IBM BladeCenter HX5 Installation And User Manual

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The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, which you can download from theWeb, provides programs to help you set up the server and install a Windowsoperating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardwaredevices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. Formore information, see “Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD” onpage 103.v IBM Systems DirectorIBM Systems Director is a platform-management foundation that streamlines theway you manage physical and virtual systems in a heterogeneous environment.By using industry standards, IBM Systems Director supports multiple operatingsystems and virtualization technologies for IBM and non-IBM x86 platforms. Formore information, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp.v IBM Enterprise X-ArchitectureIBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBMdesigns to make your x86-processor-based blade server powerful, scalable, andreliable. For more information, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/xarchitecture.html.v Microprocessor technologyThe blade server supports up to two multi-core Intel Xeon microprocessors. Formore information about supported microprocessors and their part numbers, seethe Problem Determination and Service Guide.Note: The optional microprocessors that IBM supports are limited by thecapacity and capability of the server. Any microprocessors that you install musthave the same specifications as the microprocessors that came with the servers.v Integrated network supportAll blade server models come with an integrated Broadcom dual-port GigabitEthernet controller. The controller supports connections to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps,or 1000 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in theBladeCenter chassis. The controller also supports Wake on LAN ® technology.v I/O expansionThe blade server has connectors on the system board for optional expansioncards for adding more network communication capabilities to the blade server.v Large system-memory capacityThe blade server system board supports up to 256 GB of system memory. Thememory controller provides support for up to 16 industry-standard registeredECC DDR3 on Very Low Profile (VLP) form factor DIMMs installed on thesystem board. For the most current list of supported DIMMs, see theServerProven ® list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html.Note: If two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers are assembled into a scalable bladecomplex, up to 512 GB of system memory is available to the scalable bladecomplex.v Server expansionYou can combine two blade servers together to form a scalable blade complex.Through the advanced management module Web interface, you can thenconfigure 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 512GB of system memory.Chapter 1. Introduction 9