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Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBMBladeCenter HS22 Type 7870, 1936, and 1911 blade server is compatible with IBMBladeCenter
units. This high density, high performance, single-wide blade server is ideally suited for medium and
large businesses. The IBMBladeCenter HS22 blade server supports up to two multi-core IntelXeon
microprocessors and has twelve memory-module slots, two hot-swappable storage-device bays, one
Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card connector, one Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
connector, and one internal USB connector.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all BladeCenter unit types.
This Installation and User's Guide provides information about:
• Setting up the blade server
• Starting and configuring the blade server
• Installing hardware options
• Installing the operating system
• Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server
Packaged with this document are software CDs that help you to configure hardware, install device drivers,
and install the operating system.
To download the latest device drivers, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from
what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click BladeCenter HS22 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the blade server.
The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and
getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade
server on the IBMDocumentation CD. You can obtain up-to-date information about the blade server at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. 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 blade
server documentation.
To check for updates, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating firmware and
documentation might change from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates, or click Publications
lookup for documentation updates.
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