Contents
Safety ...............v
Safety statements ............vi
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Related documentation ...........3
The IBM Documentation CD .........4
Hardware and software requirements .....4
Using the Documentation Browser ......5
Notices and statements in this document .....6
Features and specifications..........6
What your blade server offers ........8
Reliability, availability, and serviceability features. . 10
IBM Systems Director ...........11
Major components of the blade server .....12
Working with a scalable blade complex .....13
Chapter 2. Power, controls, and
indicators .............15
Turning on the blade server .........15
Turning off the blade server .........15
Blade server controls and LEDs........16
Scalability indicators ..........20
Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5 . . . 21
Blade server connectors - IBM MAX5 .....21
Input/output connectors and devices.....22
Chapter 3. Installing optional devices 23
Installation guidelines ...........23
System reliability guidelines ........23
Handling static-sensitive devices ......24
Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter
chassis ................24
Removing the blade server cover .......25
Disassembling a scalable blade complex .....26
Removing the 2-node scalability card ......28
Removing the IBM MAX5 1-node Scalability card . 29
Removing an IBM MAX5 ..........30
Installing an expansion unit .........31
Removing an expansion unit ........32
Installing a DIMM - IBM MAX5 .......33
Removing a DIMM - IBM MAX5 .......36
Installing an SSD expansion card .......37
Removing an SSD expansion card .......37
Installing a solid state drive .........38
Removing a solid state drive ........39
Installing a DIMM - BladeCenter HX5 .....39
Removing a DIMM - BladeCenter HX5 .....42
Installing a hypervisor key .........43
Removing a hypervisor key .........45
Installing an I/O expansion card .......46
Installing a CIOv expansion card ......47
Installing a CFFh expansion card ......48
Removing an I/O expansion card .......49
Removing a CFFh expansion card ......49
Removing a CIOv expansion card ......49
Installing a microprocessor and heat sink ....50
Installing the 1-node speed burst card .....56
Removing the 1-node speed burst card .....57
Completing the installation .........58
Assembling a scalable blade complex .....58
Installing an IBM MAX5 .........62
Installing the IBM MAX5 1-node Scalability card 66
Installing the blade server cover ......67
Installing a blade server in a BladeCenter chassis 68
Updating the blade server configuration....70
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 71
Partitioning a scalable blade complex......72
Using the Setup utility...........72
Using the PXE boot agent utility program ....76
Using the Boot Selection Menu program.....77
Using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) ....77
Updating the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) 77
Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data ......79
Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 82
Updating firmware and device drivers .....82
Updating firmware for blade servers operating as
a single partition ...........83
Updating firmware for each blade server
independently ............84
Recovering from a UEFI update failure .....98
In-band manual recovery method ......98
Out-of-band manual recovery method ....99
In-band automated boot recovery method . . . 100
Out-of-band automated boot recovery method 101
Chapter 5. Installing the operating
system ..............103
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD 103
ServerGuide features ..........104
Typical operating-system installation ....104
Installing the operating system without using
ServerGuide ..............105
Using IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit ....105
Chapter 6. Accessing the IMM ....107
Potential conflicts with the LAN over USB interface 107
Resolving conflicts with the IMM LAN over USB
interface ...............108
Configuring the LAN over USB interface manually 108
Installing the LAN over USB Windows device
driver ...............108
Installing the LAN over USB Linux device
driver ...............109
Chapter 7. Solving problems .....111
Diagnostic tools overview .........111
ServerGuide problems ..........112
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