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BX400 S1 Operating Manual 11
1 Introduction
The PRIMERGY BX400 S1 blade server is a highly compact, energy-saving
and scalable server system for installation in a 19-inch rack or as a floorstand
model. The BX400 S1 system unit offers 8 slots for a mixture of server blades
and storage blades (therein a maximum of 4 single-slot storage-blades
respectively 2 double-slot JBOD blades).
With its advanced infrastructure modules, the BX400 S1 system unit offers the
server blades a high level of connectivity and availability. These include hot-plug
connection blades, redundant management blades and power supply units, the
server management of the PRIMERGY ServerView suite, Prefailure Detection
and Analyzing (PDA), and Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart
(ASR&R).
Security functions in the BIOS-setup of the server blades and on the system
boards protect the data on the blade server from manipulation. Additional
security is provided by the lockable rack door.
The BX400 S1 system unit occupies 6 height units (HU) in the rack.
1.1 Concept and target groups for this manual
This operating manual describes how to install, set up and operate your server.
This operating manual is intended for those responsible for installing the
hardware and ensuring that the system runs smoothly. It contains all the
information you need to put your PRIMERGY BX400 S1 system unit into
operation.
To understand the various expansion options, you will need to be familiar with
the fields of hardware and data transmission and you will require a basic
knowledge of the underlying operating system.