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IBM BladeCen ter S Distributed, small office, easy to configure IBM BladeCen ter E Best energy efficiency, best density IBM BladeC enter T Ruggedized IBM BladeC enter H High performance IBM BladeC ent.
Table of Contents Overview 3 BladeCenter Cha ssis Positioning 4 IBM BladeCenter Chassis 6 BladeCenter I/O Mo dules 30 Rack vs. Blades Positioning 33 Citrix Solution 37 Virtualization Solution 38 Please see the Legal Information section for important notic es and information.
Overview You need to make IT decisions that will drive busine ss success. You face management challenges and technological complexity such as space constraints, power and cooli ng limitations, heterogeneous environments and I/O connectivity issues.
BladeCenter Chassis Positioning Which BladeCenter Chassis is Right for You? IBM offers five different BladeCenter cha ssis built across a consistent architecture . The chassis are targeted to meet your unique requirements, yet all encompass the same commitm ent to excellence.
IBM BladeCenter HT BladeCenter HT is a new telecommuni cations-optimized version of IBM BladeCenter H. It delivers outstanding core network performance a nd high-speed connectivity.
IBM BladeCenter Chassis Product Overview CONTENTS Product Overview 6 Selling Features 7 Key Features 15 Key Options 16 BladeCenter S Images 18 BladeCenter S Specs 19 BladeCenter E Images 20 BladeCente.
Selling Features Price/Performance • The extremely high degree of integration in the various BladeCenter chassis reduces the need for server components, replacing num erous fans, KVM and Eth ernet c.
capabilities by “surfacing” pertinent informat ion about y our blade server. The easy-to-use Deployment Wizard also provides step-by-step installation instructions and offers automated deployment capabilities. • Each BladeCenter chassis include s an Advanced Management Module (AMM).
BladeCenter S provides: • A choice of installation methods — Designed for either rack or deskside use with the optional Office Enablement Kit, it’s ideal for office s or remote/branch locations.
/ 1400W high-efficiency hot-swap/redundant po wer modules (upgradeable to four ), capable of handling the power needs of the entire cha ssis. Many servers use pow er supplies with an efficiency leve l of approxim ately 65-75%. Because BladeCenter S uses power supplies that are at least 90% efficient , much less power is w asted as heat.
come standard with the chassis. They are capable of providing efficient cooling for up to 14 blades . These modules replace the need for each bl ade to contain its o wn fans. The two blowers are more energy efficient than dozens or hun dreds of smaller fans would be, and they offer many fewer points of potential f ailure.
modules interface w ith all of the blade servers in the ch assis and alleviate the need for external switches or expensiv e, cum bersome, and error-prone cabling. All connections are done internally via the midplane. Two module slots are reserved for hot-sw ap/redundant Gigabit Ethernet swit ch modules.
• NEBS Lev el 3/ETSI-tested — Designed for the Network Equipment Provider (NEP)/Service Provider (SP) environment. Also id eal for government/military , aerospace, industrial automation/robotics, medical imaging and f inance.
switches. (And the integrated sw itches may be less ex pensive than external, self-powered switches.) Plus, the number of power distribution units (PDUs) needed per rack may be lessened , because there are fewer discrete devices to have to plug in.
• Two hot-swappable Media Trays each contain tw o external USB 2.0 ports, a light path diagnostic panel , and support a 1GB/4GB compact flash (CF) option — The media trays are shared by all the blades in the server. This re duces unnecessary parts (and reduces the number of parts than can fail).
• Local update of BMC firmware • Firmw are firewall • Support for IPMI v2.0 compliant management software (e.g., xCAT) • Other mandatory and optional IPMI BMC functions Other systems managemen.
• Net work attached storage (NAS) — Provides a large capacity, highly available and secure environment for storing mission-crit ical data. The System Storage ™ N series attaches to IBM BladeCenter using integrated Ethernet switch modu les.
Additional services include hardware wa rranty upg rades and factory-installed Product Customization Services (PCS), such as asset tagging, hardware integration, software imaging and operating systems personalization. IBM offers extensive technical support b y phone and via the Web.
BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Machine type 8886-1Ex/Y, 1Mx/1MY, AC1 Rack form factor 7U # of DVD/CD drives sta ndard 1 DVD-RW/CD-RW (in Media Tra y) # of diskette drives sta ndard None (USB-attached) # of internal (chassis-b ased ) H/S SAS HDDs supported 12 (3.
BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor) onsite BladeCenter E Chassis Images Front View Rear Vie w Interior View BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications M.
