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Notices and statements used in this book

The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual
Safety Information book provided on the IBM

BladeCenter Documentation

CD. Each

caution and danger statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding
statement in the safety book.

The following notices and statements are used in the documentation:

Note:

These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

Important:

These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid

inconvenient or problem situations.

Attention:

These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or

data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage could occur.

Caution:

These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous

to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.

Danger:

These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.

What your IBM BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 offers

The design of your blade server takes advantage of advancements in memory
management and data storage. Your blade server includes:

IBM Enterprise X-Architecture

IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology leverages proven innovative IBM
technologies to build powerful, scalable, reliable Intel-processor-based servers.
Enterprise X-Architecture technology includes features such as Light Path
Diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) and Advanced System
Management.

Impressive performance using the latest microprocessor technology

Your blade server supports up to two Intel Xeon microprocessors. Your blade
server comes with at least one microprocessor installed; you can install an
additional microprocessor to further enhance performance and symmetric
multiprocessing (SMP) capability.

Large system memory

The memory bus in your blade server supports up to 4 GB (8 GB with availability
of 2 GB DIMMs) of system memory. The memory controller provides support for
up to four industry-standard 2.5 V, 184-pin, double-data-rate (DDR), PC2100,
registered synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) with error
correcting code (ECC) DIMMs. For the most current list of supported DIMMs, see
the Server Proven list.

Light Path Diagnostics

The Light Path Diagnostics feature provides LEDs to assist in isolating problems
with the blade server. An LED on the blade server control panel is lit if an
unusual condition or a problem occurs. If this happens, you can look at the LEDs
on the system board to locate the source of the problem.

Integrated network environment support

Your blade server comes with two integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers. Each
Ethernet controller has an interface for connecting to 10/100/1000-Mbps networks

BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832: Installation and User’s Guide