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IBM U.S. Product Life Cycle Dates
Type ModelAnnounced AvailableMarketing Withdrawn Service DiscontinuedReplaced By
8832-J1X 2004/02/172004/02/17 2005/04/29 - -


 
Abstract

The 8832 IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 blade server, coupled with the eServer BladeCenter chassis, advances application serving with performance, density, and scalability. At your command is a powerful, two-way SMP-capable, 3.20 GHz(1) Intel** Xeon processor, high-speed memory, dual Gb Ethernet connections, IDE RAID 1 (mirroring) and advanced high-availability and systems management features. Best of all, it provides an economic approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers that require less space and power resources.

Note: (1) GHz and MHz denote the internal and/or external clock speed of the microprocessor only, not application performance. Many factors affect application performance.

Model Abstract 8832-J1X

(No Longer Available as of April 29, 2005)

The 8832 IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Model J1X has a 3.20 GHz/533 MHz Intel Xeon processor, 512 KB L2 cache, 2 MB L3 cache, open bay, 1 GB ECC memory, Dual ATA-100 IDE Interface, Dual Gb Ethernet, and language support.
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Highlights

BladeCenter HS20 Blade Server

  • 3.20 GHz/533 MHz(1)/2MB L3 cache Intel** Xeon** processor with MicroBurst** architecture and hyperthreading technology,

  • Two-way SMP processing with 533 MHz FSB

  • High-speed 1 GB double data rate (DDR) ECC SDRAM memory

  • Dual Gb Ethernet connections with failover support

  • Support for Fibre Channel connections

  • Integrated systems management processor

  • Integrated IDE controller and connectors for two IDE HDDs with IDE RAID 1 standard

  • Optional Ultra320 SCSI HDD storage and high-availability RAID 1 support

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Description

Powerful blade-thin computing

The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 blade server is the key component to building your blade configuration. Optionally available Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches, redundant keyboard video mouse (KVM) management and power modules support advanced configurations.

Performance and Scalability

  • 3.20 GHz/533 MHz-512 KB L2 cache, 2 MB L3 cache Xeon processor with 533 MHz front-side bus

  • 1 GB memory with Chipkill ECC support, supporting up to 8 GB maximum(2)

  • Dual Gb Ethernet connections with teaming and failover support

  • Integrated system management processor, monitoring critical components on each blade for remote and local systems management

  • ATA-100 IDE controller, economical interface for up to two optional 40 GB(3) IDE HDDs with IDE RAID 1 standard for operating system-independent mirroring capability

  • SCSI expansion connector, supporting optional storage unit containing an Ultra320 RAID 1 SCSI controller and backplane support for two hot-swap HDDs

Note: (2) Using 2 GB DIMMs.

Note: (3) When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for one billion bytes. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Service and Support Perfected for e-business

  • IBM Director and Remote Deployment Manager
  • ServerProven compatibility testing and Web support
  • Three-year, on-site(4), limited warranty(5)

Note: (4) IBM sends a technician after attempting to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely.

Note: (5) For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, visit:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/

Alternatively, this information is also available by contacting your IBM representative or reseller. Copies are available upon request.

Also, you may periodically visit the following URL for the latest information on safe and effective computing:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/safecomputing/

Related Options

IBM Processor Upgrade with 3.20 GHz/533 MHz-2 MB L3 Cache Xeon Processor (P/N 13N0743)

Contains a 3.20 GHz/512 KB L2 Cache Xeon processor with 2 MB L3 cache, supporting internal processing speeds of 3.20 GHz at 533 MHz FSB.

The above processor options features a full-speed 512 KB advanced transfer L2 cache. This next-generation Xeon processor uses a 133 MHz common clock speed for external operations. The 533 MHz source synchronous strobes are used to support 533 MHz (quad-pumped) data busses to the memory controller. This allows up to 4.3 GB/s data transfers between memory and the processor.

