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The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, which you can download from the web, provides programs to
help you set up the 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, see "Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 105.
• IBM Systems Director
IBM Systems Director is a platform-management foundation that streamlines the way you manage
physical and virtual systems in a heterogeneous environment. By using industry standards, IBM Systems
Director supports multiple operating systems and virtualization technologies for IBM and non-IBM x86
platforms. For more information, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/ infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp.
• 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.
• Microprocessor technology
The blade server supports up to two multi-core IntelXeon microprocessors. For more information about
supported microprocessors and their part numbers, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide.
Note: The optional microprocessors that IBM supports are limited by the capacity and capability of the
server. Any microprocessors that you install must have the same specifications as the microprocessors
that came with the servers.
• Integrated network supportAll 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 chassis. 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 256 GB of system memory. The memory controller
provides support for up to 16 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/.
Note: If two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers are assembled into a scalable blade complex, up to 512 GB
of system memory is available to the scalable blade complex.
• Server expansion
You can combine two blade servers together to form a scalable blade complex. Through the advanced
management module web interface, you can then configure the scalable blade complex to function as a
single hardware partition, which is single server with up to four multi-core microprocessors and up to 512
GB of system memory.
Combining two blade servers into a scalable blade complex provides you with implementation flexibility
through FlexNode partitioning. Through the advanced management module, you can implement the
scalable blade complex as a single server or as two independent servers without changing the physical
setup of the blade servers. For more information about scalable blade complexes and FlexNode
partitioning, see "Working with a scalable blade complex" on page 12.
• 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.
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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