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... Web site. Install the operating system. See Chapter 3 for setting up, configuring, and using your blade server on the Documentation CD or download from the IBM Support Web site. BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. This Installation and User's Guide contains information for more information. Additionally, a service information label...
... Web site. Install the operating system. See Chapter 3 for setting up, configuring, and using your blade server on the Documentation CD or download from the IBM Support Web site. BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 LS41 Type 7972 Installation and User's Guide Welcome. This Installation and User's Guide contains information for more information. Additionally, a service information label...
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US Government Users Restricted Rights - 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 Appendix B, "Notices," on page 59 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the Documentation CD. All rights reserved. Second Edition (January 2007) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006.
US Government Users Restricted Rights - 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 Appendix B, "Notices," on page 59 and the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server type on the Documentation CD. All rights reserved. Second Edition (January 2007) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006.
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... offers 8 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 9 IBM Director 10 Major components of the blade server 11 Chapter 2. Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 4 Hardware and software requirements 4 Using the Documentation Browser 5 Notices and statements used in a BladeCenter unit 40 Updating the blade server configuration 41 Input/output connectors and devices 42...
... offers 8 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 9 IBM Director 10 Major components of the blade server 11 Chapter 2. Contents Safety v Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Related documentation 3 The IBM Documentation CD 4 Hardware and software requirements 4 Using the Documentation Browser 5 Notices and statements used in a BladeCenter unit 40 Updating the blade server configuration 41 Input/output connectors and devices 42...
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...World Wide Web 58 Software service and support 58 Hardware service and support 58 IBM Taiwan product service 58 Appendix B. Notices 59 Trademarks 60 Important notes 60 Product... Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 65 Index 67 iv BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49 Firmware ...updates 50 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 50 Blade server Ethernet controller...
...World Wide Web 58 Software service and support 58 Hardware service and support 58 IBM Taiwan product service 58 Appendix B. Notices 59 Trademarks 60 Important notes 60 Product... Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement . . . 65 Index 67 iv BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Using the PXE boot agent utility program 49 Firmware ...updates 50 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 50 Blade server Ethernet controller...
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.... If you suspect a problem with your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. Statement 13: DANGER Overloading a branch circuit...
.... If you suspect a problem with your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements. x BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is potentially a fire hazard and a shock hazard under certain conditions. Statement 13: DANGER Overloading a branch circuit...
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... documentation. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, and click Support. For information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/ bladecenter/. Note: Changes are compatible with a limited warranty. Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are made periodically to provide additional information...
... documentation. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, and click Support. For information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/ bladecenter/. Note: Changes are compatible with a limited warranty. Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter® LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972 blade servers are made periodically to provide additional information...
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... configurations. These models require two adjacent blade bays in this document might differ slightly from the hardware. Note: The illustrations in the BladeCenter unit. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Some models come with IBM. You can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/. Record information...
... configurations. These models require two adjacent blade bays in this document might differ slightly from the hardware. Note: The illustrations in the BladeCenter unit. Release handles 2 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Some models come with IBM. You can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/. Record information...
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...: v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is in PDF on the BladeCenter unit bezel. Chapter 1. See the documentation for recommended label placement. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in any way block the ventilation holes on the IBM Documentation CD. Release handles A set of the warranty and getting service...
...: v Problem Determination and Service Guide This document is in PDF on the BladeCenter unit bezel. Chapter 1. See the documentation for recommended label placement. The double-width type LS41 Type 7972 blade server is shown in any way block the ventilation holes on the IBM Documentation CD. Release handles A set of the warranty and getting service...
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... not described in the blade server documentation. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following steps. The IBM Documentation CD You can install it when you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide...
... not described in the blade server documentation. From the Hardware list, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 and click Go. 3. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following steps. The IBM Documentation CD You can install it when you can run the Documentation Browser. 4 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide...
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...that region, the English-language version is the drive letter of the document appears under it , and press Crtl+F to use in your blade server from the /mnt/cdrom directory: sh runlinux.sh Select your system and displays the documents in folders. When you are listed in ...which the word or word string appears are using the Documentation Browser. Click Help for your blade server. Using the Documentation Browser Use the Documentation Browser to view it . The documents in order of the documents, and view documents ...
...that region, the English-language version is the drive letter of the document appears under it , and press Crtl+F to use in your blade server from the /mnt/cdrom directory: sh runlinux.sh Select your system and displays the documents in folders. When you are listed in ...which the word or word string appears are using the Documentation Browser. Click Help for your blade server. Using the Documentation Browser Use the Documentation Browser to view it . The documents in order of the documents, and view documents ...
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... 60° C (-40° to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server to 140° F) v Humidity: - Features and specifications The following table provides a summary of the features ... weight: - Notes: v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter unit. v The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for internal communications with keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA)...
