IBM BladeCenter HS23 Express
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1. compared to the previous generation of PCI Express 2 0 5 GTps per link using 8b 10b encoding With Intel Integrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance Manageability and security Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the HS23 The HS23 includes an Integrated Management Module II IMM2 to monitor server availability and perform remote management Integrated industry standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI enables improved setup configuration and updates and simplifies error handling Integrated Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 support enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation Industry standard AES NI support for faster stronger encryption IBM Systems Director is included for proactive systems management It offers comprehensive systems management tools that help to increase up time reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities IBM Fabric Manager simplifies deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network and storage address assignments IBM FastSetup simplifies automates and speeds up the deployment process from server power up to production making BladeCenter easier to manage deploy and maintain Intel Execu2. Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure NL SAS 3 5 HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD 12 12 90Y8720 3TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3 5 HDD SAS 3 5 HDDs 49Y1899 300GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 49Y1900 450GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD 12 12 49Y1901 600GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3 5 HDD Table 22 lists the hard disk drives supported by EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Table 22 Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure NL SAS 2 5 HDDs 49Y1898 500GB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 12 2 81Y9952 1TB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD 1 SAS 2 5 HDDs 49Y1896 146GB 15 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 12 2 81Y9948 900GB 10 000 rpm 6Gb SAS 2 5 HDD 1 SAS 2 5 SSDs Note While the maximum number of drives supported by EXP2524 is 24 the integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC controller supports up to 14 drives in a RAID configuration Blade server hosts two internal drives therefore limiting the number of drives in one EXP2524 to 12 IBM BladeCenter HS23 28 The external expansion enclosures are supported by the integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC controller together with the SAS connectivity card installed in the ClOv slot of the blade server Table 23 lists the connectivity card Table 23 SAS connectivity card for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum
3. Table 2 Standard models part 2 Intel Xeon processor RAID i Standard I O slots 2 max controller Ethernet used max 7875 C3x 1x Xeon E5 2665 8C 2 4GHz 4x 4 GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 115W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C4x 1x Xeon E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 115W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C5x 1x Xeon E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 4x 4 GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 130W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C6x 1x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 4x 8 GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C7x 1x Xeon E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 4x 8 GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 C8x 1x Xeon E5 2680 8C 2 7GHz 4x 8 GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 130W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 2x 10Gb 7875 D1x 1x Xeon E5 2650L 8C 1 8GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 20MB 1600MHz 70W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 7875 F 1x 1x Xeon E5 2648L 8C 1 8GHz 4x 4GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 70W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 G1xT 1x Xeon E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 4x 4GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 4x 10Gb 7875 G2xT 1x Xeon E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 4x 4GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 115W 512 GB SAS SATA 4x 10Gb 7875 91x t 2x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 16x 8GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 92x t 2x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0G
4. mouse from a remote client e Mapping the CD or DVD drive diskette drive and USB flash drive on a remote client and mapping ISO image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server e Capturing blue screen errors IBM BladeCenter HS23 22 Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard Edition Oracle Solaris 10 Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server with Xen x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 VMware vSphere 5 1 VMware vSphere 5 0 VMware ESX 4 1 VMware ESXi 4 1 See the IBM ServerProven website for the latest information about the specific versions and service levels
5. of HS23 blades that the chassis can hold is fewer than the total available blade bays for example 12 in a BladeCenter E Other bays in the chassis must remain empty Consult the BladeCenter Interoperability Guide for specific details http www redbooks ibm com big Notes e The HS23 is not supported in the BladeCenter E with power supplies smaller than 2000 W e The HS23 is not supported in the BladeCenter T Table 4 Chassis support Maximum number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis BC E with AMM BC S BC H models other than 4Tx BC H BC HT 8677 14 bays 8886 14 bays 4Tx DC 6 14 bays 8740 2000 w 2320w 2900W supplies 12 bays CPU i Standard Enhanced Standard Enhanced Enhanced Intel Xeon processors 130w Nonet 115W Nonet Nonet None Nonet Nonet Nonet Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors Thermal Design Power Support shown is for non NEBS environments IBM BladeCenter H 2980W AC Power Modules 68Y6601 standard in 4Tx optional with all other BC H models IBM BladeCenter H Enhanced Cooling Modules 68Y6650 standard in 4Tx optional with all other BC H models Not supported Intel Xeon E5 2648L 70 W and E5 2658 95 W are robust thermal profile processors used in HS23 IBM BladeCenter HS23 10 Processor options The HS23 supports the processor options listed in Table 5 The server supports one or two processors Table 6 also shows which