Memory

  • 512 MB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM RDIMM (33L5038)
  • 1 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM (33L5039)
  • 2 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM (33L5040)

BladeCenter HS20

High-Performance Blade-Server Subsystems

The BladeCenter HS20 blades are high-throughput, two-way, SMP-capable Xeon-based network blade servers, highly scalable by adding memory and a second processor. These flip-chip, pin grid array 2 (FC-PGA2) processors feature advanced transfer L3 caches integrated onto the processor core and run at the same clock speed. The advanced transfer cache is a result of a "backside bus" 256 bits wide. It features a quad-wide cache line that can transfer four 64-bit cache line segments at one time to deliver full-speed capability. The cache is eight-way set associative.

Two Intel Xeon connectors are standard on the blade board to support installation of a second processor. High-speed, PC2100 DDR SDRAM is synchronized for up to 533 MHz processor-to-memory subsystem performance with current processors.

The BladeCenter HS20 uses the fourth-generation ServerWorks Grand Champion Low End (GCLE) SystemSet chipset that includes:

  • Grand Champion Memory and I/O Controller (CMIC-LE5)
  • Champion South Bridge 6 (CSB6-U)
  • Champion I/O Bridge (CIOB-ES)

The CMIC-LE5 controls two main functional units:

  • High-performance main memory subsystem, maximizing throughput from processors to memory

  • Inter-Module Bus (IMB), maximizing throughput from the processor bus to the I/O busses

The CSB6-U delivers PCI function and integrates the following key I/O functions:

  • IDE controller and HDDs
  • USB, supporting four USB ports
  • Power management logic
  • PCI bus interface for video controller
  • Systems management bus (SMBus), supporting Phillips I2C two-wire protocol interface
  • Low power controller (LPC) interface for POST/BIOS EEPROM
  • Dual Gb Ethernet connections
  • One external PCI-X bus segment for daughter card connector

Standard BladeCenter HS20 Configurations
Model Processor L2 Cache Memory Ethernet HDD
8832-J1X 3.20 GHz Xeon 512 KB 1 GB ECC Dual Gb open bay

Additional Features

  • BladeCenter HS20 system board containing four DIMM connectors, supporting 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB DIMM options:
    • Up to 8 GB of system memory is supported.
    • Memory is two-way interleaved (must be installed in matched pairs).
    • Memory sizes can be mixed.

  • Supports optional HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit: 64-bit Ultra320 SCSI PCI controller (LSI53C1020 Ultra320 SCSI controller) supporting high-speed (up to 320 MB/s), Low-Voltage Differential SCSI (LVDS) RAID 1 internal storage solutions

  • Dual-channel EIDE (ATA-100) controller, supporting economical EIDE data storage up to 80 GB (two 40 GB HDDs) and RAID 1

  • Two full-duplex, dual Gb Ethernet PCI connections, high-speed network communications to LAN clients

BladeCenter HS20 blades are designed for high throughput from processor to memory and bus I/O.

These features, combined with SMP capability and blade-thin density, make it an excellent choice for space constrained environments used for:

  • Web caching
  • Collaboration
  • Terminal serving
  • Dynamic Web serving
  • Firewall
  • Telecommunications
  • Active directory services
  • Scientific and technical computing
  • Linux clustering

BladeCenter and BladeCenter HS20 High-Availability and Serviceability Features

  • Hot-swap blades enable easy access to each blade server

  • Two hot-swap 1,800-watt redundant power modules - Optional BladeCenter 1,800-Watt Power Supply Modules with two additional power modules for robust configurations

  • Two hot-swap, 325 CFM redundant blowers assemblies and therm monitors in critical locations

  • Hot-swap module bays for support of optional Ethernet and FC switch modules minimizes point-of-failure for high levels of reliability and uptime

  • Management module interfaces with each blade server and enables single systems management control

  • Control panel with status LEDs provides visual indications of system well being

  • Light Path Diagnostics and on-board diagnostics provides an LED map to a failed or failing component, helping reduce downtime, and service costs

The BladeCenter HS20 blades deliver reliability and serviceability.

