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8843-27U 2005/03/292005/04/22 - - -


 
Abstract

The 8843 IBM eServer Storage Server products offer a broad range of affordable and optimized network-attached file server solutions designed to address your expanding file storage needs.

Model Abstract 8843-27U

The 8843 IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server Model 27U features one 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB (with an option to add a second processor), two 36 GB SCSI 10K Small Form Factor Disk Drives (for operating system), 1 GB DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition, Four memory slots, Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet connections, IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF FC Expansion Card, Integrated light path diagnostics, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print, Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0, IBM Director client, and U.S. English language support.
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Highlights

The IBM eServer Storage Server addresses expanding storage needs

  • Industry-standard components
  • Preloaded, preconfigured, optimized solutions
  • Dedicated and optimized print and file servers
  • Easy to use and manage

Providing large and small businesses following benefits:

  • Potentially lower TCO
  • Rapid installation and deployment
  • Remote administration and management capability
  • Easy integration into existing Ethernet networks
  • Integration with existing SAN infrastructure through NAS Gateway

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Description

The offerings include the following products:

  • IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server
  • IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server
  • IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server
  • IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server

These offerings combine IBM's proven xSeries and BladeCenter server hardware technology with Microsoft's Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system for a superior network-attached storage solution for businesses ranging from large enterprises to small businesses.

The hardware components are preconfigured and the operating system is pre-installed and optimized to give you fast installation and deployment.

If your business is faced with the challenge of storing, managing, and retrieving a growing volume of data, the IBM eServer Storage Server is an easy-to-use, reliable network-attached storage solution based on industry-standard components.

For the IBM eServer Storage Server:

  • Affordable and reliable network-attached storage solution
  • Dedicated and optimized file and print server
  • Fast installation and deployment
  • Industry standard components
  • Easy integration into your existing IT infrastructures
  • Easy to use and manage
  • Choice of disk and connectivity technologies
  • Potentially lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
  • Fast data recovery
  • Gateway function integrates with SANs

IBM eServer Storage Server benefits:

  • A flexible choice of file server solutions ranging from low-end to enterprise-class storage
  • Remote administration and management capability
  • Enterprise management integration with IBM Director pre-installed
  • Easy integration into existing Ethernet networks
  • Integration with existing SAN infrastructures through NAS gateway function

You need to easily store and manage growing volumes and types of data. The file types have evolved from the commonplace word-processing, spreadsheets, and presentations to larger more sophisticated files, such as digital pictures, x-rays, and multimedia files.

These IBM eServer Storage Server products offer a broad range of affordable network attached file server solutions. These offerings combine IBM's proven xSeries and BladeCenter server hardware technology with Microsoft's Windows Storage Server** 2003 operating system to provide an optimized network-attached storage solution.

The IBM eServer Storage Server products offer:

  • Affordable and reliable network attached storage solution

  • Dedicated and optimized file and print server:

    • Microsoft's Windows Storage Server** 2003 has all function unrelated to file serving removed, helping increase reliability and lower the overhead on the server's processor.

  • Industry-standard components:

    • A broad range of reliable Storage Servers built on the following hardware platforms: xSeries 206, xSeries 226, xSeries 346, and HS20 Blade.

    • All Storage Servers are pre-installed with Microsoft's Windows** Storage Server 2003 operating system based on Windows Server(TM) 2003.

  • Fast installation and deployment:

    • The hardware is pre-configured and the operating system is pre-installed enabling the rapid deployment of new file servers.

    • The IBM Storage Servers can be configured remotely making them ideal for branch office, department, and store deployments.

  • Easy integration into your existing IT infrastructures:

    • Integrates easily into Windows Active Directory** environments.

    • You can use your existing management tools (such as IBM Director, Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server) and antivirus software fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003. This helps to protect your investments.