BladeCenter E Chassis Specifications # of manageme nt modules (std / max) 1 / 2 hot-swap/redundant Syst ems manage ment con troller Management Module # of RS485 ports 1 (on Management Module) # of ser.
Interior View Media Tray Empty bl ade slo ts Power Supply Modules (showing fan 3-pack) Power Supply Modules (showing fa n 3-pack) BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications Machine type 8852-4XU Rack form f.
BladeCenter H Chassis Specifications # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports 2 (on Management Module) Light path diagnosti c panel 2 (one on Media Tray, one on Management Module) Pred.
BladeCenter T Chassis Specificatio ns # of video ports 1 ( e) in rear KVM modul # of blade slots / orient ation 8 x 30mm (low-voltage), 7 x 4 x 60mm , or combinations 30mm (non-low-voltage), thereof /.
BladeCenter HT Chassis Images Front View Rear View BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications Machine type 8740-1RX (DC) 8750-1RX (AC) NEBS/ETSI-tested Yes (NEBS Level 3) Rack form factor 12U # of DVD/CD C.
BladeCenter HT Chassis Specifications # of mouse ports None (USB-attach) # of keyboard ports None (USB-attach) # of USB 2.0 ports Up to 6 ( 2 in Advanced Management Module, 2 per Media Tray) # of vide.
Chassis Side-by-Side Comparison SMB Chassis Enterprise Chassis Telecom Chassis Chassis name BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT DC -48V to -60V (nominal) AC at 208V DC -48V to -60V (nominal) AC at 208V; 3160W AC at 240V Power outlets required 110V ; 220V 220V 220V 220V 220V Heat ou tput 1365 BTUs /hr (400W) min.
Chassis / Blades / Manageme nt Module Compatibility Blade Servers BCS BCE BCT 2 BCH BCHT 3 HS20 single/dual-core (8832/8843) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HS21 dual-core (8853) Yes Yes Up to 65W processor power.
P/N I/O Module BCS BCE BCT BCH BCHT MSIM 32R1861 Nortel Layer 2/3 Fiber Gb Ethernet Switch Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes 1 39Y9324 Server Connectivit y Module Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes 1 InfiniBand 43W4419 4x Infin.
BladeCenter I/O Modules Ethernet Cisco Fiber Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter External SFP-based ports for fiber connectivity (SFPs avail able from Cisco). Suppo rts high availability networks through supp ort of advanced STP protocols and trunk failover fu nctionality.
Nortel 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Perfect investment protection for Clients who requi re 1Gb toda y and 10Gb for future gro wth. It is easy to configure, use and manage via a web-based interface. It prov ides full Layer 2/3 support and uses next-generation SFP+ modules to migrate to 10Gb on the same switch.
SAS SAS Connectivity Module This high-performance, 3Gbps, SAS-based pa ss-thru module ena bles broad storage functionality. It enables up to 12 3.5 in. SAS or SATA disks using the Disk Storage Module. It also enables use of entry storage products such as IBM System Storage DS3200.
Rack vs. Blades Positioning Businesses of all sizes continue to struggle with the overw helming complexity created by the rapid growth of their IT environments. They are running out of room and exceeding powe r thresholds in their computer room s and data centers.
Benefit Descripti on Efficiency Energy efficiency is a big issue today and for the foreseeable future. Moving from racks to blades can help you optimize your resources.
Energy Efficiency The cost of power has become a huge component of IT operati ng budgets all around the world. Many clients are facing the critical issue of providing suffici ent power and cooling to support their highl y dense data center.
• Currently use Solaris and are looking for a low -cost transition to Linux • Are looking to migrate from Sun T2000 servers • Face limitations due to an aging data center • Are looking to inte.
Citrix Solution Citrix Presentation Server (PS) enables users to potentia lly save large sums of money on management costs and to minimize data security risks by installing all Window s applications in the data center and virtualizing or streaming them to end users over the network.
IBM V irtualization Solution Today, the line between scale-up and scale-out servers is blurri ng. Multicore processors allow all servers to run scale-up workloads to some extent. At the same time, scale-up servers can run multiple vi rtualized scale-out workloads.
IBM Virtual Client solution components can include: IBM System x and BladeCenter Serv ers IBM System x and BladeCenter servers are built on open standa rds and offer a range of affordable, high performance, easy to manage platforms designed to help optimize your datacenter and lo wer your cost of ownership.
For More Informa tion IBM System x Servers http://www. ibm.com /systems/x Electronic Service Agent http://www. ibm.com /support/electronic IBM System x and BladeCenter Power Configurato r http://www. ibm.com /systems/bladecenter/powerconfig Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool http://www.
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