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IBM BladeCen ter S Distributed, small office, easy to configure IBM BladeCen ter E Best energy efficiency, best density IBM BladeC enter T Ruggedized IBM BladeC enter H High performance IBM BladeC enter HT Ruggedized, high performance IBM BladeCenter Chassis Product Guide September 2008[...]

Table of Contents Overview 3 BladeCenter Cha ssis Positioning 4 IBM BladeCenter Chassis 6 BladeCenter I/O Mo dules 30 Rack vs. Blades Positioning 33 Citrix Solution 37 Virtualization Solution 38 Please see the Legal Information section for important notic es and information. 2.[...]

Overview You need to make IT decisions that will drive busine ss success. You face management challenges and technological complexity such as space constraints, power and cooli ng limitations, heterogeneous environments and I/O connectivity issues. IBM brings together the widest choice of compatible chassis, blade servers, storage and networking of[...]

BladeCenter Chassis Positioning Which BladeCenter Chassis is Right for You? IBM offers five different BladeCenter cha ssis built across a consistent architecture . The chassis are targeted to meet your unique requirements, yet all encompass the same commitm ent to excellence. Remember, BladeCent er blades and switches can be seamlessly moved betwee[...]

IBM BladeCenter HT BladeCenter HT is a new telecommuni cations-optimized version of IBM BladeCenter H. It delivers outstanding core network performance a nd high-speed connectivity. • Up to 12 blades, 12U design • Non-traditional environment support—NEBS 3/ETSI ( planned) • Greatest I/O flexibility with up to 8 switch bays • Supports 30mm[...]

IBM BladeCenter Chassis Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview 6 Selling Features 7 Key Features 15 Key Options 16 BladeCenter S Images 18 BladeCenter S Specs 19 BladeCenter E Images 20 BladeCenter E Specs 20 BladeCenter H Images 21 BladeCenter H Specs 22 BladeCenter T Images 23 BladeCenter T Specs 23 BladeCenter HT Images 25 BladeCenter HT Spe[...]

Selling Features Price/Performance • The extremely high degree of integration in the various BladeCenter chassis reduces the need for server components, replacing num erous fans, KVM and Eth ernet cables, power supplies, external switches a nd other components with few er shared hot- swap/redundant components in the BladeCenter chas sis themselve[...]

capabilities by “surfacing” pertinent informat ion about y our blade server. The easy-to-use Deployment Wizard also provides step-by-step installation instructions and offers automated deployment capabilities. • Each BladeCenter chassis include s an Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM boosts administrator productivity and reduces skill [...]

BladeCenter S provides: • A choice of installation methods — Designed for either rack or deskside use with the optional Office Enablement Kit, it’s ideal for office s or remote/branch locations. • Integrated compute blades, SAN storage, and switches in one chassis — In addition to six blade serv ers , the BladeCenter S also support s 12 s[...]

/ 1400W high-efficiency hot-swap/redundant po wer modules (upgradeable to four ), capable of handling the power needs of the entire cha ssis. Many servers use pow er supplies with an efficiency leve l of approxim ately 65-75%. Because BladeCenter S uses power supplies that are at least 90% efficient , much less power is w asted as heat. Not only is[...]

come standard with the chassis. They are capable of providing efficient cooling for up to 14 blades . These modules replace the need for each bl ade to contain its o wn fans. The two blowers are more energy efficient than dozens or hun dreds of smaller fans would be, and they offer many fewer points of potential f ailure. • Four module bays for P[...]

modules interface w ith all of the blade servers in the ch assis and alleviate the need for external switches or expensiv e, cum bersome, and error-prone cabling. All connections are done internally via the midplane. Two module slots are reserved for hot-sw ap/redundant Gigabit Ethernet swit ch modules. Two slots support either high-speed bridge mo[...]

• NEBS Lev el 3/ETSI-tested — Designed for the Network Equipment Provider (NEP)/Service Provider (SP) environment. Also id eal for government/military , aerospace, industrial automation/robotics, medical imaging and f inance. Certified testing by Underwriters Laboratories of the BladeCenter HT chassis is in progress; when complete, it will be c[...]

switches. (And the integrated sw itches may be less ex pensive than external, self-powered switches.) Plus, the number of power distribution units (PDUs) needed per rack may be lessened , because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in. In addition, because all the blades are connect ed to al l the switches in side the chassis, there is[...]

