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What your blade server offers The blade server uses the following features and technologies: v Baseboard management controller (BMC) The baseboard management controller (BMC) is on the system board of the blade server. The BMC operates as the service processor for the blade server and performs several tasks, including the following: - Provides RS-485 interfaces to the management module - Provides support for: - Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - The operating system - Power control and advanced power management - Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features - Serial over LAN (SOL) v Disk drive support The blade server supports up to two 2.5-inch small-form-factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives. v IBM Director IBM Director is a workgroup-hardware-management tool that you can use to centrally manage servers. For more information, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD. v IBM Enterprise X-Architecture™ IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology combines proven, innovative IBM designs to make your x86-processor-based blade server powerful, scalable, and reliable. For more information, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/ xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html. v IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD that comes with the blade server provides programs to help you set up the blade server and install a Windows operating system. The ServerGuide program detects installed optional hardware devices and provides the correct configuration programs and device drivers. For more information about the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, see "Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" on page 43. v Microprocessor technology The blade server supports up to two dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon™ microprocessors. Depending on the model, the blade server comes with either one or two dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon microprocessors. Models that come with one microprocessor support the addition of a second microprocessor of the same type. v Integrated network support The blade server comes with two integrated Broadcom BCM5708S Gigabit Ethernet controllers, which support connection to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network through an Ethernet-compatible switch module in the BladeCenter unit. The controller supports Wake on LAN® technology. Chapter 1. Introduction 7

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What
your
blade
server
offers
The
blade
server
uses
the
following
features
and
technologies:
v
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
The
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
is
on
the
system
board
of
the
blade
server.
The
BMC
operates
as
the
service
processor
for
the
blade
server
and
performs
several
tasks,
including
the
following:
–
Provides
RS-485
interfaces
to
the
management
module
–
Provides
support
for:
-
Intelligent
Platform
Management
Interface
(IPMI)
-
The
operating
system
-
Power
control
and
advanced
power
management
-
Reliability,
availability,
and
serviceability
(RAS)
features
-
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
v
Disk
drive
support
The
blade
server
supports
up
to
two
2.5-inch
small-form-factor
(SFF)
Serial
Attached
SCSI
(SAS)
hard
disk
drives.
v
IBM
Director
IBM
Director
is
a
workgroup-hardware-management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
servers.
For
more
information,
see
the
IBM
Director
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD.
v
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
™
IBM
Enterprise
X-Architecture
technology
combines
proven,
innovative
IBM
designs
to
make
your
x86-processor-based
blade
server
powerful,
scalable,
and
reliable.
For
more
information,
see
xarchitecture/enterprise/index.html.
v
IBM
ServerGuide
™
Setup
and
Installation
CD
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
that
comes
with
the
blade
server
provides
programs
to
help
you
set
up
the
blade
server
and
install
a
Windows
operating
system.
The
ServerGuide
program
detects
installed
optional
hardware
devices
and
provides
the
correct
configuration
programs
and
device
drivers.
For
more
information
about
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
see
“Using
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD”
on
page
43.
v
Microprocessor
technology
The
blade
server
supports
up
to
two
dual-core
or
quad-core
Intel
Xeon
™
microprocessors.
Depending
on
the
model,
the
blade
server
comes
with
either
one
or
two
dual-core
or
quad-core
Intel
Xeon
microprocessors.
Models
that
come
with
one
microprocessor
support
the
addition
of
a
second
microprocessor
of
the
same
type.
v
Integrated
network
support
The
blade
server
comes
with
two
integrated
Broadcom
BCM5708S
Gigabit
Ethernet
controllers,
which
support
connection
to
a
10
Mbps,
100
Mbps,
or
1000
Mbps
network
through
an
Ethernet-compatible
switch
module
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
The
controller
supports
Wake
on
LAN
®
technology.
Chapter
1.
Introduction
7