IBM BladeCenter HS22 User Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM BladeCenter
®
HS22 Type 7870 and Type 1936 blade server is compatible
with IBM BladeCenter units. This high density, high performance, single-wide
blade server is ideally suited for medium and large businesses. The IBM
BladeCenter HS22 blade server supports up to two multi-core Intel Xeon
microprocessors and has twelve memory-module slots, two hot-swappable
storage-device bays, one Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card
connector, one Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) connector, and one internal USB
connector.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, references to the BladeCenter unit apply to all
BladeCenter unit types.
This Installation and User's Guide provides information about:
v Setting up the blade server
v Starting and configuring the blade server
v Installing hardware options
v Installing the operating system
v Performing basic troubleshooting of the blade server
Packaged with this document are software CDs that help you to configure
hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system.
To download the latest device drivers, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click BladeCenter HS22 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the
blade server.
The blade server comes with a limited warranty. For information about the terms
of the warranty and getting service and assistance, see the Warranty and Support
Information document for your blade server on the IBM Documentation CD. You can
obtain up-to-date information about the blade server at http://www.ibm.com/
systems/bladecenter/.
If firmware and documentation updates are available, you can download them
from the IBM Web site. The blade server might have features that are not described
in the documentation that comes with the blade server, and the documentation
might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or
technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not
included in the blade server documentation.
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IBM BladeCenter HS22 Specifications

General

Tcase	76.2 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	B1
FSB Parity	No
Processor code	SLBZ8
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5649
System bus rate	5.86 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Westmere EP
Processor frequency	2.53 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	42.5 X 45 mm
Processor front side bus	1333 MHz
Processor boost frequency	2.93 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 W
Compatible processor series	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	19
Maximum number of SMP processors	2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	40 bit
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Memory channels supported by processor	Triple
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	32 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	288 GB
HDD size	2.5 \
RAID levels	0, 1
HDD interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Total storage capacity	0 GB
Maximum storage capacity	1 TB
Number of HDDs installed	0
Internal memory	12 GB
Memory clock speed	- MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	192 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	3 x 4 GB
Graphics card	G200eV
Graphics card memory type	GDDR2
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
PS/2 ports quantity	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows RedHat, SUSE, VMware Oracle Solaris
Chassis type	Rack (1U)
Processor ARK ID	52581
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	446 mm
Width	245 mm
Height	29 mm
Weight	5400 g