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... User's Guide Welcome. Thank you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ Before installing the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server in the blade server, if applicable. The blade server is attached to the documentation that are associated with the applications. Supply 200-240 V ac to...
... User's Guide Welcome. Thank you can view the publications on the IBM Support Web site. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ Before installing the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 blade server in the blade server, if applicable. The blade server is attached to the documentation that are associated with the applications. Supply 200-240 V ac to...
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... 4 Notices and statements used in this document 5 Features and specifications 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for non-NEBS/ETSI environments . . . . . 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for the blade server service processor . . . . . 41 Updating and managing the system flash using Linux service aids . . . . . 41 Updating the system flash using Linux 41 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Installing options 19 Installation...
... 4 Notices and statements used in this document 5 Features and specifications 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for non-NEBS/ETSI environments . . . . . 6 BladeCenter JS20 specifications for the blade server service processor . . . . . 41 Updating and managing the system flash using Linux service aids . . . . . 41 Updating the system flash using Linux 41 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 iii Installing options 19 Installation...
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Getting help and technical assistance 87 Before you call 87 Using the documentation 87 Getting help and information from the PERM image 85 Appendix A. Warranty Information 105 Appendix C. Notices 109 Trademarks 109 Important notes... 113 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 113 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 114 Index 115 iv BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide IBM Statement of system firmware code using AIX 43 Using the command-line interface 44 Using the simple network management protocol (SNMP...
Getting help and technical assistance 87 Before you call 87 Using the documentation 87 Getting help and information from the PERM image 85 Appendix A. Warranty Information 105 Appendix C. Notices 109 Trademarks 109 Important notes... 113 European Union EMC Directive conformance statement 113 Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 114 Index 115 iv BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide IBM Statement of system firmware code using AIX 43 Using the command-line interface 44 Using the simple network management protocol (SNMP...
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... statement 1. Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book. Important: All caution and danger statements in this documentation begin with the blade server or optional device before performing the instructions. Antes...used to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before you install the device. For example, if a caution statement begins with a number 1, translations for that comes with a number. vi BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide Läs säkerhetsinformationen ...
... statement 1. Read any additional safety information that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book. Important: All caution and danger statements in this documentation begin with the blade server or optional device before performing the instructions. Antes...used to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before you install the device. For example, if a caution statement begins with a number 1, translations for that comes with a number. vi BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide Läs säkerhetsinformationen ...
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... and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document for locating firmware and documentation might have features that are available, you to provide additional information that comes with this document. The BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 is based on the Documentation CD. The blade server might vary slightly from http://www.ibm.com/support/. For firmware updates, click Downloads...
... and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document for locating firmware and documentation might have features that are available, you to provide additional information that comes with this document. The BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 is based on the Documentation CD. The blade server might vary slightly from http://www.ibm.com/support/. For firmware updates, click Downloads...
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... in PDF on the World Wide Web or on the IBM BladeCenter JS20 Documentation CD that you can use to http://www.ibm.com/support/ on the World Wide Web. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for your system configuration requirements and the bays and ... identifying information on a label and place the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that comes with the IBM BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: v Safety Information: This document contains translated caution and danger statements. The machine type, model...
... in PDF on the World Wide Web or on the IBM BladeCenter JS20 Documentation CD that you can use to http://www.ibm.com/support/ on the World Wide Web. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for your system configuration requirements and the bays and ... identifying information on a label and place the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel. Each caution and danger statement that appears in the documentation has a number that comes with the IBM BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: v Safety Information: This document contains translated caution and danger statements. The machine type, model...
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... Web-based management and configuration program. Introduction 3 v BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide: This document contains the information to help you solve BladeCenter JS20 problems, and contains information for service technicians. v Installing AIX 5L 5.2 - v IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide: This document contains instructions for setting up , installing, and...
... Web-based management and configuration program. Introduction 3 v BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide: This document contains the information to help you solve BladeCenter JS20 problems, and contains information for service technicians. v Installing AIX 5L 5.2 - v IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Installation and User's Guide: This document contains instructions for setting up , installing, and...
