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8832-LTX 2004/07/202004/07/23 - - -


 
Abstract

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

Model Abstract 8832-LTX

The 8832 IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 blade server has Intel** Xeon processors at 2.8 GHz with 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB) with 512 KB L2 cache.
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Highlights

  • Intel Xeon processors at 2.8 GHz and 533 MHz front-side bus with 512 KB L2 cache with MicroBurst** architecture and hyperthreading technology

  • Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz/533Mhz FSB processor supports extended blade production lifecycle of three years from date of availability

  • Two-way SMP processing with 533 MHz(1) FSB

  • High-speed 512 MB (2x 256 MB) double data rate (DDR 2100) ECC SDRAM memory

  • Dual Gigabit 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

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.
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Description

Powerful blade-thin computing

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

Performance and scalability

  • 512 MB (2x 256 MB) ECC memory, non-Chipkill support(4), supporting up to 8 GB maximum(2)

  • Dual Gigabit 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

  • 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: (4) Chipkill memory support is available on memory option DIMMs 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB.

Service and support perfected for e-business

  • IBM Director and Remote Deployment Manager
  • ServerProven compatibility testing and Web support
  • Three-year, on-site(5), limited warranty(6)

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

Note: (5) IBM sends a technician after attempting to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely.

Note: (6) 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.

For the latest information on safe and effective computing, visit:

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

Related options

IBM Processor Upgrade with 2.8 GHz/533 MHz-512 KB L2 Cache Xeon Processor (73P9073) supports internal processing speeds of 2.80 GHz at 533 MHz FSB.

This processor option 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 buses to the memory controller. This allows up to 4.3 GB/s data transfers between memory and the processor.

Memory

  • 512 MB (2x 256 MB) PC2100 CL2.5 ECC non-Chipkill RDIMM Kit (73P2868)
  • 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 with low profile handles are high-throughput, two-way, SMP-capable Xeon-based network blade servers, highly scalable when you add memory and a second processor.

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, maximizing throughput from the processor bus to the I/O buses

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, supporting Phillips I2C two-wire protocol interface
  • Low power controller interface for POST/BIOS EEPROM
  • Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
  • One external PCI-X bus segment for daughter card connector

Standard BladeCenter HS20 configurations

  ___________________________________________________________________
 | Models     Processor      L2 Cache  Memory      Ethernet      HDD |
 | --------   -------------  --------  ----------  ------------  ----|
 | 8832-LTX   2.80 GHz Xeon  512 KB    512 MB ECC  Dual Gigabit  Open|
 |___________________________________________________________________|

Additional features

  • BladeCenter HS20 blade 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.

  • Support for 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

  • Two full-duplex, dual Gigabit 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

Applications

  • Next Generation Network (NGN) applications such as VoIP/Softswitch (core network), media gateways (edge of network) and value add applications including business (billing, customer care) and operations support (provisioning, systems management).

High-availability and serviceability features

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

  • Optional BladeCenter T 1,300-Watt Power Supply Modules with two additional power modules for robust configurations

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

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

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

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

  • Light Path Diagnostics, on-board diagnostics provide 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, to correct many soft and hard single-bit memory errors, while minimizing disruption of service to LAN clients

  • Chipkill memory options -- Using 512 MB DIMMs or larger, 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

  • 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 that alert the system administrator of an imminent component failure

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

  • An integrated management processor that 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 the IBM Director 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 protect 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 enables integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems management environments, via its Upward Integration Modules. You can access advanced management capabilities built into xSeries servers 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 images 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 BladeCenter redundant KVM/management module provides BladeCenter with even higher levels of resiliency. While in the chassis, the second module is in passive, or standby, 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.

Accessibility by people with disabilities

None.
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Product Positioning

The BladeCenter HS20 offerings are positioned as the highest-density servers of the IBM eServer line. They represent a new 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
  • Network Equipment Providers (NEPs)
  • Service Providers (SPs)

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 Memory Connection
LTX Intel Xeon 2.80 GHz 512 KB L2 512 MB dual Ethernet

Customer Setup (CSU)

This product is designated Customer Setup.

