IBM BladeCenter HS23
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Storage host bus adapters
Table 13 lists storage HBAs supported by the HS23 server.
Table 13. Storage adapters
Part
number
Description
Slots
supported
Max quantity
supported
Fibre Channel
46M6140
Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
44X1940
QLogic Eth and 8Gb Fibre Channel Exp Card (CFFh)
CFFh
1
44X1945
Qlogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
46M6065
QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
SAS
43W4068
SAS Connectivity Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
PCIe SSD adapters
The HS23 server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in Table 14. The adapters must be installed
in an IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion 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 information about this adapter, see the
IBM High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapters at-a-glance guide:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0729.html?Open
Power supplies
Server power is derived from the power supplies installed in the BladeCenter chassis. There are no server
options regarding power supplies.
Integrated virtualization
The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a USB socket
inside the server. Table 15 lists the virtualization options.
Table 15. Virtualization options
Part number
Description
Max quantity supported
41Y8298
IBM Blank USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi Downloads
1
41Y8300
IBM USB Memory Key for VMWare ESXi 5.0
1