    • Files can be shared across heterogeneous file system environments and different operating system platforms through the integration of SMB, NFS, CIFS, Appletalk, and NetWare protocols

    • Compatible with existing Ethernet infrastructure

  • Easy to use and manage:

    • A Web-based easy-to-use GUI offers wizards for setup, configuration and ongoing management

    • Administration and management is performed on devices attached to the network, either local or remote.

    • Full-featured disk quota management and storage utilization reporting.

  • Choice of disk and connectivity technologies:

    • Simple-swap Serial ATA, hot-swap SCSI, Fibre Channel, SCSI, and iSCSI options available.

    • Preconfigured hardware-based RAID configurations are standard.

  • Potentially lower TCO:

    • IBM Storage Servers are a cost effective file consolidation solution in network environment enabling centralization of storage and storage management.

    • No additional licenses are required for users. This can significantly reduce client access license costs.

  • Fast data recovery:

    • Using the Shadow Copy of Shared Folders feature, you can restore deleted or corrupted files within minutes, instead of hours. Built on VSS, this feature can store up to 64 point-in-time copies per volume and allows end users to recover previous versions of files.

    • Built-in data "Snapshot" technology. Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) provides enhanced data protection through high-fidelity backups, rapid data restores, and data transport.

  • Gateway function provides integration with SANs:

    • The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server can act as a NAS gateway enabling the device to integrate into a SAN infrastructure.

IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server

The IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server delivers an affordable Windows-based network-attached file server for small businesses, departments and professional offices. The IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server uses the features in Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 to provide an easy-to-use, deploy, and manage network-attached file storage solution.

The IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server is a uniprocessor 4U tower server that features the latest Intel Pentium 4 processor with EM64T technology and a high-performance 800 MHz FSB. The x206 server hardware components are preconfigured and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system is pre-installed. You can deploy new file servers rapidly and add disk capacity sometimes in minutes.

File servers are dependent on their disk subsystem. The IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server features hardware RAID for greater performance and availability and simple-swap Serial ATA (SATA) disk technology. The simple-swap Serial ATA technology offers an affordable disk subsystem not previously readily obtainable by small and medium businesses. The ServeRAID 7t RAID adapter and disk subsystem are preconfigured for availability with the operating system mirrored using RAID-1 and the remaining data volumes configured using RAID-5.

The IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server is available in two preconfigured models.  

IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server (8487-61x) features

  • One 3.2 GHz(1) Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T and 800 MHz FSB

  • 640 GB Disk(2) - Four 160 GB Simple Swap Serial ATA Disks 7200 rpm

  • 512 MB Memory standard, expandable to 4 GB

  • 4 memory slots

  • ServeRAID 7t adapter

  • Two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI-X slots and three 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots

  • Integrated Gigabit Ethernet adapter

  • Alert Standard Format 2.0 uses rich security to provide remote power on and off support for remote clients, even in an OS-absent state

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Express with Hardware RAID

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

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.

Note: (2) When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Note: For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378), or visit: 

http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/PDF/english2.pdf
 

Or contact your IBM representative.

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

www.ibm.com/pc/safecomputing

IBM eServer xSeries 206 Storage Server (8487-71x) features

  • One 3.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T and 800 MHz FSB

  • 1 TB Disk - Four 250 GB Simple Swap Serial ATA Disks 7200 rpm

  • 1 GB Memory standard, expandable to 4 GB

  • Four memory slots

  • ServeRAID 7t adapter

  • Integrated Gigabit Ethernet adapter

  • Two 64-bit/66 MHz PCI-X slots and three 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slots

  • Alert Standard Format 2.0 uses rich security to provide remote power on and off support for remote clients, even in an OS-absent state

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Express

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server

The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server delivers an affordable Windows-based network-attached file server with a flexible choice of disk subsystems. The two-processor-capable IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server offers the ease of use characteristics of Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 for an ideal NAS in a variety of environments such as department, branch office, small business, or professional offices.