6. supported and any other prerequisites http www ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos ematrix shtml IBM BladeCenter HS23 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 5 4 kg 12 Ib Shipping dimensions and weight approximate for single wide blade Height 330 mm 13 0 in Depth 600 mm 23 5 in Width 165 mm 6 5 in Weight 4 2 kg 9 4 Ib Supported environment e Air temperature e Server on e 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F altitude 0 to 914 m 0 to 3 000 ft e 10 to 32 C 50 to 89 6 F altitude 914 to 2133 m 3 000 to 7 000 ft e Server off 10 to 43 C 50 to 109 4 F e Shipment 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F e Humidity e Server on 8 to 80 e Server off 8 to 80 IBM BladeCenter HS23 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 discussed in this section The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post warranty maintenance agreements with a well defined scope of services including service hours response time term of service and service agreement terms and conditions IBM ServicePac offerings are country specific that is each country might have its own service types servic
7. 1 5 V and 1 35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported In such a case all DIMMs operate at 1 5V e The maximum number of ranks supported per channel is eight e The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in the server depends on the number of CPUs DIMM rank and operating voltage as shown in the Max qty supported row in Table 6 e All DIMMs in all CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of e Memory speed supported by specific CPU e Lowest maximum operating speed for the selected memory configuration that depends on rated speed as shown under the Max operating speed section in Table 6 Table 6 Maximum memory speeds Part numbers 46C0560 2 GB 90Y3147 4 GB 46C0564 4 GB 90Y3148 4 GB 00D5008 32 GB 46C0563 4 GB 00D4989 8 GB 46C0568 8 GB 2Rx4 90Y3149 8 GB 2Rx4 00D4981 8 GB 00D4985 8 GB 2Rx8 00D4993 8 GB 2Rx8 46C0599 16 GB 90Y3157 16 GB Rated speed 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 1333 MHz Rated voltage 1 35 V 1 5V 1 35 V 1 35 V Max qty 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 supported Largest DIMM 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB Max memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB 512 GB 512 GB capacity Max memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB N A N A at rated speed Maximum operating speed Ft 1 DIMM per 1333 1333 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 1066 channel MHz MHz MHz 2 DIMMs per 1333 1333 1600 MH
8. 22 99 GOST R 51318 24 99 GOST R 51317 3 2 2006 GOST R 51317 3 3 99 IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report CE Mark EN55022 Class A EN60950 1 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A IBM BladeCenter HS23 26 External disk storage expansion SAS Connectivity Modules one or two must be installed into the chassis to support external disk storage expansion Table 18 lists the SAS Connectivity Module Table 18 SAS Connectivity Modules Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one chassis 39Y9195 SAS Connectivity Module The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in Table 19 are supported with HS23 Table 19 External storage expansion enclosures supported per one blade server Table 20 lists the drives supported by EXP3000 external expansion enclosures Table 20 Drive options for EXP3000 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure SATA 3 5 HDDs 43W7630 IBM 1 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3 5 HS HDD 49Y1940 IBM 2 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3 5 HS HDD SAS 3 5 HDDs 44W2234 IBM 300 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3 5 Hot Swap HDD 44W2239 IBM 450 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3 5 Hot Swap HDD 44w2244 IBM 600 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3 5 Hot Swap HDD IBM BladeCenter HS23 27 Table 21 lists the drives supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Table 21 Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description
9. 3 is designed with highly scalable I O to give you a total of up to four 10 Gb physical ports that can be divided into up to 14 virtual ports as well as the ability to run multiple I O protocols FCoE iSCSI Sixteen DIMM slots supporting up to 512 GB of DDR3 memory allow you to fit more and larger virtual machines per blade In addition the HS23 is backward compatible with all BladeCenter chassis including the original BladeCenter E Some configurations might have restrictions See Table 5 for compatibility details Availability and serviceability The BladeCenter HS23 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime e Dual independent power and signal connectors to the BladeCenter chassis midplane provide fault tolerance to increase uptime e The HS23 offers Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing for redundancy in the event of a non correctable memory failure e Tool less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts such as CPU memory and adapter cards e The server offers hot swap drives supporting integrated RAID 1 redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime e The power source independent light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability e The Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects whe
10. 72 A2XD IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 81Y9650 A282 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 Slim HS HDD 42D0707 5409 IBM 500GB 7200 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 90Y8953 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 81Y9690 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 81Y9726 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps SATA 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 81Y9730 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps SATA 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 00W1125 A3HR IBM 100GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD 43W7718 A2FN IBM 200GB SATA 2 5 SFF Slim HS SSD 49Y5839 IBM 64GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 N 49Y5844 IBM 512GB SATA 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise Value SSD 2 49Y6129 IBM 200GB SAS 2 5 MLC HS Enterprise SSD IBM BladeCenter HS23 15 Internal tape drives The server does not support an internal tape drive However it can be attached to external tape drives using SAS or Fibre Channel connectivity Table 26 Optical drives The server does not support an optical drive option However it does interface to the optical drive installed in the BladeCenter chassis media tray if one is installed there I O expansion options The HS23 server offers the following PCI Express 3 0 slots e ClOv expansion slot PCle 3 0 x8 e CFFh expansion slot PCle 3 0 x16 The ClOv I O expansion connector provides I O connections through the midplane of the chassis to modules located in bays 3 and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis The CFFh I O expansion connector provides I O connections to high speed switch