Features include:

  • ECC DIMMs, combined with an integrated ECC memory controller, correct many soft and hard single-bit memory errors, while minimizing disruption of service to LAN clients

  • Chipkill memory -- correction for up to four bits per DIMM to help keep your blade server up and running

  • Memory hardware scrubbing, designed to help correct soft memory errors automatically without software intervention

  • ECC L3 cache processors help improve data reliability and reduce downtime

  • CPU failure recovery in SMP configurations:
    • Forces failed processor offline
    • Automatically reboots server
    • Generates alerts
    • Continues operations with the working processor

  • PFA on SCSI HDD options, memory, and processors alerts the system administrator of an imminent component failure

  • Dual Gb Ethernet connections support:
    • Failover, adapter fault tolerance
    • PXE 2.0 Boot Agent
    • Wake on LAN
    • Load balancing or teaming

  • An integrated management processor supports diagnostic, reset, POST, and auto recovery functions and monitors temperature and voltage; alerts generated when thresholds are exceeded (refer to the Limitations section for restrictions)

Systems Management

IBM Director

BladeCenter HS20 blades include IBM Director. This powerful, highly integrated systems-management software solution is built on industry standards and designed for ease of use.

Exploit your existing enterprise or workgroup management environments and use rich security features to access and manage physically dispersed IT assets more efficiently over the Internet.

It can potentially help reduce costs through:

  • Reduced downtime
  • Increased productivity of IT personnel and end users
  • Reduced service and support costs

IT administrators can view the hardware configuration of remote systems in detail and monitor the usage and performance of critical components such as processors, HDDs, and memory. IBM Director can be extended with optional add-ons for advanced server management, deployment, and software distribution. All of these tools smoothly integrate into IBM Director for consistent look-and-feel and single point of management while taking advantage of IBM Director's monitoring, scheduling, alerting, event management, and group management capabilities.

Optional add-ons

  • The IBM Director Server Plus Pack is a collection of five tools with predictive and autonomic capabilities that help deliver optimal server performance and high availability. The five tools include capacity manager, software rejuvenation, active PCI manager, system availability and rack manager.

  • Application Workload Manager extends IBM Director to enable the control of how multiple applications use server resources and protects against unexpected resource contention.

  • Remote Deployment Manager is an effective tool for the initial deployment phase of a system's lifecycle with the ability to remotely send out complete software images for installation in a preboot environment.

  • Software Distribution Premium Edition enables you to create and distribute software packages to systems on your network, saving travel and labor costs.

IBM Director also provides integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems management environments, via its Upward Integration Modules. This enables the advanced management capabilities built into xSeries servers to be accessed from:

  • Tivoli Enterprise and Tivoli Netview
  • Computer Associates CA Unicenter TNG
  • HP OpenView
  • Microsoft SMS
  • BMC Patrol
  • NetlQ

For more information about IBM Director, refer to Software Announcement 202-246, dated September 24, 2002.

Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) for BladeCenter

BladeCenter can use RDM, which enables the configuration and deployment of BladeCenter HS20 blades within a single BladeCenter. This highly flexible and powerful tool enables you to deploy system images that include the operating system and configuration detail to one or more blade servers at one time from an IBM Director console on the network.

With RDM you can:

  • Add instructions for loading firmware or specific operating systems
  • Deploy multiple blade servers in a BladeCenter at one time
  • Store various images on the RDM server for target server installations
  • Restore initial or incremental disk image locally with a keystroke
  • Drop and drag to deploy images

BladeCenter Management Module

Use the management module in the BladeCenter to manage the BladeCenter and obtain vital system information about your installed BladeCenter HS20 servers. The management module communicates with the blade servers within the BladeCenter via an RS-485 intermanagement network. This network relays vital information about individual blade servers such as:

  • Temperature
  • Voltages
  • Power supply status
  • Memory status
  • Fan status
  • HDD status
  • Error and status log

You receive status and control for all blade servers within the BladeCenter. You can shut down and restart any blade server from anywhere on the network to help save time and costs associated with travel to the actual installation.

