IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet
BladeCenter
IBM BladeCenter HX5
Unprecedented flexibility, processing power, memory
and I/O capacity in a blade server
Highlights
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Provide optimal performance for your
demanding virtualization and database
applications
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Reduce qualification time by standard-
izing on same system for two- and
four-socket server needs
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Scale memory without adding CPUs or
software licenses
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Get faster time to value by deploying
workload-optimized systems
Maximize memory
Going beyond the industry standards with unique innovations from
fifth-generation IBM
®
X-Architecture
®
technology (eX5), the new
IBM BladeCenter
®
HX5 enables unprecedented performance and uti-
lization in a blade form factor for database and virtualization. With
MAX5 scalability, the HX5 blade offers memory capacity of up to
320 GB—in double-wide blade. The result is optimal server utilization
with more virtual machines per system and larger and faster databases.
Minimize cost
With MAX5, HX5 offers the most memory of any server in its class.
Reduce software license costs by expanding memory capacity with
MAX5 without purchasing additional processors.
Easy to own, manage and upgrade with pay-as-you-grow expansion,
the HX5 blade server helps protect your investments over the long
term. Capabilities such as advanced light path diagnostics, error han-
dling and around-the-clock remote access management help simplify
systems management and minimize downtime. Automatic node failover
and QPI faildown help promote greater system uptime. In addition, an
energy-smart design and IBM Systems Director Active Energy
Manager™ help lower power consumption and costs.
Simplify deployment
Flexible configurations make it easy to implement the right system.
Get up and running up to four times faster by standardizing on a single
platform for two- and four-socket server needs. Harness the MAX5
module to boost memory without adding processors or software license
costs. And flexible, no-touch node partitioning from four processors to
two lets you optimize licensing and other operational costs.
Select configurations of the HX5 blade are part of the IBM Express
Advantage
®
Portfolio designed to meet the needs of midsized
businesses. Easy to manage, Express
®
models and configurations
vary by country.
