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IBM BladeCenter HS23
IBM Redbooks Product Guide
The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23 is a next-generation two-socket blade server running the Intel® Xeon®
processor E5-2600 product family. With its industry-leading RAS features, energy efficiency, outstanding
performance, flexible and scalable I/O, and complete systems management, HS23 offers a robust
platform optimized for your mission-critical applications. Standard 30 mm single-wide form-factor protects
your investments by providing compatibility with the IBM BladeCenter H, E, S, and HT chassis.
Suggested use: versatile platform to run a broad range of workloads, including infrastructure,
virtualization, and enterprise applications.
Figure 1 shows the HS23.
Figure 1. IBM BladeCenter HS23
Did you know?
IBM BladeCenter HS23 is the first BladeCenter server that offers four integrated LAN ports: dual-port
Gigabit Ethernet and dual-port 10Gb Ethernet with IBM Virtual Fabric capability. With Emulex 10GbE
Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFh expansion card, HS23 scales up to 14 virtual NICs (vNICs) per
single-wide blade server for a total of 18 I/O ports with the choice of Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SAS, iSCSI,
and FCoE connectivity.
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  • Page 1 Figure 1. IBM BladeCenter HS23 Did you know? IBM BladeCenter HS23 is the first BladeCenter server that offers four integrated LAN ports: dual-port Gigabit Ethernet and dual-port 10Gb Ethernet with IBM Virtual Fabric capability. With Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFh expansion card, HS23 scales up to 14 virtual NICs (vNICs) per single-wide blade server for a total of 18 I/O ports with the choice of Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SAS, iSCSI, and FCoE connectivity.

  • Page 2: Key Features

    Key features The IBM BladeCenter HS23 gives you the networking capacity that you need to manage your data center. The new Virtual Fabric capable integrated 10 GbE offers extreme speed, and the HS23 is designed with highly scalable I/O to give you a total of up to four 10 Gb physical ports that can be divided into up to 14 virtual ports, as well as the ability to run multiple I/O protocols (FCoE/iSCSI).
  • Page 3 Open Fabric Manager simplifies deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network and  storage address assignments. IBM FastSetup simplifies, automates, and speeds up the deployment process from server power-up  to production, making BladeCenter easier to manage, deploy, and maintain.

  • Page 4: Locations Of Key Components And Connectors

    Solid state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch  HDDs. The HS23 uses hexagonal ventilation holes, a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ technology.  Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system.
  • Page 5 Figure 3 shows the top view of the server, indicating key components. Figure 3. Top view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 Figure 4 shows the bottom view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 (contains light path diagnostics panel). Figure 4. Bottom view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 (shows light path diagnostics panel)

  • Page 6: Standard Specifications

    Systems UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) with Renesas SH7757 controller, Predictive management Failure Analysis, light path diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director, and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, IBM ServerGuide. Security Power-on password, administrator's password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2).

  • Page 7: Standard Models

    Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour response support time, 8-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, remote technical support for IBM hardware and selected IBM and third-party (Microsoft, Linux, VMware) software. Dimensions Height: 245 mm (9.7 in), width: 29 mm (1.14 in), depth: 446 mm (17.6 in).

  • Page 8: Express Models

    ** Processor detail: Model, cores, core speed, L3 cache, memory speed, power. # Supports 10Gb with the addition of the 10 Gb Interposer Card for IBM BladeCenter HS23, 94Y8550. † These models ship standard with Emulex 10GbE VFA Advanced II for IBM BladeCenter HS23, 90Y9332.

  • Page 9: Chassis Support

    Intel Xeon Embedded processors # * Thermal Design Power. ** IBM BladeCenter H 2980W AC Power Modules, 68Y6601 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H models). † IBM BladeCenter H Enhanced Cooling Modules, 68Y6650 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H models).

  • Page 10: Processor Options

    Intel Xeon Processor E5-2667 6C 2.9GHz 15MB 1600MHz 130W 94Y8589 Intel Xeon Processor E5-2670 8C 2.6GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W C4x, E3x, G2x 81Y9300 Intel Xeon Processor E5-2680 8C 2.7GHz 20MB 1600MHz 130W * Note: Intel Xeon Embedded processors. IBM BladeCenter HS23...

  • Page 11: Memory Options

    IBM memory automatically assumes the IBM system warranty, and IBM provides service and support worldwide. The BladeCenter HS23 supports Very Low Profile (VLP) DDR3 memory RDIMMs. The server supports up to eight DIMMs when one processor is installed and up to 16 DIMMs when two processors are installed.

