IBM HS40 Contents, Introduction, Configuring the blade server, Diagnostics, Installing options

Contents

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Introduction .	.	.	. . . .	. . . .	.	.	. . . .	. . .	.	.	1
Related publications . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and specifications .		.	. . . .	. . . .	.	.	. . . .	. . .	.	.	4

BladeCenter HS40 specifications for non-NEBS/ETSI environments . . .	.	.	4
BladeCenter HS40 specifications for NEBS/ETSI environments . . . .	.	.	5
Notices and statements used in this book	.	.	6
Power, controls, and indicators	.	.	6
Turning on the blade server	.	.	6
Turning off the blade server	.	.	7

Controls and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server	. .	.	.	11
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	. .	.	.	11
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	. .	.	.	11
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	. .	.	.	12
Using passwords	. .	.	.	14
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	. .	.	.	14
ServerGuide features	. .	.	.	15
Setup and configuration overview	. .	.	.	15
Typical operating-system installation	. .	.	.	15
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	. .	.	.	16
Using the PXE boot agent utility program	. .	.	.	16

Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	17
Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	18
Command-line interface and serial over LAN .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	19
Chapter 3. Diagnostics	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	21

Checkout procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Diagnostic tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

POST error logs	. .	.	.	23
Viewing the System Event Log (SEL)	. .	.	.	23
SEL Manager main window	. .	.	.	25
Application Framework Help subsystem	. .	.	.	25
Running the SEL Viewer	. .	.	.	25
Diagnostic programs and error messages	. .	.	.	25

Diagnostic text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Starting the diagnostic programs	. . . . .	.	.	26
Viewing the test log	. . . . .	.	.	27
Diagnostic error message tables	. . . . .	.	.	27
Diagnosing problems using the light path diagnostics feature .	. . . . .	.	.	27

Memory errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Recovering the BIOS code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Clearing CMOS memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4. Installing options . .	. . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. .	.	33
Installation guidelines	. . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. .	.	33
System reliability considerations	. . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. .	.	33
Handling static-sensitive devices	. . . .	. . . . . . . . . .	. .	.	33

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