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This is a modular computing platform made by IBM which implements blade server architecture.

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IBM SAS RAID Controller: POST results not complete

I have two IBM SAS RAID Controllers (17P9277/43W3630). One of them will not POST and fails with the error: POST results not complete: FF What can I do to fix this?
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"Firmware progress error" reported by blade in IBM BladeCenter S

I have a BladeCenter S with three blades installed. Two of my LS21 blades are reporting the following error in the web-based Advanced Management Module: (12/20/13 10:49:19) (LS21 2 Core 2K8) Firmware progress error Explanation: The service…
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Running JVM 1.4.2 on a modern PC/Mac

I need to access an old IBM blade center's KVM. It uses Java and asks for 1.4.02_08 and above. I tried with a Mac (JM 7) and two PCs (win7, JM6) to no avail. I installed the old java but it won't run the old version on a PC. What OS/Browser/JVM…
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Cannot establish IP communication with IBM Server Connectivity Module

I have attached an IBM Server Connectivity Module in Bay2 of our BladeCenter E and tried to setup some networking between an external unmanaged switch and the internal blade servers. I plugged a cable between port 1 of IBM SCM and another port in…
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IBM Bladecenter S: Disk Storage Module with 'non-supported' IBM SAS disk

We have IBM Bladecenter S with 6-Disk Storage Module (43W3581), and we need to add more disks to the system. We currently bought 4x 49Y1861 (IBM 450GB 3.5" 15K 6Gb SAS HDD), but they didn't fit the disk slot - the tray on disk was a little to…
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IBM bladecenter blade IMM logs

We have an IBM bladenter H with heterogeneous blades running RHEL 6. Is it possible to download and clear the on-blade IMM logs via IBM supplied command line tools such as ipmitool, asu, dsa or other tools? It can be programmatic or otherwise.
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Linux - IBM Blade Center + Identify MM Name from the Linux OS

I have a Linux machine (RedHat version release 5.6) installed in IBM BLADE Hardware I am trying to find a solution to identify the management Module name --> (MM Name) from the OS (Linux) Remark - MM name appears in the General Settings screen …
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Can I place HS22 and LS22 blades in the same BladeCenter?

Is it possible to place HS22 and LS22 blades in the same IBM BladeCenter without compatability issues?
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How to verify mirror configuration

I have an IBM blade server and we've installed RedHat Linux on the machine. How can we check if we have both disks running as a mirror, or if everything is only running on a single disk? What commands can I use to discover this? Diana
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BladeCenter and HS21 iSCSI question

Can one use the iSCSI built in HBAs on an HS21 Blade and have also IP traffic on the same NICs? or you have to add two more NICs to use for IP traffic? If so which Modules on the back bay 3,4 support which CFF Ethernet cards? BladeCenter E, with…
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backup storage with blade server

If say I have a BladeCenter S chassis and 2x BladeCenter Server HS22. I want to have a backup storage with this two.. what should I buy? what are my options? does it have to be IBM products? or any disk will work?
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Load balancing + NAT issue on BNT GBE 2-7 gear

I've got troubles configuring an Hardware load-Balancer with NAT functions. I have the following architecture: Internet ===> VIP (public) LB (private ip) ====> private addressed servers When a connection is initialised from the outside (internet) ,…
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Restart Fibre channel controller after blade bootup IBM HS bladecentre

I have a remote system that needs to resume on startup. If the system is simply powered on then the blades boot before the SAN is online and then the only thing you can do is restart the systems. Is it possible to restart the fibre channel…
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IBM Bladecentre H Bootup Sequence Control

I have a bladecentre with blades, network and a SAN in a single rack. What I'd like to do is control the startup of the bladecentre so that when the rack is powered on that the blades will delay their bootup until the SAN is powered on correctly. Is…
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IBM HS20 Blade server rebooting due to NMI Error

I have an HS20 Blade which is mounted inside a BladeCenter H Console. When I first boot the machine, it displays the following error: See the System Error Log. Re-booting due to unexpected NMI at 0012:7AA4. (See screenshot below for more…
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