11. Hz 16x 8GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 93x 2x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 16x 8GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country specific letter for example the EMEA MTM is 7875A1G and the US MTM is 7875A1U Ask your local IBM representative for specifics Processor detail Model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power Supports 10Gb with the addition of the 10 Gb Interposer Card for IBM BladeCenter HS23 94Y8550 These models ship standard with Emulex 10GbE VFA Advanced II for IBM BladeCenter HS23 90Y9332 These models ship standard with IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade LOM 90Y9310 Models 91x and 92x ship standard with IBM USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi 5 0 41Y8300 Model 93x ships with IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 Update1 41Y8307 IBM BladeCenter HS23 8 Express models Table 3 lists Express models Table 3 Express models Intel Xeon processor Memory RAID Drive Disk Standard I O slots 2 max std max controller bays drives Ethernet United States Latin America Canada 7875 E1U_ 2x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 8x4GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 E2U 2x Xeon E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 8x 8 GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 E3U_ 2x Xe
12. L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 46C0563 AOWY 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 46C0564 AOWZ 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 16 A1x A2x B1x B2x B3x ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM Dix E1U F1x Gix 00D4981 A3BT 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 16 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 46C0568 8644 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3 10600 CL9 16 91x E2U K1G ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 00D4985 A3BU 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx8 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 16 E4U E5U ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 46C0599 2422 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 16 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 00D5008 A3KN 32GB 1x32GB 4Rx4 1 35V PC3L 10600 CL9 16 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM 1600 MHz DIMMs 90Y3147 A1S0 4GB 1x4GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 ECC DDR3 1600 MHz VLP RDIMM 90Y3148 A1S1 4GB 1x4GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 C1x C2x C3x C4x C5x ECC DDR3 1600 MHz VLP RDIMM G2x 00D4989 A3BV 8GB 1x8GB 1Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 93x C7x ECC DDR3 1600MHz VLP RDIMM 90Y3149 A1S2 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 92x E3U ECC DDR3 1600 MHz VLP RDIMM 00D4993 A3BW 8GB 1x8GB 2Rx8 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 C6x C8x E6U ECC DDR3 1600MHz VLP RDIMM 90Y3157 A3BS 16GB 1x16GB 2Rx4 1 5V PC3 12800 CL11 16 ECC DDR3 1600MHz VLP RDIMM IBM BladeCenter HS23 13 Internal disk storage options The HS23 server has two hot swap drive bays accessible from the front of the blade server These bays are connected
13. al port 1 10 Gb Ethernet adapter e Pv4 IPv6 offload TCP UDP checksum offload Large send offload LSO Large receive offload LRO Receive side scaling RSS e IPv4 TCP Chimney Offload e JEEE 802 1Q VLAN tagging e VLAN insertion and extraction e Jumbo frames up to 9000 bytes e Load balancing and failover teaming support including adapter fault tolerance AFT switch fault tolerance SFT adaptive load balancing ALB and IEEE 802 3ad e Enhanced Ethernet draft support e Enhanced Transmission Selection ETS P802 1Qaz e _Priority based Flow Control PFC P802 1Qbb e Data Center Bridging eXchange Protocol DCBX P802 1Qaz e Supports Serial over LAN SoL and concurrent KVM cKVM e Preboot Execution Environment PXE support e Wake On LAN support e PCle x8 Gen 2 host interface e SR IOV support e Message Signal Interrupt MSI X support Table 12 lists the 10Gb LOM Interposer Card Table 12 10Gb LOM Interposer Card Part number Maximum supported Models where used 94Y8550 A244 10Gb LOM Interposer Card All except A1x A2x Note While the 10Gb LOM Interposer card does not consume a CFFh slot you have to remove it if you plan to install a CFFh expansion card IBM BladeCenter HS23 18 Table 13 lists additional supported network adapters and upgrades Table 13 Network adapters Part Feature Description Slots Maximum number code supported supported Virtual Fabric Adapters and Upgrade
14. ature Description Maximum code supported 41Y8298 A2G0 IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi Downloads 41Y8300 A2VC IBM USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi 5 0 41Y8307 A383 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5 0 Update1 41Y8311 A2R3 IBM USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi 5 1 Remote management The server contains an IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 which is based on the Renesas SH7757 chip and interfaces with the advanced management module in the BladeCenter chassis The combination of these provides advanced service processor control monitoring and an alerting function If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails LEDs on the system board are lit to help you diagnose the problem the error is recorded in the event log and you are alerted to the problem A virtual presence capability comes standard for remote server management through the Advanced Management Module AMM in the BladeCenter chassis Remote server management is provided through industry standard interfaces e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Version 3 e Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware SMASH e Web browser The server also supports virtual media and remote control features which provide the following functions e Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel regardless of the system state e Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and
15. cessor TDP IBM BladeCenter HS23 2 Intel Hyper Threading Technology boosts performance for multi threaded applications by enabling simultaneous multi threading within each processor core up to two threads per core Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads Intel Advanced Vector Extensions AVT can significantly improve floating point performance for compute intensive technical and scientific applications Up to 16 DDR3 ECC memory RDIMMs provide speeds up to 1600 MHz and a memory capacity of up to 512 GB See Table 7 for details The theoretical maximum memory bandwidth of the Intel Xeon processor E5 family is 51 6 GBps which is 60 more than in the previous generation of Intel Xeon processors The use of solid state drives SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning drives HDDs can significantly improve I O performance An SSD can support up to 100 times more I O operations per second IOPS than a typical HDD The HS23 scales to 18 I O ports on a single wide blade with integrated Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gb Ethernet ports and optional expansion cards offering the choice of Ethernet Fibre Channel SAS iSCSI and FCoE connectivity The HS23 offers PCI Express 3 0 I O expansion capabilities that improve the theoretical maximum bandwidth by almost 100 8 GTps per link using 128b 130b encoding
