v
Memory-module
options
to
increase
the
amount
of
memory
in
your
blade
server.
When
you
install
memory,
you
must
install
a
pair
of
matched
dual
inline
memory
modules
(DIMMs).
v
A
Fibre
Channel
I/O
expansion
option,
which
will
provide
the
blade
server
with
two
additional
network
connections
for
communicating
on
a
network.
If
you
add
a
Fibre
Channel
I/O
expansion
option,
you
must
make
sure
the
switch
module
in
switch
module
bays
3
and
4
on
the
BladeCenter
unit
use
the
Fibre
Channel
interface.
In
addition,
the
I/O
expansion
option
occupies
the
same
location
on
the
blade
server
as
the
second
2.5-inch
IDE
hard
drive
drive.
Therefore,
you
can
install
only
one
2.5-inch
IDE
hard
disk
drive.
v
SCSI
storage
expansion
unit
to
use
SCSI
hard
disk
drives
with
your
blade
server.
With
the
SCSI
storage
expansion
unit,
you
can
install
up
to
two
1-inch
(26
mm)
slim-high,
3.5-inch,
hot-swap
SCSI
hard
disk
drives.
If
you
install
the
SCSI
storage
expansion
unit,
the
blade
server
will
occupy
two
blade
bays
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Firmware
considerations
You
can
download
the
latest
firmware
for
a
blade
server
at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
After
downloading
the
latest
firmware,
use
the
BladeCenter
management
module
Web
interface
to
flash
the
system-management
module.
The
Web
interface
is
described
in
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD.
BIOS
When
the
BIOS
code
page
jumper
(J12)
is
moved
from
pins
1
and
2
(the
default
position)
to
pins
2
and
3
on
the
blade
server
system
board,
you
can
boot
the
blade
server
from
a
backup
BIOS
page.
See
the
blade
server
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
for
complete
details.
Note:
If
you
boot
from
the
backup
page
because
the
primary
BIOS
page
has
become
damaged,
you
need
to
re-flash
the
primary
BIOS
code.
Operating
system
considerations
The
following
operating
systems
are
supported
on
a
blade
server:
v
Microsoft
Windows
2000
Server
v
Microsoft
Windows
2000
Advanced
Server
v
Red
Hat
Linux
7.3
v
SuSE
Professional
8.0
Windows
2000
installation
considerations
Information
about
installing
Windows
2000
and
Windows
XP
on
a
blade
server
is
on
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
From
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
select
Servers
;
then,
select
OS
installation
and
choose
the
operating
system
to
install
from
the
Operating
system
installation
by
category
drop-down
list.
In
addition,
you
can
find
redpieces
and
redpapers
about
installing
Windows
2000
on
the
BladeCenter
unit
at
http://www.ibm.com/redbooks
(search
for
BladeCenter).
Note
the
following
considerations
when
installing
Windows
2000
Server
or
Windows
2000
Advanced
Server
on
a
blade
server:
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3.
Deployment
considerations
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