Fujitsu BX400 S1 Introduction, Concept and target groups for this manual

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.

1.1Concept 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.

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