The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server is a dual-processor-capable 4U tower server. The base model can be optionally expanded from a standard uniprocessor to a dual processor server for environments requiring additional processing capability. The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server features the latest Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed. The server hardware is preconfigured and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system is preinstalled enabling customers to rapidly deploy new file servers and additional disk capacity sometimes in minutes.

A file server is dependent on its disk subsystem. The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server is available with a choice of either Serial ATA (SATA) or hot swap SCSI disk drives.

The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server SATA model (8488-70x) features four 250 GB Simple Swap SATA drives and hardware RAID for greater performance and availability The simple-swap Serial ATA technology offers an affordable disk subsystem not previously readily obtainable by small and medium businesses. The ServeRAID 7t RAID adapter and disk subsystem are preconfigured: with the operating system mirrored with RAID-1 and the remaining data volumes configured using RAID-5.

The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server SCSI model (8488-80x) offers flexible disk storage options. The operating system is preinstalled on two 36 GB 15K rpm hot-swap SCSI disk drives mirrored for high availability and no user data storage drives installed. There are four remaining empty disk drive bays available for the additional hot-swap SCSI disk drives. This gives you the option to add the right amount of additional data disk for your environment. The additional disk drives require customer installation and RAID configuration.

The IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server is available in two preconfigured models.

IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server SATA Model (8488-70x) features

  • One 3.0 GHz(1) Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Four 250 GB Simple Swap Serial ATA Disks(2) 7200 rpm

  • 512 GB Memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • Four memory slots

  • ServeRAID 7t adapter

  • Integrated Gigabit Ethernet adapter

  • Alert Standard Format 2.0 (ASF 2.0) and Wake on LAN for environmental monitoring

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

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.

Note: (2) When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Note: For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378), or visit: 

http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/PDF/english2.pdf
 

Or contact your IBM representative.

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

www.ibm.com/pc/safecomputing

IBM eServer xSeries 226 Storage Server SCSI Model (8488-80x) features

  • One 3.4 GHz Intel** Xeon** processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Two 36 GB Hot-swap SCSI 15K Disk Drives (for operating system)

  • 1 GB Memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • Four memory slots

  • ServeRAID 6i Plus adapter

  • Integrated Gigabit Ethernet adapter

  • Alert Standard Format 2.0 (ASF 2.0) and Wake on LAN(R) for environmental monitoring

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server

This server delivers extreme performance, availability, and capacity for your Windows-based, network-attached file server needs - all in a 2U rack design. It has numerous high-availability features including hot-swap redundant cooling, power and hard disk drives which provide a robust and reliable platform for file server requirements. The two-processor capable IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server uses the ease of use characteristics of Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 for an ideal NAS for a variety of environments, from large enterprise deployments to branch offices and small businesses usage.

The IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server is a dual-processor-capable 2U rack-optimized server. The base model can be optionally expanded from a standard uniprocessor to a dual processor server for environments requiring additional processing capability. The x346 storage server features the latest Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed. The server hardware is preconfigured and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system is preinstalled. You can rapidly deploy new file servers and additional disk capacity sometimes in minutes.

The IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server features high-performance hot-swap SCSI disk drive technology and is available in two models.

The 8840-17x is an internal SCSI disk server with 1.2 TB of disk space. The Windows Storage Server 2003 resides on two mirrored 36GB 15K rpm hot swap SCSI disk drives and there are four 300GB 10K hot-swap SCSI drives for user data storage.

The second IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server model, the 8840-37x, also has two mirrored 36GB 15K hot-swap disks for the operating system but no user data storage drives are included. There are four remaining empty disk drive bays available for the additional hot swap SCSI disk drives. This gives the customer the option to add the right amount of additional data disk for their environment. The additional disk drives require customer installation and RAID configuration. In addition to the internal SCSI disks, selected external disk subsystems can also be attached to the x346 Storage Servers to further expand the disk storage requirements. The following disk subsystems are supported on the IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server: IBM EXP400, DS300, and DS400.

The IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server is available in two pre-configured models.

IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server Model (8840-17x) features

  • One 3.0 GHz(1) Intel** Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Two 36 GB Hot-swap SCSI 15K Disk Drives(2) (for operating system)

  • Four 300 GB Hot-swap SCSI 10K Disk Drives (for data storage)

  • 1 GB Fast 400 MHz PC2-3200 DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • Eight memory slots

  • ServeRAID 7k adapter

  • Integrated dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet

  • Four available PCI I/O slots (two 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X slots and two low profile 64-bit 100 MHz PCI-X slots)

  • Integrated DVD-ROM drive standard

  • Drop-down light path diagnostics panel

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

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.

Note: (2) When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Note: For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378), visit: 

http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/PDF/english2.pdf
 

Or contact your IBM representative.

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

www.ibm.com/pc/safecomputing

IBM eServer xSeries 346 Storage Server Model (8840-37x) features

  • One 3.4 GHz Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB speed (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Two 36 GB Hot-swap SCSI 15K Disk Drives (for operating system)

  • 1 GB Fast 400 MHz PC2-3200 DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • Eight memory slots

  • ServeRAID 7k adapter

  • Integrated dual 10/100/1000 Ethernet

  • Four available PCI I/O slots (two 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X slots and two low profile 64-bit 100 MHz PCI-X slots)

  • Integrated DVD-ROM drive standard

  • Drop-down light path diagnostics panel

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

IBM eServer(R) BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server

The powerful Intel-based IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server offers an innovative approach to Windows-based network-attached gateway servers. The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server Blade is designed as a gateway server and gives you access to Fibre Channel attached SANs. The combination of NAS and SAN enables you to scale to your storage capacity to the size of your existing SAN infrastructure. It allows users to access to both file-level access to storage for end-users and optimized block-level access for application servers.

The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server enables BladeCenter customers to take advantage of the outstanding density and high-availability features offered by the IBM BladeCenter architecture. One or more IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server can reside in the IBM BladeCenter chassis providing an economical and reliable Storage Server gateway to an external SAN infrastructure. The HS20 Storage Server Blade features 1 GB RAM, two mirrored 36.2GB 10K rpm SCSI disk drives, and one SFF Fibre Channel expansion card. Windows Storage Server 2003 is preinstalled on the mirrored 36GB SCSI disk drives. The following external disk subsystems are supported on the IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server: DS300, DS400, DS4100, DS4300 and DS 4500.

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server features

  • One 3.2 GHz(1) Intel Xeon processor, 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800 MHz FSB (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Two 36 GB SCSI 10K Small Form Factor Disk Drives(2) (for operating system)

  • 1 GB DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • Four memory slots

  • Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet connections

  • IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF FC Expansion Card

  • Integrated light path diagnostics

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

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.

Note: (2) When referring to HDD or tape backup capacity, GB stands for 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total user capacity may vary depending on operating environments.

Note: For information on the IBM Statement of Limited Warranty, call 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378), visit: 

http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties/PDF/english2.pdf
 

Or contact your IBM representative.

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

www.ibm.com/pc/safecomputing


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Product Positioning

These IBM eServer Storage Server products offer a broad range of affordable and optimized Windows-based network-attached file servers. These offerings combine proven IBM xSeries and BladeCenter server hardware technology with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 operating system for an easy-to-use and manage network-attached file server solution.
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Models

Model Summary Matrix

Models Processor Disk Memory Miscellaneous Software
27X one 3.2 GHz Intel Xeon processor 2 MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology, and an 800 Mhz FSB (with an option to add a second processor) two 36 GB SCSI 10K Small Form Factor Disk Drives (for operating system) 1 GB DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition, Four memory slots Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet connections, IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF FC Expansion Card, Integrated light path diagnostics Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print, Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0, IBM Director client

Customer Setup (CSU)

These products are designated Customer Setup.

