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The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 - IBM Redbooks

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Preface<br />

Blade servers are a relatively new technology. <strong>The</strong>y have captured industry focus<br />

because of their modular design, which can reduce cost with a more efficient use<br />

of valuable floor space. <strong>The</strong>y offer simplified management, which can help to<br />

speed such tasks as installing, reprovisioning, updating, and troubleshooting<br />

hundreds of blade servers. You can do all of this remotely using one graphical<br />

console with <strong>IBM</strong>® Director systems management tools.<br />

In addition, blade servers provide improved performance by doubling current rack<br />

density. By integrating resources and sharing key components, costs decrease<br />

and availability increases.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver® <strong>BladeCenter</strong> boasts innovative modular technology,<br />

leadership density, and availability. It was designed to help solve a multitude of<br />

real-world problems.<br />

This <strong>IBM</strong> Redbook takes an in-depth look at the <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver <strong>BladeCenter</strong><br />

<strong>JS20</strong>. This is a two-way blade server for applications requiring 64-bit computing.<br />

It is ideal for computer-intensive applications and transactional Internet servers.<br />

This <strong>IBM</strong> Redbook helps you to install, tailor, and configure the <strong>IBM</strong> Eserver<br />

<strong>BladeCenter</strong> <strong>JS20</strong>.<br />

<strong>The</strong> team that wrote this redbook<br />

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world<br />

working at the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Austin<br />

Center.<br />

Ben Gibbs is a Senior Consulting Engineer with Technonics, Inc.<br />

(http://www.technonics.com) in Austin, Texas. He has over 20 years of<br />

experience with UNIX®-based operating systems. He started working with the<br />

AIX® operating system in November of 1989. His areas of expertise include<br />

performance analysis and tuning, operating system internals, and device driver<br />

development for the AIX operating system. He is also an <strong>IBM</strong> Learning Services<br />

instructor for advanced AIX classes. He was the project leader for this <strong>IBM</strong><br />

Redbook.<br />

Omkhar Arasaraknum is a Team Leader with <strong>IBM</strong> Global Services in Canada.<br />

He has worked with Linux since 1998 and uses SuSE, Red Hat, and Gentoo.<br />

Omkhar is the Linux technical lead within his Service Delivery Center and has<br />

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