The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 blade server 8842-4Tx with low profile handles in a BladeCenter T chassis is your key component for building your telecommunications blade configuration.

The JS20 blade servers, in a BladeCenter or BladeCenter T chassis, offer advanced application serving for Linux (SUSE and Red Hat), AIX 5L V5.2, and AIX 5L V5.3 environments with performance, density, and scalability. At your command are two powerful PowerPC 970 processors, high-speed memory, dual Gigabit Ethernet connections, and comprehensive high-availability and systems management features.

The JS20 2.2 GHz processor enhances performance for both Linux and AIX applications as part of an innovative economic approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers. In the BladeCenter or BladeCenter T chassis, the servers require less space and fewer power resources than traditional rack-mounted servers. The JS20 4Tx model is designed with a power management capability to give you the maximum uptime possible for your systems. In short term extended thermal conditions, the 8842-4Tx automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. Refer to NEBS in the Operating environment for additional details.

Powerful blade-thin computing

The IBM eServer BladeCenter chassis and IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 blade servers are key components to building your blade configuration. Optionally available Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, and Myrinet Cluster Expansion Cards for IBM eServer BladeCenter support advanced configurations.

The Topspin IB Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCenter delivers low latency, high-bandwidth connectivity between InfiniBand connected internal BladeCenter server blades, additional BladeCenter chassis, stand-alone servers, and external gateways to Ethernet LANs and Fibre Channel SANs.

Additional information on BladeCenter and related options is available from:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

System management for the BladeCenter JS20:

• AIX 5L V5.2 and V5.3: IBM Director 4.21 and Cluster Systems Management (CSM) for AIX 5L, V1.4.1

• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9: IBM Director 4.21 and CSM for Linux on POWER V1.4.1

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER: IBM Director 4.21 and CSM for Linux on POWER V1.4.1

All systems in a cluster with Red Hat must have the same configuration for all software and hardware.

High-performance blade-server subsystems

The JS20 blades are high-throughput, two-way, SMP POWER technology blade servers, highly scalable by adding memory. Two processors are supported per blade, directly mounted to the blade planar board, providing multiprocessing capability. Each processor includes 32/64 KB L1 (Data/Instruction) and 512 KB L2 cache.

High-speed, PC2700 DDR SDRAM is synchronized for up to 333 processor- to-memory subsystem performance with current processors.

The memory controller provides:

• Two elastic interfaces for the processors
• A DDR SDRAM memory interface to four DIMM sockets
• A HyperTransport channel

Attached to the HyperTransport channel is the I/O controller that includes:

• Two IDE channels
• Six USB channels

Additional components of the JS20 blade subsystem are:

• Ethernet controller
• PCI-X daughter card

Standard JS20 blade configurations

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|Models    Processor L2 Cache Memory     Ethernet      HDD    |
|--------  --------- -------- ------     --------      ---    |
|8842-42x  2-way     512 KB   1 GB  ECC  Dual Gigabit  Open   |
|          2.2 GHz                                            |
|          PPC 970                                            |
|                                                             |
|8842-4Tx  2-way     512 KB   1 GB ECC   Dual Gigabit  Open   |
|          2.2 GHz(1)                                         |
|          PPC 970                                            |
|                                                             |
|_____________________________________________________________|

Note: (1) In short-term extended thermal conditions,the 8842-4Tx automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. Refer to NEBS in the Operating Environment Section regarding frequency reduction.

Optional/Additional features

• Up to 8 GB of system memory

  • JS20 system board contains four DIMM memory connectors.

