Chapter 1. Introduction 11 Dynamic fan speeds: In the event of a fan failure, the other fans run faster to compensateuntil the failing fan is replaced. Regular fans must run faster at all times, just in case,thereby wasting power.Although these systems provide incremental gains at the individual server level, the eX5systems can have an even greater green effect in your data center. The gain in computationalpower and memory capacity allows for application performance, application consolidation,and server virtualization at greater degrees than previously available in x86 servers.1.5 Services offeringsThe eX5 systems fit into the services offerings that are already available from IBM GlobalTechnology Services for System x and BladeCenter. More information about these services isavailable at the following website:http://www.ibm.com/systems/services/gts/systemxbcis.htmlIn addition to the existing offerings for asset management, information infrastructure, servicemanagement, security, virtualization and consolidation, and business and collaborativesolutions; IBM Systems Lab Services and Training has six offerings specifically for eX5: Virtualization Enablement Database Enablement Enterprise Application Enablement Migration Study Virtualization Health Check Rapid! Migration ToolIBM Systems Lab Services and Training consists of highly skilled consultants that arededicated to help you accelerate the adoption of new products and technologies. Theconsultants use their relationships with the IBM development labs to build deep technicalskills and use the expertise of our developers to help you maximize the performance of yourIBM systems. The services offerings are designed around having the flexibility to becustomized to meet your needs.For more information, send email to this address:mailto:stgls@us.ibm.comAlso, more information is available at the following website:http://www.ibm.com/systems/services/labservices1.6 What this book containsIn this book, readers get a general understanding of eX5 technology, what sets it apart fromprevious models, and the architecture that makes up this product line. This book is brokendown into two main parts: Part One gives an in-depth look at specific components, such as memory, processors,storage, and a general breakdown for each model. Part Two describes implementing the servers, in particular the 2-node and MAX5configurations. We also describe systems management, firmware update tools, andmethods for performing system firmware updates. We also describe the detection of themost common failures and recovery scenarios for each situation.