Devices Supported

BladeCenter HS20

The IBM(R) BladeCenter HS20 (model -27x) 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 
HARDWARE OPTIONS
                                                                 Part
   Description                                                   Number
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System Memory
  512MB  PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC Memory (2 x 256MB)x8                  73P3523
  1GB  PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC Memory (2 x 512MB)x8                    73P3522
  1GB  PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC Memory (2 x 512MB)                      73P2865
  2GB  PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC Memory (2 x 1GB)                        73P2866
  4GB  PC2-3200 DDR2 ECC Memory (2 x 2GB)                        73P2867
Microprocessor Upgrades
   IBM Processor Upgrade with 3.2 GHz/800 MHz -2 MB L2           25R8876
   Cache Xeon Processor with Intel EM64T
Fixed Disks / Diskette Drives / Storage
   IBM 36.4 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI                             06P5768
    Hot-Swap HDD(4)
   IBM 36.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI                             06P5755
    Hot-Swap SL HDD(4)
   IBM 73.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI                             06P5756
    Hot-Swap SL HDD(4)
   IBM 18.2 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI 80-pin HDD(4)               06P5767
   IBM 18.2 GB 10K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap HDD(4)             06P5754
   IBM 36.4 GB 10K Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap                    32P0726
   IBM 36.4 GB SFF Non Hot-Swap U320 10K SCSI HDD                13N1312
   IBM 36.4 GB 15K-rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap HDD(4)             32P0734
   IBM 73.4 GB 10K-rpm Ultra320 SCSI HDD Hot-Swap                32P0727
   IBM 73.4 GB SFF Non Hot-swap U320 10K SCSI HDD                13N1313
   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 36.4GB 10K rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap SSL HDD             90P1304
   IBM 73.4GB 10K rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap SSL HDD             90P1305
   IBM 146.4GB 10K rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap SSL HDD            90P1306
   IBM 36.4GB 15K rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap SSL HDD             90P1318
   IBM 73.4GB 15K rpm Ultra320 SCSI Hot-Swap SSL HDD             90P1319
   USB CD-ROM External Drive                                     33L5151
   IBM eServer BladeCenter SCSI Storage Expansion Unit           26K4817
   IBM FAStT500 Storage Server(3)                                35521RU
   IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(3)                    35601RU
   IBM FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit(3)  (EMEA)            35601RX
   IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(3)                    35421RU
   IBM FAStT EXP200 Storage Expansion Unit(3)   (EMEA)           35421RX
   IBM FAStT EXP200 Redundant Raid Controller                    19K1121
   IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(3)                         35422RU
   IBM FAStT EXP200 HA Storage Server(3)  (EMEA)                 35422RX
   IBM TotalStorage DS4400 Midrange Disk System                  17421RU
   IBM TotalStorage DS4400 Midrange Disk System (EMEA)           17421RX
   IBM DS4000 Mini Hub                                           19K1269
   IBM SAN Data Gateway Router                                   2108R3L
    UltraSCSI LVD Port
 

Note: (3) Must be attached to a supported FC expansion card and switch module.

Note: (4) Requires installation of the HS20 SCSI Storage Expansion Unit. 

Communications
   IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF Fibre Channel Expansion Card      26K4841
   IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card   26K4842
   IBM BladeCenter(TM) Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card           73P9030
   Myricom** Myrinet** Expansion Card for BladeCenter            73P6000
   IBM HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card                         13N2203
   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 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
   BladeCenter 2000W Power Supply Modules                        26K4816
   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                                   25R6968
      Keyboard - 104 Key (Business Black)
   Qlogic(**) iSCSI Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter   26K6487
 

Model Conversions

None.
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Technical Description
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Today the need to easily store and manage a rapidly growing volume of data is common across a wide range of businesses. Large enterprises, departments, branch offices, small businesses, and even professionals like doctors and lawyers, need to store and retrieve the files generated during their daily activities. Contributing to the increased volume are the types of files being now stored. The file types have evolved from the commonplace word-processing, spreadsheet and presentations files to larger more sophisticated files, such as digital pictures, x-rays, and multimedia files.