  • Memory is two-way interleaved (must be installed in matched pairs)
    • 512 MB memory DIMM (73P2275)
    • 1 GB memory DIMM (73P2276)
    • 2 GB memory DIMM (25R8408)
    • Memory sizes can be mixed

• Dual-channel EIDE (ATA-100) controller, supporting economical EIDE data storage up to 120 GB (two 60 GB HDDs)

• Two full-duplex, dual Gigabit Ethernet PCI connections, high-speed network communications to LAN clients

The PowerPC 970 SIMD instructions help you realize exceptional performance for selected compute-intensive applications. This makes the JS20 blade an excellent choice for applications in:

• Bioinformatics
• Seismic processing
• Digital signal processing
• Financial services

JS20 blades are designed for high throughput, from processor to memory and bus I/O. These features, combined with SMP capability and blade-thin density, make it an excellent choice for space-constrained environments used for:

• Collaboration
• Terminal serving
• Dynamic Web serving
• Scientific and technical computing
• Linux clustering
• File and print serving
• E-mail

High-availability and serviceability features

JS20 blades deliver on reliability and serviceability. Features include:

• ECC DIMMs, combined with an integrated ECC memory controller, correct soft and hard single-bit memory errors, while minimizing disruption of service to LAN clients

• Memory hardware scrubbing, designed to automatically correct soft memory errors without software intervention

• ECC L2 cache processors help improve data reliability and reduce downtime

• SAN boot using JS20 Fibre Channel Daughter Card

• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections support:
  • Failover, adapter fault tolerance
  • Open Firmware/bootp
  • Wake on LAN
  • Load balancing or teaming

• First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)
  • Collects information about system state in special registers
  • Uses that information to identify failing component
  • Eliminates most of the requirement to use diagnostic programs to identify failures

• An integrated management processor supports diagnostic, reset, POST, and auto recovery functions and monitors temperature and voltage; alerts generated when thresholds are exceeded (refer to the Limitations section for restrictions)

Systems management

JS20 blades feature Cluster Systems Management (CSM) for Linux on POWER V1.4.1, CSM for AIX 5L V1.4.1, and IBM Director V4.21, which must be downloaded from:

http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ xseries_sm/dwnl.html

• IBM Director V4.21

  Supports the following functions on the JS20 blade:

  • Events
  • Resource monitoring
  • Inventory (limited)
  • Remote session
  • Software distribution
  • File transfer
  • Process management
  • MPA

• CSM for Linux on POWER V1.4.1 (5765-G16)

  Provides a full suite of systems management software for the JS20 including:

  • Hardware control
  • Install and update software on nodes
  • Distributed command execution
  • File synchronization across cluster
  • Monitoring and automated response
  • Automatic security configuration
  • Management of node groups (static and dynamic)
  • Diagnostics tools

  More information on CSM can be found at:

  http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/clusters/software/

• CSM for AIX 5L V1.4.1 (5765-F67)

CSM/IBM Director positioning

CSM is recommended for managing UNIX-only clusters (Linux or AIX) when the customer prefers a scripting interface to perform cluster management tasks. CSM provides full installation for Linux and a flexible command line interface.

BladeCenter Management Module

Use the management module in the BladeCenter to manage the BladeCenter and obtain vital system information about your installed JS20 blade servers. The management module communicates with the blade servers within the BladeCenter via an RS-485 intermanagement network. This network relays vital information about individual blade servers such as:

• Temperature
• Voltages
• Power supply status
• Memory status
• Fan status
• HDD status
• Error and status log

You can receive the status and you can control all blade servers within the BladeCenter. You can shut down and restart any blade server from anywhere on the network to help save time and costs associated with travel to the actual installation.

These manageability functions are provided through a self-contained Web page, creating an easy and familiar way for administrators to monitor, control, and maintain highly available BladeCenter installations. The Management Module communicates to the JS20 blades through serial-over-LAN interface.

Power management in the NEBS operating environment

The 8842-4Tx model is designed with a power management capability to give you the maximum uptime possible for your systems.

In short term extended thermal conditions, rather than shutdown completely, or fail, the JS20 4Tx model automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. The processor frequency will automatically cycle back up as thermal conditions improve. Power management is invoked only when the blade is housed in a BladeCenter T chassis and only under the thermal conditions described as short term in the high end of the NEBS extended temperature range (41 to 55 degrees C). The BladeCenter Management Module (MM) is notified when power management starts and again when it stops. Appropriate entries are then made in the MM Event Log.

