Contents
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Guidelines for servicing electrical equipment .
Inspecting for unsafe conditions .
Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . 1
The IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD.
Notices and statements in this document .
Components of the BladeCenter S system.
Front view of the BladeCenter S chassis .
Rear view of the BladeCenter S chassis .
Systems and storage management .
Storage Configuration Manager.
Disconnecting power from the BladeCenter unit .
Connecting to your BladeCenter S Types 7779 and
8886 .
Chapter 2. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3. Troubleshooting . . . . . . 33
Isolating component failures .
Troubleshooting symptoms by component .
Troubleshooting advanced management module
problems .
Troubleshooting blade server problems .
Troubleshooting fan module problems
Troubleshooting I/O module problems .
Troubleshooting keyboard, mouse, or
pointing-device problems .
Troubleshooting media tray problems.
Troubleshooting monitor or video problems
Troubleshooting power problems .
Troubleshooting Serial over LAN (SoL) problems 66
Troubleshooting storage module problems .
Chapter 4. Removing and replacing
BladeCenter components. . . . . . . 73
System reliability guidelines .
Handling static-sensitive devices .
Returning a device or component .
Power cords - C14 power module .
Power cords - C20 power module .
Removing the battery backup unit .
Installing the battery backup unit .
Removing an advanced management module .
Installing an advanced management module .
Removing a serial pass-thru module .
Installing a serial pass-thru module .
Removing the SPC chassis (shuttle) .
Installing the SPC chassis (shuttle) .
Removing a midplane-to-fan cable .
Installing a midplane-to-fan cable
Appendix. Getting help and technical
assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web
Creating a personalized support web page
Software service and support .
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Telecommunication regulatory statement .
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement.
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