Support For Storage - IBM QS22 - BladeCenter - 0793 Service Manual

Table 1. Blade server features and specifications
Microprocessor:
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Two IBM PowerXCell 8i 64-bit
architecture processors w/VMX with 8
Synergistic Processor Units (SPU),
512 KB L2 cache, 256 KB on each
Synergistic Processing Engine (SPE)
Memory: Minimum 4GB DDR2
memory. 2 GB per IBM PowerXCell 8i
processor. Maximum system memory
32 GB.
Supports 1 GB and 4 GB DDR2-800
VLP DIMMs. 2 GB DIMM support
depends on firmware level.

Support for storage

The BladeCenter provides two options for storage:
SAS solution for storage
Onboard USB attached modular flash drive
Integrated functions:
v One dual-port 1 Gigabit Ethernet
controller
v Local service processor
v 2 IBM PowerXCell 8i companion
chips each providing a PCIe and
a single PCI-X interface
v RS-485 interface for
communication with BladeCenter
Management Module
v USB Controller
Supported Options:
v Serial attached SCSI (SAS)
expansion card
v High-Speed InfiniBand Card,
IB-4x
v BladeCenter PCI Express I/O
Expansion Unit
v System memory 1 GB DDR2-800
VLP DIMM, total 4 GB per IBM
PowerXCell 8i processor
v System memory 2 GB DDR2-800
VLP DIMM, total 8 GB per IBM
PowerXCell 8i processor
v System memory 4 GB DDR2-800
VLP DIMM, total 16 GB per IBM
PowerXCell 8i processor
v I/O Buffer DIMM VLP DDR2 1GB,
total 1 GB per IBM PowerXCell 8i
companion chip
v 8 GB IBM Modular Solid State
Disk
v 8 GB Modular Flash Drive
SAS storage can be available through the following components: a SAS
Expansion Card attached to the blade server, one or two SAS connectivity
modules in the rear of the BladeCenter unit, and various options to attach
the IBM BladeCenter Boot Disk System to the SAS connectivity modules.
An optional SAS Expansion Card is available for the BladeCenter QS22.
If your QS22 blade server is installed in an IBM BladeCenter S unit, local
SAS drives of the BladeCenter S unit, if present, are also available as
storage.
This option provides a modular flash drive for system boot or local storage.
Environment:
v Ambient temperature:
– Operating temperature: 10°C to
35°C (50°F to 95°F). Altitude: 0
to 2133 m (0 to 7000 ft)
v Humidity:
– Operating temperature: 8% to
80%
Size:
v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches)
v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
v Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches)
v Maximum weight: 5 kg (13.2 lb)
Electrical input:
v Power provided to the blade server
by the BladeCenter unit: 12 V dc
Chapter 1. Introduction
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