Devices Supported

The IBM(R) BladeCenter HS20 (model -LTX) with low profile handles is 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
---------------------------------------------------            -------
BladeCenter HS20 (model 8832-LTX)                              8832LTX
System Memory
 512 MB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC                                       33L5038
  DDR SDRAM DIMM
 1 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC                                         33L5039
  DDR SDRAM DIMM
 2 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC                                         33L5040
  DDR SDRAM DIMM
 512 MB (2x 256 MB) PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM                 73P2868
 Non-Chipkill RDIMM Kit
Microprocessor Upgrades
 IBM Processor Upgrade with                                    73P9073
  Intel Xeon 2.80 GHz/512 KB L2 cache
Fixed Disks / Diskette Drives / Storage
 IBM 73.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI                             06P5756
  Hot-Swap SL HDD(1)
 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                             32P0735
  Hot-Swap HDD
 IBM HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit                          26K4847
 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                                   2108R3L
  UltraSCSI LVD Port
 

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                          48P7062
  Switch Module
 IBM BladeCenter 4-port Gb Ethernet                            48P7054
  Switch Module
Miscellaneous Cables
 Netfinity Fibre Channel 1 M Cable                             36L9973
 LC-LC Fibre Chennel 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
 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                                             73P5855
  Distribution Unit
 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                                   25R6968
  Keyboard - 104-Key (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 blade with low profile handles

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 Intel Xeon 2.8Ghz/533Mhz FSB with 512 KB L2 cache processor with 533 MHz quad-pumped FSB:
    • 2.80 GHz(1)

  • Intel Xeon 2.8Ghz/533Mhz FSB processor

  • 512 MB memory, PC2100 DDR SDRAM with 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

  • 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-LTX   2.80 GHz  512 KB  512 MB ECC open  Dual ATA-100  Dual Gb
 

By combining a BladeCenter and up to 8 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 new 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 blade with low profile handles

                              8832-LTX
                              --------
  Processor                   Xeon
   Int. speed                 2.80 GHz
   Ext. speed                 533 MHz (QP)
   Number standard            1
   Maximum                    2
  L2 cache (full speed)       512 KB
  Memory (PC2100 DDR)         512 MB ECC
   DIMMs                      2x256 MB
   DIMM sockets               4
   Capacity                   8 GB(1)
  Video                       SVGA
   Memory                     8 MB
  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 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

 ______________________________________________________________________
|            | Maximum Refresh | CRT     | CRT ISO  9241.3 | Flat Panel|
| Resolution | Rate Supported  | Support | Compliance      | 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

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)
    • Maximum configuration: 106.8 kg (235 lb)

Electrical

  • 200 to 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)
    • 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

  • 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 when you add a 2 GB PC2100 CL2.5 ECC DDR SDRAM DIMM in each of the four 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 server. 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

Software Compatibility

The following 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.

 OPERATING SYSTEMS
Software Publisher    Description
------------------    -----------------------------------------------
o  Microsoft          - Windows 2000 Server (requires SP 3)
                      - Windows 2000 Advanced Server (requires SP 3)
o  Microsoft          - Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
                      - Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
                      - Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
o  Linux              - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 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.

 APPLICATION SOFTWARE
 Software Publisher      Description
 ------------------      ------------------------------------
 IBM                     Director
 IBM                     RDM
 IBM                     Real Time Diagnostics v2.01
 Lotus                   Lotus/Domino Server R6
 Lotus                   Lotus/Domino Mail Server R6.0.1
 IBM                     SMA 3.1 System Migration Assoc. v3.1
 LSI                     IBM FastT Storage 8.30
 Norton                  Norton AntiVirus Latest
 

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

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


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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        LTX                8832LTX
Japan:
 BladeCenter HS20       8832        LTX                25R5372

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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