IBM BladeCenter HS23E Manual

Summary of BladeCenter HS23E

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 1 i b m ® ibm bladecenter hs23e ibm redbooks product guide the ibm® bladecenter® hs23e is a versatile, dual-socket blade server running the intel xeon processor e5-2400 product family. The server offers performance for value with new levels of memory capacity, processor perform...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 2 key features the ibm bladecenter hs23e is a performance for value blade server optimized for energy efficiency and density by offering flexible configuration options. Designed specifically for use in business critical and entry virtualization applications, the blade offers hi...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 3 availability and serviceability the hs23e provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime: dual independent power and signal connectors to the bladecenter chassis midplane provide fault tolerance to increase uptime. The hs23e offers chipkill, memo...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 4 energy efficiency the hs23e offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to the green environment: the component-sharing design of the bladecenter chassis provides ultimate power and coo...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 5 the following figure shows the top view of the server, indicating key components. Figure 3. Top view of the ibm bladecenter hs23e.

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 6 standard specifications the following table lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) components specifications form factor single-wide (30 mm) blade server. Chassis support bladecenter h, bladecenter ht, bladecenter s, and bladecenter e. (s...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 7 table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) components specification video matrox g200er2 video core with 16 mb video memory integrated into the imm2. The maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 hz with 16 m colors (32 bits per pixel). Operating systems supported microsoft window...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 8 standard models the following table lists standard models. Table 2. Standard models mtm* intel xeon processor† (2 maximum) memory raid drive bays (used/max) drives onboard nic i/o slots (used/max) 8038-b1x 1x e5-2403 4c 1.8ghz 10mb 1066mhz 80w 1x 2 gb 1066 mhz§ c105 0 / 2 ope...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 9 express models the following table lists the express models. Table 3. Express models model intel xeon processor† (2 maximum) memory raid drive bays (used/max) drives onboard nic i/o slots (used/max) united states, latin america, canada 8038-e1u 1x e5-2420 6c 1.9ghz 15mb 1333m...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 10 chassis support the hs23e is supported in the various bladecenter chassis listed in the following table. Table 4. Chassis support description bc-e (8677) bc-t bc-s (8886) bc-h (8852) bc-ht ac (8750) bc-ht dc (8740) hs23e - 95w or 80w cpus some limits* no full full full full ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 11 processor options the hs23e supports the processor options listed in the following table. The server supports up to two intel xeon processor e5-2400 product family processors, one intel xeon processor e5-1410, one intel pentium processor 1403, or one intel pentium processor ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 12 the following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration: the server supports rdimms. Mixing 1.5 v and 1.35 v dimms in the server is supported. In such a case, all operate at 1.5 v. The maximum number of ranks supported per channel is eight. The maximum quantity of ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 13 if memory rank sparing is used, then two single-rank or dual-rank dimms or at least one quad-rank dimm must be installed per populated channel (the dimms do not need being identical). In rank sparing mode, one rank of a dimm in each populated channel is reserved as spare mem...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 14 internal disk storage options the hs23e server has two hot-swap drive bays accessible from the front of the blade server. These bays are connected to the integrated serveraid c105 controller supplying basic software raid capabilities for sata hard drives. An optional servera...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 15 table 10 lists the hard drive options that are available for internal storage. Table 10. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (part 1) part number feature code description maximum supported sas hdds 42d0677 5536 ibm 146gb 15k 6gbps sas 2.5" sff slim-hs hdd 2 90y8926 ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 16 table 10. Disk drive options for internal disk storage (part 2) part number feature code description maximum supported sata ssds 00w1125 a3hr ibm 100gb sata 2.5" mlc hs enterprise ssd 2 43w7718 a2fn ibm 200gb sata 2.5" sff slim-hs ssd 2 49y5839 a3as ibm 64gb sata 2.5" mlc hs...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 17 internal tape drives the server does not support an internal tape drive. However, it can be attached to the external tape drives using sas or fibre channel connectivity (see table 25). Optical drives the server does not support an optical drive option. However, it does inter...