• Two hot-swappable Media Trays each contain tw o external USB 2.0 ports, a light path diagnostic panel , and support a 1GB/4GB compact flash (CF) option — The media trays are shared by all the blades in the server. This re duces unnecessary parts (and reduces the number of parts than can fail). In t he even t of a failure of the Media Tray the[...]

• Local update of BMC firmware • Firmw are firewall • Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT) • Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions Other systems management featu res offered for the combination of blade server and chassis include: • Predictive Failure Analy sis for system pr ocessors, memory and HDDs,[...]

• Net work attached storage (NAS) — Provides a large capacity, highly available and secure environment for storing mission-crit ical data. The System Storage ™ N series attaches to IBM BladeCenter using integrated Ethernet switch modu les. • Storage area network (SAN) — Offers iSCSI and Fibr e Channel SANs for high- performance, block-lev[...]

Additional services include hardware wa rranty upg rades and factory-installed Product Customization Services (PCS), such as asset tagging, hardware integration, software imaging and operating systems personalization. IBM offers extensive technical support b y phone and via the Web. Support options include links to forums/newsgroups, problem submis[...]

BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Machine type 8886-1Ex/Y, 1Mx/1MY, AC1 Rack form factor 7U # of DVD/CD drives sta ndard 1 DVD-RW/CD-RW (in Media Tra y) # of diskette drives sta ndard None (USB-attached) # of internal (chassis-b ased ) H/S SAS HDDs supported 12 (3.5-inch) # of Media Tray module bays 2 Internal tape drives su pported None (SAN-at[...]

BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor) onsite BladeCenter E Chassis Images Front View Rear Vie w Interior View BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications Machine type 8677-3RU, 3RX Rack form factor 7U # of DVD/CD drives sta ndard 1 DVD-ROM (in Media Tray) # of diskette drives sta ndard 1 (in Media Tray) [...]

BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications # of manageme nt modules (std / max) 1 / 2 hot-swap/redundant Syst ems manage ment con troller Management Module # of RS485 ports 1 (on Management Module) # of serial breakout ports None (Serial over LAN only) # of parallel ports None # of mouse ports 1 (on Management Module) # of keyboard ports 1 (on Management[...]

Interior View Media Tray Empty bl ade slo ts Power Supply Modules (showing fan 3-pack) Power Supply Modules (showing fa n 3-pack) BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications Machine type 8852-4XU Rack form factor 9U # of DVD/CD drives sta ndard 1 (in Media Tray; can choose to have either a read-only or mu lti-burner or no DVD/ CD drive at all) # of disket[...]

BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports 2 (on Management Module) Light path diagnosti c panel 2 (one on Media Tray, one on Management Module) Predictive Failure Analysis support Blades, bridge/switch modules, I/O modul es, man agement modules, power modules, blower modules, media tray Power supp[...]

BladeCenter T Chassis Specificatio ns # of video ports 1 ( e) in rear KVM modul # of blade slots / orient ation 8 x 30mm (low-voltage), 7 x 4 x 60mm , or combinations 30mm (non-low-voltage), thereof / horizontal Fabric bandwidth 1Gbps # of switch module ba ys 4 # of manageme nt modules std / max 1 / 2 Syst ems manage ment con troller BladeCenter T [...]

BladeCenter HT Chassis Images Front View Rear View BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications Machine type 8740-1RX (DC) 8750-1RX (AC) NEBS/ETSI-tested Yes (NEBS Level 3) Rack form factor 12U # of DVD/CD Combo dri ves standard None (USB-attach) # of diskette drives sta ndard None (USB-attach) Internal tape drives su pported None (SAN-attached) External [...]

BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications # of mouse ports None (USB-attach) # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports Up to 6 ( 2 in Advanced Management Module, 2 per Media Tray) # of video ports 1 (in Advanced Management Module) Light path diagnosti c panel Yes (in Media Tray) Predictive Failure Analysis support Blades, bridge/switch m[...]

Chassis Side-by-Side Comparison SMB Chassis Enterprise Chassis Telecom Chassis Chassis name BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT DC -48V to -60V (nominal) AC at 208V DC -48V to -60V (nominal) AC at 208V; 3160W AC at 240V Power outlets required 110V ; 220V 220V 220V 220V 220V Heat ou tput 1365 BTUs /hr (400W) min.; [...]

