Intel SBXD62 - Server Compute Blade, Installation And User Manual

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4 Intel® Server Compute Blade SBXD62 Installation and User’s Guide
Note: The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to
recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and diskette drive. The Intel®
Blade Server Chassis SBCE uses USB for internal communications with these devices.
Intel
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Server Compute Blade SBXD62 Features
The design of the blade server takes advantage of advancements in memory management
and data storage. The blade server uses the following features and technologies:
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Disk drive support
The blade server supports up to two 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives.
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Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology
The blade server supports up to two Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
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DP microprocessors.
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Integrated network support
The blade server comes with an integrated Broadcom BCM5704S Dual Gigabit
Ethernet controller, which supports connection to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-
Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in the Intel® Blade
Server Chassis SBCE. The controller supports Wake on LAN
®
technology.
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I/O-expansion
The blade server has 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.
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Large system-memory capacity
The blade server supports up to 16 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.
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Light path diagnostics
Light path diagnostics provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you diagnose
problems.
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Power throttling
Each blade server is powered by two redundant power-supply modules. By enforcing
a power policy known as power domain oversubscription, the Intel® Blade Server
Chassis SBCE can share the power load between two power modules to ensure
efficient power for each device in the Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. This policy
is enforced when the initial power is applied to the Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE
or when a blade server is inserted into the Intel® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. You
can configure and monitor the power environment by using the management module.
For more information about configuring and using power throttling, see the
management-module documentation.