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IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement

ZG12-0133, dated May 14, 2012

IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware

Announcement ZG12-0133

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

IBM BladeCenter HS23E is an all-purpose blade with

flexible configuration options for performance for

value

Table of contents

1 Overview 8 Publications

2 Key prerequisites 9 Technical information

2 Planned availability date 18 Terms and conditions

3 Description 21 Prices

7 Product positioning 23 Announcement countries

7 Product number 24 Corrections

At a glance

The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23E is a versatile blade server that offers outstanding

performance for virtualization with new levels of memory capacity, CPU

performance, and highly scalable I/O.

Overview

The IBM BladeCenter HS23E offers performance for value with energy efficiency and

density in an all-purpose server that can run a wide variety of workloads.

All purpose:

• A feature-rich design enables the HS23E to run a broad range of workloads,

including infrastructure, retail, and collaborative.

•

Next-generation Intel Xeon

processor E5-2400 product family.

• High memory capacity with 12 VLP memory DIMM slots supporting 1600 MHz

memory and up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory.

• Support for running two DIMMs per memory channel at 1600 MHz.

• Integrated Dual port 1 GbE allows for scalable I/O solutions.

• An extensive choice of processors, memory, internal storage, and I/O options

allows flexible configurations.

IBM BladeCenter HS23E is supported in the BladeCenter H chassis (#8852), the

BladeCenter HT chassis (#8740, #8750), the BladeCenter E chassis (#8677), and

the BladeCenter S chassis (#8886). Some configuration limitations apply; refer to

the Limitations section.

Flexible:

• Two hot-swap storage bays support SAS and SATA (which includes solid-state)

drives, enabling drives to be removed easily for quick replacement.

• An optional embedded hypervisor helps enable "instant virtualization."

• The Integrated Management Module provides remote supervision and cKVM

functions as standard.

• Light path diagnostics and Predictive Failure Analysis help enable quick

serviceability and maintenance.

Summary of content (24 pages)

