Chapter 1. Introduction
The IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 7872, 1910, and 1909 blade servers are
high-density, scalable blade servers ideally suited for high performance and
virtualized environments. A BladeCenter HX5 can be combined with the IBM
MAX5 for BladeCenter expansion blade to provide memory expansion for medium
to large businesses.
The IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 7872, 1910, and 1909 blade servers support
the following components:
v Up to two multi-core microprocessors
v Up to 16 memory modules (DIMMs)
Note: Combining a BladeCenter HX5 and an IBM MAX5 expansion blade
supports up to 40 DIMMs.
v Up to two internal solid state drives (SSDs)
v Expansion devices, such as:
– Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion cards
– Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion cards
In addition, you can combine two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers to form a scalable
blade complex. Combining two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers in a scalable blade
complex provides for FlexNode partitioning. With FlexNode partitioning, you can
deploy the blade servers as a single server or as two independent servers, without
changing the physical configuration. The ability to switch between single-partition
mode and stand-alone mode is provided through the advanced management
module Web interface. For more information about scalable blade complexes and
FlexNode partitioning, see “Working with a scalable blade complex” on page 13.
Note: You can combine two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers to form a scalable
blade complex. You can also combine a single BladeCenter HX5 blade server with
an IBM MAX5 expansion blade for expanded memory access. You cannot attach an
IBM MAX5 to a scalable blade complex.
For more information about the advanced management module Web interface, see
the IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module: User's Guide.
The BladeCenter HX5 blade server is supported in the following BladeCenter
®
chassis:
v IBM BladeCenter H
v IBM BladeCenter HT
v IBM BladeCenter S
For the latest information about the BladeCenter chassis that support the
BladeCenter HX5 blade server, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/eserver.html.
This Installation and User's Guide provides information about setting up the blade
server, such as:
v Starting and configuring the blade server
v Installing optional hardware devices
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