IBM BladeCenter HX5
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Internal disk storage options
The storage system on the HX5 blade is based on the use of the optional SSD Expansion Card for IBM
BladeCenter HX5, which contains an LSI 1064E SAS Controller and two 1.8-inch micro SATA drive
connectors. The SSD Expansion Card allows the attachment of two 1.8-inch solid state drives (SSDs). If
two SSDs are installed, the HX5 supports RAID-0 or RAID-1 capability. The SSD Expansion Card is
installed in a dedicated slot (Figure 2) and does not block either the CFFh or the CIOv slot.
Installation of the SSDs in the HX5 requires the SSD Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter HX5, as listed
in the following table. Only one SSD Expansion Card is needed for either one or two SSDs.
Table 10. SSD Expansion Card
Part
number
Feature
code
Name
Maximum
supported
46M6908
5765
SSD Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter HX5
1
The following tables list the hard drive options available for internal storage.
Table 11. Disk drive options for internal disk storage for machine type 7873 (Intel Xeon E7 series
processors)
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Maximum
supported
43W7726
5428
IBM 50GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD
2
43W7746
5420
IBM 200GB SATA 1.8" MLC SSD
2
00W1120
A3HQ
IBM 100GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise SSD
2
49Y6119
A3AN
IBM 200GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise SSD
2
49Y6124
A3AP
IBM 400GB SATA 1.8" MLC Enterprise SSD
2
Internal backup units
The server does not support an internal tape drive option.
Optical drives
The server does not support an optical drive option. However, it does interface to the optical drive
installed in the BladeCenter chassis media tray if one is installed there.