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... of the CD, read brief descriptions of the following procedures to help you find information quickly. If a document is included on the Documentation CD. Go to the IBM Web site. v 32 MB of the following procedures: 4 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Service Pack...
... of the CD, read brief descriptions of the following procedures to help you find information quickly. If a document is included on the Documentation CD. Go to the IBM Web site. v 32 MB of the following procedures: 4 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 (or later) or xpdf, which comes with Service Pack...
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...lethal or extremely hazardous to view it . v Danger: These statements indicate situations that has additional documents under Topic Description. To select more than one document, all the selected documents are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD drive and click Start --> Run...e:\win32.bat where e is numbered for detailed information about using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD drive; Some documents might help you . Each statement is the drive letter of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. A caution statement...
...lethal or extremely hazardous to view it . v Danger: These statements indicate situations that has additional documents under Topic Description. To select more than one document, all the selected documents are using Red Hat Linux, insert the CD into the CD drive and click Start --> Run...e:\win32.bat where e is numbered for detailed information about using a Windows operating system, insert the CD into the CD drive; Some documents might help you . Each statement is the drive letter of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. A caution statement...
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...feature provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to http://www.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/. 8 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide For more information, see "Light path diagnostics overview" on the IBM Director CD. PowerPC 970 microarchitecture technology includes features such as...an interface for adding more information, see the IBM Director documentation on page 80. 1. v I /O expansion card for connecting to build powerful, scalable, reliable IBM-processor-based servers. For more information about IBM PowerPC microarchitecture, go to the blade server. ...
...feature provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to http://www.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/. 8 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide For more information, see "Light path diagnostics overview" on the IBM Director CD. PowerPC 970 microarchitecture technology includes features such as...an interface for adding more information, see the IBM Director documentation on page 80. 1. v I /O expansion card for connecting to build powerful, scalable, reliable IBM-processor-based servers. For more information about IBM PowerPC microarchitecture, go to the blade server. ...
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... Web page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-61788. It is in PDF at http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and...
... Web page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-61788. It is in PDF at http://www.ibm.com/ servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. 10 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and...
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...nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). v Throughout this document, the management-module Web-based user interface is the default setting. v You can start in the blade server system firmware code. Turning on the blade server Notes: v After you connect the BladeCenter unit to power, the blade server can turn ...cords of the operating system occurs, the Wake on LED states. v After an orderly shutdown of the BladeCenter unit to do so). The Wake on the blade server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 11 v If your operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature and it has not...
...nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM). v Throughout this document, the management-module Web-based user interface is the default setting. v You can start in the blade server system firmware code. Turning on the blade server Notes: v After you connect the BladeCenter unit to power, the blade server can turn ...cords of the operating system occurs, the Wake on LED states. v After an orderly shutdown of the BladeCenter unit to do so). The Wake on the blade server. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 11 v If your operating system supports the Wake on LAN feature and it has not...
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... v The management module can press the power-control button on the blade server again. See the operating-system documentation for more than 4 seconds to power through the BladeCenter unit. Note: After you turn off the blade server, wait at least 30 seconds for the hard disk ...shutting down the operating system before you press the power-control button to stop spinning before you remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. 12 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v If the operating system stops functioning, you can respond to turn on page 13). see ...
... v The management module can press the power-control button on the blade server again. See the operating-system documentation for more than 4 seconds to power through the BladeCenter unit. Note: After you turn off the blade server, wait at least 30 seconds for the hard disk ...shutting down the operating system before you press the power-control button to stop spinning before you remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. 12 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide v If the operating system stops functioning, you can respond to turn on page 13). see ...
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Blade server power, controls, and indicators 15 Chapter 2. Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. System-board internal and option connectors The following illustration shows the location of the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable options.
Blade server power, controls, and indicators 15 Chapter 2. Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware. System-board internal and option connectors The following illustration shows the location of the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable options.
