Deploying Citrix MetaFrame on IBM E server BladeCenter with IBM Fast Storage
Blade servers are a relatively new technology, one that has captured industry focus because of its modular design, which can reduce cost through a more efficient use of valuable floor space, and its simplified management, which can help to speed up such tasks as deploying, reprovisioning, updating and troubleshooting hundreds of blade servers. All this can be done remotely with one graphical console using IBM Director systems management tools. In addition, blade servers provide improved performance by doubling current rack density. By integrating your resources and sharing key components, not only will you reduce cost but you will also increase availability.
In this section, we list the key features of the IBM Eserver BladeCenter and the BladeCenter
HS20 and HS40 servers. First, the IBM Eserver BladeCenter features:
Rack-optimized, 7U modular design enclosure:
– Holds up to 14 hot-swap IBM Eserver BladeCenter HS20 blades with up to six enclosures in a 42U rack
– Holds up to seven hot-swap IBM Eserver BladeCenter HS40 blades
A high availability midplane supporting the hot-swap of individual blades. Two 1800-watt, hot-swap power modules and support for two redundant 1800-watt power modules with load balancing and failover capabilities. See guidelines in 1.2.5, “IBM eServer BladeCenter Power Supply Module” on page 11. Two hot-swap and redundant 325 CFM blowers and thermal sensors throughout to monitor and alert of over-temperature conditions. One management module (standard) lets you manage and control components in the enclosure. Add a second module for redundancy. Optional hot-swap redundant Ethernet and Fibre Channel switch modules (supports up to four network switch modules). Control panel - contains USB port and status LEDs.
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