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 18 table 12. Gpu expansion blades part number feature code description maximum supported 00d6881 a2vw ibm bladecenter gpu expansion blade ii with nvidia tesla m2090 4 68y7478 a245 ibm bladecenter gpu expansion blade ii with nvidia tesla m2075 4 68y7479 a246 ibm bladecenter gpu ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 19 table 13 lists additional supported network adapters and upgrades. Table 13. Network adapters part number feature code description slots supported maximum supported virtual fabric adapters and upgrades 81y3133 a1qr broadcom 2-port 10gb virtual fabric adapter cffh 1 none# a1x...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 20 storage host bus adapters the following table lists storage hbas supported by the hs23e server. Table 14. Storage adapters part number feature code description slots supported maximum supported fibre channel 46m6140 3598 emulex 8gb fibre channel expansion card (ciov) ciov 1 ...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 21 power supplies the server power is derived from the power supplies installed in the bladecenter chassis. There are no server options regarding power supplies. Integrated virtualization the server supports vmware esxi installed on a usb memory key. The key is installed in a u...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 22 supported operating systems the server supports the following operating systems: microsoft windows server 2012 r2 microsoft windows server 2012 microsoft windows server 2008 r2 microsoft windows server 2008, datacenter x64 edition microsoft windows server 2008, enterprise x6...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 23 physical specifications dimensions and weight (approximate, for single-wide blade): height: 245 mm (9.7 in.) depth: 446 mm (17.6 in.) width: 29 mm (1.14 in.) maximum weight: 4.6 kg (10.2 lb) shipping dimensions and weight (approximate for a single-wide blade): height: 330 mm...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 24 warranty options the bladecenter hs23 has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. Ibm offers the warranty service upgrades through ibm servicepac® offerings, which are described in this section. An ibm servicepac offering is a series of prepackaged wa...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 25 regulatory compliance the server conforms to the following standards: fcc - verified to comply with part 15 of the fcc rules, class a canada ices-003, issue 4, class a ul/iec 60950-1 csa c22.2 no. 60950-1-03 japan vcci, class a australia/new zealand as/nzs cispr 22:2006, cla...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 26 the external sas cables listed in the following table are supported with external expansion enclosures connected to sas connectivity modules. Table 20. External sas cables for external storage expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported per one en...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 27 table 23 lists the hard disk drives supported by the exp2524 external expansion enclosures. Table 23. Drive options for the exp2524 external expansion enclosures part number description maximum quantity supported per one enclosure* 2.5" nl sas hs hdds 49y1898 500gb 7,200 rpm...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 28 external backup units the server supports the external backup options listed in table 24. The hs23e blade may support other ibm tape backup systems that are not listed in this table. For further information, refer to the ibm system storage interoperability center: http://www...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 29 table 25. External tape options (part 2) part number description external backup units* 362550x ibm rdx removable hard disk storage system - external usb 500 gb bundle 3628l3x ibm half high lto gen 3 external sas tape drive (with us line cord) 3628l4x ibm half high lto gen 4...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 30 ibm global financing ibm global financing can help you obtain the it solution you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow. Our fair market value (fmv) lease helps ensure that you have the latest ibm technology, and with our mid-...

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    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 31 related publications and links for more information, see the following resources: ibm us announcement letter: http://ibm.Com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?Infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/enus112-083 ibm bladecenter hs23e product page: http://ibm.Com/systems/bladecenter/har...

  • Page 32: Notices

    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 32 notices this information was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services curr...

  • Page 33: Trademarks

    Ibm bladecenter hs23e 33 this document was created or updated on june 25, 2014. Send us your comments in one of the following ways: use the online contact us review form found at: ibm.Com /redbooks send your comments in an e-mail to: redbook@us.Ibm.Com mail your comments to: ibm corporation, interna...