vRedundancy capabilities
The redundant components in the rear of your BladeCenter unit enable continued operation if one of the components fails.
–Power modules and blowers: Normally, the redundant power modules and blowers share the load. If one of the power modules or blowers fails, the
–Management modules: Only one management module will be active at a time. If the active management module fails, the secondary, or redundant, management module becomes the active management module, containing current BladeCenter configuration and status information. You can then replace the failed management module without shutting down the BladeCenter unit.
vRedundant network connection capabilities
Configuring a pair of Ethernet switch modules in
Other
vSystem-management capabilities
Your BladeCenter unit comes with a service processor in the management module. This service processor, in conjunction with the
The service processor in each blade server provides blade server system monitoring, event recording, and alert capability.
See Chapter 4, “Configuring your BladeCenter unit”, on page 37 for more information.
vNetwork environment support
Your BladeCenter unit supports up to two
The BladeCenter unit also supports two additional I/O modules, for a total of four I/O modules. The two additional I/O modules support the network interface on the optional I/O expansion card installed on one or more blade servers in the BladeCenter unit.
Note: The two additional I/O modules must be compatible with the network interface on the optional I/O expansion cards in the blade servers.
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