I BM ® IBM BladeCenter HS23 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23 is a next-generation two-socket blade server running the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family. With its industry-leading RAS features, energy efficiency, outstanding performance, flexible and scalable I/O, and complete systems management, HS23 offers a robust platform optimized for your mission-critical applications.
Key features The IBM BladeCenter HS23 gives you the networking capacity that you need to manage your data center. The new Virtual Fabric capable integrated 10 GbE offers extreme speed, and the HS23 is designed with highly scalable I/O to give you a total of up to four 10 Gb physical ports that can be divided into up to 14 virtual ports, as well as the ability to run multiple I/O protocols (FCoE/iSCSI).
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multi-threaded applications by enabling simultaneous multi-threading within each processor core, up to two threads per core. Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads.
Energy efficiency The HS23 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to the green environment: Component-sharing design of the BladeCenter chassis provides ultimate power and cooling savings. The Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family offers significantly better performance over the previous generation while fitting into the same thermal design power (TDP) limits.
Figure 3 shows the top view of the server, indicating key components. Figure 3. Top view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 Figure 4 shows the bottom view of the IBM BladeCenter HS23 (contains light path diagnostics panel). Figure 4.
Standard specifications Table 1 lists the standard specifications. Table 1. Standard specifications (part 1) Components Specifications Form factor Single-wide (30 mm) blade server. Chassis support BladeCenter H, BladeCenter HT, BladeCenter S, BladeCenter E. (Some configurations might have restrictions. See Table 5 for compatibility details.) Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family CPUs with eight-core (up to 2.7 GHz) or six-core (up to 2.9 GHz) or quad-core (up to 3.
Table 1. Standard specifications (part 2) Components Specification Video Matrox G200eR2 video core with 16 MB video memory integrated into the IMM2. Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with 16 M colors (32 bits per pixel). Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2008 R2, and 2008 (x64), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x64) and 6 (x86 and x64), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (for AMD64/EM64T) and 11 (for x86 and AMD64/EM64T), VMware ESX 4.1 and ESXi 4.1, and VMware vSphere 5.
Table 2. Standard models (part 2) Model* Intel Xeon processor** (2 max) Memory (std / max) RAID controller Drive bays (used / max) Disk drives Standard Ethernet I/O slots (used / max) 7875-C3x 1x Xeon E5-2665 8C 2.4GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W 4x 4 GB / 512 GB Integrated SAS/SATA 0/2 Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 0/2 7875-C4x 1x Xeon E5-2670 8C 2.6GHz 20MB 1600MHz 115W 4x 4 GB / 512 GB Integrated SAS/SATA 0/2 Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 0/2 7875-C5x 1x Xeon E5-2680 8C 2.
Express models Table 3 lists Express models. Table 3. Express models Model Intel Xeon processor* (2 max) Memory (std / max) RAID controller Drive bays** Disk drives Standard Ethernet I/O slots** United States, Latin America, Canada 7875-E1U 2x Xeon E5-2620 6C 2.0GHz 15MB 1333MHz 95W 8x 4 GB / 512 GB Integrated SAS/SATA 0/2 Optional 2x 1Gb 2x 10Gb 0/2 7875-E2U 2x Xeon E5-2630 6C 2.
Chassis support The HS23 is supported in the various BladeCenter chassis listed in Table 4. The number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis depends on the thermal design power of the processors used in the servers. Table 4 uses the following conventions: A green cell means that the chassis can be filled with HS23 blade servers up to the maximum number of blade bays in the chassis (for example, 14 blades in the BladeCenter H).
Processor options The HS23 supports the processor options listed in Table 5. The server supports one or two processors. Table 6 also shows which server models have each processor standard. If no corresponding where used model for a particular processor is listed, then this processor is available only through Configure to Order (CTO). Table 5. Processor options Part number Intel Xeon processor description Models where used 81Y9292 Intel Xeon Processor E5-2603 4C 1.
The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration: Mixing 1.5 V and 1.35 V DIMMs in the same server is supported. In such a case all DIMMs operate at 1.5 V. The maximum number of ranks supported per channel is eight. The maximum quantity of DIMMs that can be installed in the server depends on the number of CPUs, DIMM rank, and operating voltage, as shown in the "Max. qty supported" row in Table 6.
If memory rank sparing is used, then two single-rank or dual-rank DIMMs must be installed per populated channel (the DIMMs do not need to be identical). In rank sparing mode, one rank of a DIMM in each populated channel is reserved as spare memory. The size of a rank varies depending on the DIMMs installed. Chipkill, memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing modes are mutually exclusive. Only one operational memory mode can be enabled on a server, and it is a system-wide setting.