Applications could be sensitive to processor frequency changes. For instance, frequency reductions could potentially impact benchmarking or applications/tools that depend on execution times for accounting, CPU utilization, or profiling. It is recommended that you check with your individual application vendors to see if there are any possible impacts and weigh the potential benefits and risks of 8842-4Tx power management in the short term extended thermal NEBS environment before installing the system.

Note: Short term refers to a period of not more than 96 consecutive hours and a total of not more than 15 days in one year. (This refers to a total of 360 hours in any given year, but no more than 15 occurrences during that one-year period.)
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Models

Model Summary Matrix Model Processor L2 Cache ECC Memory HDD IDE Interface Ethernet 42x 2-way 2.2 GHz PPC 970 512 KB 1 GB/8 GB open Dual ATA-100 Dual Gigabit 4Tx 2-way 2.2 GHz(1) PPC 970 512 KB 1 GB/8 GB open Dual ATA-100 Dual Gigabit Note: (1) Refer to product specifications regarding frequency reduction in the NEBS operating environment. Note: By combining a BladeCenter and up to 14 JS20 blades in a BladeCenter chassis, extremely high-density configurations can be deployed to address large enterprise or application service providers needs for powerful, high density, high availability servers. Customer Setup (CSU) Yes. Devices Supported The IBM JS20 blade model 42x/4Tx is designed to maintain compatibility with the following IBM products. As a part of the ServerProven program, compatibility listings are updated on the Web. Detailed information relative to IBM and non-IBM vendor devices, adapters, software and network operating systems supported with blade servers can be accessed via the Web: http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat Description Number --------------------------------------------------- ------- BladeCenter (model 8842-42x) 884242x BladeCenter (model 8842-4Tx) 88424Tx System memory IBM 512MB PC2700 CL2.5 ECC DDR RDIMM 73P2275 IBM 1GB PC2700 CL2.5 ECC DDR RDIMM 73P2276 IBM 2GB PC2700 CL2.5 ECC DDR RDIMM 25R8408 Fixed Disks / Diskette Drives / Storage IBM 40 GB IDE Disk Drive 25R6906 IBM 60 GB IDE Disk Drive 25R6904 IBM 40 GB IDE Disk Drive 48P7063 IBM FAStT600 Storage Server(2) 172260U IBM FAStT600 Storage Server (EMEA) 172260X IBM FAStT900 Storage Server 174290U IBM FAStT900 Storage Server (EMEA) 174290X IBM FAStT500 Storage Server 35521RU IBM FAStT500 Mini Hub 00N6882 IBM FAStT500 256Mb Cache 00N6883 IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(2) 35601RU IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(2) (EMEA) 35601RX IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(2) 35421RU IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(2) (EMEA) 35421RX IBM FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit(2) 17401RU IBM FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit(2) (EMEA) 17401RX IBM FAStT EXP200 Redundant Raid Controller 19K1121 IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(2) 35422RU IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(2) (EMEA) 35422RX IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model 800 2105800 IBM Enterprise Storage Server Model 800 Turbo 2105800 IBM Enterprise Storage Server 2105F20 IBM NAS 100, 5190 Model R12 5190R12 IBM Ultrium Ultra Scalable Tape Library 3584L32/D32   Network Attached Storage 200 Model 25T 519425T Network Attached Storage 300 Model 326 5195326 Network Attached Storage 300G Model G27 5196G27 IBM BladeCenter Optical Pass-thru Module 02R9080 IBM FAStT700 Storage Server 17421RU IBM FAStT700 Storage Server (EMEA) 17421RX IBM FAStT700 Mini Hub 19K1269   Note: (2) Must be attached to a supported FC expansion card and switch module. Communications   IBM JS20 Fibre Channel Daughter Card 73P6112 Myrinet Cluster Expansion Card for IBM eServer 73P6000 IBM BladeCenter Gb Ethernet Expansion Card 73P9030 IBM SAN Fibre Channel Brocade Switch, 16-Port 2109F16 IBM SAN Fibre Channel Switch 3534 Model F08 3534F08 IBM BladeCenter 2-Port Fibre Channel Switch Module 48P7062 IBM BladeCenter 4-Port Gb Ethernet Switch Module 48P7054 Nortel Ethernet Switch Module 73P9057 McData Spheron 3032 Fabric Switch (32-port) 2031032 McData Spheron 3216 Fabric Switch (16-port) 2031216 McData Spheron 3232 Fabric Switch (32-port) 2031232 McData Intrepid 6064 Director Switch 1GB (64-port) 2032064 McData Intrepid 6064 Director Switch 2GB (64-port) 