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Choose BladeCenter solutions
Support for IBM TotalStorage® solutions
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
NAS
NAS is a low-cost, remote storage
solution giving you great flexibility and
scalability for storage needs.
Connecting the Gigabit Ethernet
switch module to the IBM TotalStorage
NAS family of products creates a
solution that is easy to deploy and
manage.
SAN
A SAN is a high-performance, highly
flexible architecture for creating
remote storage solutions, ideal for
Microsoft Exchange configurations.
The FC switch modules and FC
expansion cards enable connectivity
to each blade server. Connecting to
the IBM TotalStorage FAStT family of
products is an ideal solution.
BladeCenter options Part number
Optical Pass-thru Module
02R9080
Optical Pass-thru Module
SC Cable
73P5992
Optical Pass-thru Module
LC Cable
73P6033
4-Port Gigabit Ethernet
Switch Module
13N0568
Nortel Networks Layer 2-7
Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Module
73P9057
2-Port Fibre Channel
Switch Module
48P7062
Redundant
KVM/Management
Module
48P7055
1800W Power Supply
Module
13N0570
Acoustic Attenuation
Module
49P2694
Myrinet Cluster Expansion
Card
73P6000
Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion Card
73P9030
Fibre Channel Expansion
Card
48P7061
40GB 5400rpm ATA-100
Hard Disk Drive
48P7063
SCSI Storage Expansion
Unit
26K4847
1. Innovative technology
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High-performance solution with
high reliability targeted at
business-critical application
workloads
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Integration reduces complexity
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Bringing servers, storage and
networking together in a single
managed environment,
BladeCenter simplifies IT man-
agement while helping reduce IT
costs.
2. On demand world
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BladeCenter gives businesses
the flexibility to architect applica-
tion solutions that meet business
objectives.
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BladeCenter provides advanced
systems management capabilities
that help simplify operations and
make your IT infrastructure more
resilient.
3. BladeCenter ecosystem offers
solution flexibility
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BladeCenter’s comprehensive
ecosystem gives you the ability to
integrate BladeCenter into the
existing environment—so you can
standardize data centers around
existing infrastructures.
4. A comprehensive solution
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IBM provides outstanding service
and support
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IBM features interoperability
between series to make
BladeCenter work with
midrange, mainframe and
existing Intel systems
For more information?
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Reseller locator and general information
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