Chapter 1. Introduction - IBM BladeCenter HS22 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM BladeCenter
with IBM BladeCenter units. This high density, high performance, single-wide
blade server is ideally suited for medium and large businesses. The IBM
BladeCenter HS22 blade server supports up to two multi-core Intel Xeon
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:
v Setting up the blade server
v Starting and configuring the blade server
v Installing hardware options
v Installing the operating system
v 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
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 IBM Documentation 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.
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HS22 Type 7870 and Type 1936 blade server is compatible
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