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High-performance blade server optimized for virtualization 

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20. 

The Bottom Line 

The HS22V offers maximum bang for the buck by incorporating powerful features in a tiny 
package: 

Price/Performance 

 

Multi-core processors

 — Up to 

two

 

2.0

 to 

3.46GHz six-core

 or 

1.6

 to 

3.6GHz four-core

 Xeon 

5600

 series processors; or 

2.26GHz

 

four

-

core 

or

 2.0GHz

 

two

-

core

 Xeon 

5500

 series processors 

 

Low-voltage processors

 — Up to 

two

 

60-watt six-core

 or 

40-watt four-core

 Xeon 

5600

 series 

processors 

 

Large cache

 — 

Up to 12MB

 of L3 processor cache (processor-specific) 

 

Embedded virtualization

 via optional internal flash drive 

 

Fast memory access

 — 

1333MHz

,

 1066MHz

, or

 800MHz

 access (depending on the processor 

model and DIMMs used); 1333GHz memory access even with 2 DIMMs per channel (processor-
specific) 

 

Fast graphics 

 — Up to 

2 graphics processing units

 (GPUs) per server (using the optional BPE4 

expansion unit) 

 

High-IOPS technology

 — Optional 

High IOPS 

SSD adapters 

 

Fast I/O

 — 

10Gb Ethernet

10Gb CNA

4X InfiniBand

6Gb SAS

, or 

8Gb Fibre Channel

 

connectivity via an optional expansion card, as well as Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter 

 

Fast storage technology

 —

 

SSDs offer up to 8X more IOPS than HDDs 

 

Fast communications

 — Integrated 

dual

 

Gigabit

 Ethernet, with the option for two or four additional 

Gigabit Ethernet ports via expansion cards and expansion unit (total 

12

 ports per blade); support for 

10Gb Ethernet

 

Flexibility 

 

Single-

 

to five-wide

 configurations (blade server and up to 4 I/O expansion units)

 

 

Large memory capacity

 — Up to 

288GB

 using 8GB DIMMs 

  Up to 

two

 internal 

1.8-inch non-hot-swap 

SSDs; more with

 

the 

BladeCenter S chassis

 or external 

storage

 

 

50GB solid-state drives 

are an energy-saving, higher-reliability alternative to HDD storage 

  Optional IBM

 160GB, 320GB, or 640GB High IOPS SSD Adapters 

for extremely high IOPS and 

bandwidth storage (requires BPE4 expansion unit) 

  Integrated RAID — 

RAID-1

 mirrored arrays standard; enhanced 

RAID-1E

 arrays are available using 

BladeCenter S chassis

RAID-5

 arrays are also available using an optional 

ServeRAID

 controller 

 

Two 

available

 

adapter slots

 standard : 

 

Two

 CFF (compact form factor) slots: one high-speed CFFh and one standard-speed CIOv 

  Additional

 

optional

 

adapter slots

12

 — 

  Up to 

3

 total, using 

1

 BladeCenter 

PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit 3 (BPE3) 

blade

 

 

  Up to 

10

 total, using 

4

 BladeCenter 

PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade 4

 (BPE4) blades 

Manageability and Availability 

 

IBM Systems Director

 systems management software, including: 

  IBM Systems Director 

Active Energy Manager

 

  IBM 

Service and Support Manager 

 

Integrated Management Module

 

IPMI 2.0

 compliance, including highly secure remote power control 

 

cKVM

 

 

Advanced management capabilities

 

  Interface to one or two 

Advanced Management Modules

 in the chassis for advanced systems 

management capability 

  Supports 

LDAP

 and 

SSL

 industry standards  

 

Text and graphics console redirection

 systems management  

 

Serial over LAN

 

 

Active Memory protection

  Advanced 

Chipkill

 ECC memory protection support  

 

Memory mirroring

 

  Optional 

solid-state drives 

as a high-reliability alternative to internal storage (with up to three times 

the MTBF of spinning disk drives) 

                                                   

12

 The PCIe expansion units each require an adjacent blade slot. 

Summary of Contents for BladeCenter HS22V

Page 1: ...ly 50 more average virtual machines VMs than the HS22 With up to 288GB of memory the HS22V is an outstanding choice for virtualization in memory databases and memory intensive enterprise applications...

