| Feature |
Benefits |
| Supports 8-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family |
- Improve productivity through higher processing performance
- Provide significant gains—from 6 cores to 8—especially over prior generation quad- and dual-core processors
- maximise multi-threaded applications for faster concurrent execution
- Larger cache size yields more transaction processing
- Lower overall system power requirements
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| Ultra-fast 1600 MHz, 16 DIMM slots |
- Scalable memory for computing-intensive enterprise applications and virtualised environments
- Ability to run two DIMMs per memory channel at up to1600 MHz. Choose between 1.5 V memory or energy-efficient 1.35 V memory
- 1.5 V memory operates at 17 percent lower energy than the previous generation memory’s thermal design. Save up to an additional 19 percent on your memory power budget with 1.35 V memory
- Ability to transfer I/O data at eight times the speed of the memory cell it contains, enabling faster bus speeds and higher peak throughput than previous generation memory
- Interleaved memory to improve application performance
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| Integrated memory controller |
- Increases bandwidth directly available to the processor at reduced latencies
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| Optional embedded hypervisor |
- Embedded hypervisor technology helps simplify adoption and deployment of industry-leading third-party virtualisation solutions
- New, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-friendly and can help optimise virtualisation performance
- Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pre-tested and optimised hardware configurations
- optimised for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM
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| 1 standard CIOv and 1 high-speed CFFh expansion slot |
- Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
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| RAID-0, -1 |
- Enhances system availability and data protection by supporting SAS HDDs and solid-state drives with advanced RAID capabilities
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| Support for two 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or solid-state drives (SSDs) |
- Hot-swap storage bays enable quick replacement of internal drives
- Hot-swap SAS HDDs are the most robust drive choice to power your enterprise servers and storage solutions
- Hot-swap solid-state drives offer improved reliability and lower power consumption because they have no moving parts
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| High-speed I/O |
- Integrated 10 GbE Virtual Fabric
- Supports up to four 10 GbE paths to each blade
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| Blue Path Cooling design |
- Smart component design and layout creates virtual wind tunnels through the entire blade to keep all vital parts cool even under strenuous conditions
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| Support for all BladeCenter chassis |
- Supports a BladeCenter chassis, including the BladeCenter E, one of the industry’s most dense and energy-efficient chassis
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| IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) |
- Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
- Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
- Concurrent keyboard, video and mouse (cKVM) standard, for flexible blade access without taking up an expansion slot
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| Light path diagnostics |
- Provides information on failing components without interrupting system operations
- Provides a lighted path to failing components inside the system
- Speeds hardware repairs to reduce service time
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| Predictive Failure Analysis |
- Detects when components or hard drives are operating outside of set thresholds or are approaching historical failure thresholds
- Helps you increase uptime by enabling you to receive proactive alerts in advance of failure
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| Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) |
- Next-generation BIOS with improved interface for more efficient boot of operating systems
- Uses a 64-bit architecture and can address 16 TB of memory
- Enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling
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| Open Fabric Manager |
- Works with the chassis to pre-assign network and storage addresses in the chassis before installation
- Automatically moves network addresses from failed blades to available capacity
- Supports all daughter cards
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| IBM Rear Door Heat eXchanger |
- Designed to help increase computer capacity in your data centre without increasing A/C
- Engineered to fit any IBM enterprise 42U rack
- Simple to install, because it is compatible with existing IBM-specified water supplies
- Helps you maximise the usable storage space in your data centre
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| IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ |
- Technology to optimise the path of cooled airflow through the system
- Directs cool air to the areas that need it and blocks hot air from entering critical areas of the system
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| Trusted Platform Module 1.2 |
- Enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation
- Provides keys for signing and data decryption
- Private keys are not exposed outside of the Trusted Platform Module
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| IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ |
- Helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption, achieve lower heat output and decrease cooling costs
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| IBM Systems Director |
- Comprehensive systems management tools
- Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities
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| IBM FastSetup |
- A light-weight console application that discovers remote endpoints, and then updates and configures them.
- Simplifies, automates and speeds up the deployment process from server power-up to production making BladeCenter easier to manage, deploy, maintain.
- No cost download
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| IBM ServerGuide |
- Simplifies installation and configuration of your HS23 blade
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| Warranty |
- 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9×5, service upgrades available
- Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time
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