IBM BladeCenter HX5
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Standard specifications
The following table lists the standard specifications.
Table 1. Standard specifications
Components
Specification
Form factor
Single node: 30 mm blade (single-wide)
Two node: 60 mm blade (double-wide)
Single node + MAX5: 60 mm blade (double-wide)
Processor (max)
Machine type 7873: Intel Xeon E7-8800, E7-4800, and E7-2800 families, up to
10 cores
Number of processors
Up to two processors per single-wide HX5; scalable to four processors
Cache (max)
Machine type 7873: Up to 30 MB per processor
Memory DIMM sockets
Single node: 16 DIMM sockets
Two nodes: 32 DIMM sockets total
Single node + MAX5: 40 DIMM sockets total (MAX5 adds 24 sockets.)
Memory (max)
Machine type 7873 supports the use of 32 GB DIMMs:
Single node: 512 GB
Two nodes: 1 TB
Single node + MAX5: 1.25 TB
I/O expansion slots
Single node: One CIOv connector (two ports) and one CFFh connector (four
ports)
Two nodes: Two CIOv connectors (two ports each) and two CFFh connectors
(four ports each)
Single node + MAX5: One CIOv connector and one CFFh connector (four ports)
Disk bays (total/hot swap)
Two non-hot-swap bays per single-wide HX5 - supporting solid-state drives
Maximum internal storage
Up to 800 GB of solid-state storage per single-wide HX5 (with 400 GB SSDs)
Network interface
Broadcom 5709S onboard NIC with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with TOE
Some models: Emulex Virtual Fabric 10Gb Expansion Card (CFFh)
RAID support
Optional RAID-0, -1, -1E
Systems management
Integrated systems management processor
OS support
Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware
Limited warranty
Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
The IBM BladeCenter HX5 is shipped with the following items:
Documentation CD
Statement of Limited Warranty
Important Notices