Notices And Statements; Features And Specifications - IBM PS703 Service Manual

Additional documents might be included in the information center and on the IBM BladeCenter
Documentation CD.
The blade server might have features that are not described in the documentation that comes with the
blade server. Occasional updates to the documentation might include information about those features, or
technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the
documentation that comes with the blade server.
Review the online information or the Planning Guide and the Installation Guide for your IBM BladeCenter
unit. The information can help you prepare for system installation and configuration. The most current
version of each document is available in the BladeCenter information center.

Notices and statements

The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information. Each
statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in your language in the Safety
Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or
problem situations.
v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice is
placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage might occur.
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A caution
statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to
you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous procedure step or situation.

Features and specifications

Features and specifications of the IBM BladeCenter PS703 or PS704 blade server are summarized in this
overview.
The PS703 is a single-wide blade server. The PS704 is the double-wide symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
unit. They are used in an IBM BladeCenter H (8852 and 7989), BladeCenter HT (8740 and 8750), or
BladeCenter S (8886 and 7779) chassis unit.
Notes:
v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are
provided by the BladeCenter unit.
v The operating system in the blade server must provide support for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) to
enable the blade server to recognize and communicate internally with the removable-media drives and
front-panel USB ports.
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Power Systems: Problem Determination and Service Guide for the IBM PS703 (7891-73X) and PS704 (7891-74X)