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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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...and product descriptions at any other application in the United States and other intellectual property right. Except as the property of others. © Copyright Intel Corporation, 2003-2004. ✏ NOTE Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability,... warranty, relating to sale and/or use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for such products. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide No license, express or implied, by this document on page 11.
...and product descriptions at any other application in the United States and other intellectual property right. Except as the property of others. © Copyright Intel Corporation, 2003-2004. ✏ NOTE Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability,... warranty, relating to sale and/or use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for such products. ii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide No license, express or implied, by this document on page 11.
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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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...defective. • Reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the server system power cords, telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you are servicing the machine. • Keep your tool case away ...Insert the ends of your necktie or scarf inside clothing or fasten it with the reflective surface of an inspection mirror. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide or power-off the wall box that it has been powered-off position. • Regularly ...
...defective. • Reinstall all safety shields, guards, labels, and ground wires. To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, disconnect the server system power cords, telecommunication systems, networks, and modems before you are servicing the machine. • Keep your tool case away ...Insert the ends of your necktie or scarf inside clothing or fasten it with the reflective surface of an inspection mirror. vi Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide or power-off the wall box that it has been powered-off position. • Regularly ...
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...optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to IEC 60950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Regulatory specifications and disclaimers Safety compliance USA: Canada: Europe: International: UL 60950 - 3rd Edition...to hazardous laser radiation. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. System Reliability Considerations To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability: • Make sure that all microprocessor ...
...optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to IEC 60950 3rd Edition UL/CB - EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 viii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide Regulatory specifications and disclaimers Safety compliance USA: Canada: Europe: International: UL 60950 - 3rd Edition...to hazardous laser radiation. There are installed, note the following : Laser radiation when open. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade. System Reliability Considerations To help ensure proper cooling and system reliability: • Make sure that all microprocessor ...
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... visibly on the standard of Conformity): This product has been tested in accordance to, and complies with the CE Mark to take corrective actions. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide ICES-003 (Canada): Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques...
... visibly on the standard of Conformity): This product has been tested in accordance to, and complies with the CE Mark to take corrective actions. x Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide ICES-003 (Canada): Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques...
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xii Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide
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..., and install the operating system. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is based on the Resource CD. Your server is on the left side of your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 in Portable Document Format (PDF) on Intel® Architecture. This high-performance blade server is ideally suited for networking environments that is a blade-model server that can be installed in the system...
..., and install the operating system. 1 Introduction The Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 is based on the Resource CD. Your server is on the left side of your Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44 in Portable Document Format (PDF) on Intel® Architecture. This high-performance blade server is ideally suited for networking environments that is a blade-model server that can be installed in the system...
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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. 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 TP00390 A set of user labels comes with the blade server.
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. 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 TP00390 A set of user labels comes with the blade server.
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... 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 SBX44 problems yourself; Introduction 3 Additional publications might be included on the Resource CD that you can use to...
... 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 SBX44 problems yourself; Introduction 3 Additional publications might be included on the Resource CD that you can use to...
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...: - Microprocessor: Size: Environment: Supports up to 140° F) • Humidity: - Blade server on: 10° to 32°C (50° to 80% - Blade server on : 10° to 35°C (50° to 4 microprocessors • Intel® Xeon™ 2.0 GHz or faster • 1 MB, 2MB or 4 MB ECC...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: 914 m to 2134 m (2998.69 ft to 914 m (2998.69 ft) - Altitude: 0 to 7000 ft...
...: - Microprocessor: Size: Environment: Supports up to 140° F) • Humidity: - Blade server on: 10° to 32°C (50° to 80% - Blade server on : 10° to 35°C (50° to 4 microprocessors • Intel® Xeon™ 2.0 GHz or faster • 1 MB, 2MB or 4 MB ECC...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: 914 m to 2134 m (2998.69 ft to 914 m (2998.69 ft) - Altitude: 0 to 7000 ft...
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... • Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology Your blade server supports up to four Intel® Xeon™ microprocessors. • Large system memory The memory bus in your blade server takes advantage of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step.... The memory controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support for internal communications with the blade server. 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...
... • Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology Your blade server supports up to four Intel® Xeon™ microprocessors. • Large system memory The memory bus in your blade server takes advantage of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step.... The memory controller provides error correcting code (ECC) support for internal communications with the blade server. 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...
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...8226; Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts • Service processor that communicates with the system chassis management module to the blade server. and that your blade server is a list of some of the RAS features that should a failure occur, you want to 10/100/1000-Mbps ...Wake on LAN® technology. • I /O expansion options, such as the Intel® Fibre Channel Expansion Card, for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide occurs. The following is available when you can look at ...
...8226; Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts • Service processor that communicates with the system chassis management module to the blade server. and that your blade server is a list of some of the RAS features that should a failure occur, you want to 10/100/1000-Mbps ...Wake on LAN® technology. • I /O expansion options, such as the Intel® Fibre Channel Expansion Card, for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN capability 6 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User's Guide occurs. The following is available when you can look at ...
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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 See Table 1 for explanation of major components in this document might differ slightly from your blade server. 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.
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 See Table 1 for explanation of major components in this document might differ slightly from your blade server. 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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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 Table 1.
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... lit for a maximum of the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable options. 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... blade server. CPU board illustration The following illustration shows the location of the LEDs and LED Power Switch on during processing. A B C D E DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 ...
... lit for a maximum of the system-board components, including connectors for user-installable options. 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... blade server. CPU board illustration The following illustration shows the location of the LEDs and LED Power Switch on during processing. A B C D E DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 ...
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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 illustration The following illustration shows the location of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the I /O Expansion Option 1 R Flex Cable...
... 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 illustration The following illustration shows the location of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the I /O Expansion Option 1 R Flex Cable...
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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. Jumpers When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is pins 1 and 2. The default position is moved from a backup BIOS page. Introduction 11
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. Jumpers When the BIOS code page jumper (J1E2) is pins 1 and 2. The default position is moved from a backup BIOS page. Introduction 11
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