Table of Contents
Advertisement
– Remote systems management
– Blade server oversubscription
– Blower speed control
– CPU throttling
– Memory throttling
– Integrated keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM)
• Hard disk drive support
The blade server supports up to two 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS SFF hard disk drives, RAID 0 and RAID 1
support, up to 300 GB per drive.
• IBM® Director
IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage servers.
For more information, see the IBM® Director documentation on the IBM® Director CD.
• IBM Enterprise X-Architecture
IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your
x86-processor-based blade server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/xarchitecture.html
• IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides programs to help you set up the blade server and
install a Windows operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware
devices 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 57.
• Microprocessor technology
The blade server supports up to two dual-core or quad-core IntelXeon processor 5500 series
microprocessors. For more information about supported microprocessors and their part numbers, see
the Problem Determination and Service Guide.
• Integrated network support
All of the blade server models come with an integrated Broadcom dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller.
The controller supports connections to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network through an
Ethernet-compatible switch module in the BladeCenter unit. The controller also supports Wake on
LAN® technology.
• I/O expansion
The blade server has connectors on the system board for optional expansion cards for adding more
network communication capabilities to the blade server.
• Large system-memory capacity
The blade server system board supports up to 96 GB of system memory. The memory controller provides
support for up to twelve industry-standard registered ECC DDR3 on Very Low Profile (VLP) form factor
DIMMs installed on the system board. For the most current list of supported DIMMs, see the ServerProven
list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.
• Light path diagnostics
Light path diagnostics provides light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to help you diagnose problems. For more
information, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.
• PCI Express
PCI Express is a serial interface that is used for chip-to-chip interconnect and expansion adapter
interconnect. With the blade expansion connector you can add optional I/O and storage devices.
• Power throttling
7
.
Chapter 1
Introduction
Advertisement
Table of Contents
