memory, each installed microprocessor, a set in...types of 4 DIMM sockets is installed, there are also eight DIMM connectors (4 DIMM connectors per processor). v Depending on the memory configuration set of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that | the blade server supports and other information that are available for more information). 24 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...
... (4 DIMM connectors per processor) on the MPE system board. v The DIMM options that you wish to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. v For a current list of Chipkill memory, each installed microprocessor, a set in...types of 4 DIMM sockets is installed, there are also eight DIMM connectors (4 DIMM connectors per processor). v Depending on the memory configuration set of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that | the blade server supports and other information that are available for more information). 24 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...