IBM BladeCenter JS21 Technical Overview and Introduction

This IBM Redpaper is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM® BladeCenter™ JS21 Type 8844 blade server supporting the IBM AIX 5L™ and Linux® operating systems. We introduce major hardware offerings and discuss their prominent functions.

Professionals wanting to acquire a better understanding of IBM System JS21 products should consider reading this document. The intended audience includes:

- Clients
- Sales and marketing professionals
- Technical support professionals
- IBM Business Partners
- Independent software vendors

This document expands the current set of BladeCenter JS21 documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the BladeCenter JS21. This publication does not replace the latest BladeCenter JS21 marketing materials, tools, or product documentation. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

• IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology, SG24-7523-04
• PowerVM Virtualization on IBM System p: Introduction and Configuration Fourth Edition, SG24-7940-03
• IBM Certification Study Guide eServer p5 and pSeries Administration and Support for AIX 5L Version 5.3, SG24-7199-00

Publish Date
24 March 2006

Last Update
01 May 2006

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Author(s)

Trina Bunting is a member of the pSeries Advanced Technical Support Group in Dallas, Texas. She is the skills leader for AIX 5L on POWER blades and IBM Director. She is also the POWER blades Regional Designated Specialist skills leader for North America. She joined IBM in 1996 and was part of Technical Services and AIX 5L Support Line before joining the Advanced Technical Support Group.

• Trina Bunting

Wayne Kimble is a Field Technical Sales Specialist based in Los Angeles, California, USA. He has worked with computer systems for over 25 years and has performed pre-sales technical support for the past 6 years. He is the Regional Designated Specialist for BladeCenter in the Western Region. His areas of expertise include high-performance computing and Linux on POWER.

• Wayne Kimble

IBM Form Number
REDP-4130-00

Number of pages

58