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IBM BladeCenter LS41

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Features open, flexible configuration that can scale from a single-slot, 1-processor server to a screaming double-slot, 4-processor server in a snap
Maintains a low power and thermal envelope for enhanced energy efficiency
Integrates easily with the entire IBM BladeCenter® family of products to protect overall investment

In today’s enterprise environment, organizations need powerful servers that not only integrate with existing systems, but can grow as business grows. The IBM BladeCenter LS41 is a high-density blade server delivering energy efficiency and innovative scalability; it’s the right choice for memory-intensive applications, including virtualization, database and server consolidation.

Scale up in a snap

The LS41 blade features a flexible configuration that can scale from a 1-processor to a 4-processor blade, enabling organizations to manage growth and complexity without investing in new systems down the road. Its innovative design features easy scalability, so the system can be upgraded in a snap.

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Revolutionary form factor delivers high density for the data center Integrated System Management Processor, light path diagnostics and IBM Predictive Failure Analysis® combine to provide powerful management capabilities IBM Director provides remote management from a single graphical console—helping simplify and automate IT and networking tasks Easily add or change blades without disrupting the operation of other blades installed in the chassis		Features up to four high-performance, AMD Opteron processors Up to two internal SAS hard disk drives 2 GB standard/64 GB maximum memory per blade Two TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE-enabled) Gigabit Ethernet controllers standard, with load-balancing and failover features Expansion capabilities for Fibre Channel, Ethernet, Myrinet and InfiniBand®