Chassis / Blades / Manageme nt Module Compatibility Blade Servers BCS BCE BCT 2 BCH BCHT 3 HS20 single/dual-core (8832/8843) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HS21 dual-core (8853) Yes Yes Up to 65W processor power draw Yes Up to 80W HS21 quad-core (8853) Yes Up to 80W Up to 7 blades at 80W Yes Up to 10 at 120W 3 HS21 XM dual-core (7995) Ye s Up to 80W Up to 65W[...]

P/N I/O Module BCS BCE BCT BCH BCHT MSIM 32R1861 Nortel Layer 2/3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes 1 39Y9324 Server Connectivit y Module Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes 1 InfiniBand 43W4419 4x InfiniBand Pass-Thru Module No No No Yes Yes 3 32R1756 Cisco Systems 4X InfiniBand Switch Module No No No Ye s Yes 3 32R1900 Cisco Systems InfiniBand Switc[...]

BladeCenter I/O Modules Ethernet Cisco Fiber Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter External SFP-based ports for fiber connectivity (SFPs avail able from Cisco). Suppo rts high availability networks through supp ort of advanced STP protocols and trunk failover fu nctionality. Optimizes delivery through support of multicas t [...]

Nortel 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Perfect investment protection for Clients who requi re 1Gb toda y and 10Gb for future gro wth. It is easy to configure, use and manage via a web-based interface. It prov ides full Layer 2/3 support and uses next-generation SFP+ modules to migrate to 10Gb on the same switch. It also sup[...]

SAS SAS Connectivity Module This high-performance, 3Gbps, SAS-based pa ss-thru module ena bles broad storage functionality. It enables up to 12 3.5 in. SAS or SATA disks using the Disk Storage Module. It also enables use of entry storage products such as IBM System Storage DS3200. Provides 4 external 3Gb ports. Easy to use IBM Storage Conf iguratio[...]

Rack vs. Blades Positioning Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle with the overw helming complexity created by the rapid growth of their IT environments. They are running out of room and exceeding powe r thresholds in their computer room s and data centers. And, they are increasingly being asked to do more with less. Blade infrastructures of[...]

Benefit Descripti on Efficiency Energy efficiency is a big issue today and for the foreseeable future. Moving from racks to blades can help you optimize your resources. Data centers limited by aging servers can r ealize eff iciencies with BladeCen ter over rack-based servers: • Up to 50% more servers in the same amount of space • Using as much [...]

Energy Efficiency The cost of power has become a huge component of IT operati ng budgets all around the world. Many clients are facing the critical issue of providing suffici ent power and cooling to support their highl y dense data center. Clients are deman ding solutions that allow them to get their work done, while fi tting into an affordable po[...]

• Currently use Solaris and are looking for a low -cost transition to Linux • Are looking to migrate from Sun T2000 servers • Face limitations due to an aging data center • Are looking to integrate Intel, AMD and/or IB M processor-based servers w ithin one infrastructure • Are looking to reduce system administrat ion costs through consoli[...]

Citrix Solution Citrix Presentation Server (PS) enables users to potentia lly save large sums of money on management costs and to minimize data security risks by installing all Window s applications in the data center and virtualizing or streaming them to end users over the network. It allows you to deliver applications quickly to remote user s wit[...]

IBM V irtualization Solution Today, the line between scale-up and scale-out servers is blurri ng. Multicore processors allow all servers to run scale-up workloads to some extent. At the same time, scale-up servers can run multiple vi rtualized scale-out workloads. Performance becomes about utilization through virtualization, which is crucial to unl[...]

IBM Virtual Client solution components can include: IBM System x and BladeCenter Serv ers IBM System x and BladeCenter servers are built on open standa rds and offer a range of affordable, high performance, easy to manage platforms designed to help optimize your datacenter and lo wer your cost of ownership. IBM System Storage • IBM System Storage[...]

For More Informa tion IBM System x Servers http://www. ibm.com /systems/x Electronic Service Agent http://www. ibm.com /support/electronic IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurato r http://www. ibm.com /systems/bladecenter/powerconfig Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool http://www. ibm.com /servers/eserver/xser ies/library/configtools.htm[...]