Where to go for more information
The following publications and Web sites provide additional information about the
installation, configuration, and operation of your IBM BladeCenter unit.
BladeCenter documentation and operating system installation
instructions
Publications available for the BladeCenter products are listed below. Unless noted
otherwise, all documents are available for download from the IBM Support Web
page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. From this Web page, select Servers, then
select Online publications and choose a machine type of BladeCenter or
BladeCenter HS20 from the Family drop-down list.
You can obtain up-to-date information about the BladeCenter unit, blade server, and
other IBM
Hardware Documentation
Publications available for BladeCenter products include:
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Products Hints and Tips
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Type 8677 Installation and User's Guide
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Type 8677 Hardware Maintenance Manual and
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678 Installation and User's Guide
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678 Hardware Maintenance Manual and
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Rack Installation Instructions
v IBM 4-Port GB Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Installation Guide
v IBM 4-Port GB Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter Installation and User's
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BladeCenter Type 8677: Planning and Installation Guide
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server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/
This document contains information based on technical observations and is
intended to supplement the IBM Eserver BladeCenter publications provided with
the BladeCenter products.
This document contains general information about your BladeCenter unit,
including information about features, how to configure your BladeCenter unit, and
how to get help.
Troubleshooting Guide
This document contains the information to help you solve BladeCenter problems
yourself, and information for service technicians.
This document contains instructions for setting up a BladeCenter HS20 Type
8678 blade server and basic instructions for installing some options. It also
contains general information about the blade server.
Troubleshooting Guide
This document contains the information to help you solve BladeCenter HS20
problems yourself, and information for service technicians.
This document contains instructions for installing BladeCenter units in a rack.
This document contains setup and installation instructions for the IBM
BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module. This publication also provides
general information about your Ethernet switch module, including information
about getting started, first-time connection to the Ethernet switch module, how to
configure your Ethernet switch module, and how to get help.
Guide
This document contains instructions for setting up and configuring the IBM 4-Port
GB Ethernet Switch module for BladeCenter and a description of the switch
module features.