Datasheet
IBM BladeCenter HS23 10
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).
A yellow cell means that the maximum number of HS23 blades that the chassis can hold is fewer than
the total available blade bays (for example, 12 in a BladeCenter E). Other bays in the chassis
must
remain empty. Consult the BladeCenter Interoperability Guide for specific details:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/big
Notes:
The HS23 is not supported in the BladeCenter E with power supplies smaller than 2000 W.
The HS23 is not supported in the BladeCenter T.
Table 4. Chassis support
Maximum number of HS23 servers supported in each chassis
BC-E with AMM
(8677) (14 bays)
BC-H (models other than 4Tx)
(14 bays)
BC-H
(-4Tx)
(14 bays)
2900W supplies 2980W supplies** 2980W
CPU
TDP*
2000 W
power
supplies
2320 W
power
supplies
BC-S
(8886)
(6
bays)
Standard
blowers
Enhanced
blowers†
Standard
blowers
Enhanced
blowers†
Enhanced
blowers†
BC-HT
AC§
(8750)
(12
bays)
BC-HT
DC§
(8740)
(12 bays)
Intel Xeon processors
130W None‡ None‡ 6 None‡ 14 None‡ 14 14 5+5 5+5
115W None‡ None‡ 6 None‡ 14 None‡ 14 14 5+5 5+5
95W None‡ None‡ 6 None‡ 14 None‡ 14 14 12 12
80W 6+7 14 6 14 14 14 14 14 12 12
70W None‡ None‡ 6 None‡ 14 None‡ 14 14 12 12
60W None‡ None‡ 6 None‡ 14 None‡ 14 14 12 12
Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors#
95W 5+7 14 6 14 14 14 14 14 12 12
70W 14 14 6 14 14 14 14 14 12 12
* Thermal Design Power.
§ Support shown is for non-NEBS environments.
** IBM BladeCenter H 2980W AC Power Modules, 68Y6601 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H models).
† IBM BladeCenter H Enhanced Cooling Modules, 68Y6650 (standard in 4Tx, optional with all other BC-H models).
‡ Not supported.
# Intel Xeon E5-2648L (70 W) and E5-2658 (95 W) are robust thermal profile processors used in HS23.