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18. drives listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel The server might support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information Note These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35734UL For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat tape IBM BladeCenter HS23 31 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 lease upgrade capability you can increase the capacity of the system with little to no change in monthly payments At the end of the lease take advantage of our flexible end of lease options to fit your changing business needs IBM Global Financing has the breadth and depth of offerings longevity proven success and global reach to help you develop a robust financing and asset management strategy that provides you the opportunity to use new technologies and turn your ambitious vision into a tangible solution Here are some other reasons why working with us makes solid financial sense e Expand your purchasing power Affordable monthly payments allow you to change the technology a
19. e levels response times and terms and conditions Not all covered types of ServicePac might be available in a particular country For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country visit the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at https www 304 ibm com sales gss download spst servicepac Table 17 explains warranty service definitions in more detail Table 17 i service definitions Tem Term Description IBM on site A service technician will come to the server s location for equipment repair repair IOR 24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within two hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide 24 hour service every day including IBM holidays 24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide 24 hour service every day including IBM holidays 9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location within four business hours after remote problem determination is completed We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays If after 1 00 p m it is determined that on site service is required the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day For noncritical service reques
20. ee the following IBM Redbooks Product Guides e BM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade and PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade Il at http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0783 html Open e BM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade and GPU Expansion Blade ll at http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0798 html Open Network adapters The HS23 offers two integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and two integrated 10 Gb Ethernet ports with the integrated Emulex BladeEngine 3 BE3 controller Two Gigabit Ethernet ports are routed to the chassis I O bays 1 and 2 BladeCenter E H or HT and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports are routed to the chassis I O bays 7 and 9 using either 10Gb LOM Interposer Card or Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 BladeCenter H or HT With BladeCenter S both GbE ports are routed to the chassis I O bay 1 IBM BladeCenter HS23 17 The integrated BE3 4 port NIC has the following features e Two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports 1 Gb and 10 Gb auto negotiation e Full duplex FDX capability e 10Gb ports operate in either a virtual NIC vNIC or physical NIC pNIC mode e vNIC mode Up to six vNICs up to three vNICs per one 10 Gb port e Virtual Fabric mode or Switch Independent operational mode e Virtual port bandwidth allocation in 100 Mbps increments e Upto two vNICs can be configured as an iSCSI or FCoE vNICs one per port with optional Advanced Upgrade 90Y9310 e pNIC mode du
21. h a maximum power usage of 75 watts for each slot It integrates PCI Express card support capability into the BladeCenter architecture Up to four expansion blades can be attached to an HS23 Each expansion blade occupies a bay in the BladeCenter chassis Table 10 PCle expansion blades Part number Feature Description Maximum code supported 68Y7484 A247 IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II The HS23 server optionally supports GPU Expansion Blade expansion units listed in Table 11 This capability is ideal for many applications written to take advantage of acceleration and visualization performance advantages that are offered in general purpose computing on GPUs This product ships integrated with one NVIDIA Tesla M2090 one NVIDIA Tesla M2075 or one NVIDIA Tesla M2070Q GPU The stacking capability of the IBM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade II allows you to connect up to four of them to a single blade server In addition you can still use a CFFh I O expansion card adapter by installing it in the top most expansion blade Each expansion blade occupies a bay in the BladeCenter chassis Table 11 GPU expansion blades Partnumber Feature Description Maximum code supported 00D6881 A2VW IBM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade II with NVIDIA Tesla M2090 68Y7478 A245 IBM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade II with NVIDIA Tesla M2075 68Y7479 A246 IBM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade II with NVIDIA Tesla M2070Q For more information s
22. h lOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Mono Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4377 A3DY IBM 1 2TB High IOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Mono Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2 4TB High IOPS MLC Duo PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4361 A3MZ IBM 300GB High lOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Modular Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4365 A3NO IBM 600GB High lOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Modular Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4369 A3N1 IBM 800GB High lOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Modular Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 90Y4373 A3N2 IBM 300GB High IOPS SLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Modular Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 For information about these adapters see IBM Redbooks Product Guides e IBM High IOPS SSD PCle Adapters http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0729 html e IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0907 html e IBM High lOPS Modular Adapters http www redbooks ibm com abstracts tips0937 html IBM BladeCenter HS23 21 Power supplies 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 USB socket inside the server Table 16 lists the virtualization options Table 16 Virtualization options Part number Fe
