IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Manual page 17

Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum
memory and compute capacity in a blade
Memory mirroring supported
Memory rank sparing supported
Memory scrubbing supported
# of 1.8-inch drive bays total /
available
# of 2.5-inch drive bays total /
available
# of 3.5-inch drive bays total /
available
Maximum internal SSD capacity
SSD capacities supported
# of SSDs standard
Additional Internal SSD storage
via PCIe adapter
High IOPS Adapters standard
Modular Flash Drives supported
Internal USB Flash Drive
supported
# of optical drives standard
# of diskette drives standard
Internal tape drives supported
SSD drive interface
Integrated disk controller
Optional RAID controller
RAID levels supported
External disk drive support
# of PCIe slots
# of PCIe expansion slots
PCIe expansion units standard
# of I/O ports per blade
(maximum)
# of video ports
Video controller
Video memory
Maximum video resolution at 32-
bit color
Gigabit Ethernet controllers std
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BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
2 / 2 SSD (per server blade)
100GB (2 x 50GB) fixed
160GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS MS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
640GB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter
1 standard (preloaded with VMware
vSphere 4.1 hypervisor)—68x
None (one in BladeCenter chassis)
None (one standard in BladeCenter H chassis)
SATA controller integrated into the processor
1 CIOv and 1 CFFh per node
Up to 3 total, using 1 BladeCenter PCI
Express I/O Expansion Unit 3 (BPE3)
blade with one HX5 blade
8 (16 in a 4-socket server configuration)
1024x768 resolution (analog), with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz;
1440x90 resolution (digital), with a color depth of 32 bits at 60Hz
Dual-port Broadcom BCM5709S—TOE-enabled
Yes
Yes
Yes
4 / 4 SSD (per 4-socket server
configuration)
None
None
200GB (4 x 50GB) fixed
50.0GB
None
None
1
1 optional (preloaded with hypervisor)—all
other models
None (SAN-attached)
SATA
LSI Logic 1064
RAID-0/1/1E (optional)
NAS/SAN-attach
2 CIOv and 2 CFFh per 4-socket/2-node
server configuration
Up to 10 total using 4 BladeCenter PCI
Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade (BPE4)
blades with one HX5 blade
Optional
None (chassis-attached)
Matrox G200eV (in IMM)
16MB SDRAM
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