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IBM BladeCenter HS23

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Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2)

Components

Specification

Video

Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB video memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum 

resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors (32 bits per pixel).

Operating 

systems 
supported 

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 (x64), SUSE 

Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11 (for AMD64/EM64T), VMware vSphere 5.

Limited warranty  3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/next business day 

response time.

Service and 

support

Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs®: 4-hour or 2-hour response 

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).

Weight

Maximum configuration (single-wide blade): 5.4 kg (12 lb).

The IBM BladeCenter HS23 servers are shipped with the following items:

Documentation CD

Registration Flyer

Statement of Limited Warranty

Important Notices

Technical Note Flyer

Standard models

Table 2 lists standard models. 

Table 2. Standard models (part 1)

Model*

Intel Xeon processor **
(2 max)

Memory
(std / max)

RAID
controller

Drive 

bays
(used / 

max)

Disk
drives

Standard
Ethernet

I/O slots
(used / 

max)

7875-A1x

1x Xeon E5-2603 4C 1.8GHz
10MB 1066MHz 80 W

1x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb#

0 / 2

7875-A2x

1x Xeon E5-2609 4C 2.4GHz
10MB 1066MHz 80 W

4x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb#

0 / 2

7875-B1x

1x Xeon E5-2620 6C 2.0GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

4x 4 GB / 
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb
2x 10Gb

0 / 2

7875-B2x

1x Xeon E5-2640 6C 2.5GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

4x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb
2x 10Gb

0 / 2

7875-B3x

1x Xeon E5-2630 6C 2.3GHz
15MB 1333MHz 95W

4x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb
2x 10Gb

0 / 2

7875-C1x

1x Xeon E5-2650 8C 2.0GHz
20MB 1600MHz 95W

4x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb
2x 10Gb

0 / 2 

7875-C2x

1x Xeon E5-2660 8C 2.2GHz
20MB 1600MHz 95W

4x 4 GB /
256 GB

Integrated
SAS/SATA

0 / 2 

Optional

2x 1Gb
2x 10Gb

0 / 2 

Summary of Contents for BladeCenter HS23

Page 1: ...ng 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 Fi...

Page 2: ...quickly lead the technician to failed or failing components This simplifies servicing speeds up problem resolution and helps improve system availability The Predictive Failure Analysis PFA detects wh...

Page 3: ...ntegrated I O Technology the PCI Express 3 0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family This helps to dramatically reduce I O latency and increase overall system performance Mana...

Page 4: ...draw less energy to satisfy demands of power and thermally constrained data centers and telecommunication environments Low voltage 1 35 V DDR3 memory RDIMMs consume 15 less energy than 1 5 V DDR3 RDI...

Page 5: ...erver 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 t...

Page 6: ...storage Up to 1 8 TB with 900 GB 2 5 SAS HDDs or up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2 5 NL SAS HDDs or up to 2 TB with 1 TB 2 5 SATA HDDs or up to 512 GB with 256 GB 2 5 SATA SSDs Intermix of SAS and SATA HDDs and...

Page 7: ...rvers are shipped with the following items Documentation CD Registration Flyer Statement of Limited Warranty Important Notices Technical Note Flyer Standard models Table 2 lists standard models Table...

Page 8: ...SATA 0 2 Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 0 2 x in the Machine Type Model MTM represents a country specific letter for example the EMEA MTM is 7875A1G and the US MTM is 7875A1U Ask your local IBM representativ...

Page 9: ...ocid MIGR 5073016 Note The HS23 is not supported in the BladeCenter E with power supplies smaller than 2000 W Table 5 Chassis support detailed Maximum number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis...

Page 10: ...6C 2 3GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W B3x E2x G1x 81Y9304 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2630L 6C 2 0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 60W 94Y8570 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2637 2C 3 0GHz 5MB 1600MHz 80W 94Y8571 Intel Xeon Processor E5 2...

Page 11: ...ll CPU memory channels operate at the same speed which is determined as the lowest value of Memory speed supported by specific CPU Lowest maximum operating speed for the selected memory configuration...

Page 12: ...90Y3147 4 GB 2Gb 1Rx4 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600 MHz VLP RDIMM 16 90Y3148 4 GB 2Gb 2Rx8 1 5 V PC3 12800 CL11 ECC DDR3 1600 MHz VLP RDIMM 16 C1x C2x C3x C4x C5x G2x 90Y3149 8 GB 2Gb 2Rx4 1 5 V...

Page 13: ...10K 6Gbps SAS 2 5 Slim HS HDD 2 NL SAS HDDs 90Y8953 IBM 500GB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF G2HS HDD 2 81Y9690 IBM 1TB 7 2K 6Gbps NL SAS 2 5 SFF Slim HS HDD 2 SATA HDDs 81Y9722 IBM 250GB 7 2K 6Gbps SATA 2...

Page 14: ...support capability into the BladeCenter architecture Up to four expansion blades can be attached to an HS23 Each expansion blade occupies a bay in the BladeCenter chassis Table 10 PCIe expansion blad...

Page 15: ...operational mode Virtual port bandwidth allocation in 100 Mbps increments Up to two vNICs can be configured as an iSCSI or FCoE vNICs one per port with optional Advanced Upgrade 90Y9310 pNIC mode dual...

Page 16: ...10Gb LOM Interposer Card Dedicated connector 1 46M6168 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 2 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh CFFh 1 46M6164 Broadcom 10Gb Gen2 4 port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh CFFh 1 42C1810 Inte...

Page 17: ...ion Blade II Table 14 SSD adapters Part number Description Slots supported Max quantity 46M0878 IBM 320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II 68Y7484 2 For informa...

Page 18: ...g ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server Uploading a diskette image to the IMM2 memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive Capturing blue s...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...usiness day 9x5 next business day A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your customer s location on the business day after we receive your call following remote problem determination We provi...

Page 21: ...rnal storage expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one blade server 172701X IBM System Storage EXP3000 1 174712X IBM System Storage EXP2512 Express 1 174724X IBM...

Page 22: ...osures Table 21 Drive options for EXP2524 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure NL SAS 2 5 HDDs 49Y1898 500GB 7 200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 2 5 HDD...

Page 23: ...k 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...

Page 24: ...d Tape enclosure adapters with cables 44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit 40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit Internal backup drives supported by external tape enclosures 46C5364 IBM RDX Removable Hard Di...

Page 25: ...ystem Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model H4V 3580S5E System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S 3580S5X System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53 3572S4R TS2900 Tape Library with...

Page 26: ...3 http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us blade 7875 html ServerProven compatibility page for operating system support http ibm com systems info x86servers serverproven compat us n...

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