  • Page 12: Internal Disk Storage Options

    Supports up to 14 drives (up to 12 integrated RAID drives and up to two hot-spare drives) for  integrated RAID configurations Supports up to 10 integrated RAID drives per integrated volume  Supports up to two integrated volumes  Supports volumes greater than 2 TB for RAID 0, 10, and 1E  IBM BladeCenter HS23...

  • Page 13: Optical Drives

    IBM 600GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 81Y9650 IBM 900GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" Slim-HS HDD NL SAS HDDs 90Y8953 IBM 500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 81Y9690 IBM 1TB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2.5'' SFF Slim-HS HDD SATA HDDs 81Y9722 IBM 250GB 7.2K 6Gbps SATA 2.5'' SFF Slim-HS HDD...

  • Page 14: I/O Expansion Options

    Tesla M2090, one NVIDIA Tesla M2075, or one NVIDIA Tesla M2070Q GPU. The stacking capability of the IBM BladeCenter GPU Expansion Blade II allows you to connect up to four of them to a single blade server. In addition, you can still use a CFFh I/O expansion card adapter by installing it in the top-most expansion blade.

  • Page 15: Network Adapters

    Data Center Bridging eXchange Protocol (DCBX) (P802.1Qaz)  Supports Serial over LAN (SoL) and concurrent KVM (cKVM).  Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) support .  Wake On LAN support.  PCIe x8 Gen 2 host interface.  Message Signal Interrupt (MSI-X) support.  IBM BladeCenter HS23...
  • Page 16 Virtual Fabric Adapters and Upgrades 81Y3133 Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter CFFh 90Y9310 IBM Virtual Fabric Advanced Software Upgrade (LOM) (License only) 1 81Y3120 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 CFFh† 90Y9350 Virtual Fabric Advanced FOD Upgrade...

  • Page 17: Power Supplies

    CIOv PCIe SSD adapters The HS23 server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in Table 14. The adapters must be installed in an IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II. Table 14. SSD adapters Part number Description...

  • Page 18: Remote Management

    Remote management The server contains an IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which is based on the Renesas SH7757 chip, and interfaces with the advanced management module in the BladeCenter chassis. The combination of these provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If...

  • Page 19: Physical Specifications

     Warranty options The BladeCenter HS23 has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac®, discussed in this section. The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

  • Page 20: Regulatory Compliance

    We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the customer's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays. If after 1:00 p.m. it is determined that on-site service is required, the customer can expect the service technician to arrive the morning of the following business day.

  • Page 21: External Disk Storage Expansion

    Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure SATA 3.5" HDDs 43W7630 IBM 1 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3.5" HS HDD 49Y1940 IBM 2 TB 7200 Dual Port SATA 3.5" HS HDD SAS 3.5" HDDs 44W2234 IBM 300 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5" Hot-Swap HDD 44W2239 IBM 450 GB 15K 6 Gbps SAS 3.5"...
  • Page 22 * Note: While the maximum number of drives supported by EXP2524 is 24, the integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC controller supports up to 14 drives in a RAID configuration. Blade server hosts two internal drives, therefore limiting the number of drives in one EXP2524 to 12. IBM BladeCenter HS23...

  • Page 23: External Disk Storage Systems

    Table 24 lists the external storage systems that are supported by HS23 and that can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The HS23 blade might support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. Refer to the IBM System Storage® Interoperability Center for further information.

  • Page 24: External Backup Units

    SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 160 GB Bundle 46C5387 IBM RDX Removable Hard Disk Storage System - Internal USB 320 GB Bundle...
  • Page 25 * Note: The external tape drives listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table. Refer to IBM System Storage Interoperability Center for further information.
  • Page 26 ServerProven compatibility page for operating system support  http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/ematrix.shtml BladeCenter Interoperability Guide  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-5073016 IBM Redbooks® Product Guides for IBM BladeCenter servers and options  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/bladecenter?Open&page=pgbycat Configuration and Option Guide  http://www.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/ xRef - IBM System x Reference Sheets ...
  • Page 27 Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
  • Page 28 Intel Centrino, Intel Inside, Intel Xeon, Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside logo, and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. LTO, Ultrium, the LTO Logo and the Ultrium logo are trademarks of HP, IBM Corp. and Quantum in the U.S. and other countries.

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