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IBM BladeCenter HX5 18

I/O expansion options

The HX5 server offers the following PCI Express 2.0 slots. Neither are hot-swap.

CIOv expansion slot

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CFFh expansion slot

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The CIOv I/O expansion connector provides I/O connections through the midplane of the chassis to

modules located in bays 3 and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis. It is a PCIe 2.0 x8 slot.

The CFFh I/O expansion connector provides I/O connections to high-speed switch modules that are

located in bays 7, 8, 9, and 10 of a BladeCenter H or BladeCenter HT chassis, or to switch bay 2 in a

BladeCenter S chassis. The CFFh slot is a PCIe x16 slot.

The MAX5 does not include any I/O expansion slots.

Some models include the IBM BladeCenter PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade as standard. This expansion

blade is optional on others. The expansion blade provides the capability to attach selected PCI Express

cards to the HX5. This capability is ideal for many applications that require special telecommunications

network interfaces or hardware acceleration using a PCI Express card.

The expansion blade provides one full-height and full-length PCI Express slot and one full-height and

half-length PCI Express slot with a maximum power usage of 75 watts for each slot. It integrates PCI

Express card support capability into the BladeCenter architecture. Up to three expansion blades can be

attached to a single-node HX5. Up to two expansion blades can be attached to a two-node HX5. The

following table lists the external SAS cable for external storage expansion enclosures.

Table 12. Expansion blades

Part number Feature

code

Description Maximum supported

46M6730* 9295* IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade Single-node HX5: 3

Two-node HX5: 2

68Y7484 A247 IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II Single-node HX5: 3

Two-node HX5: 2

* Withdrawn from marketing

For details, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide

IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade

and PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II

, available at:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0783.html?Open

IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Guide

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