23. hnical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third party Microsoft Linux VMware software Dimensions Height 245 mm 9 7 in width 29 mm 1 14 in depth 446 mm 17 6 in Weight Maximum configuration single wide blade 5 4 kg 12 Ib The IBM BladeCenter HS23 servers are shipped with the following items Documentation CD Registration Flyer Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Technical Note Flyer Standard models Table 2 lists standard models Table 2 Standard models part 1 Intel Xeon processor RAID i Disk Standard I O slots 2 max controller drives Ethernet used max 7875 A1x 1x Xeon E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 1x4 GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 10MB 1066MHz 80 W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 A2x 1x Xeon E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 4x 4GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 10MB 1066MHz 80 W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 B1x 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 4x 4GB Integrated Optional 2x 1Gb 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 B3x 1x Xeon E5 2630 6C 2 3GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C1x 1x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 7875 C2x 1x Xeon E5 2660 8C 2 2GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 7875 B2x 1x Xeon E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 4x 4GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb IBM BladeCenter HS23 7
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25. l BladeCenter Interoperability Guide http www redbooks ibm com big IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM BladeCenter servers and options http www redbooks ibm com portals bladecenter Open amp page pgbycat Configuration and Option Guide http www ibm com systems xbc cog xRef IBM System x Reference Sheets http www redbooks ibm com xref IBM System x Support Portal http ibm com support entry portal http ibm com support entry portal Downloads Hardware Systems BladeCenter BladeCenter_HS23 IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic IBM BladeCenter HS23 33 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 currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is the user s responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non IBM product program or service IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document The furnishing of this
26. modules that are located in bays 7 8 9 and 10 of a BladeCenter H or BladeCenter HT chassis The following table shows the connections between adapters installed in the HS23 blade server to the switch bays in the chassis Table 9 Adapter to I O bay correspondence I O adapter slot Port on the adapter Corresponding I O module bay in the chassis in the HS23 BladeCenter E ladeCenter H HT BladeCenter S V0 bay 1 V0 bay 1 V0 bay 1 Integrated 1 GbE VO bay 2 VO bay 2 V0 bay 1 Not supported V O bay 7 Not supported Integrated 10 GbE Not supported I O bay 9t Not supported VO bay 3 VO bay 3 VO bay 3 ClOv slot VO bay 4 VO bay 4 VO bay 4 Not supported I O bay 7 I O bay 2 Not supported I O bay 9 I O bay 2 CFFh slot Not supported I O bay 8 Not supported Not supported I O bay 10 Not supported Requires the 10Gb LOM Interposer Card or Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 be installed in HS23 IBM BladeCenter HS23 16 The HS23 optionally supports the PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II listed in Table 10 The expansion blade provides the capability to attach selected PCI Express cards to the HS23 This capability is ideal for many applications that require special telecommunications network interfaces or hardware acceleration using a PCI Express card The expansion blade provides one full height and full length PCI Express x16 x8 wired Gen 2 slot and one full height and half length PCI Express x16 x8 wired Gen 2 slot wit
27. n Blade II One HS23 supports up to four PCle expansion blades 8 slots Up to four optional GPU expansion blades with either NVIDIA Tesla M2090 M2075 or M2070Q graphics processing units One internal USB port for embedded hypervisor Hot swap Hard drives components Systems UEFI IBM Integrated Management Module II IMM2 with Renesas SH7757 controller management Predictive Failure Analysis light path diagnostics Automatic Server Restart IBM Systems Director and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM ServerGuide Security Power on password administrator s password Trusted Platform Module TPM 1 2 features IBM BladeCenter HS23 6 Table 1 Standard specifications part 2 Specification Video Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB video memory integrated into the IMM2 Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors 32 bits per pixel Operating Microsoft Windows Server 2012 2008 R2 and 2008 x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 systems and 6 x86 and x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 EM64T and 11 for x86 and supported AMD64 EM64T VMware ESX 4 1 and ESXi 4 1 and VMware vSphere 5 Limited 3 year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day warranty response time Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs 4 hour or 2 hour response support time 8 hour fix time 1 year or 2 year warranty extension remote tec
28. n system components processors memory and hard disk drives operate outside of standard thresholds and generates pro active alerts in advance of possible failure therefore increasing uptime e Solid state drives SSDs offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime e Built in Integrated Management Module II IMM2 continuously monitors system parameters triggers alerts and performs recovering actions in case of failures to minimize downtime e Built in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis DSA Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time e Three year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty next business day 9x5 Optional service upgrades are available Scalability and performance The BladeCenter HS23 offers numerous features to boost performance improve scalability and reduce costs e The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 8 core processors and up to 3 0 GHz core speeds depending on the CPU s number of cores up to 20 MB of L3 cache and QPI interconnect links of up to 8 GT s e Up to two processors 16 cores and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi threaded applications e Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 0 allows CPU cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond pro