These IBM eServer Storage Server products offer a broad range of affordable network attached file server solutions designed to address these storage needs. These new offerings combine IBM's proven xSeries and BladeCenter server hardware technology with Microsoft's Windows Storage Server** 2003 operating system to provide a an optimized network attached storage solution. The hardware components are pre-configured and the operating system is pre-installed enabling rapid installation and deployment. If your business is faced with the challenge of storing, managing, and retrieving a growing volume of data, the IBM eServer Storage Server provides an easy-to-use, reliable network attached storage solution based on industry-standard components.

The IBM eServer Storage Server products offers the following:

  • Affordable and reliable network attached storage solution

  • Dedicated and optimized file and print server

    • Microsoft's Windows Storage Server** 2003 has all functionality unrelated to file serving removed, helping increase reliability and lower the overhead on the server's processor.

  • Industry standard components:

    • A broad range of reliable Storage Servers built on the following hardware platforms: xSeries 206, xSeries 226, xSeries 346, and BladeCenter HS20 Blade.

    • All IBM eServer Storage Server are pre-installed with Microsoft's Windows** Storage Server 2003 operating system based on Windows Server** 2003.

  • Fast installation and deployment:

    • The hardware is pre-configured and the operating system is pre-installed enabling the rapid deployment of new file servers.

    • The IBM eServer Storage Servers can be configured remotely making them ideal for branch office, department and store deployments.

  • Easy integration into your existing IT infrastructures:

    • Integrates easily into Windows Active Directory** environments.

    • Customers can use their existing management tools (such as IBM Director, Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server) and anti-virus software which are fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003, enabling customers to take advantage of their current investments.

    • Files can be shared across heterogeneous file system environments and different operating system platforms through the integration of SMB, NFS, CIFS, Appletalk, and Netware protocols

    • Compatible with existing Ethernet infrastructure

  • Easy-to use and manage:

    • A web-based easy-to-use GUI provides wizards for setup, configuration and ongoing management

    • Administration and management is performed on devices attached to the network, either local or remote.

    • Full-featured disk quota management and storage utilization reporting.

  • Choice of disk and connectivity technologies:
    • Simple-swap Serial ATA, hot-swap SCSI, fibre channel, SCSI and iSCSI options available.
    • Pre-configured hardware-based RAID configurations are standard.

  • Potentially lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO):

    • IBM eServer Storage Servers provide a cost effective file consolidation solution in network environment enabling centralization of storage and storage management.

    • No additional licenses are required for users. This can significantly reduce client access license costs.

  • Fast data recovery:

    • Using the Shadow Copy of Shared Folders feature, you can restore deleted or corrupted files within minutes, instead of the hours it can take to restore from tape. Built on VSS, this feature can store up to 64 point-in-time copies per volume and allows end users to recover previous versions of files.

    • Built-in data "Snapshot" technology. Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) provides enhanced data protection through high-fidelity backups, rapid data restores, and data transport.

  • Gateway function provides integration with SANs:

    • The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server can act as a NAS gateway enabling the device to integrate into a SAN infrastructure.

The IBM eServer Storage Server provide benefits for large and small businesses:

  • A flexible choice of file server solutions ranging from low-end to enterprise class storage
  • Remote administration and management capability
  • Enterprise management integration with IBM Director pre-installed
  • Easy integration into existing Ethernet networks
  • Integration with existing SAN infrastructures through NAS gateway function

IBM eServer(R) BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server

The powerful Intel-based IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server offers an innovative approach to Windows-based network attached gateway servers. The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server is designed as a gateway server and provides customer access to fibre channel attached SANs. The combination of NAS and SAN enables you to scale to your storage capacity to the size of your existing SAN infrastructure. It allows users to access to both file-level access to storage for end-users and optimized block-level access for application servers.

