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IBM BladeCenter Chassis Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview 6 Selling Features 7 Key Features 15 Key Options 16 BladeCenter S Images 18 BladeCenter S Specs 19 BladeCenter E Images 20 BladeCenter E Specs 20 BladeCenter H Images 21 BladeCenter H Specs 22 BladeCenter T Images 23 BladeCenter T Sp...

Selling Features Price/Performance • The extremely high degree of integration in the various BladeCenter chassis reduces the need for server components, replacing numerous fans, KVM and Ethernet cables, power supplies, external switches and other components with fewer shared hot- swap/redundant comp...

capabilities by “surfacing” pertinent information about your blade server. The easy-to-use Deployment Wizard also provides step-by-step installation instructions and offers automated deployment capabilities. • Each BladeCenter chassis includes an Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM boosts admi...

• Two hot-swappable Media Trays each contain two external USB 2.0 ports, a light path diagnostic panel , and support a 1GB/4GB compact flash (CF) option — The media trays are shared by all the blades in the server. This reduces unnecessary parts (and reduces the number of parts than can fail). In th...

• Local update of BMC firmware • Firmware firewall • Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT) • Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions Other systems management features offered for the combination of blade server and chassis include: • Predictive Failure Analysis for...

• Network attached storage (NAS) — Provides a large capacity, highly available and secure environment for storing mission-critical data. The System Storage ™ N series attaches to IBM BladeCenter using integrated Ethernet switch modules. • Storage area network (SAN) — Offers iSCSI and Fibre Channel S...

Additional services include hardware warranty upgrades and factory-installed Product Customization Services (PCS), such as asset tagging, hardware integration, software imaging and operating systems personalization. IBM offers extensive technical support by phone and via the Web. Support options inc...

BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Machine type 8886-1Ex/Y, 1Mx/1MY, AC1 Rack form factor 7U # of DVD/CD drives standard 1 DVD-RW/CD-RW (in Media Tray) # of diskette drives standard None (USB-attached) # of internal (chassis-based) H/S SAS HDDs supported 12 (3.5-inch) # of Media Tray module bays 2...

BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor) onsite BladeCenter E Chassis Images Front View Rear View Interior View BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications Machine type 8677-3RU, 3RX Rack form factor 7U # of DVD/CD drives standard 1 DVD-ROM (in Media Tray) #...

BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications # of management modules (std / max) 1 / 2 hot-swap/redundant Systems management controller Management Module # of RS485 ports 1 (on Management Module) # of serial breakout ports None (Serial over LAN only) # of parallel ports None # of mouse ports 1 (on Managemen...

Interior View Media Tray Empty blade slots Power Supply Modules (showing fan 3-pack) Power Supply Modules (showing fan 3-pack) BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications Machine type 8852-4XU Rack form factor 9U # of DVD/CD drives standard 1 (in Media Tray; can choose to have either a read-only or multi-b...

BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports 2 (on Management Module) Light path diagnostic panel 2 (one on Media Tray, one on Management Module) Predictive Failure Analysis support Blades, bridge/switch modules, I/O modules, management modules, power...

BladeCenter T Chassis Specifications # of video ports 1 ( e) in rear KVM modul # of blade slots / orientation 8 x 30mm (low-voltage), 7 x 4 x 60mm , or combinations 30mm (non-low-voltage), thereof / horizontal Fabric bandwidth 1Gbps # of switch module bays 4 # of management modules std / max 1 / 2 S...

BladeCenter HT Chassis Images Front View Rear View BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications Machine type 8740-1RX (DC) 8750-1RX (AC) NEBS/ETSI-tested Yes (NEBS Level 3) Rack form factor 12U # of DVD/CD Combo drives standard None (USB-attach) # of diskette drives standard None (USB-attach) Internal tape...

BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications # of mouse ports None (USB-attach) # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports Up to 6 ( 2 in Advanced Management Module, 2 per Media Tray) # of video ports 1 (in Advanced Management Module) Light path diagnostic panel Yes (in Media Tray) Predictive...

BladeCenter I/O Modules Ethernet Cisco Fiber Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter External SFP-based ports for fiber connectivity (SFPs available from Cisco). Supports high availability networks through support of advanced STP protocols and trunk failover functionality. Opt...

SAS SAS Connectivity Module This high-performance, 3Gbps, SAS-based pass-thru module enables broad storage functionality. It enables up to 12 3.5 in. SAS or SATA disks using the Disk Storage Module. It also enables use of entry storage products such as IBM System Storage DS3200. Provides 4 external ...

Rack vs. Blades Positioning Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle with the overwhelming complexity created by the rapid growth of their IT environments. They are running out of room and exceeding power thresholds in their computer rooms and data centers. And, they are increasingly being asked...

Energy Efficiency The cost of power has become a huge component of IT operating budgets all around the world. Many clients are facing the critical issue of providing sufficient power and cooling to support their highly dense data center. Clients are demanding solutions that allow them to get their w...

Citrix Solution Citrix Presentation Server (PS) enables users to potentially save large sums of money on management costs and to minimize data security risks by installing all Windows applications in the data center and virtualizing or streaming them to end users over the network. It allows you to d...

IBM Virtualization Solution Today, the line between scale-up and scale-out servers is blurring. Multicore processors allow all servers to run scale-up workloads to some extent. At the same time, scale-up servers can run multiple virtualized scale-out workloads. Performance becomes about utilization ...