IBM BladeCenter HS20 Type 8843, Installation And User Manual

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IBM Enterprise X-Architecture
IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology leverages proven innovative IBM
technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel-processor-based servers.
Enterprise X-Architecture technology includes features such as light path
diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA), and Advanced System
Management.
v IBM ServerGuide
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Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the blade server
provides programs to help you set up the blade server and install a 32-bit
Windows operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed hardware
options and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For
more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see “Using
the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” on page 45.
v Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology
The blade server supports up to two Intel
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Xeon microprocessors. The blade
server comes with at least one microprocessor installed; you can install an
additional microprocessor to further enhance performance and symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP) capability.
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Integrated network support
The blade server comes with two integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers.
Each Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to 10/100/1000-Mbps
networks through an Ethernet-compatible switch module on the BladeCenter unit.
The blade server automatically selects between 10BASE-T and
100/1000BASE-TX environments. Each controller provides full-duplex (FDX)
capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the
Ethernet local area network (LAN). The controllers support Wake on LAN
technology.
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I/O expansion
The blade server comes with two connectors on the system board for an optional
expansion card, such as the Fibre Channel expansion card, for adding more
network communication capabilities to the blade server.
v Large system memory
The memory bus in the blade server supports up to 8 GB of system memory. The
memory controller provides support for up to four industry-standard 1.8 V,
240-pin, double-data-rate (DDR2-400), PC3200, registered synchronous dynamic
random-access memory (SDRAM) with error correcting code (ECC) DIMMs. For
the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the ServerProven
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list at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/.
v Light path diagnostics
The light path diagnostics feature provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to assist
in isolating problems with the blade server. An LED on the blade server control
panel is lit if an unusual condition or a problem occurs. If this happens, you can
look at the LEDs on the system board to locate the source of the problem.
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PCI Express
PCI Express is a fully serial interface that can be used for universal connectivity
for use as a chip-to-chip interconnect, I/O interconnect for adapters, and an I/O
attachment point to Gigabit-networking devices. PCI Express bridges a PCI
Express bus to a PCIX bus and converts the transactions on the PCI bus to
transactions on the PCIX bus. Using the expansion card connector you can add
additional LAN interfaces. The expansion card connector supports PCI-X 133 and
bridges PCI Express into PCI-X 133.
Chapter 1. Introduction
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