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IBM CFFh Installation Manual
IBM CFFh Installation Manual

IBM CFFh Installation Manual

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter Installation Guide...
  • Page 4 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “Notices,” on page 15, the Warranty Information document, and the IBM Safety Information and IBM Systems Environmental Notices and User Guide documents on the IBM Documentation CD.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Option package contents . Avis de conformité à la réglementation Related documentation . d’Industrie Canada . . 17 The IBM Documentation CD . Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . 17 Hardware and software requirements . United Kingdom telecommunications safety Using the Documentation Browser .
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  • Page 7: Safety

    Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança. Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2010...
  • Page 8 Read any additional safety information that comes with the server or optional device before you install the device. This device is intended for use with UL Listed IBM BladeCenters. Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh): Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 Statement 1: DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical outlet. v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to this product.
  • Page 10 Statement 21: CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade server-cover before installing the blade server. viii Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh): Installation Guide...
  • Page 11: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter in an IBM BladeCenter blade server. Note: The Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter is referred to throughout this document as the expansion card. The expansion card provides two 10 Gbps (gigabit per second), full duplex Ethernet links between a blade server and Ethernet switch modules in the BladeCenter I/O-module bays.
  • Page 12: Operating-System Support

    VMware Option package contents The expansion-card option package contains the following items: v An Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter v Important Notices document v Warrany Information document v Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter...
  • Page 13 Interoperability Guide.” To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
  • Page 14: The Ibm Documentation Cd

    The IBM Documentation CD The IBM Documentation CD contains documentation for the expansion card in Portable Document Format (PDF) and includes the IBM Documentation Browser to help you find information quickly. Hardware and software requirements The IBM Documentation CD requires the following minimum hardware and...
  • Page 15: Notices And Statements In This Document

    Notices and statements in this document The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Support CD. Each caution and danger statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety Information document.
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  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Installing An Expansion Card

    Make sure that you are using the latest versions of device drivers and firmware for your blade server, management module, and I/O modules that are used by the expansion card. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ for the latest information about upgrading the device drivers and firmware for BladeCenter components.
  • Page 18: Installing The Expansion Card

    8. Press down firmly on the “Press to Install” label on the expansion card until the connector on the expansion card is fully seated into the connector on the blade server. Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh): Installation Guide...
  • Page 19 Figure 1. Installing the expansion card into a blade server 9. Replace the blade server cover or expansion-unit cover. See the documentation that came with your BladeCenter unit for instructions. 10. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit or expansion unit and turn on the blade server.
  • Page 20: Installing Device Drivers

    The expansion card is a Tier 1 customer replaceable unit (CRU). Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation.
  • Page 21 5. Locate the expansion card. 6. Rotate the handle on the expansion card labeled “RELEASE ONLY” to the vertical position while you gently pull upward on the edge of the expansion card near the “Press to Install” label. 7. Pivot the expansion card out of the connector and remove the card. Figure 2.
  • Page 22 Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh): Installation Guide...
  • Page 23: Appendix A. Getting Help And Technical Assistance

    If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you. This section contains information about where to go for additional information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem with your system, and whom to call for service, if it is necessary.
  • Page 24: Software Service And Support

    You can find service information for IBM systems and optional devices at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. Software service and support Through IBM Support Line, you can get telephone assistance, for a fee, with usage, configuration, and software problems with System x and xSeries servers, BladeCenter products, IntelliStation workstations, and appliances. For information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region, see http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/.
  • Page 25: Appendix B. Notices

    Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.
  • Page 26: Important Notes

    A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at “Copyright and trademark information” at http://www.ibm.com/ legal/copytrade.shtml. Adobe and PostScript are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 27: Electronic Emission Notices

    IBM makes no representations or warranties with respect to non-IBM products. Support (if any) for the non-IBM products is provided by the third party, not IBM. Some software might differ from its retail version (if available) and might not include user manuals or all program functionality.
  • Page 28: Taiwanese Class A Warning Statement

    Klasse A ein. Um dieses sicherzustellen, sind die Geräte wie in den Handbüchern beschrieben zu installieren und zu betreiben. Des Weiteren dürfen auch nur von der IBM empfohlene Kabel angeschlossen werden. IBM übernimmt keine Verantwortung für die Einhaltung der Schutzanforderungen, wenn das Produkt ohne Zustimmung der IBM verändert bzw.
  • Page 29: Deutschland: Einhaltung Des Gesetzes Über Die Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit Von Geräten

    Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung des EMVG ist die IBM Deutschland GmbH, 70548 Stuttgart. Generelle Informationen: Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN 55022 Klasse...
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  • Page 31: Index

    IBM Support Line 14 installation guidelines 7 installation instructions 8 inventory checklist 2 MAC addresses 7 Media Access Control addresses 7 notes, important 16 notices 15 electronic emission 17 FCC, Class A 17 notices and statements 5 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2010...
  • Page 32 Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh): Installation Guide...
  • Page 34 Part Number: 44R5396 Printed in USA (1P) P/N: 44R5396...

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