Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
IBM
®
BladeCenter
®
HS21
Type
8853
blade
server
is
compatible
with
IBM
BladeCenter
units.
This
high-density,
high-performance
blade
server
is
ideally
suited
for
networking
environments
that
require
superior
microprocessor
performance,
efficient
memory
management,
flexibility,
and
reliable
data
storage.
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
HS21
(8853,
1885)
to
display
the
matrix
of
downloadable
files
for
the
blade
server.
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.
To
check
for
updates,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
Procedures
for
locating
firmware
and
documentation
might
change
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
for
firmware
updates,
or
click
Publications
lookup
for
documentation
updates.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2007
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