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...Turning off the blade server 12 Understanding the control panel and LEDs 13 System board illustration 15 Using system board switches 15 Using switch block 2 (SW2 16 Using Light Path Diagnostics to troubleshoot the system board 17 3 Installing options 19 Installation guidelines 19 System reliability considerations 19 Handling static-sensitive devices 19 Installing and removing the blade server from the SBCE unit 20 Opening the blade server cover 20 Removing the blade server bezel assembly 21 Installing a SCSI hard disk drive 22 Removing a SCSI hard disk drive 23 Installing memory...
...Turning off the blade server 12 Understanding the control panel and LEDs 13 System board illustration 15 Using system board switches 15 Using switch block 2 (SW2 16 Using Light Path Diagnostics to troubleshoot the system board 17 3 Installing options 19 Installation guidelines 19 System reliability considerations 19 Handling static-sensitive devices 19 Installing and removing the blade server from the SBCE unit 20 Opening the blade server cover 20 Removing the blade server bezel assembly 21 Installing a SCSI hard disk drive 22 Removing a SCSI hard disk drive 23 Installing memory...
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... Using passwords 52 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 53 Firmware updates 53 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 54 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 55 Configuring a SCSI RAID array 55 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 56 5 Solving problems 57 Diagnostic tools overview 57 POST beep code descriptions 58 POST error messages 59 Troubleshooting charts 61 Memory problems 61 Processor problems 61 Monitor problems 62 Mouse problems 63 Network connection problems 63 Option problems 64 Power problems 64 Service processor problems 65 Light...
... Using passwords 52 Using the PXE boot agent utility program 53 Firmware updates 53 Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 54 Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration 55 Configuring a SCSI RAID array 55 Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program 56 5 Solving problems 57 Diagnostic tools overview 57 POST beep code descriptions 58 POST error messages 59 Troubleshooting charts 61 Memory problems 61 Processor problems 61 Monitor problems 62 Mouse problems 63 Network connection problems 63 Option problems 64 Power problems 64 Service processor problems 65 Light...
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...BIOS) code • Diagnostic support of processor that communicates with the management module to use it; and that the blade server is in the blade server. The blade server has the following RAS features: • Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Automatic error retry or recovery • Automatic server restart • Built-in monitoring for temperature, voltage, hard disk drives, and flash drives • Chipkill* memory for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN* capability 4 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Use...
...BIOS) code • Diagnostic support of processor that communicates with the management module to use it; and that the blade server is in the blade server. The blade server has the following RAS features: • Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Automatic error retry or recovery • Automatic server restart • Built-in monitoring for temperature, voltage, hard disk drives, and flash drives • Chipkill* memory for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN* capability 4 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Use...
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... Failure Analysis (PFA), and Advanced System Management. • Impressive performance using the latest processor technology Your blade server supports up to two 2.5-inch SCSI disk drives. • Intel Architecture Intel architecture technology leverages proven innovative technologies to 10/100/1000-Mbps networks through an Ethernetcompatible switch module on the system board to 8GB of system memory. Using the expansion card connector you can install an additional processor to Gigabit networking devices. Each Ethernet controller...
... Failure Analysis (PFA), and Advanced System Management. • Impressive performance using the latest processor technology Your blade server supports up to two 2.5-inch SCSI disk drives. • Intel Architecture Intel architecture technology leverages proven innovative technologies to 10/100/1000-Mbps networks through an Ethernetcompatible switch module on the system board to 8GB of system memory. Using the expansion card connector you can install an additional processor to Gigabit networking devices. Each Ethernet controller...
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... in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and diskette drive. The possible settings for internal communications with performance impact - Redundant with these devices. 6 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide For more information about configuring and using the management module. This policy is enforced when the initial power is applied to your management module manual. Redundant without performance impact - Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 specifications The following...
... in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and diskette drive. The possible settings for internal communications with performance impact - Redundant with these devices. 6 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide For more information about configuring and using the management module. This policy is enforced when the initial power is applied to your management module manual. Redundant without performance impact - Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 specifications The following...