2032064 McData Intrepid 6140 Director Switch 1GB (140-port) 2032140 McData 6-port Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCenter 32R1790 Topspin Infiniband Host Channel Adapter Expansion Card 26K6457 CISCO MDS 9120 Multilayer Fabric Switch 2061020 CISCO MDS 9140 Multilayer Fabric Switch 2061040 CISCO MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch Model 2062D01 CISCO MDS 9506 Multilayer Fabric Switch Model 2062D04/T04 CISCO MDS 9509 Multilayer Fabric Switch Model 2062D07/T07   Miscellaneous cables for chassis Netfinity Fibre Channel 1 M Cable 36L9973 LC-LC Fibre Chennel Cable - 25M 19K1249 Short Wave SFP Module 19K1271 LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable - 1M 19K1247 LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable - 5M 19K1248 Netfinity Fibre Channel 25M cable 03P9305 LC-SC Fibre Channel Cable Adapter 19K1250 Long Wave SPF Module 19K1272 NetVista USB - Parallel Printer Cable 19K4164 USB to Serial Cable 10K3661   Other devices for chassis BladeCenter Acoustic Attenuation Module 49P2694 NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack 930842S NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack Expansion Cabinet 930842E NetBAY42 Standard Rack Cabinet 9306420 NetBAY42 Standard Expansion Rack Cabinet 9306421 NetBAY25 Standard Rack Cabinet 9306250 NetBay11 Standard Rack Cabinet 9306110 NetBAY Rack Power Distribution Unit 37L6866 BladeCenter 1800W Power Supply Modules 74P4401 BladeCenter 2000W Power Supply Modules 26K4916 BladeCenter Telco 1300W DC Power Supply Modules 90P3742 BladeCenter Telco 1300W AC Power Supply Modules 90P3743 NetBAY Local Console Manager (LCM) 1735L04 NetBAY Remote Console Manager (RCM) 1735R16 IBM Two-Button Mouse 90P0740 IBM Preferred Pro Full-Size Keyboard - 104 Key 25R6968 (business black)   Model Conversions None. Back to top   Technical Description Physical Specifications Operating Environment Limitations Hardware Requirements Software Requirements The JS20 blade is a high-density design blade server that is installed into the BladeCenter. This hot-swap blade server includes the following features: A two processor, 2.2 GHz(1) PowerPC 970 model, with 512 KB full-speed cache and 1.1 GHz quad-pumped FSB 1 GB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM support - 8 GB per blade server using 4 x 2 GB DIMMs Dual Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet connections Management processor Network card connector - Supports optional Fiber Channel Expansion Card and additional Ethernet cards IDE controller Two IDE HDD connectors - Install one or two optional 40 GB or 60 GB ATA-100 HDDs Note: (1) In short term extended thermal conditions, the 8842-4Tx automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. Refer to product specifications regarding frequency reduction in the NEBS operating environment. Physical Specifications IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20: 8842-42x 8842-4Tx ----------------- ----------------- Processor 2-way PowerPC 970 2-way PowerPC 970 Int. speed 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz(1) Number standard 2 2 Maximum 2 2 L2 cache (full speed) 512 KB 512 KB Memory (PC2700 DDR) 1 GB ECC 1 GB ECC DIMMs 2 x 512 MB 2 x 512 MB DIMM sockets 4 4 Capacity 8 GB (2) 8 GB(2) Video Not supported Not supported IDE controller ATA-100 ATA-100 Channels 2 2 Connector int. 2 2 Connector ext. 0 0 HDD 0 0 Connectors 2 2 Internal capacity 120 GB(3) 120 GB(3) Total HDD bays 0 0 PCI slots 1 1 Management proc. Standard Standard Ethernet controller Dual Gigabit Dual Gigabit FC card Optional Optional IB HCA Optional Optional Myrinet Cluster Exp. Card Optional Optional CD-ROM (IDE) 0 0 Diskette drive 0 0 Power supply 0 0   Note: (1) In short term extended thermal conditions, the 8842-4Tx automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. Refer to NEBS Operating Environment. Note: (2) Total system memory capacity is based on using 2 GB memory DIMMs. Note: (3) Capacities are based on installation of two 60 GB IDE HDDs. For latest information on supported HDD options, visit: http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat Operating Environment For 8842-42x and 8842-4Tx: Temperature: 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft) 10 to 32 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft) Relative humidity: 8% to 80% Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft) Electrical power: 200-240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz Power consumption: 