IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 Installation And User Manual

Also see for BladeCenter JS20: Configuration and options guide Maintenance and troubleshooting guide Installation and user guide

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Complete the following steps to install an I/O expansion card:1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and “Installation guidelines”on page 21.2. If the blade server is operating, shut down the operating system by typing theshutdown -h now command. If the blade server was not turned off, press thepower-control button (behind the blade-server control panel door) to turn off theblade server. See “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 15 for moreinformation about the location of the power-control button.3. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit (see “Removing the bladeserver from the BladeCenter unit” on page 23 for information).4. Carefully place the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.5. Open the cover (see “Opening the blade server cover” on page 24 forinstructions).6. Install the I/O expansion card tray:v If an IDE hard disk drive is in IDE connector 2, remove the hard disk driveand tray. Save the four long screws that secured the tray to the systemboard.v If there is no IDE hard disk drive in IDE connector 2, remove the four screwsas shown in the previous illustration.Secure the tray to the system board with the screws from the option kit, asshown in the previous illustration.7. Install the I/O expansion card:a. Orient the I/O expansion card as shown in the previous illustration.b. Slide the notch in the narrow end of the card into the raised hook on thetray; then, gently pivot the wide end of the card into the I/O expansion cardconnectors, as shown in the previous illustration.Note: For device driver and configuration information to complete theinstallation of the I/O expansion card, see the documentation that comeswith the card. Some documentation might also be on the IBMBladeCenter Documentation CD that comes with the BladeCenter unit.8. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to“Completing the installation” on page 38.Installing an Ethernet cableOne dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller is integrated on the BladeCenter JS20Type 8842 system board. To support Ethernet connections and the SOL feature andto configure your blade server, you must install an optional Ethernet-compatibleswitch module, such as the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbE Switch Module for IBMEserver BladeCenter or IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter,in I/O bay 1 of the BladeCenter unit.If you plan to use both Ethernet controller ports, you must install an identicalEthernet switch module in I/O bays 1 and 2, since both I/O bays require the sametype of optional Ethernet-compatible switch module. Each controller port provides a1000-Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatibleswitch modules in I/O bays 1 and 2. If you plan to attach additional Ethernetdevices to the blade server or the BladeCenter unit, you must install an optionalEthernet-compatible switch module, such as the Nortel Networks Layer 2-7 GbESwitch Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenter or IBM 4-Port Gb Ethernet SwitchModule for BladeCenter, in I/O bay 3 or 4 of the BladeCenter unit, to support theseChapter 4. Installing and removing options and customer-replaceable units 31