Introduction
The IBMBladeCenter HS22 Type 7870, 1936, and 1911 blade server is compatible with IBMBladeCenter units. This high density, high performance, single-wide blade server is ideally suited for medium and large businesses. The IBMBladeCenter HS22 blade server supports up to two multi-core IntelXeon microprocessors and has twelve memory-module slots, two hot-swappable storage-device bays, one Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card connector, one Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) connector, and one internal USB connector.
- Setting up the blade server
- Starting and configuring the blade server
- Installing hardware options
- Installing the operating system
- 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.
- Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
- Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
- Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
- Click BladeCenter HS22 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the blade server.
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 IBMDocumentation CD. You can obtain up-to-date information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them from the IBM Web site. 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, complete the following steps.
- Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
- Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
- Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers for firmware updates, or click Publications lookup for documentation updates.
You can subscribe to information updates specific to your blade server at http://www.ibm.com/support/mynotifications.
A set of blank labels for your blade server comes with the BladeCenter unit. When you install the blade server in the BladeCenter unit, write identifying information on a label and place the label on the BladeCenter unit bezel. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for recommended label placement.