topic Re: Blade server rack move in BladeSystem - General

Blade server rack move

Shah Gaurang B. — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:40:41 GMT

Hi Experts,

I have to move one BL60 model rack from one location to another location and I am very new about Blade servers.

Can anyone help me what precautions are require like FC connection, Network connection and how to check.

I know about Rp and Rx series of serves.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Blade server rack move

Torsten. — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:50:25 GMT

Hope this helps:

http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html#HP%20Integrity%20BL60p%20Server%20Blade

Re: Blade server rack move

Prashanth Waugh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:57:02 GMT

Hi Gaurang,
Following are the precaution and take the o/p of following commands

1)strings /etc/lvmtab
2)ioscan -fnC disk
3)ioscan -fnC processor
4)glance -m
5)vgdisplay -v
6)ioscan -fnC lan
7)ioscan -fnC fc
8)ioscan -fnC tape
9)ioscan -fnC autoch
10)make a diagram how the power connection are made.There should be redundancy.
11)mark all the netwok cables using marker how the connection are going.make a diagram

Regards
Atulkumar

Re: Blade server rack move

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:41 GMT

Shalom,

Assuming you are not actually changing the network information there is little you must do.

For important servers, I'd have an Ignite make_tape_recovery or make_net_recovery done in case someone gets butter fingers and drops the whole thing.

SEP

Re: Blade server rack move

Prashanth Waugh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:03:46 GMT

hi ,

Also take the output of
# ioscan -fnCfc
#fcmsutil

Pls check the manpages for above command

Regards
Atul