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Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel® Identified Subassemblies/Products Order Number: C45117-007, Rev. 1.0
Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel® Identified Subassemblies/Products Order Number: C45117-007, Rev. 1.0
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... be sure to specifications and product descriptions at any patent, copyright or other application in connection with Intel. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Other names and brands may make changes to read...
... be sure to specifications and product descriptions at any patent, copyright or other application in connection with Intel. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Other names and brands may make changes to read...
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... used in this book 5 What your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers 5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 6 Major components of the SBX44 blade server 7 CPU board illustration 9 CPU board LED locations 9 I/O board illustration 10 Switches 10 Jumpers 11 2 Blade server power, controls, and indicators 13 Turning on the blade server 13 Turning off the blade server 13 Blade server controls and LEDs 14 3 Installing options...
... used in this book 5 What your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers 5 Reliability, availability, and serviceability features 6 Major components of the SBX44 blade server 7 CPU board illustration 9 CPU board LED locations 9 I/O board illustration 10 Switches 10 Jumpers 11 2 Blade server power, controls, and indicators 13 Turning on the blade server 13 Turning off the blade server 13 Blade server controls and LEDs 14 3 Installing options...
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4 Configuring your blade server 49 5 Service replaceable units 51 Replacing or Upgrading a Microprocessor 51 Replacing the CPU board 56 Replacing the I/O board 65 6 Installing the operating system 73 Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise Edition installation instructions 73 Red Hat* Linux Server installation instructions 76 Index 77 iv Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
4 Configuring your blade server 49 5 Service replaceable units 51 Replacing or Upgrading a Microprocessor 51 Replacing the CPU board 56 Replacing the I/O board 65 6 Installing the operating system 73 Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise Edition installation instructions 73 Red Hat* Linux Server installation instructions 76 Index 77 iv Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
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... machine. First, check that it . • Do not wear loose clothing that can be hazardous to work area. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide General Safety Follow these hazards are moist floors, nongrounded power extension cables, power surges, and missing ... that is worn or defective. • Reinstall all covers correctly before performing a mechanical inspection. • Before you open the server covers. The surface is long, fasten it with the reflective surface of your elbows. Electrical Safety xxCAUTION: Electrical current from power,...
... machine. First, check that it . • Do not wear loose clothing that can be hazardous to work area. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide General Safety Follow these hazards are moist floors, nongrounded power extension cables, power surges, and missing ... that is worn or defective. • Reinstall all covers correctly before performing a mechanical inspection. • Before you open the server covers. The surface is long, fasten it with the reflective surface of your elbows. Electrical Safety xxCAUTION: Electrical current from power,...
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...Edition UL/CB to the beam. EN60 950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Removing the covers of procedures other than those specified herein might result in exposure to the...hazardous radiation exposure. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. xxCAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is properly installed over the retention mechanism assembly. Regulatory specifications and disclaimers Safety compliance USA: Canada: Europe: International: UL 60950 ...
...Edition UL/CB to the beam. EN60 950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Removing the covers of procedures other than those specified herein might result in exposure to the...hazardous radiation exposure. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. xxCAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is properly installed over the retention mechanism assembly. Regulatory specifications and disclaimers Safety compliance USA: Canada: Europe: International: UL 60950 ...
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English translation of the notice above : This is a Class A product based on the external chassis. When such trouble occurs, the user may arise. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide If this equipment is located visibly on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus ...
English translation of the notice above : This is a Class A product based on the external chassis. When such trouble occurs, the user may arise. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide If this equipment is located visibly on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus ...
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... information about your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Resource CD. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is based on the left side of up your blade server • Start and configure your blade server • Install options • Install your operating system • Perform basic troubleshooting of your blade server Packaged with the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and...
... information about your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Resource CD. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is based on the left side of up your blade server • Start and configure your blade server • Install options • Install your operating system • Perform basic troubleshooting of your blade server Packaged with the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and...
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CD CD CD TP00395 Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the system chassis bezel just below the blade server, as shown in the system chassis, write whatever identifying information you want on a label and place it on the blade server. 2 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide When you install the blade server in the following illustration. TP00390 A set of user labels comes with the blade server.
CD CD CD TP00395 Important: Do not place the label on the blade server itself or in any way block the ventilation holes on the system chassis bezel just below the blade server, as shown in the system chassis, write whatever identifying information you want on a label and place it on the blade server. 2 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide When you install the blade server in the following illustration. TP00390 A set of user labels comes with the blade server.
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... Information: This publication contains translated caution and danger statements. it also contains information for installing the SBCE unit in the Safety Information book. • Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide: This publication contains the information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service technicians. •...
... Information: This publication contains translated caution and danger statements. it also contains information for installing the SBCE unit in the Safety Information book. • Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide: This publication contains the information to help you solve problems yourself, and it contains information for service technicians. •...
