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BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. Thank you for more information. Before you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. See Chapter 3 for buying an IBM blade server. Install the BladeCenter unit into the BladeCenter unit, install options such as drives, memory modules, processor or expansion cards in the BladeCenter unit...
BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. Thank you for more information. Before you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. See Chapter 3 for buying an IBM blade server. Install the BladeCenter unit into the BladeCenter unit, install options such as drives, memory modules, processor or expansion cards in the BladeCenter unit...
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US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. All rights reserved. Second Edition (January 2007) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, "Notices," on page 59 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the Documentation CD.
US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. All rights reserved. Second Edition (January 2007) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, "Notices," on page 59 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the Documentation CD.
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... 49 Installing the operating system without ServerGuide 49 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Installing options 17 Installation guidelines 17 System reliability guidelines 18 Handling static-sensitive devices 18 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 19 Opening the blade server cover 20 Removing an expansion unit 21 Removing the...
... 49 Installing the operating system without ServerGuide 49 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Installing options 17 Installation guidelines 17 System reliability guidelines 18 Handling static-sensitive devices 18 Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit 19 Opening the blade server cover 20 Removing an expansion unit 21 Removing the...
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... problems 56 Appendix A. Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49 Firmware updates 50 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 50 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 51 Configuring a RAID array 51 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 52 Starting the LSI ... 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 Getting help and technical assistance 57 Before you call 57 Using the documentation 57 Getting help ...
... problems 56 Appendix A. Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49 Firmware updates 50 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 50 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 51 Configuring a RAID array 51 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 52 Starting the LSI ... 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 Getting help and technical assistance 57 Before you call 57 Using the documentation 57 Getting help ...
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... do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the information that has this label attached. ...To avoid these hazards, ensure that has the following label attached. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any component that is provided with one of these parts, contact a service technician. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...
... do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the information that has this label attached. ...To avoid these hazards, ensure that has the following label attached. Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any component that is provided with one of these parts, contact a service technician. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972...
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Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are available, you to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, and click Support. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to the IBM Web site. To download the latest device drivers, go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ , click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the...
Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are available, you to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, and click Support. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to the IBM Web site. To download the latest device drivers, go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ , click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the...
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... Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade server is not in the following illustration. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide These models require two adjacent blade bays in the following table. Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware. Some models come with IBM. You can...
... Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade server is not in the following illustration. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide These models require two adjacent blade bays in the following table. Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from the hardware. Some models come with IBM. You can...
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...It contains translated caution and danger statements. Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the IBM Documentation CD. Introduction 3 Related documentation This Installation and User's Guide contains general information about... Portable Document Format (PDF) on the BladeCenter unit bezel. v Safety Information This document is in PDF on the blade server. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in the following documentation also comes with the blade server. Chapter 1. It contains information to...
...It contains translated caution and danger statements. Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the IBM Documentation CD. Introduction 3 Related documentation This Installation and User's Guide contains general information about... Portable Document Format (PDF) on the BladeCenter unit bezel. v Safety Information This document is in PDF on the blade server. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in the following documentation also comes with the blade server. Chapter 1. It contains information to...
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... document. 1. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Click the Install and use tab. 4. To check for your blade server in the blade server documentation. Go to the IBM Web site. The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for updated documentation and ... in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you run the IBM Documentation CD on the CD, and you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The documentation might be...
... document. 1. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Click the Install and use tab. 4. To check for your blade server in the blade server documentation. Go to the IBM Web site. The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for updated documentation and ... in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you run the IBM Documentation CD on the CD, and you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide The documentation might be...
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... or xpdf. Click Help for that has additional documents under Topic Description. Introduction 5 v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for your blade server. To select more than one document, all the documents for all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and... click Search. To search all users, use in your blade server from the Product menu. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use one of the following command from the /mnt/cdrom ...
... or xpdf. Click Help for that has additional documents under Topic Description. Introduction 5 v If Autostart is disabled or is not enabled for your blade server. To select more than one document, all the documents for all the documents, type a word or word string in the Search field and... click Search. To search all users, use in your blade server from the Product menu. The Documentation Browser automatically detects the regional settings in use one of the following command from the /mnt/cdrom ...
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...to 35° C (50° to determine the type and speed of the blade server. Introduction 7 Notes: v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter unit. Blade server on: 10° to 32° C (50° to 3000 ... v Microprocessor v Memory v Hard disk drives Electrical Input: 12 V dc Environment: v Air temperature: - v The operating system in your blade server. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server to 7000 ft) - Altitude: 0 to 914 m (0 to 90° F). Altitude: 914 to 2134 m (3000 to recognize and...
...to 35° C (50° to determine the type and speed of the blade server. Introduction 7 Notes: v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter unit. Blade server on: 10° to 32° C (50° to 3000 ... v Microprocessor v Memory v Hard disk drives Electrical Input: 12 V dc Environment: v Air temperature: - v The operating system in your blade server. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server to 7000 ft) - Altitude: 0 to 914 m (0 to 90° F). Altitude: 914 to 2134 m (3000 to recognize and...