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... in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD that came with your hardware. Figure 3. It also contains general information about the SBX82 unit. 8 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Major components of the SBX82 unit. It also contains information for service technicians. • Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide This document contains instructions for setting up and configuring the SBX82 unit and basic instructions for installing some options. SBX82 unit major components.
... in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD that came with your hardware. Figure 3. It also contains general information about the SBX82 unit. 8 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Major components of the SBX82 unit. It also contains information for service technicians. • Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide This document contains instructions for setting up and configuring the SBX82 unit and basic instructions for installing some options. SBX82 unit major components.
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... a power failure occurs, the SBCE unit and then the blade server can start automatically when power is restored if the blade server is configured through the management module to do so. • You can press the power-control button on the front of the blade server (behind the control panel door) to start in the management module is lit. 2 Using power, controls, jumpers, switches, and indicators This chapter describes the power features, how to turn on the blade server...
... a power failure occurs, the SBCE unit and then the blade server can start automatically when power is restored if the blade server is configured through the management module to do so. • You can press the power-control button on the front of the blade server (behind the control panel door) to start in the management module is lit. 2 Using power, controls, jumpers, switches, and indicators This chapter describes the power features, how to turn on the blade server...
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... been turned on remotely by the system administrator to start diagnostic and debugging tests. Blade Error LED: When this amber LED is hard disk drive, flash drive, or network activity. Power-on LED: This green LED indicates the power status of the blade server in the following sequence to this blade server. The blade error LED will be turned off through the management-module Web interface. Use the tip of the CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port has been transferred to switch keyboard/mouse/video control between blade servers...
... been turned on remotely by the system administrator to start diagnostic and debugging tests. Blade Error LED: When this amber LED is hard disk drive, flash drive, or network activity. Power-on LED: This green LED indicates the power status of the blade server in the following sequence to this blade server. The blade error LED will be turned off through the management-module Web interface. Use the tip of the CD-ROM drive, diskette drive, and USB port has been transferred to switch keyboard/mouse/video control between blade servers...
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... block (SW2) location. Open: Enabled - Reserved • 5 - Closed: Enabled 16 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Open: the BIOS boots from the backup BIOS page. • 2 - Reserved • 4 - Clear CMOS - Reserved • 8 - Open: Disabled (default) - BIOS backup page jumper. - Wake on page 16 show the location and the settings for SW2. Bypass power-on during processing. Closed: the BIOS boots from the Primary BIOS page. - Closed: Enabled • 7 - Reserved • 6 - Switch block 2 (SW2) and settings SW2 Switch number...
... block (SW2) location. Open: Enabled - Reserved • 5 - Closed: Enabled 16 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Open: the BIOS boots from the backup BIOS page. • 2 - Reserved • 4 - Clear CMOS - Reserved • 8 - Open: Disabled (default) - BIOS backup page jumper. - Wake on page 16 show the location and the settings for SW2. Bypass power-on during processing. Closed: the BIOS boots from the Primary BIOS page. - Closed: Enabled • 7 - Reserved • 6 - Switch block 2 (SW2) and settings SW2 Switch number...
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... turning off the blade server. however, this unit is used when you replace a failed drive with hotswap drives. 36 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide ✏ NOTE You must have two SCSI drives to have a RAID-1 array or three SCSI drives to have a Single Connector Attachment (SCA) connector. See "Opening the expansion unit cover" on the hard disk drives, set the SCSI device scan order, or set the SCSI ID for information about starting and using multiple drives...
... turning off the blade server. however, this unit is used when you replace a failed drive with hotswap drives. 36 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide ✏ NOTE You must have two SCSI drives to have a RAID-1 array or three SCSI drives to have a Single Connector Attachment (SCA) connector. See "Opening the expansion unit cover" on the hard disk drives, set the SCSI device scan order, or set the SCSI ID for information about starting and using multiple drives...
