IBM BladeCenter HS23
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Chassis support
The HS23 is supported in the various BladeCenter chassis listed in Table 4.
Table 4. Chassis support
Description
BC-E
(8677)
BC-T
BC-S
(8886)
BC-H
(8852)
BC-HT AC
(8750)
BC-HT DC
(8740)
HS23 with 115W or 130W CPUs
No
No
Full
Some limits* Full
Full
HS23 with up to 95W CPUs
Some limits* No
Full
Some limits* Full
Full
* See Table 5 for details.
The number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis depends on the thermal design power of the
processors used in the servers (Table 5). Table 5 uses the following conventions:
A green cell means that the chassis can be filled with HS23 blade servers up to the maximum number
of blade bays in the chassis (for example, 14 blades in the BladeCenter H).
A yellow cell means that the maximum number of HS23 blades that the chassis can hold is fewer than
the total available blade bays (for example, 12 in a BladeCenter E). Other bays in the chassis
must
remain empty. Consult the BladeCenter Interoperability Guide for specific details:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=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 HS 23 servers supported in each chassis
BC-E with AMM
(8677) (14 bays)
BC-H (models other than 4Tx)
(14 bays)
BC-H
(-4Tx)
(14 bays)
2900W supplies
2980W supplies**
2980W
CPU
TDP*
2000 W
power
supplies
2320 W
power
supplies
BC-S
(8886)
(6
bays)
Standard
blowers
Enhanced
blowers†
Standard
blowers
Enhanced
blowers†
Enhanced
blowers†
BC-HT
AC§
(8750)
(12
bays)
BC-HT
DC§
(8740)
(12 bays)
Intel Xeon processors
130W
None‡
None‡
6
None‡
14
None‡
14
14
12
12
115W
None‡
None‡
6
None‡
14
None‡
14
14
12
12
95W
None‡
None‡
6
None‡
14
None‡
14
14
12
12
80W
6+7
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
70W
None‡
None‡
6
None‡
14
None‡
14
14
12
12
60W
None‡
None‡
6
None‡
14
None‡
14
14
12
12
Intel Xeon Embedded processors #
95W
5+7
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
70W
14
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
* 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).
‡ Not supported.
# Intel Xeon E5-2648L (70 W) and E5-2658 (95 W) are embedded processors used in HS23.
§ Support shown is for non-NEBS environments.