... 60° C (-40° to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for the blade server to 140° F) v Humidity: - Features and specifications The following table provides a summary of the features ... weight: - Notes: v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter unit. v The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for internal communications with keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA)...
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... communication capabilities to centrally manage servers. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - v IBM Director IBM Director is on the system board for optional expansion cards for : - v IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that you set... AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Both controllers support connections to double-width models. The BMC operates as the service processor for the blade server and performs several tasks, including the ...
... communication capabilities to centrally manage servers. Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - v IBM Director IBM Director is on the system board for optional expansion cards for : - v IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that you set... AMD Opteron microprocessors in the MPE. 8 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide Both controllers support connections to double-width models. The BMC operates as the service processor for the blade server and performs several tasks, including the ...
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... Three of the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the management-module documentation or http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ and click Support. v Power throttling Each blade server is stored in the blade server, the availability of the blade server when you need it supports up to -chip interconnect, I/O interconnect for x4 DIMMs v Customer support...
... Three of the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the management-module documentation or http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ and click Support. v Power throttling Each blade server is stored in the blade server, the availability of the blade server when you need it supports up to -chip interconnect, I/O interconnect for x4 DIMMs v Customer support...
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... It is 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 v Ease of use, training,... data (VPD) v Service processor that communicates 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: ...
... It is 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 v Ease of use, training,... data (VPD) v Service processor that communicates 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: ...
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... heat sink Bezel assembly The following illustration shows the major components of the blade server. For the double-width type blade server, you must remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit and remove the cover to see the components on the blade server system board. SAS hard disk drive DIMM filler DIMM Microprocessor heat...
... heat sink Bezel assembly The following illustration shows the major components of the blade server. For the double-width type blade server, you must remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit and remove the cover to see the components on the blade server system board. SAS hard disk drive DIMM filler DIMM Microprocessor heat...
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...to power through the management module, the Wake on page 14). The blade server can be turned off in any of the blade server is still connected to turn off the blade server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 13 While the blade server is starting, the power-on LED on LED states. See "...following ways: v You can press the power-control button on the front of the operating system, if this feature is configured through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can press and hold the power-control button for the power-on the front of the following ways: v You can turn off the...
...to power through the management module, the Wake on page 14). The blade server can be turned off in any of the blade server is still connected to turn off the blade server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 13 While the blade server is starting, the power-on LED on LED states. See "...following ways: v You can press the power-control button on the front of the operating system, if this feature is configured through the BladeCenter unit, the blade server can press and hold the power-control button for the power-on the front of the following ways: v You can turn off the...
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... see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. To access the power-control button, you can also configure the management module to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard, video, and mouse port (KVM) with the blade server. v The following sequence to the blade server. KVM ...the following illustration shows a single-width type blade server. The double-width type blade server has the same control panel. v The management module can turn off the blade server. Using a keyboard that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
... see the IBM BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide. To access the power-control button, you can also configure the management module to associate the shared BladeCenter unit keyboard, video, and mouse port (KVM) with the blade server. v The following sequence to the blade server. KVM ...the following illustration shows a single-width type blade server. The double-width type blade server has the same control panel. v The management module can turn off the blade server. Using a keyboard that it occupies. 14 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide
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... mouse, even if the keyboard and mouse have PS/2-style connectors. 2. The location LED on the BladeCenter unit is lit, it indicates that a system error has occurred in the blade server. Blade-error LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is lit, it is corrected... LED can be turned off through the management-module Web interface or through IBM Director Console. v Flashing slowly: The blade server has power but is lit when the ownership of up to associate the shared BladeCenter unit media tray (removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports) with the...
... mouse, even if the keyboard and mouse have PS/2-style connectors. 2. The location LED on the BladeCenter unit is lit, it indicates that a system error has occurred in the blade server. Blade-error LED: When this green LED is lit, it indicates that there is lit, it is corrected... LED can be turned off through the management-module Web interface or through IBM Director Console. v Flashing slowly: The blade server has power but is lit when the ownership of up to associate the shared BladeCenter unit media tray (removable-media drives and front-panel USB ports) with the...
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... to turn on or turn off the blade server. Local power control is enabled for the blade server. 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 Note: The power...
... to turn on or turn off the blade server. Local power control is enabled for the blade server. 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 Note: The power...
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... a latch. v For a list of performance. v Blue on the blade server, reinstall all important data before you might have to remove one option to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the Hardware list, click Go, and then click the Download tab.... v When you are addressed and that your blade server is running. (Orange can remove or ...
... a latch. v For a list of performance. v Blue on the blade server, reinstall all important data before you might have to remove one option to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/, click Support, select BladeCenter LS21 or BladeCenter LS41 from the Hardware list, click Go, and then click the Download tab.... v When you are addressed and that your blade server is running. (Orange can remove or ...