Contents
Safety ...............v
Safety statements ............vi
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Related documentation ...........3
The IBM Documentation CD .........3
Hardware and software requirements .....4
Using the Documentation Browser ......4
Notices and statements in this document .....5
Features and specifications..........5
What your blade server offers ........6
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . 8
IBM Systems Director ...........9
Major components of the blade server .....10
Chapter 2. Power, controls, and
indicators .............11
Blade server controls and LEDs........11
Turning on the blade server ........14
Turning off the blade server ........14
Blade server connectors .........15
Chapter 3. Installing options .....17
Installation guidelines ...........17
System reliability guidelines ........17
Handling static-sensitive devices ......18
Instructions for IBM Business Partners ....18
How to send DSA data to IBM .......19
Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter
unit .................19
Removing the blade server cover .......20
Installing an optional expansion unit ......21
Removing an optional expansion unit .....23
Installing a hot-swap storage drive ......24
Removing a hot-swap storage drive ......25
Installing a memory module.........25
Removing a memory module ........28
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink ....30
Thermal grease .............34
Installing a USB Flash key .........35
I/O expansion cards ...........36
Installing a horizontal-compact-form-factor
expansion card ............36
Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor
expansion card ............37
Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card . . 38
Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card . . 39
Installing a 10Gb interposer card ......41
Removing a 10Gb interposer card ......42
Completing the installation .........42
Installing the blade server cover ......43
Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 44
Updating the blade server configuration....46
Input/output connectors and devices......46
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 47
Using the Setup utility...........47
Setup utility menu ...........48
Using passwords ...........51
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD . 52
ServerGuide features ..........52
Setup and configuration overview ......53
Typical operating-system installation .....53
Installing the operating system without using
ServerGuide .............54
Setting the PXE boot protocol using the Setup utility 54
Updating firmware and device drivers .....54
Configuring UEFI compatible devices .....55
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller....55
Configuring a RAID array .........56
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program . . . 56
Using LAN over USB to interface the IMM2 . . . 57
Potential conflicts with the LAN over USB
interface ..............57
Resolving conflicts with the IMM2 LAN over
USB interface .............57
Configuring the LAN over USB interface
manually ..............58
Chapter 5. Installing the operating
system...............61
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to
install the operating system .........61
Using RDM to install the operating system ....61
Downloading installation instructions .....62
Chapter 6. Solving problems .....63
Diagnostic tools overview .........63
ServerGuide problems ...........64
Appendix. Getting help and technical
assistance .............67
Before you call .............67
Using the documentation ..........68
Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web.................68
Software service and support ........68
Hardware service and support ........68
IBM Taiwan product service .........69
Notices ..............71
Trademarks ..............71
Important notes .............72
Particulate contamination..........73
Documentation format...........73
Telecommunication regulatory statement ....74
Electronic emission notices .........74
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement ..............74
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