IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Guide

IBM BladeCenter HX5 6
Standard specifications
The following table lists the standard specifications.
Table 1. Standard specifications
Components Specification
Form factor Single node: 30 mm blade (single-wide)
Two node: 60 mm blade (double-wide)
Single node + MAX5: 60 mm blade (double-wide)
Processor (max) Machine type 7873: Intel Xeon E7-8800, E7-4800, and E7-2800 families, up to
10 cores
Number of processors Up to two processors per single-wide HX5; scalable to four processors
Cache (max) Machine type 7873: Up to 30 MB per processor
Memory DIMM sockets Single node: 16 DIMM sockets
Two nodes: 32 DIMM sockets total
Single node + MAX5: 40 DIMM sockets total (MAX5 adds 24 sockets.)
Memory (max) Machine type 7873 supports the use of 32 GB DIMMs:
Single node: 512 GB
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Two nodes: 1 TB
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Single node + MAX5: 1.25 TB
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I/O expansion slots Single node: One CIOv connector (two ports) and one CFFh connector (four
ports)
Two nodes: Two CIOv connectors (two ports each) and two CFFh connectors
(four ports each)
Single node + MAX5: One CIOv connector and one CFFh connector (four ports)
Disk bays (total/hot swap) Two non-hot-swap bays per single-wide HX5 - supporting solid-state drives
Maximum internal storage Up to 800 GB of solid-state storage per single-wide HX5 (with 400 GB SSDs)
Network interface Broadcom 5709S onboard NIC with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with TOE
Some models: Emulex Virtual Fabric 10Gb Expansion Card (CFFh)
RAID support Optional RAID-0, -1, -1E
Systems management Integrated systems management processor
OS support Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, VMware
Limited warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty
The IBM BladeCenter HX5 is shipped with the following items:
Documentation CD
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Statement of Limited Warranty
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Important Notices
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IBM BladeCenter HX5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	BladeCenter HX5
Category	Server
Language	English