Chapter 1. Product Overview - IBM Power PS700 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 1. Product overview

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The IBM BladeCenter PS700 blade server is based on IBM Performance Optimization with Enhanced
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RISC (POWER ) Architecture technologies. The BladeCenter PS700 blade server runs in BladeCenter units
to provide a high-density, high-performance blade server environment using advanced processing
technology.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to BladeCenter (E 8677),
BladeCenter H (8852 and 7989), BladeCenter HT (8740 and 8750), and BladeCenter S (8886 and 7779)
units.
The Installation and User's Guide comes with the blade server on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD.
All of the following information is in the document and also in the online information center:
v Setting up the blade server
v Starting and configuring the blade server
v Installing optional hardware devices
v A reference to more information about installing supported operating systems
v Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server
Packaged with the hardcopy Installation and User's Guide are software CDs that help you to configure
hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system.
The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and
getting service and assistance, see the online information center or the Warranty and Support Information
document that is 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, and the documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those
features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in
the original blade server documentation. The most recent version of all BladeCenter PS700 documentation
is in the BladeCenter information center.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM BladeCenter Information Center at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/documentation/index.jsp.
Download and install updated device drivers and the PS700 firmware. Go to the IBM Support site to
download the updates. Select your product, type, model, and operating system, and then click Go. Click
the Download tab, if necessary, for device driver and firmware updates.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and
documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this documentation.
Print Table 1 on page 2 and use it to record information about your blade server.
You will need this information when you register the blade server with IBM. You can register the blade
server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.
Table 1 on page 2 includes a place for you to record the PS700 vital product data.
To determine the values for your PS700 blade server, use the management module and the lsvpd
command. If you are running Linux, download and install the service and productivity tools for Linux on
POWER systems to install the lsvpd command.
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