These manageability functions are provided through a self-contained Web page, creating an easy and familiar way for administrators to monitor, control, and maintain highly available BladeCenter installations. The BladeCenter chassis ships standard with one KVM/management module. An optional IBM BladeCenter redundant KVM/management module provides BladeCenter with even higher levels of resiliency. While in the chassis, the second module is in passive or stand by mode. If the active or primary module faults, the second module is automatically enabled with all the configuration settings of the primary module. You benefit from seamless remote management and connectivity to the BladeCenter chassis for your most critical applications.
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Product Positioning

The BladeCenter HS20 offerings are positioned as the highest-density servers of the IBM eServer line. They represent an approach to the deployment of application servers where two-way, SMP-capable Xeon processing, high-availability design, systems management and easy setup features are combined in an extremely dense package.

The BladeCenter HS20 blades can require less space and power resources because of their high-density design, reduced power requirements, and single environment systems management. This is an extremely important consideration for:

  • Large enterprises
  • Application service providers
  • Scientific and technical computing businesses

They are an excellent fit for applications such as:

  • Lotus Notes
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Linux clusters

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Models

Model Summary Matrix

Model Processor Cache Hard Drive Memory Miscellaneous
J1X 3.20 GHz/533 MHz Xeon 512 KB L2 cache, 2 MB L3 cache open bay 1 GB ECC Dual ATA-100 IDE Interface, Dual Gb Ethernet

Customer Setup (CSU)

This product is designated Customer Setup.

Devices Supported

The IBM(R) BladeCenter HS20 (model -J1X) are designed to maintain compatibility with the following IBM products. As a part of the ServerProven program, xSeries compatibility listings are updated on the Web. Detailed information relative to IBM and non-IBM vendor devices, adapters, software and network operating systems supported with xSeries servers can be accessed via the Web:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat
                                                               Part
Description                                                    Number
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BladeCenter HS20 (model 8832-J1X)                              8832J1X
SYSTEM MEMORY
  512 MB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM                       33L5038
  1 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM                         33L5039
  2 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM                         33L5040
MICROPROCESSOR UPGRADES
  IBM Processor Upgrade with 3.20 GHz/533 MHz/512 KB L2 Cache  13N0743
     and 2 MB L3 Cache Xeon Processor
FIXED DISKS / DISKETTE DRIVES / STORAGE
  IBM HS20 40 GB 5400-rpm ATA-100 HDD                          48P7063
  IBM 36.4 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap HDD(1)            06P5768
  IBM 36.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap SL HDD(1)         06P5755
  IBM 73.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap SL HDD(1)         06P5756
  IBM 18.2 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI 80-pin HDD(1)              06P5767
  IBM 18.2 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap HDD(1)            06P5754
  IBM 36.4 GB 10K Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap                   32P0726
  IBM 36.4 GB 15K-rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap HDD(1)            32P0734
  IBM 73.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap               32P0727
  IBM 146.8 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap              32P0750
  IBM 146.8 GB 10K Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap                  32P0728
  IBM 73.4 GB 15K Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap HDD               32P0735
  IBM HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit                         48P7058
  IBM FAStT500 Storage Server(2)                               35521RU
  IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(2)                   35601RU
  IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(2)  (EMEA)           35601RX
  IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(2)                   35421RU
  IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(2)   (EMEA)          35421RX
  IBM FAStT EXP200 Redundant Raid Controller                   19K1121
  IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(2)                        35422RU
  IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(2)  (EMEA)                35422RX
  IBM FAStT700 Storage Server                                  17421RU
  IBM FAStT700 Storage Server                                  17421RU
  IBM FAStT700 Mini Hub                                        19K1269
  IBM SAN Data Gateway Router UltraSCSI LVD Port               2108R3L
 

Note: (1) Requires installation of the HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit.

