
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG12-0059
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For the most current list of supported configurations, refer to the latest BladeCenter
hardware configuration tools at
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/configtools.html
Refer to the
Software requirements
section for operating system limitations.
Planning information
Customer responsibilities
This product is designated as customer setup. Customer setup instructions are
shipped with the product.
Configuration information
BladeCenter HS23 models must be installed in a BladeCenter chassis.
BladeCenter configuration
Processor upgrades
For systems that come standard with one Intel Xeon processor, an additional
processor may be added by purchasing a supported processor option. The optional
processor must match the initial processor in each system.
The following processor options are supported with the new BladeCenter HS23
models:
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2603, 1.8 GHz, 10MB Cache, 4c, 80w, 1066 MHz
(81Y9292)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2609, 2.4 GHz, 10MB Cache, 4c, 80w, 1066 MHz
(81Y9294)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2620, 2.0 GHz, 15MB Cache, 6c, 95w, 1333 MHz
(81Y9295)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2630, 2.3 GHz, 15MB Cache, 6c, 95w, 1333 MHz
(94Y8572)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2640, 2.5 GHz, 15MB Cache, 6c, 95w, 1333 MHz
(94Y8571)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2650, 2.0 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 95w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9298)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2660, 2.2 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 95w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9299)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2643, 3.3 GHz, 10MB Cache, 4c, 130w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9301)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2667, 2.9 GHz, 15MB Cache, 6c, 130w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9302)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2630L, 2.0 GHz, 15MB Cache, 6c, 60w, 1333 MHz
(81Y9304)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2650L, 1.8 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 70w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9305)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2670, 2.6 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 115w, 1600 MHz
(81Y9418)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2637, 3.0 GHz, 5MB Cache, 2c, 80w, 1600 MHz
(94Y8570)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2648L, 1.8 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 70w, 1600 MHz
(94Y8562)
• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2658, 2.1 GHz, 20MB Cache, 8c, 95w, 1600 MHz
(94Y8565)
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