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v Redundant power supplies v Power Supply error detection v Remote Power control v System Event Logs through Advanced Management Module v Redundant Blowers, switches, Advanced Management Modules v Hotplug of all BladeCenter unit field replaceable units (FRUs) including blowers, switches and power supplies Registering your BladeCenter QS21 Record information about the blade server in the following table. You 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 BladeCenter QS21 0792 The machine type, model number, and serial number are on the label that covers the base of the blade server. The label is visible when the blade server is not in the BladeCenter unit. Checking for software and firmware updates Occasionally, firmware and software updates become available. To check for updates and download the latest device drivers, firmware updates or documents, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. Notices and statements used in this document The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document, which is on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD. Each statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information document. The following notices and statements are used in this document: v Notes: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or problem situations. v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur. v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation. v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or situation. Chapter 1. Introduction 5

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v
Redundant
power
supplies
v
Power
Supply
error
detection
v
Remote
Power
control
v
System
Event
Logs
through
Advanced
Management
Module
v
Redundant
Blowers,
switches,
Advanced
Management
Modules
v
Hotplug
of
all
BladeCenter
unit
field
replaceable
units
(FRUs)
including
blowers,
switches
and
power
supplies
Registering
your
BladeCenter
QS21
Record
information
about
the
blade
server
in
the
following
table.
You
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
blade
server
with
IBM.
You
can
register
the
blade
server
at
Product
name
BladeCenter
QS21
Machine
type
0792
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
machine
type,
model
number,
and
serial
number
are
on
the
label
that
covers
the
base
of
the
blade
server.
The
label
is
visible
when
the
blade
server
is
not
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Checking
for
software
and
firmware
updates
Occasionally,
firmware
and
software
updates
become
available.
To
check
for
updates
and
download
the
latest
device
drivers,
firmware
updates
or
documents,
go
to
Notices
and
statements
used
in
this
document
The
caution
and
danger
statements
that
appear
in
this
document
are
also
in
the
multilingual
Safety
Information
document,
which
is
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD.
Each
statement
is
numbered
for
reference
to
the
corresponding
statement
in
the
Safety
Information
document.
The
following
notices
and
statements
are
used
in
this
document:
v
Notes:
These
notices
provide
important
tips,
guidance,
or
advice.
v
Important:
These
notices
provide
information
or
advice
that
might
help
you
avoid
inconvenient
or
problem
situations.
v
Attention:
These
notices
indicate
potential
damage
to
programs,
devices,
or
data.
An
attention
notice
is
placed
just
before
the
instruction
or
situation
in
which
damage
could
occur.
v
Caution:
These
statements
indicate
situations
that
can
be
potentially
hazardous
to
you.
A
caution
statement
is
placed
just
before
the
description
of
a
potentially
hazardous
procedure
step
or
situation.
v
Danger:
These
statements
indicate
situations
that
can
be
potentially
lethal
or
extremely
hazardous
to
you.
A
danger
statement
is
placed
just
before
the
description
of
a
potentially
lethal
or
extremely
hazardous
procedure
step
or
situation.
Chapter
1.
Introduction
5