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... AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide An optional second microprocessor can be added to the blade server. Double-width models of the blade server models come with two integrated Broadcom BCM5706S... additional Broadcom BCM5708S Gigabit Ethernet controllers in the BladeCenter unit. What your blade server offers The design of the blade server takes advantage of the blade server. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - v IBM Director IBM Director is on the system board of advancements...
... AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide An optional second microprocessor can be added to the blade server. Double-width models of the blade server models come with two integrated Broadcom BCM5706S... additional Broadcom BCM5708S Gigabit Ethernet controllers in the BladeCenter unit. What your blade server offers The design of the blade server takes advantage of the blade server. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - v IBM Director IBM Director is on the system board of advancements...
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...number and nature of supported DIMMs, see the ServerProven® list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/ us/. Introduction 9 You can diagnose and correct problems. The blade server has the following RAS features: v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ... up to the BladeCenter unit or when a blade server is powered by country. v Power throttling Each blade server is inserted into the BladeCenter unit. v PCI Express PCI Express is stored in the BladeCenter unit. Response time will vary by two BladeCenter redundant power-supply ...
...number and nature of supported DIMMs, see the ServerProven® list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/ us/. Introduction 9 You can diagnose and correct problems. The blade server has the following RAS features: v Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ... up to the BladeCenter unit or when a blade server is powered by country. v Power throttling Each blade server is inserted into the BladeCenter unit. v PCI Express PCI Express is stored in the BladeCenter unit. Response time will vary by two BladeCenter redundant power-supply ...
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... a complete list of operating systems that comes with the management module to enable remote blade server management v System error logging v Wake on LAN capability IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in ownership costs through the following benefits: ...hardware configuration of remote systems, in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
... a complete list of operating systems that comes with the management module to enable remote blade server management v System error logging v Wake on LAN capability IBM Director With IBM Director, a network administrator can achieve reductions in ownership costs through the following benefits: ...hardware configuration of remote systems, in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
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... system board. You must remove the MPE unit to see the components. For the double-width type blade server, you must remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit and remove the cover to the blade server system board. Major components of the MPE. SAS hard disk drive DIMM filler DIMM Microprocessor heat sink...
... system board. You must remove the MPE unit to see the components. For the double-width type blade server, you must remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit and remove the cover to the blade server system board. Major components of the MPE. SAS hard disk drive DIMM filler DIMM Microprocessor heat sink...
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... respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can press the power-control button on the blade server (behind the control panel door, see "Understanding the control panel and LEDs" on the...BladeCenter unit. v If the operating system stops functioning, you turn off the blade server, and what the controls and indicators mean. v You can turn off the blade server, wait at least 5 seconds before pressing the power-control button. The blade server can be turned off the blade server. © Copyright IBM...
... respond to requests from the service processor, such as a remote request to power through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can press the power-control button on the blade server (behind the control panel door, see "Understanding the control panel and LEDs" on the...BladeCenter unit. v If the operating system stops functioning, you turn off the blade server, and what the controls and indicators mean. v You can turn off the blade server, wait at least 5 seconds before pressing the power-control button. The blade server can be turned off the blade server. © Copyright IBM...
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...keyboard that is not operating correctly, the management module will automatically turn off the blade server. - A blade server that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Understanding the control panel and LEDs This section describes the...on the blade server. The LED on this button to the blade server. For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. v The following illustration shows a single-width type blade server. If the system is directly attached to the blade server. ...
...keyboard that is not operating correctly, the management module will automatically turn off the blade server. - A blade server that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Understanding the control panel and LEDs This section describes the...on the blade server. The LED on this button to the blade server. For additional information, see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. v The following illustration shows a single-width type blade server. If the system is directly attached to the blade server. ...
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...IBM Director Console. The LED on the button flashes while the request is being processed, and then is turned on. v Lit continuously: The blade server has power and is lit when the ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server. During this button to associate the shared BladeCenter...activity on the hard disk drive or network. The location LED on the BladeCenter unit is not the current owner of the KVM, a delay of the blade server in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB...
...IBM Director Console. The LED on the button flashes while the request is being processed, and then is turned on. v Lit continuously: The blade server has power and is lit when the ownership of the media tray has been transferred to the blade server. During this button to associate the shared BladeCenter...activity on the hard disk drive or network. The location LED on the BladeCenter unit is not the current owner of the KVM, a delay of the blade server in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB...
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... 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 server connectors The following illustration shows the MPE components, including connectors for the blade server. Press this button to turn on or turn off the blade server. Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 I /O-expansion...
... 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 server connectors The following illustration shows the MPE components, including connectors for the blade server. Press this button to turn on or turn off the blade server. Blade expansion Microprocessor 1 DIMM 4 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 Microprocessor 2 I /O-expansion...
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.... Installing options This chapter provides instructions for the blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the BladeCenter unit, you install your blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 17 Some option-removal instructions are finished working . v When you...
.... Installing options This chapter provides instructions for the blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the BladeCenter unit, you install your blade server, go to http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 17 Some option-removal instructions are finished working . v When you...