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Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of the
blade server.
Notes:
v Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system
v The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade
Microprocessor: Supports dual-core
®
AMD Opteron
microprocessors: Up
to two in single-width models or four
in double-width models
Note: Use the Configuration/Setup
Utility program to determine the type
and speed of the microprocessors in
your blade server.
Memory:
v Dual-channel DIMMs: 8 DIMM slots
in single-width models or 16 DIMM
slots in double-width models
v Type: Very-low profile (VLP),
double-data rate 2 (DDR2), ECC
SDRAM registered x4 (Chipkill) or
x8 (non-Chipkill) DIMMs
v Supports 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and
4 GB (as of the date of this
publication): Total memory of up to
32 GB in single-width models or 64
GB in double-width models
Drives: Supports small-form-factor,
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives:
One in single-width models or two in
double-width models
management are provided by the BladeCenter unit.
server to recognize and use the removable-media drives and front-panel USB
ports. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communications with these
devices.
Integrated functions:
v Dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers
v Expansion card interface
v Local service processor:
Baseboard management controller
(BMC) with Intelligent Platform
Management Interface (IPMI)
firmware
v ATI RN-50 video controller
v LSI 1064 Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) controller
v Light path diagnostics
v RS-485 interface for
communication with the
management module
v Automatic server restart (ASR)
v Serial over LAN (SOL)
v Four USB buses for
communication with keyboard,
mouse, and removable media
drives
Predictive Failure Analysis
alerts:
v Microprocessor
v Memory
v Hard disk drives
Electrical Input: 12 V dc
Environment:
v Air temperature:
– Blade server on: 10° to 35° C
(50° to 95° F). Altitude: 0 to 914
m (0 to 3000 ft)
– Blade server on: 10° to 32° C
(50° to 90° F). Altitude: 914 to
2134 m (3000 to 7000 ft)
– Blade server off: -40° to 60° C
(-40° to 140° F)
v Humidity:
– Blade server on: 8% to 80%
– Blade server off: 5% to 80%
Size:
v Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches)
v Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
v Width:
– Single-width models: 2.9 cm (1.14
inches)
– Double-width models: 5.8 cm
®
(PFA)
(2.28 inches)
v Maximum weight:
– Single-width models: 4.9 kg (10.8
lb)
– Double-width models: 11.2 kg
(24.7 lb)
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