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...to 35°C (50° to 95°F). Features and specifications The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of your blade server. ✏ NOTE Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are backward-compatible and can function in an optional ... MB diagnostic space (8 MB total) Thermal: • Enterprise: 40 CFU, 35°C, 1500 m • Telco: 40 CFU, 40°C, 1800 m 4 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Altitude: 0 to 80% - Blade server on: 8% to 914 m (2998.69 ft) -
...to 35°C (50° to 95°F). Features and specifications The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of your blade server. ✏ NOTE Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are backward-compatible and can function in an optional ... MB diagnostic space (8 MB total) Thermal: • Enterprise: 40 CFU, 35°C, 1500 m • Telco: 40 CFU, 40°C, 1800 m 4 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Altitude: 0 to 80% - Blade server on: 8% to 914 m (2998.69 ft) -
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... lit if an unusual condition or a problem Introduction 5 What your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers The design of your blade server supports up to 16 GB of system memory. Your blade server includes: • Innovative Technology Proven innovative technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel® processor-based servers. A light on the Resource CD. An attention notice is placed...
... lit if an unusual condition or a problem Introduction 5 What your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 offers The design of your blade server supports up to 16 GB of system memory. Your blade server includes: • Innovative Technology Proven innovative technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel® processor-based servers. A light on the Resource CD. An attention notice is placed...
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...look at the LEDs on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide These RAS features help to enable remote blade server management • SDRAM with two connectors on the system board for I /O expansion Your blade server comes with serial presence detect (SPD) and... Ethernet controllers. Reliability, availability, and serviceability features Three of the problem. • Integrated network environment support Your blade server comes with minimal inconvenience. If this happens, you want to locate the source of the most important features in...
...look at the LEDs on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide These RAS features help to enable remote blade server management • SDRAM with two connectors on the system board for I /O expansion Your blade server comes with serial presence detect (SPD) and... Ethernet controllers. Reliability, availability, and serviceability features Three of the problem. • Integrated network environment support Your blade server comes with minimal inconvenience. If this happens, you want to locate the source of the most important features in...
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Table 1. Major component listing of the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 Major Component Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Description SCSI storage expansion unit (optional) Top cover assembly I/O board I/O board base mount CPU board Chassis assembly (base blade) Front bezel Terminator card IDE hard drive IDE hard drive tray IDE connector I/O expansion option I/O expansion option tray Memory module Air baffle Heat sink filler Heat sink Microprocessor CPU retention mechanism 8 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
Table 1. Major component listing of the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 Major Component Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Description SCSI storage expansion unit (optional) Top cover assembly I/O board I/O board base mount CPU board Chassis assembly (base blade) Front bezel Terminator card IDE hard drive IDE hard drive tray IDE connector I/O expansion option I/O expansion option tray Memory module Air baffle Heat sink filler Heat sink Microprocessor CPU retention mechanism 8 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
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... DIP Switch S6H1 Switch number 1 2 3 4 5 Default value Off Off Off Off Off Switch description Not used Password clear CMOS clear Reserved BMC force update 10 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide I /O board. Table 2.
... DIP Switch S6H1 Switch number 1 2 3 4 5 Default value Off Off Off Off Off Switch description Not used Password clear CMOS clear Reserved BMC force update 10 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide I /O board. Table 2.
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Introduction 11 The default position is moved from pins 1 and 2 to flash the primary BIOS code. Jumpers When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is pins 1 and 2. See the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Resource CD for complete details. ✏ NOTE If you need to pins 2 and 3, you can start the blade server from the backup page because the primary BIOS page has become damaged, you start the blade server from a backup BIOS page.
Introduction 11 The default position is moved from pins 1 and 2 to flash the primary BIOS code. Jumpers When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is pins 1 and 2. See the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Resource CD for complete details. ✏ NOTE If you need to pins 2 and 3, you can start the blade server from the backup page because the primary BIOS page has become damaged, you start the blade server from a backup BIOS page.
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... describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the blade server (behind the control panel door). • You can turn off the blade server. ✏ NOTE After turning off the blade server, wait at least 30 seconds for it to stop running before...blade server, wait at least 5 seconds before you remove the blade server from the system chassis. This starts an orderly shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by your blade server. ✏ NOTE The control panel door is shown in the open position in this illustration. 14 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44...
... describes the controls and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the blade server (behind the control panel door). • You can turn off the blade server. ✏ NOTE After turning off the blade server, wait at least 30 seconds for it to stop running before...blade server, wait at least 5 seconds before you remove the blade server from the system chassis. This starts an orderly shutdown of the operating system, if this feature is supported by your blade server. ✏ NOTE The control panel door is shown in the open position in this illustration. 14 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44...
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... keyboard, communication with it is turned on . • Lit continuously - The blade server has AC power but is through the chassis management-module Web interface. 16 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Keyboard/mouse/video select button (G): Press this button to the blade server. 3. It can also press keyboard keys in the following instances, the...
... keyboard, communication with it is turned on . • Lit continuously - The blade server has AC power but is through the chassis management-module Web interface. 16 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Keyboard/mouse/video select button (G): Press this button to the blade server. 3. It can also press keyboard keys in the following instances, the...