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BladeCenter Type8677:
Installation and User’s Guide
Contents
Main
Welcome. . .
Installation Guide and Users
Installation and Users Guide
BladeCenter
Type 8677
Server Support
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Contents
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Safety
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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About your documentation CD
System requirements
Starting the IBM Documentation Browser
Using the IBM Documentation Browser
Using the search feature
Related publications
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Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for your BladeCenter unit.
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Table1. Features and specifications
Notices and statements used in this book
What your BladeCenter unit offers
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Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Major components of the BladeCenter Type 8677 unit
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Front view
Rear view
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Chapter 2. Installing options
Installing the BladeCenter unit in a rack
Installation guidelines
System reliability considerations
Handling static-sensitive devices
14
Installing and removing modules
The BladeCenter modules
Management module
I/O modules
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Power modules
Blower modules
Installing a module
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Removing a module
20
Installing and removing the acoustic module option
Installing the acoustic module option
Removing the acoustic module option
Installing and removing blade servers
22
Blade server expansion options
I/O expansion option
Storage-expansion option
Installing a blade server
24
Removing a blade server
Completing the installation
Input/output connectors
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Video connector
Keyboard connector
Mouse connector
Remote management and console Ethernet connector
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Chapter 3. BladeCenter unit power, controls, and indicators
Starting the BladeCenter unit
Shutting down the BladeCenter unit
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BladeCenter components, controls, and LEDs
Front view
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ChassisServiceInformation
System service card
Writeable area
Rear view
Rear system LED panel
Blower module
I/O module
Power module
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AC DC
Management module
System LED panel
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Chapter 4. Configuring your BladeCenter unit
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Setting up the remote connection
Cabling the Ethernet port
Configuring the management module for remote access
Communicating with the IBM Director software
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Configuring Wake on LAN in the BladeCenter unit
Verifying your Wake on LAN configuration
Linux-specific configuration
Using the management and configuration program
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Starting the management and configuration program
Management and configuration program options
Configuring the external Ethernet port
Configuring the internal Ethernet port
Configuring the management port on I/O modules
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Saving and restoring the configuration file
Using IBM Director
About the wizard
Starting the wizard
Using Remote Deployment Manager Version 4.1 or later
Configuring a switch module
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What to configure
Supporting Ethernet failover
Configuring the Ethernet controllers in the blade servers
BladeCenter networking guidelines
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Chapter 5. Sharing resources among the blade servers
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Chapter 6. Solving problems
Diagnostic tools overview
Troubleshooting charts
Monitor problems
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Power problems
Management module problems
Blower module problems
Options problems
Light path diagnostics feature
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Identifying problems using the light path diagnostics feature
Light path diagnostics LEDs
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Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance
Before you call
Using the documentation
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
Software service and support
Hardware service and support
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Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002
Part 1 - General Terms
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Part 2 - Country-unique Terms
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Part3-Warranty Information
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Appendix C. Notices
Edition notice
Trademarks
Important notes
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Product recycling and disposal
Battery return program
Electronic emission notices
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement
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Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement
Australia and New Zealand Class A statement
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