Chassis Support - IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Manual

5.3 Chassis support

The HX5 is supported in BladeCenter chassis S, H, and HT, as listed in Table 5-3.
Table 5-3 HX5 chassis compatibility (BC is BladeCenter)
Description
HX5 server
HX5+MAX5 server
a. One-node and 2-node HX5 configurations with 130W processors are not supported in chassis
with standard cooling modules. See Table 5-4.
b. Support for the BC-HT dc model can be granted for specific configurations with the SPORE
process.
The number of HX5 servers supported in each chassis depends on the thermal design power
of the processors that are used in the HX5 servers. Table 5-4, which uses the following
conventions, shows the HX5 servers:
A green square
the maximum number of blade bays in the chassis (for example, 14 blades in the
BladeCenter H).
A yellow square
chassis can hold is fewer than the total available blade bays (for example, 12 in a
BladeCenter H).
evenly between the two power domains of the chassis (bays 1 - 6 and bays 7 - 14).
Table 5-4 HX5 chassis compatibility
Thermal
design
power
(TDP) of
Server the CPUs
95W, 105W
HX5 1-node (30 mm)
130W
95W, 105W
HX5 2-node (60 mm)
130W
95W, 105W
HX5 1-socket + MAX5
(60 mm)
130W
a. IBM BladeCenter H 2980W AC Power Modules, 68Y6601 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H chassis
models)
b. IBM BladeCenter H Enhanced Cooling Modules, 68Y6650 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H chassis
models)
c. Not supported
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No Yes
No Yes
in a cell means the chassis can be filled with HX5 blade servers up to
in a cell means that the maximum number of HX5 blades that the
All other bays must remain empty
Maximum number of servers supported in each chassis
BC-S BC-H (models other than 4Tx)
(8886)
2900W supplies
Std. Enh.
blower blower
5 14 14
c
4 None 10
2 7 7
c
2 None 5
2 7 7
2 6 6
BC-H BC-HT ac
8852 8750
a
Yes Yes
a
Yes Yes
. The empty bays must be distributed
a
2980W supplies
Std. Enh.
b b
blower blower
14 14
c
None 12
7 7
c
None 6
7 7
7 7
BC-HT dc
8740
b
No
b
No
BC-H BC-HT
(-4Tx) AC
(8750)
2980W
Enh.
b
blower
14 10
12 8
7 5
6 4
7 5
7 5