354 watts NEBS operating environment For 8842-4Tx only: Temperature: Blade server on: 5 to 40 degrees C (41 to 104 degrees F) at -60 to 1,800 m (-197 to 6,000 ft) Blade server on (short term(4)): -5 to 55 degrees C (23 to 131 degrees F) at -60 to 1,800 m (-197 to 6,000 ft) Blade server on: 5 to 30 degrees C (41 to 86 degrees F) at 1,800 to 4,000 m (600 to 13,000 ft) Blade server on (short term(4)): -5 to 45 degree. C (23 to 113 degrees F) at 1,800 to 4,000 m (600 to 13,000 ft) Blade server off: -40 to 70 degrees C (-40 to 158 degrees F) Rate of temperature change 30 degrees C/hr (54 degrees F/hr) Humidity: Blade server on: 5% to 85% Blade server on (short term(4)): 5% to 90% but not to exceed 0.024 kg water/kg of dry air Blade server off: uncontrolled Note: (4) Short term refers to a period of not more than 96 consecutive hours and a total of not more than 15 days in one year. (This refers to a total of 360 hours in any given year, but no more than 15 occurrences during that one-year period.) In short term extended thermal conditions (41 to 55 degrees C), the JS20 4Tx model automatically reduces the frequency of the processor to maintain acceptable thermal levels. The processor frequency will automatically cycle back up as thermal conditions improve. The BladeCenter Management Module (MM) is notified when this power management starts and again when it stops. Entries are then made in the MM Event Log. You should be aware that there may be applications that are sensitive to processor frequency changes. For instance frequency reductions could potentially impact benchmarking or applications/tools that depend on execution times for accounting, CPU utilization, or profiling. It is recommended that you check with your individual application vendors to see if there are any possible impacts and weigh the potential benefits and risks of 8842-4Tx power management in the short term extended thermal NEBS environment before installing the system. Standards The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 supports or complies with the following standards: FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A Canada ICES-003, issue 3, Class A UL 1950(1) CSA C22.2 No. 950 Note: (1) This server is certified by the respective UL agencies. Limitations The JS20 BladeCenter blades contain four DIMM sockets. A maximum of 8 GB of system memory is supported by adding a 2 GB PC2700 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM in each of the four DIMM sockets. The 2 GB DIMM is supported only on the 8842-42x and 8842-4Tx. All supported system memory is addressable through direct memory access. The JS20 blade supports 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB DIMM system memory options. Supported DIMMs can coexist in the same server; however, memory DIMMs of the same capacity must be installed in matched pairs. The BladeCenter chassis (8677-1XX/2XX/3XX) and BladeCenter T chassis (8720-1RX/8730-1RX) support a mix of JS20, LS20, and HS20 blades. A keyboard/video/mouse is not supported on the JS20. The console select button is also not supported on the JS20 blade; direct connections should be made using Serial over LAN The second IDE connector supporting an IDE HDD cannot be used when a JS20 Fibre Expansion card, BladeCenter Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card, Topspin IB Host Channel Adapter Expansion Card, or Myrinet Cluster Expansion Card is installed due to mechanical reasons. The Topspin IB Host Channel Adapter Expansion Card is supported in Linux environments only. The Myrinet Cluster Expansion Card in a JS20 is currently supported only with Linux and AIX 5L V5.2 operating systems. Two 2,000-watt power modules are in the 8677-3XX BladeCenter with support for two optional 2,000-watt power modules for redundancy and robust configurations. Processor blades 1 to 6 receive their power from power modules 1 and 2. Processor blades 7 to 14 receive their power from power modules 3 and 4. If a JS20 blade is being installed in the 8677-1XX/2XX BladeCenter, the IBM eServer BladeCenter Power Module Upgrade Guidelines (59P6598) will contain a table identifying the power load factor of all possible blades. Two hot-swap 1,300-watt power modules are standard in the BladeCenter T (8720-1RX/8730-1RX) to provide redundancy and power for bays 1 through 4 and switch modules 1 and 2. Two additional 1,300-watt power supply modules are required to support installation of blade servers in the BladeCenter T bays 5 through 8 and switch