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Chapter 1. Introduction The IBM® BladeCenter™ HS20 Type 8832 blade server is based on the ERserver IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ technologies1. Your BladeCenter HS20 blade server can be installed in an IBM Eserver BladeCenter Type 8677 unit or IBM BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 Eserver units. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit also apply to the BladeCenter T unit. These high-performance blade servers are ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage. This Installation and User's Guide provides information to: v Set up the blade server v Start and configure the blade server v Install options v Install the operating system v Perform basic troubleshooting of the blade server Packaged with the Installation and User's Guide are software CDs that help you to configure hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system. To download the latest device drivers, go to the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about your warranty, see, Appendix B, "IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002," on page 71. You can obtain up-to-date information about your BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 model and IBM xSeries® server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. You can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/. Record information about your BladeCenter HS20 blade server in the following table. Note: The model number and serial number are on the ID label that is behind the control panel door on the front of the blade server, and on a label on the right side of the blade server that is visible when the blade server is not in the BladeCenter unit. You will need these numbers when you register your blade server with IBM. 1. Enterprise X-Architecture technology takes full advantage of existing IBM technologies to build powerful, scalable, and reliable Intel processor-based servers. For more information about IBM Enterprise X-Architecture, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
IBM
®
ERserver
BladeCenter
™
HS20
Type
8832
blade
server
is
based
on
the
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
™
technologies
1
.
Your
BladeCenter
HS20
blade
server
can
be
installed
in
an
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Type
8677
unit
or
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
T
Types
8720
and
8730
units.
Note:
Unless
otherwise
stated,
references
to
the
BladeCenter
unit
also
apply
to
the
BladeCenter
T
unit.
These
high-performance
blade
servers
are
ideally
suited
for
networking
environments
that
require
superior
microprocessor
performance,
efficient
memory
management,
flexibility,
and
reliable
data
storage.
This
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
provides
information
to:
v
Set
up
the
blade
server
v
Start
and
configure
the
blade
server
v
Install
options
v
Install
the
operating
system
v
Perform
basic
troubleshooting
of
the
blade
server
Packaged
with
the
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
are
software
CDs
that
help
you
to
configure
hardware,
install
device
drivers,
and
install
the
operating
system.
To
download
the
latest
device
drivers,
go
to
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
The
blade
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
For
information
about
your
warranty,
see,
Appendix
B,
“IBM
Statement
of
Limited
Warranty
Z125-4753-07
11/2002,”
on
page
71.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
your
BladeCenter
HS20
Type
8832
model
and
IBM
xSeries
®
server
products
at
You
can
register
the
blade
server
at
Record
information
about
your
BladeCenter
HS20
blade
server
in
the
following
table.
Note:
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
label
that
is
behind
the
control
panel
door
on
the
front
of
the
blade
server,
and
on
a
label
on
the
right
side
of
the
blade
server
that
is
visible
when
the
blade
server
is
not
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
You
will
need
these
numbers
when
you
register
your
blade
server
with
IBM.
1. Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
takes
full
advantage
of
existing
IBM
technologies
to
build
powerful,
scalable,
and
reliable
Intel
processor-based
servers.
For
more
information
about
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture,
go
to
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
1