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... this choice to display information about the password. • Start Options Select this choice to enable serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console communication parameters. - Video Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. See "Using passwords" on page 52 for the first Ethernet controller on the system board. 50 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Changes in the start options take effect when you start options. Start Sequence Options Select this...
... this choice to display information about the password. • Start Options Select this choice to enable serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console communication parameters. - Video Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. See "Using passwords" on page 52 for the first Ethernet controller on the system board. 50 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide Changes in the start options take effect when you start options. Start Sequence Options Select this...
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... to flash the service processor to I /O module bay 1 or bay 2. For device drivers and information about how to determine the routing from each other. 54 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide When the primary link is described in the SBCE unit must install a device driver to enable the blade server operating system to each virtual LAN or subnet. The Web interface is restored, the Ethernet traffic switches back to one Ethernet controller from Ethernet controller...
... to flash the service processor to I /O module bay 1 or bay 2. For device drivers and information about how to determine the routing from each other. 54 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide When the primary link is described in the SBCE unit must install a device driver to enable the blade server operating system to each virtual LAN or subnet. The Web interface is restored, the Ethernet traffic switches back to one Ethernet controller from Ethernet controller...
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... Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD for more information about the POST beep codes. Repeating long beeps Indicates that all DIMMs are installed correctly. 2. Beep codes for specific problems Beep codes indicating specific system problems are detected during startup, other beep codes Descriptions of POST. Action: 1. Move the BIOS code page jumper back to display additional information. Turn off the blade server; One beep Indicates successful completion of the POST beep codes BIOS ROM checksum in-progress or failure...
... Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD for more information about the POST beep codes. Repeating long beeps Indicates that all DIMMs are installed correctly. 2. Beep codes for specific problems Beep codes indicating specific system problems are detected during startup, other beep codes Descriptions of POST. Action: 1. Move the BIOS code page jumper back to display additional information. Turn off the blade server; One beep Indicates successful completion of the POST beep codes BIOS ROM checksum in-progress or failure...
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... "Diagnostics" in test. Keyboard and keyboard controller • • Make sure that the keyboard/mouse/video select button LED on the front of day has not been set. Make sure that the keyboard cable is connected to the SBCE unit and nothing is correct. Parallel port configuration error Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and make sure that the parallel-port setting is resting on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD for your optional devices are turned on the front of the error...
... "Diagnostics" in test. Keyboard and keyboard controller • • Make sure that the keyboard/mouse/video select button LED on the front of day has not been set. Make sure that the keyboard cable is connected to the SBCE unit and nothing is correct. Parallel port configuration error Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and make sure that the parallel-port setting is resting on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD for your optional devices are turned on the front of the error...
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... controls are connected properly. • The monitor is turned on might sound during POST followed by a blank display screen. this occurs and the Boot Fail Count feature in the Start Options of the Configuration/Setup Utility program is enabled (its default setting), you must restart the blade server three times to force the system BIOS to reset the Configuration settings to the default configuration (memory connector or bank of the blade server is lit, indicating that the blade server is connected...
... controls are connected properly. • The monitor is turned on might sound during POST followed by a blank display screen. this occurs and the Boot Fail Count feature in the Start Options of the Configuration/Setup Utility program is enabled (its default setting), you must restart the blade server three times to force the system BIOS to reset the Configuration settings to the default configuration (memory connector or bank of the blade server is lit, indicating that the blade server is connected...
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... Configuration/Setup Utility program. See the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the front of the operating system. Make sure that the mouse cable is securely connected to the shared mouse. Select USB. Make sure that: • The switch modules for the network interface that you installed an optional expansion card, make sure that: • The option is designed for the blade server (settings in the switch module are blade server specific). Although the mouse is a PS/2-style device...
... Configuration/Setup Utility program. See the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the front of the operating system. Make sure that the mouse cable is securely connected to the shared mouse. Select USB. Make sure that: • The switch modules for the network interface that you installed an optional expansion card, make sure that: • The option is designed for the blade server (settings in the switch module are blade server specific). Although the mouse is a PS/2-style device...
