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Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for your
BladeCenter unit.
Table 1. Features and specifications
Media tray (on front):
v Diskette drive: 1.44 MB
v CD-ROM drive: IDE
v Universal Serial Bus (USB) v1.1 port
v Front system LED panel
Module bays (on rear):
v Four hot-swap 220-volt
power-module bays
v One hot-swap management-module
bay
v Four hot-swap switch-module bays
v Two hot-swap blower bays
Blade bays (on front):
14 hot-swap blade bays
Redundant cooling:
Two variable-speed hot-swap blowers
Power modules:
v Standard: Two 1200-watt or greater
220-volt (200-240 V ac) hot-swap
power modules
– Both power modules supply 12 V
power to all modules and to blade
bays 1 through 6
– Both power modules provide
redundancy to each other
v Maximum: Four
– Power modules 1 and 2 supply 12
V to all modules and to blade
bays 1 through 6
– Power modules 3 and 4 supply 12
V to blade bays 7 through 14
– Power modules 1 and 2 provide
redundancy to each other
– Power modules 3 and 4 provide
redundancy to each other
Notes:
1. For details about the BladeCenter unit port specifications, see "Input/output
2. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the
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BladeCenter Type 8677: Installation and User's Guide
Switch modules:
v Standard: None
v Maximum: Two hot-swap 1 Gb Ethernet
four-port switch modules and two
hot-swap switch modules of another
network-communication standard, such
as Fibre Channel
Management module: One hot-swap
management module providing the
following features:
v System-management functions for the
BladeCenter system
v Video port (analog)
®
v PS/2
keyboard port
v PS/2 mouse port
v 10/100 Mb Ethernet remote
management connection
Upgradeable microcode:
v Management module firmware
v Ethernet switch module firmware
v Blade server service processor firmware
Security features:
v Login password for remote connection
v Secure socket layer (SSL) security for
remote management access
Predictive Failure Analysis
alerts:
v Blowers
v Blade-dependent features
Size (7U):
v Height: 304.2 mm (12 in. or 7 U)
v Depth: 711.2 mm (28 in.)
v Width: 444 mm (17.5 in.)
v Weight:
– Fully configured with modules and
blades: Approx. 108.86 kg (240 lb)
– Fully configured without blades:
Approx. 44.91 kg (99 lb)
connectors" on page 26.
blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, CD-ROM drive, and
diskette drive. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with
these devices.
Acoustical noise emissions:
v Without acoustics module option:
– Sound power, idle: 7.4 bels maximum
– Sound power, operating: 7.4 bels
maximum
v With acoustics module option:
– Sound power, idle: 6.9 bels maximum
– Sound power, operating: 6.9 bels
maximum
Environment:
v Air temperature:
– BladeCenter unit on: 10° to 35°C (50° to
95°F). Altitude: 0 to 914 m (2998.69 ft)
– BladeCenter unit on: 10° to 32°C (50° to
89.6°F). Altitude: 914 m to 2134 m
(2998.69 ft to 7000 ft)
– BladeCenter off: -40° to 60° C (-40° to
140° F).
v Humidity:
– Server on: 8% to 80%
– Server off: 8% to 80%
Electrical input:
v Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz single-phase)
required
v Input voltage:
– Minimum: 200 V ac
– Maximum: 240 V ac
Heat output:
®
(PFA)
Approximate heat output in British thermal
units (Btu) per hour
v Minimum configuration: 1365 Btu/hour (400
watts)
v Maximum configuration: 9622 Btu/hour
(2820 watts)
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