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IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware Announcement ZG12-0133, dated May 14, 2012 IBM BladeCenter HS23E is an all-purpose blade with flexible configuration options for performance for value Table of contents 1 2 2 3 7 7 Overview Key prerequisites Planned availability date Description Product positioning Product number 8 9 18 21 23 24 Publications Technical information Terms and conditions Prices Announcement countries Corrections At a glance The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23E is a versatile blade server
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Energy efficient: • Optional low-power processor, solid-state drives, and low-power memory DIMMs. • Energy-efficient 1.35 volt memory DIMM support. • Support for IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager to help monitor and cap power consumption. Innovative component layout and blade design to help keep the blade up and running even under demanding conditions. Backwards unbounded compatibility with all BladeCenter chassis for density and investment protection.
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Description BladeCenter HS23E High-performance, blade server subsystem The IBM BladeCenter HS23E blade server is high-throughput, two-way, SMPcapable, and highly scalable when you add memory and other options. The BladeCenter HS23E can have up to two Intel Xeon processors. The processor board has the following major components: • • Two Socket B2 (LGA1356) sockets for two Intel Xeon E5-2400 processors (two processors may be shipped standard). Twelve DDR3 VLP DIMM memory sockets.
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Actual memory speed will be the lowest of the two. The HS23E supports memory mirroring. Chipkill is supported in Independent mode when x4-based DIMMs are installed. Additional features • The BladeCenter HS23E system board contains 12 DIMM connectors (30 mm blade). – • • Chipkill is supported in Independent mode when x4-based DIMMs are installed. One or two hot-swap SATA hard drives are supported in the base blade.
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• the energy management components built into IBM servers and provides a cross-platform management solution. AEM also retrieves temperature and power information through the use of wireless sensors and collects alerts, events, and data from certain facility providers related to power and cooling equipment. BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager offers to help you manage growth and complexity by making it easy to manage I/O and network interconnects for up to 100 BladeCenter chassis - up to 1,400 blade servers.
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easy identification of cause-and-effect relationships from different log sources in the system. BladeCenter Advanced Management Module The BladeCenter HS23E is supported on the Advanced Management Module. Use the Advanced Management Module in the BladeCenter to manage the BladeCenter and obtain vital system information about your installed BladeCenter HS23E servers. The management module communicates with the blade servers within the BladeCenter using an RS-485 intermanagement network.
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http://www.ibm.com/able/product_accessibility/index.html Product positioning The BladeCenter HS23E offerings are positioned as high-density, compute-oriented blade servers offering lower-power-usage Intel Xeon processors. The BladeCenter HS23E blades can require less space and power resources than traditional rack offerings because of their high-density design, reduced power requirements, and single environment systems management.
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Pseudo Options Part Number Description TM Intel Pentium Processor 1403 2C 2.6GHz 5MB cache 1066MHz 80W Intel Pentium Processor 1407 2C 2.8GHz 5MB cache 1066MHz 80W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2403 4C 1.8GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2407 4C 2.2GHz 10MB Cache 1066MHz 80W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2420 6C 1.9GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2430 6C 2.2GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2430L 6C 2.0GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 60W Intel Xeon Processor E5-2440 6C 2.
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http://publib14.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems IBM Publications Center Portal http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided, as well as payment options via credit card. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be downloaded free of charge.
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Channels Connector int. Connector ext. Storage drives Connectors Internal capacity Total storage drive bays CFFh Expansion Slots CIOv Expansion Slots Management proc. Ethernet controller FC card 2 2 0 (Optional 2 With CIOv RAID card) 0 2 2 2 TB 2 1 1 Standard Dual 1Gb Optional 8308-B3x 8308-B3G Processor Intel Xeon E5-2407 4 core 80w Int. speed 2.20 GHz Max. mem. speed 1066 MHz Interconnect speed 6.
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CFFh Expansion Slots CIOv Expansion Slots Management proc. Ethernet controller FC card 1 1 Standard Dual 1Gb Optional 8308-C3x 8308-C3G Processor Intel Xeon E5-2440 6 core 95w Int. speed 2.40 GHz Max. mem. speed 1333 MHz Interconnect speed 7.
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8308-D3x 8308-D3G Processor Intel Xeon E5-2470 8 core 95w Int. speed 2.30 GHz Max. mem. speed 1600 MHz Interconnect speed 8.0 GT/s Number standard 1 Maximum 2 L2 cache 20 MB Memory (VLP ECC DDR3) 24 GB DIMMs (Standard) 3 x 8 GB DIMM sockets 12 1 Capacity 192 GB Video SVGA Memory 16 MB Disk controller SATA hard drive SAS hard drives and solid-state drives are supported with CIOv RAID card Channels 2 Connector int. 2 Connector ext.
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Max. mem. speed 1066 MHz Interconnect speed 6.4 GT/s Number standard 1 Maximum 1 L2 cache 5 MB Memory (VLP ECC DDR3) 12 GB DIMMs (Standard) 3 x 4 GB DIMM sockets 6 1 Capacity 96 GB Video SVGA Memory 16 MB Disk controller SATA hard drive SAS hard drives and solid-state drives are supported with CIOv RAID card Channels 2 Connector int. 2 Connector ext.
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Standards This system supports or complies with the following standards: • Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) 1.4 • Hardware-enabled to meet the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9241, Part 3 Equipment approvals and safety • • Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22-99, GOST R 51318.24-99, GOST R 51317.3.2-2006, GOST R 51317.3.
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• • – Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Service Pack 2 – Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Service Pack 2 – Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition Service Pack 2 – Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition Service Pack 2 – Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Linux TM : – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x86 Edition - Update 2 – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition - Update 2 – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server x64 Edition - Update 7 – Red Hat Ente
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http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/ Refer to the Planning information section or the System x server website for memory options. • • • • The onboard HDD controller and SW RAID supports SATA hard drives. SAS hard drives and solid-state drives require an optional CIOv RAID card. Microprocessors must be of the same type, power level, and clock speed on each BladeCenter HS23E. Mixing microprocessors of different speeds, power levels, or cache sizes or upgrading the base processors is not supported.
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• Intel Xeon Processor E5-2420 6C 1.9GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W (90Y5290) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2428L 6C 1.8GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 60W (94Y6289) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2430L 6C 2.0GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 60W (90Y5294) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2430 6C 2.2GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W (90Y5288) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2440 6C 2.4GHz 15MB Cache 1333MHz 95W (90Y5287) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2448L 8C 1.8GHz 20MB Cache 1600MHz 70W (94Y6290) • Intel Xeon Processor E5-2450L 8C 1.
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• • • A power-on password function helps provide control of who has access to the data and server setup program on the server. A set unattended boot mode allows the system keyboard to be locked to all entries except the password and at the same time allows other computers on the network to access the system disk drive. A selectable boot sequence can be used to help prevent unauthorized installation of software or removal of data. The BladeCenter HS23E blades have no security intrusion detection.
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Warranty period • Three years • Optional features - One year Note: For configurations that support the RAID Battery, the RAID battery will be warranted for 1 year effective on its "Date of Installation." All other product warranty terms for the machine remain unchanged. An IBM part or feature installed during the initial installation of an IBM machine is subject to a full warranty effective on the date of installation of the machine.
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The following parts or features have been designated as Tier 2 CRUs for the BladeCenter HS23E: • System Planar Board • Processors (CPUs)/ Heatsink Other parts, including the following have been designated as Tier 1 CRUs for the BladeCenter HS23E: • Solid-state drive • Hard disk • Memory DIMM • Daughter cards • Service label • System label • CMOS Battery On-site Service At IBM's discretion you will receive CRU service or IBM or your reseller will repair the failing machine at your location
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Model conversions No Machine installation Customer setup. Customers are responsible for installation according to the instructions IBM provides with the machine. Licensed Machine Code IBM Machine Code is licensed for use by a customer on the IBM machine for which it was provided by IBM under the terms and conditions of the IBM License Agreement for Machine Code, to enable the machine to function in accordance with its specifications, and only for the capacity authorized by IBM and acquired by the customer.
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Order and registration via Finland. 3 Maintenance The products in this document are also covered by Maintenance Agreements and ServiceSuite® contracts. IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition, including hardware, software, and services, from both IBM and other manufacturers or vendors.
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http://www.ibm.com/legal/us/en/ For the most current information regarding IBM products, consult your IBM representative or reseller, or visit the IBM worldwide contacts page http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/ Corrections (Corrected on May 18, 2012) Revisions to BladeCenter HS23E Model Configuration and Technical information sections.