Page 2: ...width Run two DIMMs per memory channel 2DPC at 1333MHz in specific 5600 series processor configurations Embedded virtualization optional on all models offers extremely high performance enhanced securi...

Page 3: ...heir compatibility goes A blade server has access to as many as 10 communication switches bridges in a BladeCenter H or 8 in a BladeCenter HT chassis Up to 4 switches in a BladeCenter E S or T chassis...

Page 4: ...sages over serial or LAN connections A standard three year parts and labor limited onsite warranty 5 affords you peace of mind and greater potential investment protection Right Open Easy Green You nee...

Page 5: ...ilable only via CTO or special bid The choice of processors includes 130W 6 core Xeon 5600 series models X5690 or X5680 running at 3 46 or 3 33GHz respectively with impressive performance watt 21 67W...

Page 6: ...12MB of L3 processor cache and 1066MHz memory access supported in all BladeCenter chassis except BladeCenter T 40W 4 core Xeon 5600 series low voltage model L5609 running at 1 86GHz with extremely low...

Page 7: ...ry may be clocked at 1333MHz 1066MHz or 800MHz Note If only one processor is installed only the first nine DIMM slots can be used Adding a second processor not only doubles the amount of memory availa...

Page 8: ...timal performance Whenever possible it is recommended to use dual rank DIMMs in the system Dual rank DIMMs offer better interleaving and hence better performance than single rank DIMMs For instance a...

Page 9: ...4GB 8GB and 16GB DIMMs DIMMs are installed individually by processor In other words individually in a 1 processor system or in pairs for a 2 processor system Integrated Virtualization All models of t...

Page 10: ...r capacity GB required to achieve higher IOPS Consumes less energy and produces less heat than a conventional disk drive Superior Uptime 3X the reliability of mechanical disk drives 7 No moving parts...

Page 11: ...lacement of the component which helps increase server uptime and lower servicing costs The front of each blade server and the chassis itself has an LED indicator light to show possible component failu...

Page 12: ...ficiency power supplies use less energy than competitive power supplies that average only 70 80 efficiency and produce less waste heat that needs to be cooled Dynamic fan speeds In the event of a fan...

Page 13: ...are as well as onsite custom services to provide the level of expertise you require IBM Maintenance and Technical Support solutions can help you get the most out of your IT investment by reducing supp...

Page 14: ...USB keys for updates customized to your systems Automatic Server Restart ASR helps reduce downtime by restarting the server automatically in the event of a system lockup ASR technology is a combinatio...

Page 15: ...erver with a four core processor there should be twice as much memory available as for a two core processor Note Fewer large capacity DIMMs may provide better performance and use less energy than more...

Page 16: ...switches and or bridges for Gigabit and 10Gb Ethernet Myricom 4Gb and 8Gb Fibre Channel 1X and 4X InfiniBand iSCSI 3Gb SAS and others Expansion adapters for individual HS22V blades are available to i...

Page 17: ...6GHz X5667 H5x 3 2GHz X5672 C5x 3 6GHz X5687 C7x Two core Xeon E55xx 2 00GHz E5503 D3x Processor power draw 130W B5x C7x C8x F2x F3x 95W C5x C6x H2x H4x H5x HAx 80W A4x A5x A7x B6x D3x G2x G4x GCx plu...

Page 18: ...at 1333MHz Memory interleaving Yes DIMM capacities supported 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Chipkill protection supported Yes using x4 DIMMs of DIMM sockets total available 18 15 of 1 8 inch drive bays total av...

Page 19: ...ter H of parallel ports None of mouse ports None 1 via chassis of keyboard ports None 1 via chassis of USB ports 1 plus 2 via chassis Systems management controller Integrated Management Module Diagnos...

Page 20: ...O expansion units Large memory capacity Up to 288GB using 8GB DIMMs Up to two internal 1 8 inch non hot swap SSDs more with the BladeCenter S chassis or external storage 50GB solid state drives are an...

Page 21: ...1 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 Modeling Simulation 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 High Performance DB 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 Business Intelligence 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 Search 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 Content 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 Commu...

Page 22: ...ademarks or service marks of others IBM reserves the right to change specifications or other product information without notice References in this publication to IBM products or services do not imply...

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