Contents
Safety notices ............v
Chapter 1. Product overview ......1
Related documentation ...........2
The IBM Documentation CD .........3
Hardware and software requirements .....3
Using the Documentation Browser ......3
Notices and statements ...........4
Features and specifications..........4
What your blade server offers ........6
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features . . 7
IBM Director ..............9
Chapter 2. Power, controls, indicators,
and connectors ...........11
Blade server control panel buttons and LEDs . . . 11
Turning on the blade server .........13
Turning off the blade server .........13
System-board layouts ...........14
System-board connectors .........15
System-board LEDs...........16
Chapter 3. Installing and removing
options ..............19
Installation guidelines ...........19
System reliability guidelines ........20
Handling static-sensitive devices ......20
Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit 20
Removing the blade server cover .......22
Removing a drive ............23
Installing a drive ............23
Removing a memory module ........25
Installing a memory module.........26
Supported DIMMs ............27
Removing and installing an I/O expansion card . . 28
Removing a CIOv form-factor expansion card . . 29
Installing a CIOv form-factor expansion card . . 29
Removing a combination-form-factor expansion
card................31
Installing a combination-form-factor expansion
card................31
Completing the installation .........32
Installing and closing the blade server cover . . 33
Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit 34
Input/output connectors and devices......36
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 37
Updating the firmware ..........37
Starting the TEMP image .........38
Verifying the system firmware levels .....39
Using the SMS utility ...........39
Starting the SMS utility .........39
SMS utility menu choices .........40
Creating a CE login............40
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers . . . 40
Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration . . . 41
MAC addresses for host Ethernet adapters ....42
Updating IBM Director ..........43
Chapter 5. Installing the operating
system...............45
Locating the installation instructions ......46
Installing service and productivity tools for Linux
on POWER ..............47
Chapter 6. Solving problems .....49
Appendix. Notices ..........51
Trademarks ..............52
Electronic emission notices .........53
Class A Notices ............53
Class B Notices ............57
Terms and conditions ...........60
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