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Updating the blade server configuration When the blade server starts for the first time after you add or remove an internal option, you might receive a message that the configuration has changed. The Configuration/Setup Utility program automatically starts so that you can save the new configuration settings. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 39 for more information about the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Some options have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that comes with each option for information about installing device drivers. The blade server operates as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server, regardless of how many microprocessors are installed. For optimum performance, you must upgrade the operating system to support SMP. See Chapter 5, Chapter 5, "Installing the operating system," on page 49 on page 49 and your operating-system documentation for additional information. Input/output connectors and devices The input/output connectors that are available to the blade server are supplied by the BladeCenter unit. See the documentation that comes with the BladeCenter unit for information about the input/output connectors. The blade server has two selection buttons on the control panel: the media tray select button and the keyboard/video/mouse select button. See "Control panel buttons and LEDs" on page 12 for information about these buttons and their functions. The Ethernet controllers on the blade server communicate with the network through the Ethernet-compatible I/O modules on the BladeCenter unit. Network signals to and from the blade server or any expansion cards are automatically routed to a same-network-interface I/O module through circuitry in the BladeCenter unit. 38 BladeCenter HS21 Type 8853: Installation and User's Guide

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Updating
the
blade
server
configuration
When
the
blade
server
starts
for
the
first
time
after
you
add
or
remove
an
internal
option,
you
might
receive
a
message
that
the
configuration
has
changed.
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
automatically
starts
so
that
you
can
save
the
new
configuration
settings.
See
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
39
for
more
information
about
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Some
options
have
device
drivers
that
you
must
install.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
each
option
for
information
about
installing
device
drivers.
The
blade
server
operates
as
a
symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
server,
regardless
of
how
many
microprocessors
are
installed.
For
optimum
performance,
you
must
upgrade
the
operating
system
to
support
SMP.
See
Chapter
5,
Chapter
5,
“Installing
the
operating
system,”
on
page
49
on
page
49
and
your
operating-system
documentation
for
additional
information.
Input/output
connectors
and
devices
The
input/output
connectors
that
are
available
to
the
blade
server
are
supplied
by
the
BladeCenter
unit.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
BladeCenter
unit
for
information
about
the
input/output
connectors.
The
blade
server
has
two
selection
buttons
on
the
control
panel:
the
media
tray
select
button
and
the
keyboard/video/mouse
select
button.
See
“Control
panel
buttons
and
LEDs”
on
page
12
for
information
about
these
buttons
and
their
functions.
The
Ethernet
controllers
on
the
blade
server
communicate
with
the
network
through
the
Ethernet-compatible
I/O
modules
on
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Network
signals
to
and
from
the
blade
server
or
any
expansion
cards
are
automatically
routed
to
a
same-network-interface
I/O
module
through
circuitry
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
38
BladeCenter
HS21
Type
8853:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide