Introduction - Fujitsu BS2000 SE Series Basic Operating Manual

1 Introduction

With the FUJITSU Server BS2000 SE Series (SE servers), FUJITSU offers a server infrastructure which consists of
two server lines.
Depending on requirements, an SE server contains all the system components needed for operation as an overall
application:
SU /390 for BS2000 guest systems
Server Unit x86 with BS2000 guest systems, SU300 also with Linux or Windows guest systems as an option
Application Units x86 for operating Native or hypervisor systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, VMware, OVM, etc.)
Shareable tape and disk periphery
A high-speed, server-internal infrastructure to connect the components with each other and with the customer's
IP or FC network.
The SE server is installed entirely and tested on the vendor's premises in accordance with customer specifications.
Many hardware components are redundant in design, thus ensuring that even if a fault occurs with these
components, operation can continue with the same performance.
You can easily upgrade the models on site.
Information on the hardware lifecycle of the FUJITSU Server BS2000 SE Series (Changes
since the last edition of the manual)
With the hardware lifecycle of the SE Series, the hardware basis for the Server Unit x86, the Management Unit and
the HNC has been renewed several times. If the following generations are not identified by their own designations
(e.g. SU300 -> SU300B -> SU310), the generations are identified by a subsequent Mx with x = 1,2,3,...: MU M2,
MU M3, HNC M2, HNC M3 etc. The generation M2 is supported as of SE V6.2A, the generation M3 as of version
6.3A04.
The changes in the manuals are mainly due to these new hardware lifecycle generation models. Any differences to
the previous models regarding structure and operation are described in detail.
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