Note: (2) Must be attached to a supported FC expansion card and switch module.

COMMUNICATIONS
  IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card                        48P7061
  IBM BladeCenter 2-port Fibre Channel Switch Module           48P7062
  IBM BladeCenter 4-port Gb Ethernet Switch Module             48P7054
MISCELLANEOUS CABLES
  Netfinity Fibre Channel 1 M Cable                            36L9973
  LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable - 25M                              19K1249
  Short Wave SFP Module                                        19K1271
  LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable - 1M                               19K1247
  LC-LC Fibre Channel Cable - 5M                               19K1248
  Netfinity Fibre Channel 25M cable                            03P9305
  LC-SC Fibre Channel Cable Adapter                            19K1250
  Long Wave SPF Module                                         19K1272
  NetVista USB - Parallel Printer Cable                        19K4164
  USB to Serial Cable                                          10K3661
OTHER DEVICES
  BladeCenter Acoustic Attenuation Module                      49P2694
  IBM KVM/Redundant Management Module                          48P7055
  NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack                                     930842S
  NetBAY42 Enterprise Rack Expansion Cabinet                   930842E
  NetBAY42 Standard Rack Cabinet                               9306420
  NetBAY42 Standard Expansion Rack Cabinet                     9306421
  NetBAY25 Standard Rack Cabinet                               9306250
  NetBay11 Standard Rack Cabinet                               9306110
  NetBAY Rack Power Distribution Unit                          73P5855
  BladeCenter 1400W Power Supply Modules                       48P7052
  BladeCenter 1800W Power Supply Modules                       13N0570
  NetBAY Local Console Manager (LCM)                           1735L04
  NetBAY Remote Console Manager (RCM)                          1735R16
  250 mm KVM Conversion Option                                 32P1636
  1.5 M KVM Conversion Option                                  32P1652
  IBM Two-Button Mouse                                         90P0740
  IBM 84-key Space Saver Cost Reduced Keyboard                 28L3644
  IBM Preferred Pro Full-Size Keyboard - 104 Key               25R6968
      (Business Black)
  Topspin IB Host Channel Adapter Expansion Card
   for IBM eServer BladeCenter                                 26K6457
  IB 3 meter 4x Cable for IBM eServer BladeCenter              26R0813
  IB 3 meter 12x to (3) 4x Cable for IBM eServer BladeCenter   26R0816
 
Qlogic(**) iSCSI Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter 26K6487  

Model Conversions

None.
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Technical Description
TOC Link Physical Specifications TOC Link Operating Environment TOC Link Limitations
TOC Link Hardware Requirements TOC Link Software Requirements

BladeCenter HS20

The BladeCenter HS20 is a high-density design blade server that is installed into the BladeCenter. This hot-swap blade server includes the following features:

  • A 3.20 GHz(1)/512 KB L2 / 2MB L3 model, Intel-based processor with 533 MHz quad-pumped FSB:

  • 1 GB memory, PC2100 DDR SDRAM with Chipkill ECC system support; 8 GB per blade server using 4x2 GB DIMMs

  • Dual Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet connections

  • Management processor

  • SVGA video controller with 8 MB of video memory

  • Network card connector - Supports optional HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card and additional Ethernet cards

  • IDE controller

  • Two IDE HDD connectors - Install one or two optional 40 GB ATA-100 HDDs

  • Connector for storage expansion unit - Supports an optional HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit for Ultra320 SCSI and support for two hot-swap Ultra160 or Ultra320 HDDs

Note: (1) The processor GHz speed is the internal processor speed. External processor operations to system memory and to the PCI bus controller run at up to 533 MHz.