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server enables BladeCenter customers the ability to take advantage of the outstanding density and high-availability features offered by the IBM BladeCenter architecture. One or more IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server can reside in the IBM BladeCenter chassis providing an economical and reliable Storage Server gateway to an external SAN infrastructure. The IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server features 1 GB RAM, two mirrored 36.2GB 10K rpm SCSI disk drives, and one SFF fibre channel expansion card. Windows Storage Server 2003 is preinstalled on the mirrored 36GB SCSI disk drives.

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Storage Server features:

  • One 3.2GHz Intel Xeon processor, 2MB L2 Cache, EM64T technology and an 800MHz front side bus (with an option to add a second processor)

  • Two 36GB SCSI 10K Small Form Factor Disk Drives (for operating system)

  • 1GB DDR2 memory standard, expandable to 4 GB for Windows Storage Server Standard Edition

  • 4 memory slots

  • Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet connections

  • IBM eServer BladeCenter SFF FC Expansion Card

  • Integrated light path diagnostics

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print

  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0

  • IBM Director client

Physical Specifications

                            8843-27x
                            -----------
  Processor -               Xeon
   Internal speed -         3.2 GHz
   External speed -         800 MHz(QP)
   Number standard -        1
   Maximum -                2
  L2 cache(full speed)      2 MB
  L3 cache                  0 MB
  Memory(PC2-3200 DDR2)     1 GB ECC
   RDIMMs -                 2 x 512MB
   DIMM sockets -           4
   Capacity -               8 GB
  Video -                   SVGA
   Memory -                 16 MB
  SCSI controller -         Ultra320
   Channels -               1
   Connector int. -         2
   Connector ext. -         0
   RAID 1/1E -              Yes
   HDD -                    2 x 36.4GB 10K
   Internal Capacity        0
   Total HDD bays           2
  PCI                       0
  Management proc.          Standard
  Ethernet controller       Dual GB
  FC card                   1
  Storage expansion         Optional
  SCSI interface            Ultra320
  HDD support               2
   Internal capacity        293.6 GB
  DVD-ROM (IDE) -           0
  Diskette drive -          0
  Power supply -            0
 

Dimensions-BladeCenter HS20

  • Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches)
  • Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
  • Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches)
  • Maximum weight: 5.4 kg (12 lb) (depends on the configuration when options are added)

Electrical

  • BladeCenter chassis: 200 to 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz;
  • BladeCenter HS20: 12.2 (nominal) V dc

Standards

BladeCenter HS20

The BladeCenter HS20 blades support or comply 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 Equipment 60950
  • NOM-019 Seguridad de Equipto de Procesamiento de Datos

Operating Environment

  • Temperature:
    • 10.0 to 35.0 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F) (Server on)
    • 0.0 to 60.0 degrees C (-32 to 140 degrees F) (Server off)

  • Relative humidity: 8% to 80%

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

Limitations

None.

Hardware Requirements

These systems are delivered with the operating system and storage manager preloaded.

For service, the servers requires a compatible:

  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • HDD
  • Display

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

Software Requirements

Software Compatibility

The following software products have been tested by IBM and preloaded on this model:

  • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Standard with Print
  • Microsoft Storage Manager 2.0
  • IBM Director client

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

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

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Publications

The following publications and CD-ROMs are shipped with the IBM eServer Storage Server:

  • IBM eServer Storage Server Installation Guide contains an introduction to the computer, installation and setup, installing options, reference information, and problem determination. The installation guide has easy-to-use text and illustrations to enable you to quickly set up your storage server.

  • Documentation/User's Guide CD contains translated versions of the product user's guide.

  • ServerGuide contains online publications and drivers to support the storage servers. In addition, it includes a set of easy-to-use utilities to help you install the system using CDs of several popular network operating systems.

  • IBM Director systems management software is included.

  • IBM eServer Storage Server Recovery CD

Note: Software versions, features, and functions shipped with these systems may change as new releases become available or may be discontinued at any time.
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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

Note: All models are GAV except some AP. 

 Description           Machine     Models    Feature  Part #
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 HS20 Blade             8843        27U               884327U
 

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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