vMonitoring the status of the BladeCenter unit and blade servers

vControlling the BladeCenter unit and blade servers

vAccessing the I/O modules to configure them

vChanging the drive startup sequence in a blade server

vSetting the date and time

vUsing a remote console for the blade servers

vChanging ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse

vChanging ownership of the optical drive, and USB port. (The optical drive in the BladeCenter unit is viewed as a USB device by the blade server operating system.)

Note: The IBM Director program is a system-management tool that comes with the BladeCenter unit. To configure the remote alert recipients for IBM Director over LAN, the remote alert recipient must be an IBM Director-enabled server.

You also can use the management and configuration programs to view some of the blade server configuration settings. See the User's Guide or Command-Line Interface Reference Guide for your management module type for more information.

BladeCenter unit power requirement

The power supply modules in the BladeCenter unit must be connected to 220 V ac power only. The BladeCenter unit comes with two power cords to connect the BladeCenter unit to the power distribution unit (PDU).

BladeCenter power configuration

The power modules in power bays 1 and 2 provide power to blade bays 1 through 6 and to common components in the BladeCenter unit. The power modules in power bays 3 and 4 provide power to blade bays 7 through 14. Power modules must always be present in power bays 1 and 2.

Attention:

Non-redundant power is not supported by the BladeCenter E unit. Power modules must always be present in power bays 1 and 2. When any blade server or option is in blade bay 7 through 14, power modules must be present in power bays 1 and 2, and power modules must be present in power bays 3 and 4.

If a power module fails or an ac power failure occurs, a BladeCenter unit configured for redundant power operation will operate in a nonredundant mode, and the blower modules will run at full speed. You must replace the failing power module or restore ac power as soon as possible to regain redundant power operation and to reset the blower modules to their normal operating speed.

See the IBM BladeCenter Power Supply Modules option documentation and the

BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and User’s Guide for more information.

Firmware updates

The firmware for the management module and other BladeCenter components is periodically updated and is available for download on the Web. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ to get the latest level of firmware, such as BIOS code and device drivers.

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