BladeCenter HS20 Model Configurations

             Xeon      L2      ECC                IDE
   Model   Processor  Cache   Memory    HDD    Interface    Ethernet
 --------  ---------  ------  -------  -----  ------------  --------
 8832-J1X  3.20 GHz   512 KB  1 GB     open   Dual ATA-100  Dual Gb
 

By combining a BladeCenter and up to 14 BladeCenter HS20 blades, extremely high-density configurations can be deployed to address large enterprise or application service providers needs for powerful, high density, high availability servers. This approach allows twice the processors, memory, and network connections to be made than that of the current 1 U-high xSeries 335.

Physical Specifications

BladeCenter HS20

                                    8832-J1X
                                    --------
 Processor -                        Xeon
   Int. speed -                     3.20 GHz
   Ext. speed -                     533 MHz (QP)
   Number standard -                1
   Maximum -                        2
 L2 cache (full speed)              512 KB
 L3 cache                           2 MB
 Memory (PC2100 DDR)                1 GB ECC
   DIMMs -                          2x512 MB
   DIMM sockets -                   4
   Capacity -                       8 GB(1)
 Video -                            SVGA
   Memory -                         8 MB
 IDE controller -                   ATA-100
   Channels -                       2
   Connector int. -                 2
   Connector ext. -                 0
 HDD -                              0
   Connectors -                     2
   Internal capacity -              80 GB(2)
 Total HDD bays -                   0
 PCI Slots -                        0
 Management proc.  -                Standard
 Ethernet controller -              Dual Gigabit
 FC card -                          Optional
 Storage expansion -                Optional
   SCSI interface -                 Ultra320
   HDD support -                    2
   Internal capacity -              293.6 GB(2)
 CD-ROM (IDE) -                     0
 Diskette drive -                   0
 Power supply -                     0

Note: (1) Total system memory capacity is based on using 2 GB memory DIMMs

Note: (2) Capacities are based on installation of two 40 GB IDE HDDs and/or two 146.8 GB SCSI HDDs. For latest information on supported HDD options, visit:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat

Video Subsystem

  • ATI RageXL Graphics/Video Accelerator
  • Integrated on the blade
  • 8 MB SDRAM standard/maximum video memory

Supported BladeCenter HS20 Video Resolutions
Resolution Maximum Refresh Rate Supported CRT Support CRT ISO 9241.3 Compliance Flat Panel Support
640 x 480 85 Hz Yes Yes Yes
800 x 600 85 Hz Yes Yes Yes
1024 x 768 75 Hz Yes Yes Yes
1280 x 1024 40 Hz No No Yes
1600 x 1200 28 Hz No No Yes

Note: For resolutions supported by different operating systems, refer to the operating system documentation.

Dimensions - BladeCenter

  • 7 U Rack Drawer:
    • Width: 444.0 mm (17.5 in)
    • Depth: 711.2 mm (28.0 in)
    • Height: 304.2 mm (12.0 in)
    • Weight: (minimum configuration) 43.2 kg (95.0 lb)
    • Weight: (maximum configuration) 106.8 kg (235 lb)

Electrical - BladeCenter

  • 200-240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 12 A (per power module)

  • Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
    • Minimum Configuration: 0.40 kVA (two power supplies)
    • Maximum Configuration: 4.00 kVA (four power supplies)

  • Btu Output: Ship configuration - 1365 Btu/hr (400 watts)

  • Btu Output: Full configuration - 13648 Btu/hr (4000 watts)

  • Acoustical noise emissions for a single BladeCenter configured with 14 BladeCenter HS20 servers:
    • 7.4 bels (operating)
    • 7.4 bels (idling)

  • Acoustical noise emissions for a single BladeCenter with

  • a BladeCenter Acoustic Attenuation Module option installed and configured with 14 BladeCenter HS20 servers:
    • 6.9 bels (operating)
    • 6.9 bels (idling)

