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Deployment
To deploy and configure your BladeCenter T unit using IBM Director with or without
a DHCP server or using the web-based interface go to the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/agent/.
Preparing for blade server deployment
This section describes the considerations for deploying a blade server.
Hardware considerations
You can choose to add the following hardware options to a blade server:
v Up to two optional 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drives
v Memory-module options to increase the amount of memory in your blade server.
v Up to four microprocessors. With two microprocessors, your blade server can
v A Fibre Channel I/O expansion option provides the blade server with two
v SCSI storage expansion unit to use SCSI hard disk drives with your blade server.
v The PCI I/O expansion unit adds additional adapter-based functions to your
Firmware considerations
You can download the latest firmware for a blade server at www.ibm.com/pc/
support/. After downloading the latest firmware, use the BladeCenter T management
module Web interface to flash the system-management module. The Web interface
is described in the IBM
BladeCenter T Installation and User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T
Documentation CD.
When you install memory, you must install a pair of matched dual inline memory
modules (DIMMs).
operate as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. To ensure proper server
operation when you install an additional microprocessor, use microprocessors
that have the same cache size and type, and the same clock speed. Internal and
external clock frequencies must be identical.
additional network connections for communicating on a network. If you add a
Fibre Channel I/O expansion option, you must make sure the I/O module in I/O
module bays 3 and 4 on the BladeCenter T unit use the Fibre Channel interface.
In addition, the I/O expansion option occupies the same location on the blade
server as the second 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drive. Therefore, you can install only
one 2.5-inch IDE hard disk drive.
With the SCSI storage expansion unit, you can install up to two 1-inch (26 mm)
slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap SCSI hard disk drives. If you install the SCSI
storage expansion unit, the blade server occupies two blade bays when
connected to an HS20 blade server and three blade bays when connected to an
HS40 blade server in the BladeCenter T unit.
blade server. The PCI I/O expansion unit allows you to add up to two full-length,
full-height PCI adapters. If you install the PCI I/O expansion unit, the blade
server occupies two blade bays when connected to an HS20 blade server and
three blade bays when connected to an HS40 blade server.
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