Bladecenter Unit Features - IBM 8677 - BladeCenter Rack-mountable - Power Supply Planning And Installation Manual

BladeCenter unit features

The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications for the
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 200-240 volt
power-module bays
v Two hot-swap management-module
bays
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 1800-watt 200-240
volt hot-swap power modules
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
Switch modules:
v Standard: None
v Maximum: Two hot-swap 1 Gb
Ethernet switch modules and two
hot-swap switch modules of another
network-communication standard,
such as Fibre Channel
Notes:
1. For details about the BladeCenter unit port specifications, see "Input/output
2. Although the keyboard and mouse use PS/2-style connectors, communication
Management module: One hot-swap
management module providing the
following features:
v System-management processor
functions for the BladeCenter unit
v Video port (analog)
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v PS/2 keyboard port
v PS/2 mouse port
v 10/100 Mb Ethernet remote
management connection
v Additional management module optional
for redundancy.
Upgradeable microcode:
v Management module firmware
v Ethernet switch module firmware
v Blade server system-management
processor firmware
Security features:
v Login password for remote connection
v Secure socket layer (SSL) security for
remote management access
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) 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 11.
with them is through an internal USB bus in the BladeCenter unit. Make sure
that each operating system on each blade server recognizes the keyboard and
mouse as USB 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, idle: 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 unit off: -40° to 60° C (-40°
to 140° F).
v Humidity:
– BladeCenter unit on: 8% to 80%
– BladeCenter unit off: 8% to 80%
Electrical input:
v Sine-wave input (50-60 Hz single-phase)
required
v Input power:
– Minimum: 0.40 kVA (two power supplies)
– Maximum: 4 kVA (four power supplies)
v Input voltage: 200–240 Vac
Heat output:
Approximate heat output in British thermal
units (BTU) per hour
v Minimum configuration: 1365 BTU/hour (400
watts)
v Maximum configuration: 13 650 BTU/hour
(4000 watts)
Chapter 1. Introducing the BladeCenter unit
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