module bays 3 and 4. If your BladeCenter chassis was shipped before June 2003; check the following items: An update to the customer interface card on the media tray may be required for proper CD-ROM operation with the JS20 blade. To determine the part number of your existing media tray, from the management module Web interface, under the heading "Monitors" in the left hand column, select Hardware VPD and then look at the Module Name "media tray". If the FRU number of the media tray in your blade center is 59P6629, call your hardware support center and request a free replacement media tray. Power modules may need to be upgraded to handle the additional power requirements. The following link can assist you to determine if an upgrade is required: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/pdf/COGdec2003-US.pdf To prevent problems at installation, order any required upgrades along with the JS20. The level of the ethernet switch module firmware must be at level 81 or higher. To determine the revision level of your existing firmware, from the management module Web interface, under the heading "Monitors" in the left hand column, select Firmware VPD, then in the table for "I/O Module Firmware VPD" look for the revision number of the "Main Application 1" for the selected ethernet switch module. If you need new firmware, the latest level is available for download from the Internet at: http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/ document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50457 BladeCenter JS20: Serial over LAN (SOL) is required to perform local or network operating system or software installation on the JS20 blade server. SOL communication requires a supported Gb Ethernet Switch Module to be installed in switch module bay 1 of the BladeCenter chassis. If ethernet booting is employed by the user, a second supported Gb Ethernet Switch Module must also be installed. The BladeCenter JS20 does not support the KVM function that is standard with the Management Module. The serial over LAN capability of the Management Module is used on the JS20 as an alternative to the functionality provided by the KVM feature. BladeCenter chassis: When using Serial over LAN (SOL) for operating system or software installation (required for the JS20; optional for the HS20, or HS40), a supported Gb Ethernet Switch Module is required in switch module bay 1 of the BladeCenter chassis. If ethernet booting is employed by the user, a second supported Gb Ethernet Switch Module must also be installed. Refer to the Software Requirements section for operating system limitations. Hardware Requirements For a list of systems and features that operate with Linux, visit: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/factsfeatures.htm l Software Requirements Software compatibility The following software products have been tested by IBM and software publishers in the latest available versions, and where appropriate, are certified by the publisher to be compatible with the JS20 blade. Operating systems Software publisher Description ------------------ ----------------------------------------------- Novell SUSE SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 (Service Pack 3) (UL 1.0 Based) SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for POWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER IBM AIX 5L V5.2 AIX 5L V5.3 Application software Software publisher Description ------------------ ------------------------------------ IBM CSM for Linux V1.4.1 IBM CSM for AIX 5L V1.4.1 IBM Director V4.21 Lotus Lotus/Domino Mail Server R6.0.1 IBM SMA 3.1 System Migration Assoc. V3.1   The following network operating systems have been tested for compatibility with the JS20 blade: AIX 5L for POWER V5.2 with the 5200-04 Maintenance Package (APAR IY60347), or later. 5200-05 Maintenance Package (APAR IY66260) is recommended. AIX 5L for POWER V5.3 with the 5300-01 Maintenance Package (APAR IY62267), or later Linux SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8, SP3A for POWER, or later SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for POWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER All systems in a cluster including Red Hat Enterprise Linux must have the same hardware and software configuration. The following are not supported with Red Hat in a cluster configuration: X windows Print configuration Java support Red Hat certified third-party applications Configuration of netdump client Desktop assistance Apache Samba