Electrical-BladeCenter HS20

12 V DC

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

  • FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
  • Canada ICES-003, issue 3, Class A
  • UL 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
  • CSA C22.2 No.60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment60950
  • NOM-019 Seguridad de Equipto de Procesamiento de Datos

Operating Environment

  • Temperature:
    • 10.0 to 35.0 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) at 0 to 914 m (0 to 3,000 ft)
    • 10.0 to 32.0 degrees C (50 to 90 degrees F) at 914 to 2,133 m (3,000 to 7,000 ft)

  • Relative humidity: 8% to 80%

  • Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)

Limitations

  • The BladeCenter HS20 blades contain four DIMM sockets. A maximum of 8 GB of system memory is supported by adding a 2 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM in each of the 4 DIMM sockets. All supported system memory is addressable through direct memory access. The BladeCenter HS20 supports currently available 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB DIMM options. Supported DIMMs can coexist in the same server; however, memory DIMMs of the same capacity must be installed in matched pairs. Refer to the xSeries server Web page memory options.

  • Microprocessor SMP upgrades must be of the same type and clock speed on each BladeCenter HS20. Mixing microprocessors of different speeds or cache size or upgrading the base processor is not supported.

  • The second IDE connector supporting an IDE HDD cannot be used when an HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card or other expansion adapter card is installed due to mechanical reasons.

Refer to the Software Requirements section for operating system limitations.

Hardware Requirements

For attended installation of an operating system, this server requires a compatible:

  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Display

Unattended or remote installation may be performed without requiring some or all of these components. Review your unattended software installation program information for specific hardware configuration requirements.

For service, the server requires a compatible:

  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Display

When having the unit serviced, plan to have these components attached to your server either directly or indirectly via a console switch.

Software Requirements

Programming Requirements

The following network operating systems have been tested for compatibility with the BladeCenter HS20:

  • Microsoft:
    • Windows 2000 Advanced Server (requires SP 3)
    • Windows 2000 Server (requires SP 3)
    • Windows 2000 7-License Bundle for BladeCenter
    • Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
    • Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
    • Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

  • Linux:
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Advanced Server
    • SCO Linux 4.0 - (UL1.0 Based)(1)
    • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 - (UL 1.0 Based)
    • Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 - (UL 1.0 Based)

Note: (1) IDE RAID will not be supported on this NOS.

For additional information support, certification, and versions information on network operating systems, access:

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat

Software Compatibility

The following application software products have been tested by IBM and software publishers in the latest available versions, and where appropriate, are or will soon be certified by the publisher to be compatible with the BladeCenter HS20.

  • IBM:
    • Director
    • RDM
    • Real Time Diagnostics v2.01
    • SMA 3.1 System Migration Assoc. v3.1

  • Lotus:
    • Lotus/Domino Server R6
    • Lotus/Domino Mail Server R6.0.1

  • LSI: IBM FastT Storage 8.30

  • Norton: Norton AntiVirus Latest

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Publications

An installation and user's guide, safety, and warranty publications are shipped with each BladeCenter HS20 blade.
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Features -- Specify/Special/Exchange
TOC Link No Charge Specify Codes TOC Link Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable TOC Link Feature Exchanges

No Charge Specify Codes

None.

Special Feature Codes -- Chargeable

                                                       Order
 Description                 Machine      Models       Number
 ----------------            -------      ------       -------
 BladeCenter HS20             8832         J1X         8832J1X
Japan:
 BladeCenter HS20             8832         J1X         25K9588
                                                       Part
Description                                            Number
-----------------------------------                    -------
3.20 GHz/533 MHz-2 MB L3 Cache Xeon                    13N0743
    Processor Upgrade
 

Feature Exchanges

Not available.
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Accessories

None.

Customer Replacement Parts

None.
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Machine Elements

None.
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Supplies

None.

Diskettes

None.

Trademarks

(R), (TM), * Trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

** Company, product, or service name may be a trademark or service mark of others.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
 © IBM Corporation 2005.
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