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Chapter 1. Introduction The AMD Opteron LS20 Type 8850 for IBM® BladeCenter® systems are designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. These high-density, high-performance blade servers are ideally suited for networking environments that require superior microprocessor performance, efficient memory management, flexibility, and reliable data storage. Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all BladeCenter and BladeCenter T units. This Installation and User's Guide provides information about: v Setting up the blade server v Starting and configuring the blade server v Installing hardware options v Installing the operating system v Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server Packaged with this document 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 http://www.ibm.com/support/. The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support Information document for your blade server on the Documentation CD. You can obtain up-to-date information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/. If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from http://www.ibm.com/support/. 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 blade server documentation. To check for updates, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. For firmware updates, click Downloads and drivers. For documentation updates, under Search technical support, type 8850 and click Search. 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 document. Record information about the blade server in the following table. You will need this information when you register the blade server with IBM. You can register the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number AMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenter 8850 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
The
AMD
Opteron
LS20
Type
8850
for
IBM
®
BladeCenter
®
systems
are
designed
for
high-performance
computing
(HPC)
applications.
These
high-density,
high-performance
blade
servers
are
ideally
suited
for
networking
environments
that
require
superior
microprocessor
performance,
efficient
memory
management,
flexibility,
and
reliable
data
storage.
Note:
Unless
otherwise
stated,
references
to
the
BladeCenter
unit
apply
to
all
BladeCenter
and
BladeCenter
T
units.
This
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
provides
information
about:
v
Setting
up
the
blade
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
blade
server
v
Installing
hardware
options
v
Installing
the
operating
system
v
Performing
basic
troubleshooting
of
the
blade
server
Packaged
with
this
document
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
blade
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
For
information
about
the
terms
of
the
warranty
and
getting
service
and
assistance,
see
the
Warranty
and
Support
Information
document
for
your
blade
server
on
the
Documentation
CD.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
blade
server
at
If
firmware
and
documentation
updates
are
available,
you
can
download
them
from
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
blade
server
documentation.
To
check
for
updates,
go
to
For
firmware
updates,
click
Downloads
and
drivers
.
For
documentation
updates,
under
Search
technical
support
,
type
8850
and
click
Search
.
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
document.
Record
information
about
the
blade
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
blade
server
with
IBM.
You
can
register
the
blade
server
at
Product
name
AMD
Opteron
LS20
for
IBM
BladeCenter
Machine
type
8850
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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