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IBM Eserver BladeCenter Remote SAN Boot for JS20: This document provides
a user-oriented discussion about how to set up and use a remote boot
configuration for blade servers through a logical drive from a Fibre Channel
storage array. This document also provides information about configuring a
Fibre Channel expansion adapter and describes various Fibre Channel based
storage solutions.
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter SAN Solutions Guide: This document provides a
user-oriented discussion about how the BladeCenter Fibre Channel options
are used to provide different SAN storage solutions for different application
requirements. This document also provides an overview and description for
backup and restore, business continuance and high availability solutions,
and storage consolidation and data sharing solutions.
v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O Interoperability Guide: This
document provides detailed Fibre Channel I/O-module configuration data
and step-by-step configuration procedures for integrating the BladeCenter
unit into other vendor switch fabrics. Each vendor configuration includes an
initial integration checklist, configuration limitations, supported switch and
firmware versions, specific management application operations, and a
successful-integration checklist.
v IBM Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide: This document
contains information to help you solve problems yourself or to provide
helpful information to a service technician.
v IBM FAStT MSJ User’s Guide: This document is only available on the IBM
support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. It provides
information about installing the IBM FAStT MSJ diagnostic program. You
can use this program to verify the status of the Fibre Channel connections.
Features and specifications
The expansion card has the following features:
v Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling
Interface (PC-PH-3), revision 9.2
v Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
v Support for direct memory access (DMA)
v Support for bus mastering
v Fast!UTIL BIOS utility program to customize the configuration parameters
on the BladeCenter Expansion Card and attached drives
4 Installation and User’s Guide for HS20/HS40 and JS20 Fibre Channel expansion cards