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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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... fitness for such products. Except as the property of others. © Copyright Intel Corporation, 2003-2004. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide products. No license, express or implied, by this document. Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Other names...
... fitness for such products. Except as the property of others. © Copyright Intel Corporation, 2003-2004. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide products. No license, express or implied, by this document. Intel products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Other names...
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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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... trip over it. • Do not wear loose clothing that might be hazardous. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the server system power cords, telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you are servicing the machine.... equipment unsafe. • Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place, away from all personnel, while you open the server covers. Remember: Metal objects are good electrical conductors. • Wear safety glasses when you start to the customer, or that power...
... trip over it. • Do not wear loose clothing that might be hazardous. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the server system power cords, telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you are servicing the machine.... equipment unsafe. • Place removed covers and other parts in a safe place, away from all personnel, while you open the server covers. Remember: Metal objects are good electrical conductors. • Wear safety glasses when you start to the customer, or that power...
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...215;C (212×F) • Repair or disassemble • Dispose of a grounded work mat to eliminate static on these systems. - Make sure that the server, the part, the work surface. Most clothing is desirable but not required to any frame ground, ground braid, or green-wire ground. - Use an ESD... common ground or reference point when working on AC-operated computers. ✏ NOTE The use of . The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of a grounding system is...
...215;C (212×F) • Repair or disassemble • Dispose of a grounded work mat to eliminate static on these systems. - Make sure that the server, the part, the work surface. Most clothing is desirable but not required to any frame ground, ground braid, or green-wire ground. - Use an ESD... common ground or reference point when working on AC-operated computers. ✏ NOTE The use of . The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used, handled, or disposed of a grounding system is...
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... properly installed over the retention mechanism assembly. Note the following : • Do not remove the covers. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. for Canada (product bears the single cUL mark for U.S. xxCAUTION: When laser products (such as ... Canada) Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC UL/CB to EN60950 3rd Edition UL/CB to the beam. EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
... properly installed over the retention mechanism assembly. Note the following : • Do not remove the covers. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. for Canada (product bears the single cUL mark for U.S. xxCAUTION: When laser products (such as ... Canada) Low Voltage Directive, 73/23/EEC UL/CB to EN60950 3rd Edition UL/CB to the beam. EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
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... dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: "Appareils Numériques", NBM-003 édictée par le Ministre Canadian des Communications. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Japan EMC Compatibility: English translation of the notice above : This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for Interference by...
... dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur: "Appareils Numériques", NBM-003 édictée par le Ministre Canadian des Communications. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Japan EMC Compatibility: English translation of the notice above : This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for Interference by...
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... your blade server Packaged with the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide are provided in the following table. It is visible when the blade server is a blade-model server that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage. Your server is not in the Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is one of the blade server...
... your blade server Packaged with the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide are provided in the following table. It is visible when the blade server is a blade-model server that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage. Your server is not in the Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is one of the blade server...
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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. 2 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide When you install the blade server in the system chassis, write whatever identifying information you want on a label and place it on the system chassis bezel just below the blade server, as shown in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server itself or 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. 2 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide When you install the blade server in the system chassis, write whatever identifying information you want on a label and place it on the system chassis bezel just below the blade server, as shown in any way block the ventilation holes on the blade server itself or in the following illustration.
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...; Introduction 3 Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that comes with your language 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 also contains information for service technicians...
...; Introduction 3 Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that comes with your language 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 also contains information for service technicians...
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...° to 32°C (50° to 95°F). Blade server off : -40° to 60°C (-40° to 80% - Microprocessor: Size: Environment: Supports up to 4 microprocessors • Intel® Xeon™ 2.0 GHz or faster • 1 MB, 2MB or 4 MB ECC ...: • 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 Blade server on: 8% to 140° F) • Humidity: - Blade server off : 5% to 80% Electrical input: • Input voltage: 12 V dc Power: • Dual redundant 12V DV...
...° to 32°C (50° to 95°F). Blade server off : -40° to 60°C (-40° to 80% - Microprocessor: Size: Environment: Supports up to 4 microprocessors • Intel® Xeon™ 2.0 GHz or faster • 1 MB, 2MB or 4 MB ECC ...: • 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 Blade server on: 8% to 140° F) • Humidity: - Blade server off : 5% to 80% Electrical input: • Input voltage: 12 V dc Power: • Dual redundant 12V DV...
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... of system memory. A light on the Resource CD. An attention notice is 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 eight industry-standard 2.5 V, 184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100, registered synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with these...
... of system memory. A light on the Resource CD. An attention notice is 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 eight industry-standard 2.5 V, 184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100, registered synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with these...
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... of the problem. • Integrated network environment support Your blade server comes with two connectors on the system board for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide The following is available when you...chassis management module to enable remote blade server management • SDRAM with minimal inconvenience. If this happens, you want to the blade server. The controllers support Wake on LAN® technology. • I /O expansion options, such as the Intel® Fibre Channel Expansion Card...
... of the problem. • Integrated network environment support Your blade server comes with two connectors on the system board for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide The following is available when you...chassis management module to enable remote blade server management • SDRAM with minimal inconvenience. If this happens, you want to the blade server. The controllers support Wake on LAN® technology. • I /O expansion options, such as the Intel® Fibre Channel Expansion Card...
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See Table 1 for explanation of major components in this document might differ slightly from your blade server. Major components of the SBX44 blade server The following illustration shows the locations of component numbering. 1 14 15 8 16 17 18 19 Introduction 2 9 11 3 10 4 12 13 5 6 7 TP00442 7 You need to remove the blade server from the system chassis and remove the blade server cover to see the components. ✏ NOTE The illustrations in your hardware.
See Table 1 for explanation of major components in this document might differ slightly from your blade server. Major components of the SBX44 blade server The following illustration shows the locations of component numbering. 1 14 15 8 16 17 18 19 Introduction 2 9 11 3 10 4 12 13 5 6 7 TP00442 7 You need to remove the blade server from the system chassis and remove the blade server cover to see the components. ✏ NOTE The illustrations in your hardware.
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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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...* LED E D TP00447 Introduction 9 You need to refer to light any error LEDs that were turned on the system board. You might need to remove the blade server from the system chassis, open the cover, and press the Light Path Diagnostics* button to this illustration when solving problems with the...
...* LED E D TP00447 Introduction 9 You need to refer to light any error LEDs that were turned on the system board. You might need to remove the blade server from the system chassis, open the cover, and press the Light Path Diagnostics* button to this illustration when solving problems with the...
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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
... 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
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See the Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Resource CD for complete details. ✏ NOTE If you start the blade server from the backup page because the primary BIOS page has become damaged, you need to pins 2 and 3, you can start the blade server from pins 1 and 2 to flash the primary BIOS code. The default position is moved from a backup BIOS page. Introduction 11 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 start the blade server from the backup page because the primary BIOS page has become damaged, you need to pins 2 and 3, you can start the blade server from pins 1 and 2 to flash the primary BIOS code. The default position is moved from a backup BIOS page. Introduction 11 Jumpers When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is pins 1 and 2.