IBM BladeCenter HS23E
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Storage host bus adapters
The following table lists storage HBAs supported by the HS23E server.
Table 14. Storage adapters
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Slots
supported
Maximum
supported
Fibre Channel
46M6140
3598
Emulex 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
00Y3270
A3JC
QLogic Enet and 8Gb FC Exp Card (CFFh) (replaces
44X1940)
CFFh
1
44X1940*
5485
QLogic Eth and 8Gb Fibre Channel Exp Card (CFFh)
CFFh
1
44X1945
1462
QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
46M6065
3594
QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv)
CIOv
1
SAS
90Y4750
A1XJ
ServeRAID H1135 Controller (CIOv)
CIOv
1
* Withdrawn, not available for ordering.
For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Fibre Channel adapters
category:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/BladeCenter?Open&page=pg&cat=fcadapters
PCIe SSD adapters
The HS23E server supports the High IOPS SSD adapters listed in Table 15. The adapters must be
installed in an IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II. Up to eight High IOPS adapters
supported per one HS23E (two per PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II and up to four PCI Expansion
Blades per HS23E).
Table 15. SSD adapters
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
Slots
supported
Max supported
(per exp. blade / per
HS23E)
46C9078
A3J3
IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC
Mono Adapter
PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade
II (68Y7484)
2 / 8
46C9081
A3J4
IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC
Mono Adapter
PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade
II (68Y7484)
2 / 8
90Y4377
A3DY
IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC
Mono Adapter
PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade
II (68Y7484)
2 / 8
90Y4397
A3DZ
IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC
Duo Adapter
PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade
II (68Y7484)
2 / 8
For information about this adapter, see the
IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters
Product Guide:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0907.html?Open