Contents
Safety ...............v
Guidelines for trained service technicians ....vi
Inspecting for unsafe conditions ......vi
Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment . . vi
Safety statements ............vii
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Related documentation ...........1
Notices and statements in this document .....3
Features and specifications..........4
Controls, LEDs, and connectors ........5
Front view ..............5
Rear view ..............7
Supplying power to the BladeCenter unit.....9
Disconnecting power from the BladeCenter unit . . 9
Chapter 2. Diagnostics ........11
Diagnostic tools .............11
Troubleshooting tables...........12
Blade server problems ..........12
Blower module problems .........12
Fan pack problems ...........13
I/O module problems ..........13
Keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems 14
Management module problems .......14
Media tray problems ..........15
Monitor or video problems ........16
Power problems ............16
Light path diagnostic LEDs .........17
BladeCenter system LED panel .......17
Module LEDs.............18
Event log messages............19
Solving undetermined problems .......20
Calling IBM for service ..........21
Chapter 3. Parts listing ........23
Front view...............24
Rear view ...............26
Power cords ..............28
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing
BladeCenter components.......29
Installation guidelines ...........29
System reliability guidelines ........30
Handling static-sensitive devices ......30
Returning a device or component ......30
Removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs......31
Removing a bezel ...........31
Installing a bezel ...........32
Removing and replacing the media tray and
optical drive or optical drive filler ......33
Removing and replacing a power module . . . 35
Removing and replacing a fan pack .....39
Removing a blade server .........41
Installing a blade server .........42
Removing an I/O module ........44
Installing an I/O module .........45
Removing a management module ......46
Installing a management module ......47
Removing and replacing a blower module . . . 48
Removing and replacing FRUs ........50
Removing the shuttle ..........50
Installing the shuttle ..........52
Removing the rear LED/serial connector
assembly ..............54
Installing the rear LED/serial connector assembly 55
Removing and replacing the midplane ....55
Chapter 5. Configuration information
and guidelines ...........59
Updating the firmware ..........59
Configuring the BladeCenter unit .......59
Configuring the management module ....59
Configuring I/O modules ........59
Configuring blade servers ........60
BladeCenter networking guidelines ......60
Appendix A. Getting help and technical
assistance .............61
Before you call .............61
Using the documentation ..........61
Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web.................62
Software service and support ........62
Hardware service and support ........62
IBM Taiwan product service .........62
Appendix B. Notices .........63
Trademarks ..............63
Important notes .............64
Particulate contamination..........65
Documentation format...........65
Electronic emission notices .........66
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement ..............66
Industry Canada Class A emission compliance
statement ..............66
Avis de conformité à la réglementation
d'Industrie Canada ...........66
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . 66
European Union EMC Directive conformance
statement ..............66
Germany Class A statement ........67
Japan VCCI Class A statement .......68
Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association (JEITA) statement....68
Korea Communications Commission (KCC)
statement ..............68
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