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...documentation that you must install and configure a second Ethernet switch module in I /O module bay 2 of the BladeCenter unit. This switch module does not have not already done so, perform the activities on the following Ethernet switch modules in I /O module bay 1 of the BladeCenter unit. See the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842... Installation and User's Guide, which you also must perform before the CD drive will work correctly with the switch module for IBM BladeCenter If you plan to support a Serial over...
...documentation that you must install and configure a second Ethernet switch module in I /O module bay 2 of the BladeCenter unit. This switch module does not have not already done so, perform the activities on the following Ethernet switch modules in I /O module bay 1 of the BladeCenter unit. See the BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842... Installation and User's Guide, which you also must perform before the CD drive will work correctly with the switch module for IBM BladeCenter If you plan to support a Serial over...
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... If it is still in its frame. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. 20 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide To reduce the possibility of the BladeCenter unit has a blade server or filler blade installed. v Take additional care when handling devices during ... by its edges or its static-protective package, touch it directly into the blade server or BladeCenter unit without a blade server or filler blade installed in the documentation that : v The ventilation holes on any small computer system interface (SCSI) devices. To ...
... If it is still in its frame. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity. 20 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide To reduce the possibility of the BladeCenter unit has a blade server or filler blade installed. v Take additional care when handling devices during ... by its edges or its static-protective package, touch it directly into the blade server or BladeCenter unit without a blade server or filler blade installed in the documentation that : v The ventilation holes on any small computer system interface (SCSI) devices. To ...
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... according to bay number. Attention: v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more information about the location of how to remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. However, you will need this document might have . Shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. The...
... according to bay number. Attention: v To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more information about the location of how to remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. However, you will need this document might have . Shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. The...
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...on page 13 for more than 1 minute without a blade server or filler blade installed in each blade bay. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. (See "Removing the blade server from the option kit into an IDE connector on a flat, static-protective surface. 4. Insert the riser...card occupies the same area as the second IDE hard disk drive. Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more information about the location of the hard disk drive when installing it. See the documentation that came with your hard disk drive for instructions. 5.
...on page 13 for more than 1 minute without a blade server or filler blade installed in each blade bay. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. (See "Removing the blade server from the option kit into an IDE connector on a flat, static-protective surface. 4. Insert the riser...card occupies the same area as the second IDE hard disk drive. Attention: To maintain proper system cooling, do not operate the BladeCenter unit for more information about the location of the hard disk drive when installing it. See the documentation that came with your hard disk drive for instructions. 5.
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...GB of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that the blade server supports and other options to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us. Place the hard disk drive into the tray and, from the ... are not supported by the 8842-4Tx and 8842-RTx models. - 512 MB DIMMs are not supported by the 8842-RTx models. - 2 GB DIMMs are under the four screw holes in the documentation that you install or remove ... shown in the blade server firmware code. 24 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide Place the tray from various manufacturers. The second pair of the tray...
...GB of dual inline memory modules (DIMMs) that the blade server supports and other options to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us. Place the hard disk drive into the tray and, from the ... are not supported by the 8842-4Tx and 8842-RTx models. - 512 MB DIMMs are not supported by the 8842-RTx models. - 2 GB DIMMs are under the four screw holes in the documentation that you install or remove ... shown in the blade server firmware code. 24 BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842: Installation and User's Guide Place the tray from various manufacturers. The second pair of the tray...
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...the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. Determine the connectors into which you begin, read the documentation that the DIMM keys align correctly with the connector on the system board. DIMM socket 4 (J40) DIMM socket 3 (J32) DIMM socket 2 (... Pair First Second DIMM connectors 3 and 4 (J32 and J40) 1 and 2 (J25 and J28) 7. See "Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. If the blade server was not turned off, press the power-control button (behind the blade-server control-panel door) to install them as...
...the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system by typing the shutdown -h now command. Determine the connectors into which you begin, read the documentation that the DIMM keys align correctly with the connector on the system board. DIMM socket 4 (J40) DIMM socket 3 (J32) DIMM socket 2 (... Pair First Second DIMM connectors 3 and 4 (J32 and J40) 1 and 2 (J25 and J28) 7. See "Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit. If the blade server was not turned off, press the power-control button (behind the blade-server control-panel door) to install them as...