IBM BladeCenter HS23E
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Chassis support
The HS23E is supported in the various BladeCenter chassis listed in the following table.
Table 4. Chassis support
Description
BC-E
(8677)
BC-T
BC-S
(8886)
BC-H
(8852)
BC-HT AC
(8750)
BC-HT DC
(8740)
HS23E - 95W or 80W CPUs
Some limits*
No
Full
Full
Full
Full
HS23E - up to 70W CPUs
Full
No
Full
Full
Full
Full
* See Table 5 for details.
The number of HS23E servers supported in each chassis depends on the TDP 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 HS23E 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 HS23E 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 HS23E is not supported in the BladeCenter E with power supplies smaller than 2000 W.
Table 5. Chassis support (detailed)
Maximum number of HS23E 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
95W
5+6
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
80W
5+7
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
70W
14
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
60W
14
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors#
70W
14
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
60W
14
14
6
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
50W
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).
# Intel Xeon processors E5-2418L (50W), E5-2428L (60W), and E5-2448L (70W) are robust thermal profile
processors used in HS23E.
§ Support shown is for non-NEBS environments.