Internal disk storage options The HS23 server has two hot-swap drive bays accessible from the front of the blade server. These bays are connected to the integrated 4-port LSI SAS2004 6 Gbps SAS/SATA RAID-on-Chip (ROC) controller.
Table 8 lists the hard drive options that are available for internal storage. Table 8. Disk drive options for internal disk storage Part number Feature code Description Maximum supported 42D0677 5536 IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 2 90Y8926 A2XB IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 2 42D0637 5599 IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF Slim-HS HDD 2 90Y8877 A2XC IBM 300GB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" SFF G2HS HDD 2 81Y9670 A283 IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.
Internal tape drives The server does not support an internal tape drive. However, it can be attached to external tape drives using SAS or Fibre Channel connectivity (Table 26). Optical drives The server does not support an optical drive option. However, it does interface to the optical drive installed in the BladeCenter chassis media tray if one is installed there. I/O expansion options The HS23 server offers the following PCI Express 3.0 slots: CIOv expansion slot: PCIe 3.
The HS23 optionally supports the PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II listed in Table 10. The expansion blade provides the capability to attach selected PCI Express cards to the HS23. This capability is ideal for many applications that require special telecommunications network interfaces or hardware acceleration using a PCI Express card.
The integrated BE3 4-port NIC has the following features: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 10 Gb Ethernet ports (1 Gb and 10 Gb auto-negotiation). Full-duplex (FDX) capability. 10 Gb ports operate in either a virtual NIC (vNIC) or physical NIC (pNIC) mode: vNIC mode: Up to six vNICs (up to three vNICs per one 10 Gb port) Virtual Fabric mode or Switch Independent operational mode. Virtual port bandwidth allocation in 100 Mbps increments.
Table 13 lists additional supported network adapters and upgrades. Table 13.
Storage host bus adapters Table 14 lists storage HBAs supported by the HS23 server. Table 14.
PCIe SSD adapters The HS23 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 HS23 (two per PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II and up to four PCI Expansion Blades per HS23). Table 15. SSD adapters Part number Feature code Description Slots supported Maximum supported (per exp.
Power supplies Server power is derived from the power supplies installed in the BladeCenter chassis. There are no server options regarding power supplies. Integrated virtualization The server supports VMware ESXi installed on a USB memory key. The key is installed in a USB socket inside the server. Table 16 lists the virtualization options. Table 16.
Supported operating systems The server supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Web x64 Edition Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium Edition Microsoft Windows
Physical specifications Dimensions and weight (approximate, for single-wide blade): Height: 245 mm (9.7 in) Depth: 446 mm (17.6 in) Width: 29 mm (1.14 in) Maximum weight: 5.4 kg (12 lb) Shipping dimensions and weight (approximate, for single-wide blade): Height: 330 mm (13.0 in) Depth: 600 mm (23.5 in) Width: 165 mm (6.5 in) Weight: 4.2 kg (9.
Warranty options The BladeCenter HS23 has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac®, discussed in this section. The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.
Regulatory compliance The server conforms to the following standards: FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A UL/IEC 60950-1 CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03 Japan VCCI, Class A Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006, Class A IEC 60950-1(CB Certificate and CB Test Report) Taiwan BSMI CNS13438, Class A Korea KN22, Class A; KN24 Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22-99, GOST R 51318.24-99, GOST R 51317.3.
External disk storage expansion SAS Connectivity Modules (one or two) must be installed into the chassis to support external disk storage expansion. Table 18 lists the SAS Connectivity Module. Table 18. SAS Connectivity Modules Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one chassis 39Y9195 SAS Connectivity Module 2 The external disk storage expansion enclosures listed in Table 19 are supported with HS23. Table 19.
Table 21 lists the drives supported by EXP2512 external expansion enclosures. Table 21. Drive options for EXP2512 external expansion enclosures Part number Description Maximum quantity supported per one enclosure NL SAS 3.5" HDDs 49Y1903 1TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 49Y1902 2TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 90Y8720 3TB 7,200 rpm 6Gb SAS NL 3.5" HDD 12 49Y1899 300GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.5" HDD 12 49Y1900 450GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.5" HDD 12 49Y1901 600GB 15,000 rpm 6Gb SAS 3.
The external expansion enclosures are supported by the integrated LSI SAS2004 ROC controller together with the SAS connectivity card installed in the CIOv slot of the blade server. Table 23 lists the connectivity card. Table 23.
External backup units The server supports the external backup attachment options listed in Table 27. The HS23 blade may support other IBM tape backup systems that are not listed in this table. For further information, refer to the IBM System Storage Interoperability Center: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic Table 26.
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Related publications and links For more information, see the following resources: IBM US Announcement Letter for HS23 http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-044 IBM US Announcement Letter for memory, SSD and processor options for HS23 http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-120 IBM BladeCenter HS23 product page http://ibm.
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