29. n the Ethernet adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals BladeCenter Open amp page pg amp cat ethadapters IBM BladeCenter HS23 19 Storage host bus adapters Table 14 lists storage HBAs supported by the HS23 server Table 14 Storage adapters Part Feature Description Slots Maximum number code supported supported Fibre Channel 46M6140 3598 Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card ClOv 00Y3270 A3JC QLogic Enet and 8Gb FC Exp Card CFFh CFFh 43W4068 1593 SAS Connectivity Card CIOv Withdrawn not available for ordering For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Fibre Channel adapters category http www redbooks ibm com portals BladeCenter Open amp page pg amp cat fcadapters IBM BladeCenter HS23 20 PCle SSD adapters The HS23 server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in Table 15 The adapters must be installed in an IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II Up to eight High IOPS adapters supported per one HS23 two per PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II and up to four PCI Expansion Blades per HS23 Table 15 SSD adapters Part Feature Description Maximum number code supported per exp blade per HS23 46M0878 0097 IBM 320GB High IOPS SD PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Class SSD PCle Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 46C9078 A3J3 IBM 365GB High lOPS MLC PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 2 8 Mono Adapter Blade II 68Y7484 46C9081 A3J4 IBM 785GB Hig
30. ng platforms You may copy modify and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing using marketing or distributing application programs conforming to the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp IBM BladeCenter HS23 34 This document was created or updated on May 14 2013 Send us your comments in one of the following ways e Use the online Contact us review form found at ibm com redbooks e Send your comments in an e mail to redbook us ibm com e Mail your comments to IBM Corporation International Technical Support Organization Dept HYTD Mail Station P099 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie NY 12601 5400 U S A This document is available online at http www ibm com redbooks abstracts tips0843 html Trademarks IBM the IBM logo and ibm com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both These and other IBM trademarked terms are marked on their fir
31. offering type equipment and product type and options and may vary by country Non hardware items must be one time nonrecurring charges and are financed by means of loans Other restrictions may apply Rates and offerings are subject to change extension or withdrawal without notice and may not be available in all countries Contact your local IBM Global Financing representative for additional detail IBM BladeCenter HS23 32 Related publications and links For more information see the following resources IBM US Announcement Letter for HS23 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 897 ENUS 1 12 044 IBM US Announcement Letter for memory SSD and processor options for HS23 http ibm com common ssi cgi bin ssialias infotype dd amp subtype ca amp amp htmlfid 89 7 ENUS 1 12 120 IBM BladeCenter HS23 product page http ibm com systems bladecenter hardware servers hs23 IBM BladeCenter Information Center http publib boulder ibm com infocenter bladectr documentation IBM BladeCenter HS23 Installation and User s Guide http ibm com support IBM BladeCenter HS23 Problem Determination and Service Guide http ibm com support ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the HS23 http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us blade 7875 html ServerProven compatibility page for operating system support http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us nos ematrix shtm
32. on E5 2670 8C 2 6GHz 8x 8 GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 20MB 1600MHz 115W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 E4U 2x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 4x8 GBtT Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 E5U 2x Xeon E5 2640 6C 2 5GHz 4x8 GBt Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb 7875 E6U 2x Xeon E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 8x 8 GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 20MB 1600MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb Europe Middle East Africa 7875 K1G_ 1x Xeon E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 1x 8GB Integrated 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 0 2 15MB 1333MHz 95W 512 GB SAS SATA 2x 10Gb Processor detail Model cores core speed L3 cache memory speed power Number used Maximum number t Models E4x and E5x have four DIMMs as standard which means that half of the eight memory channels are unused To maximize memory performance consider adding additional DIMMs to populate all channels IBM BladeCenter HS23 9 Chassis support The HS23 is supported in the various BladeCenter chassis listed in Table 4 The number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis depends on the thermal design power of the processors used in the servers Table 4 uses the following conventions e A green cell means that the chassis can be filled with HS23 blade servers up to the maximum number of blade bays in the chassis for example 14 blades in the BladeCenter H e A yellow cell means that the maximum number
33. patibility details Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family CPUs with eight core up to 2 7 GHz or six core up to 2 9 GHz or quad core up to 3 3 GHz or dual core up to 3 0 GHz Two QPI links up to 8 0 GT s each Up to 1600 MHz memory speed Up to 20 MB L3 cache Memory Up to 16 DDR3 DIMM sockets 8 DIMMs per processor using Very Low Profile VLP DIMMs Support for up to 1600 MHz memory speed depending on the processor Four memory channels per processor 2 DIMMs per channel Memory Up to 512 GB with 16x 32 GB RDIMMs and two processors maximums Memory ECC Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing protection Disk drive bays Two 2 5 hot swap SAS SATA drive bays supporting SAS SATA and SSD drives Maximum Up to 1 8 TB with 900 GB 2 5 SAS HDDs or up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2 5 NL SAS HDDs or up to 2 internal storage TB with 1 TB 2 5 SATA HDDs or up to 1 6 TB with 800 GB 2 5 SAS SSDs Intermix of SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs is supported RAID support RAID 0 1 1E and 10 with integrated LSI SAS2004 controller Network Two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports with integrated Emulex BladeEngine 3 interfaces BE3 controller PCI Expansion One ClOv slot PCle 3 0 x8 and one CFFh slot PCle 3 0 x16 Two addtional PCle 2 0 x8 slots standard form factor slots slot 1 is full height full length slot 2 is full height half length with the optional PCI Express Gen 2 Expansio
