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Chapter 3. Deployment considerations
This chapter describes the information you need to plan for your BladeCenter
deployment. For additional information about the deployment of your BladeCenter
unit, refer to IBM Eserver BladeCenter Systems Management, which is available
at http://www.ibm.com/redbooks.
Network topologies
You can deploy the BladeCenter unit in a variety of network topologies. This section
describes some of these topologies and explains deployment considerations for
each topology. These topologies include:
v Integrated infrastructure
v Network infrastructure
v Linux high performing cluster
v Cluster Virtual LAN (VLAN)
v Small server farm in a central location with one zone
v Large server farm in a central location with one zone
v Small server farm in a remote location with one zone
Integrated infrastructure
The BladeCenter unit can be deployed as part of a single-chassis or multi-chassis
solution for an integrated infrastructure.
Single BladeCenter chassis
You can deploy your BladeCenter unit as an integrated solution for your business.
Within a single BladeCenter unit, you can mix and match applications and operating
systems. In addition, using a spare blade and the redeployment capabilities of IBM
Director enables you to implement a "Blade RAID" concept. You can set up IBM
Director and RDM to automatically image a spare blade to replace a failed server,
increasing capacity to handle peak workloads, within seconds.
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