Integrates servers, storage, networking, I/O and applications into a single chassis
Uses standard office power plugs with 100–240V, so you do not need a datacenter to take command of your data
Flexible modular technology integrates Intel®, and AMD Opteron™ processor-based blade servers supporting a wide range of operating systems
Comes with management tools that are open and easily integrated, allowing you to focus on your business, not your IT
Helps build greener IT infrastructures with powerful IBM Cool Blue™ technology, and a portfolio of products and tools to help customers plan, manage and control power and cooling.
BladeCenter S offers a broad range of storage and networking options integrated into the chassis to simplify infrastructure complexity and manageability while helping lower total cost of ownership.
Product features
Hardware summary
First BladeCenter chassis built specifically for the office and distributed enterprise environment
Open and easy management tools deliver advanced, proactive management, providing rich and broad systems management capabilities
Predictive Failure Analysis® helps save you time and money by helping decrease unplanned downtime
Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ helps maintain the health of your system by keeping internal components cool
7U rack-optimized chassis
Up to six blade server bays
Up to 12 SAS (3.6 TB1) or 12 SATA (9 TB) or an intermix of the two disks
Hot-swap and redundant switch modules supporting SAS, Gigabit Ethernet, and Fibre Channel options
Up to four hot-swap and redundant load-balancing power supply modules
High-availability midplane helps enable increased uptime and investment protection for future technologies
1 When referring to storage capacity, GB means 1,000,000,000 and TB means 1,000,000,000,000. Accessible capacity is less.