34. ped more densely than round holes providing more efficient airflow through the system IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides advanced power management features with actual real time energy monitoring reporting and capping features Locations of key components and connectors Figure 2 shows the front view of the server indicating key components Hot swap drive Power amp KVM bays controls and LEDs Figure 2 Front view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 IBM BladeCenter HS23 Figure 3 shows the top view of the server indicating key components Hot swap Processor 1 Memory for ClOv connector USB drive bay 1 processor 1 connector i 5 oe Hot swap Memory for Processor 2 CFFh 10Gb drive bay 2 processor 2 connector interposer Figure 3 Top view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 Figure 4 shows the bottom view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 contains light path diagnostics panel Light path diagnostics panel OLP ACTIVE crums hn SYS BOARD Temp INTERNAL LP Figure 4 Bottom view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 shows light path diagnostics panel IBM BladeCenter HS23 Standard specifications Table 1 lists the standard specifications Table 1 Standard specifications part 1 Specifications Single wide 30 mm blade server Chassis support BladeCenter H BladeCenter HT BladeCenter S BladeCenter E Some configurations might have restrictions See Table 5 for com
35. qe Redbooks IBM BladeCenter HS23 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM BladeCenter HS23 is a next generation two socket blade server running the Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family With its industry leading RAS features energy efficiency outstanding performance flexible and scalable I O and complete systems management HS23 offers a robust platform optimized for your mission critical applications Standard 30 mm single wide form factor protects your investments by providing compatibility with the IBM BladeCenter H E S and HT chassis Suggested use versatile platform to run a broad range of workloads including infrastructure virtualization and enterprise applications Figure 1 shows the IBM BladeCenter HS23 Figure 1 IBM BladeCenter HS23 Did you know IBM BladeCenter HS23 is the first BladeCenter server that offers four integrated LAN ports dual port Gigabit Ethernet and dual port 10Gb Ethernet with IBM Virtual Fabric capability With Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFh expansion card HS23 scales up to 14 virtual NICs vNICs per single wide blade server for a total of 18 I O ports with the choice of Ethernet Fibre Channel SAS iSCSI and FCoE connectivity IBM BladeCenter HS23 1 Key features The IBM BladeCenter HS23 gives you the networking capacity that you need to manage your data center The new Virtual Fabric capable integrated 10 GbE offers extreme speed and the HS2
36. quantity supported 43W4068 SAS Connectivity Card CIOv The external SAS cables listed in the Table 24 are supported with external expansion enclosures connected to SAS Connectivity Modules Table 24 External SAS cables for external storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per enclosure External disk storage systems Table 25 lists the external storage systems that are supported by HS23 and that can be ordered through the System x sales channel The HS23 blade may support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table For further information refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center http www ibm com systems support storage ssic Table 25 External disk storage systems For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the System Storage category http www redbooks ibm com portals systemx Open amp page pg amp cat externalstorage IBM BladeCenter HS23 29 External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options listed in Table 27 The HS23 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 ibm com systems support storage ssic Table 26 External backup options part 1 IBM BladeCenter HS23 30 Table 26 External tape options part 2 External backup units Note The external tape
37. s 81Y3133 A1QR Broadcom 2 port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter CFFh 90Y9310 A2TD IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade LOM only 81Y3120 A287 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFht 90Y9350 A2ZP Virtual Fabric Advanced FOD Upgrade License only 90Y9332 A2ZN Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II for HS23 CFFht Converged Network Adapters 81Y1650 Brocade 2 port 1OGbE Converged Network Adapter CFFh 00Y3280 QLogic 2 port 10Gb CNA CFFh 42C1830 QLogic 2 pt 10Gb Converged Network Adapter CFFh 10 Gb Ethernet 46M6168 0099 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 2 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 46M6164 0098 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 4 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh CFFh CFFh CFFh 4201810 Intel 10Gb 2 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 90Y3570 Mellanox 2 port 10Gb Enet Expansion Card CFFh 1 Gb Ethernet 44W4479 2 4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh 44W4475 Ethernet Expansion Card ClOv CFFh ClOv T InfiniBand 46M6001 0056 2 port 40Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card CFFh CFFh t With Emulex Virtual Fabrics Adapters II for HS23 installed in a blade server two 10 Gb Ethernet ports on the adapter itself are routed to the chassis I O bays 8 and 10 unlike other CFFh cards and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports integrated on a blade itself are routed to the chassis I O bays 7 and 9 Withdrawn not available for ordering For more information see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides i
