Chapter 1. Product overview
The IBM BladeCenter
®
JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server is based on IBM
Performance Optimization with Enhanced RISC (POWER
®
) Architecture
technologies. The BladeCenter JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server run in
BladeCenter units to provide a high-density, high-performance blade server
environment using advanced processing technology.
Note:
Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to
BladeCenter H (8852 and 7989), BladeCenter HT (8740 and 8750), and BladeCenter
S (8886 and 7779) units.
The
Installation and User’s Guide
comes with the blade server on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation
CD. All of the following information is in the document
and also in the online information center:
v
Setting up the blade server
v
Starting and configuring the blade server
v
Installing optional hardware devices
v
A reference to more information about installing supported operating systems
v
Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server
Packaged with the hardcopy
Installation and User’s Guide
are software CDs that
help you to configure hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating
system.
The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms
of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the online information
center or the
Warranty and Support Information
document that is on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation
CD.
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
original blade server documentation. The most recent version of all BladeCenter
JS23 and JS43 documentation is in the BladeCenter information center.
The online BladeCenter information center is available in the IBM BladeCenter
Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/
documentation/index.jsp.
Download and install updated device drivers and the JS23 aqnd JS43 firmware. Go
to the IBM Support site to download the updates. Select your product, type,
model, and operating system, and then click
Go
. Click the
Download
tab, if
necessary, for device driver and firmware updates.
Note:
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. Procedures for locating
firmware and documentation might vary slightly from what is described in this
documentation.
Print Table 1 on page 2 and use it to record information about your blade server.
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