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... information about the control panel buttons and error LEDs. The following illustration is lit, one or more information about locating the Light Path Diagnostics LEDs. 65 Place the blade server on that caused the error, you removed the blade server from the SBCE unit. 2. The LEDs will remain lit for a description of 25 seconds. See Figure 6 on the system board. Service processor problems Symptom The service processor reports a general monitor failure. Remove the cover from the...
... information about the control panel buttons and error LEDs. The following illustration is lit, one or more information about locating the Light Path Diagnostics LEDs. 65 Place the blade server on that caused the error, you removed the blade server from the SBCE unit. 2. The LEDs will remain lit for a description of 25 seconds. See Figure 6 on the system board. Service processor problems Symptom The service processor reports a general monitor failure. Remove the cover from the...
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... memory module disk drive support 5 drive hot-swap, installing 37 E environment 7 error log entries 14 error messages, POST 59 Ethernet controller enumeration 55 Ethernet controller 5 configuring 54 failover 54 redundant network connection 54 event log 54 F features, blade server 5 71 Index B battery connector 15 bezel assembly installing 44 removing 21 blade server installing into the SBCE unit 20 blade server cover opening 20, 38 buttons CD/diskette/USB 14 keyboard/video/mouse 13 power-control 14 select 14 bypassing an unknown power-on password 52 C components illustrated 8 location...
... memory module disk drive support 5 drive hot-swap, installing 37 E environment 7 error log entries 14 error messages, POST 59 Ethernet controller enumeration 55 Ethernet controller 5 configuring 54 failover 54 redundant network connection 54 event log 54 F features, blade server 5 71 Index B battery connector 15 bezel assembly installing 44 removing 21 blade server installing into the SBCE unit 20 blade server cover opening 20, 38 buttons CD/diskette/USB 14 keyboard/video/mouse 13 power-control 14 select 14 bypassing an unknown power-on password 52 C components illustrated 8 location...
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... placement 2 LEDs activity 14 information 14 location 14 power-on 14 system board 15 Light Path Diagnostics feature 65 Light Path Diagnostics table 66 load-sharing power throttling 6 M major components 8 memory configuration changes 24 problems 61 specifications 7 memory module installing 23 order of installation 23 specifications 5, 7 supported 7, 23 N NMI button description 14 notes installing a processor 25 O opening the blade server cover 38 option installing 19 problems 64 order of installation memory modules 23 P password 72 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide
... placement 2 LEDs activity 14 information 14 location 14 power-on 14 system board 15 Light Path Diagnostics feature 65 Light Path Diagnostics table 66 load-sharing power throttling 6 M major components 8 memory configuration changes 24 problems 61 specifications 7 memory module installing 23 order of installation 23 specifications 5, 7 supported 7, 23 N NMI button description 14 notes installing a processor 25 O opening the blade server cover 38 option installing 19 problems 64 order of installation memory modules 23 P password 72 Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Installation and User's Guide
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... mouse 63 option 64 power 64 processor 61 service processor 65 solving 57 processor heat sink 28 installing 25 problem 61 specifications 7 processor error LED description 17 PXE boot agent utility program 49 using 53 R reliability features 4 removing blade bezel assembly 21 cover 21, 38 Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drive 23 S SCSI IDs 35 SCSI disk drives support 5 SCSI hard disk drive removing 23 SCSI RAID configure an array 55 Server Compute Blade specifications 6 service processor features 54 setting password override switch 52 small form-factor expansion card installing 29 specifications Server...
... mouse 63 option 64 power 64 processor 61 service processor 65 solving 57 processor heat sink 28 installing 25 problem 61 specifications 7 processor error LED description 17 PXE boot agent utility program 49 using 53 R reliability features 4 removing blade bezel assembly 21 cover 21, 38 Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drive 23 S SCSI IDs 35 SCSI disk drives support 5 SCSI hard disk drive removing 23 SCSI RAID configure an array 55 Server Compute Blade specifications 6 service processor features 54 setting password override switch 52 small form-factor expansion card installing 29 specifications Server...