38. server models have each processor standard If no corresponding where used model for a particular processor is listed then this processor is available only through Configure to Order CTO Table 5 Processor options Part Intel Xeon processor description Models number where used 81Y9292 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2603 4C 1 8GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80 W A1x 81Y9294 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2609 4C 2 4GHz 10MB 1066MHz 80 W A2x 81Y9295 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2620 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W B1x 91x E1U E4U K1G 81Y9298 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2650 8C 2 0GHz 20MB 1600MHz 95W C1x C6x 92x 93x E6U Note Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors Memory options IBM DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal IBM System x and BladeCenter performance and throughput IBM memory specifications are integrated into the light path diagnostics for immediate system performance feedback and optimum system uptime From a service and support standpoint IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty and IBM provides service and support worldwide The BladeCenter HS23 supports Very Low Profile VLP DDR3 memory RDIMMs The server supports up to eight DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 16 DIMMs when two processors are installed Each processor has four memory channels and there are two DIMMs per channel IBM BladeCenter HS23 11 The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration e Mixing
39. st occurrence in this information with the appropriate symbol or indicating US registered or common law trademarks owned by IBM at the time this information was published Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http www ibm com legal copytrade shtml The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both BladeCenter Calibrated Vectored Cooling Express Storage IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager IBM Redbooks Redpaper Redbooks logo ServerProven ServicePac System Storage System x The following terms are trademarks of other companies Intel Centrino Intel Inside Intel Xeon Intel Intel logo Intel Inside logo and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries LTO Ultrium the LTO Logo and the Ultrium logo are trademarks of HP IBM Corp and Quantum in the U S and other countries Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others IBM BladeCenter HS23 35
40. te Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks allowing an application to run in its own isolated space protected from all other software running on a system IBM BladeCenter HS23 Energy efficiency The HS23 offers the following energy efficiency features to save energy reduce operational costs increase energy availability and contribute to the green environment Component sharing design of the BladeCenter chassis provides ultimate power and cooling savings The Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 product family offers significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power TDP limits Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed to reduce power draw Low voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy than 1 5 V DDR3 RDIMMs Solid state drives SSDs consume as much as 80 less power than traditional spinning 2 5 inch HDDs The HS23 uses hexagonal ventilation holes a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling technology Hexagonal holes can be grou
41. to the integrated 4 port LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps SAS SATA RAID on Chip ROC controller The integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC has the following features Four port controller with 6 Gbps throughput per port PCle x4 Gen 2 host interface Two SAS ports routed internally to the two hot swap drive bays Two ports can be routed externally to the chassis I O bays 3 and 4 with SAS Connectivity Card ClOv Supports RAID levels 0 Integrated Striping 1 Integrated Mirroring 10 Integrated Mirroring and Striping and 1E Integrated Mirroring Enhanced Supports up to 14 drives up to 12 integrated RAID drives and up to two hot spare drives for integrated RAID configurations Supports up to 10 integrated RAID drives per integrated volume Supports up to two integrated volumes Supports volumes greater than 2 TB for RAID 0 10 and 1E Supports SAS and SATA HDDs and SSDs Supports connectivity to the EXP2500 series and EXP3000 storage expansion enclosures Support connectivity to the tape drives and external storage systems IBM BladeCenter HS23 Table 8 lists the hard drive options that are available for internal storage Table 8 Disk drive options for internal disk storage code supported IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD Er nro ew mes maesaer seroso gt sas att ew cfc SAS zee HSIeO 49Y2003 5433 IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 90Y88
42. ts a service technician will arrive by the end of the following business day 9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location on the business day after we business day receive your call following remote problem determination We provide service from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m in the customer s local time zone Monday through Friday excluding IBM holidays In general these are the types of IBM ServicePacs e Warranty and maintenance service upgrades e One two three four or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage e On site repair from the next business day to four or two hours e One or two years of warranty extension e Remote technical support services One or three years with 24x7 coverage severity 1 or 9 5 next business day for all severities Installation and startup support for System x servers Remote technical support for System x servers Software support Support Line e Microsoft or Linux software e VMware e IBM Director IBM BladeCenter HS23 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 Class A IEC 60950 1 CB Certificate and CB Test Report Taiwan BSMI CNS13438 Class A Korea KN22 Class A KN24 Russia GOST ME01 IEC 60950 1 GOST R 51318
43. z 1333 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz 800 MHz 1066 channel MHz MHz MHz Maximum quantity supported is shown for two processors installed When one processor is installed the maximum quantity supported is half of what is shown The following memory protection technologies are supported ECC Chipkill Memory mirroring Memory rank sparing If memory mirroring is used then DIMMs must be installed in pairs minimum of one pair per CPU and both DIMMs in a pair must be identical in type and size The effective memory available to the system is only half of that installed IBM BladeCenter HS23 12 If memory rank sparing is used then two single rank or dual rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel the DIMMs do not need to be identical In rank sparing mode one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed Chipkill memory mirroring and memory rank sparing modes are mutually exclusive Only one operational memory mode can be enabled on a server and it is a system wide setting Table 7 lists memory options available for the HS23 server DIMMs can be installed one at a time but for performance reasons install them in sets of four one for each of the four memory channels Table 7 Memory options for the HS23 Part Feature Description Maximum Models number code supported where used 1333 MHz DIMMs 46C0560 AOWX 2GB 1x2GB 1Rx8 1 35V PC3
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