Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM
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BladeCenter
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Type 8852, 7989, and 1886 unit is a high-density,
high-performance rack-mounted server system. The BladeCenter unit provides 14
bays for blade servers and other BladeCenter devices, integrating common
resources that are shared by the blade servers. The use of common resources
provides a small server-system footprint that contains high-performing servers with
minimal cabling. The BladeCenter unit has the following features:
v Hot-swap that enable you to add, remove, or replace blade servers, management
modules, I/O modules, power modules, or blower modules without removing
power from the BladeCenter unit.
v A midplane that connects all BladeCenter components.
v A management module that functions as a system-management processor. There
are two management module bays.
v Power modules that provide redundant power for all BladeCenter components.
There are four power modules that operate in redundant pairs. Each pair
provides power to selected BladeCenter components.
v Blowers that provide cooling for most BladeCenter components. There are two
blower modules.
v There are three fans attached to each power module that provide cooling for the
power modules and other components.
v Ten input/output (I/O) module bays that support external network interface
connections to network resources and other devices.
v A media tray that contains an optical drive and two Universal Serial Bus (USB)
ports that can be used by any blade server.
Note: The optical drive is an option on some BladeCenter units.
This Installation and User’s Guide provides information about the following tasks:
v Defining and recording your BladeCenter network configuration information
v Installing and cabling the BladeCenter unit
v Installing basic BladeCenter unit optional devices:
– Management modules
– I/O modules
– Power modules
– Blower modules
– Blade servers
v Performing basic troubleshooting of the BladeCenter unit
Packaged with the Installation and User’s Guide are software CDs that help you to
configure and manage the BladeCenter unit.
You can obtain up-to-date information about your BladeCenter Type 8852, 7989,
and 1886 unit and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/.
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