Chapter 3. Installing the BladeCenter unit and options
This chapter provides instructions for installing the BladeCenter unit into a rack and
adding optional devices to your BladeCenter unit. Some removal instructions are
provided in case you have to remove one device to install another.
Installation checklist
Before you can use the BladeCenter unit, you must set up and configure the
BladeCenter unit, and install and configure the required components in the
BladeCenter unit. If you have not already done so, perform the activities on the
following checklist:
__ 1. Set up the rack in which you will install the BladeCenter unit. See the Rack
Installation Instructions.
__ 2. Determine the BladeCenter unit configuration settings, such as the IP
address and MAC address. Record the BladeCenter configuration setting
information in Appendix A, “BladeCenter management module configuration
worksheet,” on page 41. See the management-module User’s Guide for
instructions for configuring an IP address.
__ 3. If your BladeCenter unit is preconfigured with blade servers, power
modules, management modules, and blowers already installed, remove
them to reduce the weight. See “Removing a module” on page 23 for
instructions.
__ 4. Install the BladeCenter unit into the rack. Detailed instructions for installing
a BladeCenter unit in a rack are in the Rack Installation Instructions.
__ 5. Install the power supplies and blower units in the BladeCenter unit if you
removed them. Make sure that the BladeCenter unit has adequate power to
support all the installed components. The BladeCenter unit must contain
either two or four power modules. If necessary, upgrade the power modules
in the BladeCenter unit. See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Power Module
Upgrade Guidelines Technical Update for information.
__ 6. Install the required BladeCenter unit components.
__ 7. Make sure that the latest level of firmware is installed on all of the
BladeCenter components. See http://www.ibm.com/support/ for additional
information.
__ 8. Configure the management module in the BladeCenter unit. See the
management-module User ’s Guide for information and instructions.
__ 9. Configure the I/O modules in the BladeCenter unit. See the documentation
for your I/O modules for configuration information.
If you plan to install the operating system in a blade server through the
Ethernet network, you also must install and configure a second Ethernet
switch module in I/O-module bay 2 of the BladeCenter unit.
Note: If you install another Ethernet-compatible I/O module, it does not
have to be the same type that is installed in I/O-module bay 1 of the
BladeCenter unit.
__ 10. Configure the blade servers. See the Installation and User's Guide that
comes with your blade server for information and instructions.
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