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Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX82
Installation and User's Guide
A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel Identified Subassemblies & Products Order Number C90879-001
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... personal injury or death may occur. Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice.
Intel, Pentium, Itanium and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
© Copyright Intel Corporation 2004
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.../Setup Utility menu choices 49 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...
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...; Service processor that communicates with the management module to enable remote blade
server management • SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD) and vital product data (VPD) • System error logging • VPD (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory for easier remote viewing) • Wake on LAN* capability
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... USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard and mouse. The SBCE unit uses USB for internal communication with these devices. When you are running an operating system that does not have USB device drivers, such as in the following situations, the keyboard responds very slowly: • Running the blade server integrated diagnostics • Running a BIOS update diskette...
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... lowest feature set is the startup (bootstrap) processor,
installed in the processor 1 socket (U66). • For a list of processors that are supported by your blade server, see the SBX82 Specification
Update at the Intel Business Link (IBL). • Thoroughly review the documentation that comes with the processor, so that you can determine
whether you have to update the blade server BIOS code...
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...expansion card connectors, as shown by number 2 the illustration. For device driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion card, see the documentation for the expansion card. 6. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 43.
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... expansion unit contains either a hot-
swap SCSI hard disk drive or a filler panel.
SBCE SCSI Storage Expansion Unit
Filler panels
Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices and your blade server. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their non-conductive packages until you are ready to install them.
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... power modules must be present in power bays 1, 2, 3, and 4.
8. Turn on the blade server.
9. If you have not already done so, install the LSI device drivers for your operating system.
With the expansion unit installed on your blade server, you can install up to two hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives in the expansion unit. Each SCSI device must have a unique SCSI ID. This ID enables the SCSI controller...
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...; then gently
pivot the wide end of the card into the I/O expansion card connectors, as shown in the illustration.
✏ NOTE
For device driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the I/O expansion card, see the documentation for the option. 6. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now.
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... blade server is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade server.
3. Reinstall the blade server into the SBCE unit (see "Installing the blade server in the SBCE unit" on page 46).
4. Turn on the blade server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 11). 5. For certain options, run the blade server Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Updating...
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... about installing any required device drivers. Your blade server comes with one or two processors installed on the system board. If your blade server comes with two processors, or if your blade server comes with one processor and you have installed an additional processor, your blade server can now operate as an SMP server. Therefore, you might have to upgrade your operating system to support SMP...
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... the settings of the selected items; then press Enter.
Firmware updates
Intel will periodically make firmware updates available for your blade server. Use the following table to determine the methods that you can use to install these firmware updates.
✏ Important
To avoid problems and to maintain proper system performance, always make sure that the blade server BIOS, service processor, and...
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... traffic switches back to the primary Ethernet controller. (See your operating system device driver documentation for information about configuring for failover.)
Important: To support failover on the blade server Ethernet controllers, the Ethernet switch modules in the SBCE unit must have identical configurations to each other.
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.../Setup Utility program and make sure that the resources needed by the PCI adapter are available. Have the system board serviced.
Download and install the latest level of BIOS code.
012981xx 01298200 I9990305
processor speed mismatch
Install processors with identical speeds.
POST could not find an operating Install an operating system. system.
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.... See the blade server Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82 Resource CD for more detailed troubleshooting charts. If you cannot find the problem in these charts, run the diagnostic programs.
Memory problems
Symptom
Suggested action
The amount of system memory displayed is less than the amount of physical memory installed.
Make sure...
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To prevent diskette drive read/write errors, make sure the
distance between the monitor and diskette drives is at least 75
mm (3 in.).
Wrong characters appear If the wrong language is displayed, update the firmware or operating system with
on the screen.
the correct language in the blade server that has ownership of the monitor.
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... and are configured and operating correctly. See the Intel Blade Server Chassis SBCE Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the SBCE unit Resource CD for details.
• The settings in the switch module are correct for the blade server (settings in the switch module are blade server specific).
If you installed an optional expansion card, make sure that: • The option is...
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... your Intel support representative to obtain the latest technical information and download device drivers and updates.
Getting help and information from the World Wide Web
IBL includes up-to-date information about the Intel Server Compute Blade SBX82. IBL is at http://www.intel.com/ibl. You may also find support at the Intel support site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/blade...
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... system board switch 16 SW4 system board error LEDs 17, 18
diagnostic tools 57 DIMM error LED
description 17 DIMM. See memory module disk drive
support 5 drive
hot-swap, installing 37
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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
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features, blade server...