Configurations including the Topspin IB Host Channel Adapter Expansion Card require Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 for POWER or SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9. For additional information support, certification, and version information on network operating systems, access: http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat Back to top   Publications An Installation and User's Guide, (24R9678) safety, and warranty publications are shipped with each JS20 blade. The Hardware Maintenance Manual is available on a CD-ROM only. Back to top   Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange No Charge Specify Codes Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable Feature Exchanges No Charge Specify Codes None. Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable Description Machine Model Part ------------------------- ------- ----- ------- Note: GAV models   BladeCenter JS20 8842 42U 884242U BladeCenter JS20 with 8842 4TU 88424TU low profile handle (LPH) Note: Following is a newly announced option for the 8842-42x and 8842-4Tx.   IBM 2GB PC2700 CL2.5 ECC DDR RDIMM 25R8408 Note: Following are newly announced for the 8842-42x:   Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for POWER (RHEL3) RHEL3 1 Year Standard Subscription for 8 Cluster Nodes 32R2630 RHEL3 3 Year Standard Subscription for 8 Cluster Nodes 32R2631   Note: All of the above options will deliver a media kit and a product registration card that is used to register the purchased option with Red Hat, Inc.   SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER (SLES9) SLES9 1 Year Support per Server(1) 32R2638 SLES9 3 Year Subscription 1-2 CPU 32R2639 SLES9 1 Year Subscription per 8 Cluster Nodes with Head Node(2) 32R2640 SLES9 3 Year Subscription per 8 Cluster Nodes with Head Node(3) 32R2641 SLES9 1 Year Subscription per Additional 8 Cluster Nodes 32R2642 SLES9 3 Year Subscription per Additional 8 Cluster Nodes 32R2643   Note: (1) Option 32R2638 will deliver only a registration card to be used to register the support option. To obtain media, one of the following options must be purchased: 25R3656, 32R2639, 32R2640, 32R2641 Note: (2) Option 32R2640 Node) will deliver a media kit and product registration card used to register the option and must be ordered before option 32R2642 (SLES9 1 Year Subscription per Additional 8 Cluster Nodes) can be ordered. No media is delivered with option 32R2642. Note: (3) Option 32R2641 will deliver a media kit and product registration card used to register the option and must be ordered before option 32R2643 (SLES9 3 Year Subscription per Additional 8 Cluster Nodes) can be ordered. No media is delivered with option 32R2643. The following are previously announced: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 for POWER (RHEL3) RHEL3 1 Year maintenance, 1-2 CPU 25R3637 RHEL3 1 Year maintenance + Support standard, 1-2 CPU 25R3638 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance,1-2 CPU 25R3639 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance + Support standard, 1-2 CPU 25R3640 RHEL3 1 Year maintenance standard, 1-8 CPU 25R3641 RHEL3 1 Year maintenance Premium, 1-8 CPU 25R3642 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance standard, 1-8 CPU 25R3643 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance Premium, 1-8 CPU 25R3644 RHEL3 1 Year maintenance + Support standard, 1-8 CPU 25R3645 RHEL3 1 Year maintenance + Support premium, 1-8 CPU 25R3646 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance + Support standard, 1-8 CPU 25R3647 RHEL3 3 Year maintenance + Support premium, 1-8 CPU 25R3648 SLES9 1 Year maintenance < 2 CPUs 25R3656 SLES9 1 Year maintenance < 8 CPUs 25R3657   Additional features JS20 blade system board containing four DIMM connectors, supporting 512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB DIMM options. Up to 8 GB of system memory is supported. Dual-channel EIDE (ATA-100) controller, EIDE data storage up to 120 GB (two 60 GB HDDs) Two full-duplex, dual Gigabit Ethernet PCI connections Feature Exchanges Not available. Back to top   Accessories None. Customer Replacement Parts None. Back to top   Machine Elements None. Back to top   Supplies None. Diskettes None. Trademarks (R), (TM), * Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. ** Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service mark of others. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.  © IBM Corporation 2005. Back to top