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Blade Chassis
Blade Chassis
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Enclosure IBM 8740(7873) IBM BladeCenter HT - DC
Enclosure IBM 8750(7873) IBM BladeCenter HT - AC
Enclosure IBM 8852/7989(7873) IBM BladeCenter H
Enclosure IBM 8886/7779(7873) IBM BladeCenter S
Server Applications and Middleware
Server Applications and Middleware
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Net Mgmt IBM 5724-Q99 Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 7.1.1 - Server
Net Mgmt IBM IBM-Dir-v6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Version 6.2.1 and newer
Net Mgmt IBM IBM-Dir-v6.3 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 and newer
Net Mgmt IBM IBM-Dir-v6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3.1 and newer
Net Mgmt IBM IBM-Dir-v6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3.2 and newer
Utility IBM DSA3.x IBM Dynamic System Analysis Version 3.x
Utility Microsoft MS Win PE 2.1 x64 Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.1 x64
Utility Microsoft MS Win PE 3.0 Windows PreInstallation Environment version 3.0
Storage Controllers
Storage Controllers
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Fibre Channel IBM 00Y3270 QLogic Ethernet and 8 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel IBM 44X1940 QLogic Ethernet and 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel IBM 44X1945 QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel IBM 46M6065 QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
Fibre Channel IBM 46M6140 Emulex 8Gb FC CIOv Dual-Port Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter
Infiniband IBM 46M6001 2-Port 40Gb InfiniBand Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
SSD IBM 46C9078 IBM 365GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter
SSD IBM 46C9081 IBM 785GB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter
LAN Adapters
LAN Adapters
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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10Gb Ethernet IBM 00Y3264 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced 2 - IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 00Y3266 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter 2 - IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 00Y3280 QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 42C1810 Intel 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card CFFh for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 42C1830 QLogic 2-port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 46M6164 Broadcom 10Gb 4-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 46M6168 Broadcom 10Gb 2-port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 49Y4235 Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 49Y4265 Emulex Virtual Fabric Advanced Upgrade for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 49Y4275 Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 81Y1650 Brocade 2-port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter for IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 81Y3133 Broadcom 2-port 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenterŽ
10Gb Ethernet IBM 90Y3550 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter 2 - IBM BladeCenter
10Gb Ethernet IBM 90Y3566 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced 2 - IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet IBM 44W4475 Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
Gb Ethernet IBM 44W4479 2/4 Port Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter
Storage Devices
Storage Devices
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Enclosure IBM 172701X IBM System Storage EXP3000 (39R6464)
Enclosure IBM 2107-92E/9AE IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Expansion Unit 2107 model 92E/9AE
HDD-USB IBM 41Y8296 IBM USB Key for VMWare ESXi 4.1U1
HDD-USB IBM 41Y8298 IBM Blank USB Key for VMware Hypervisor
HDD-USB IBM 41Y8311 IBM USB Memory Key for VMware ESXi 5.1
Solid State Drive IBM 43W7726 IBM 50GB SATA 1.8'' MLC SSD
Solid State Drive IBM 43W7734 IBM 50GB SATA 1.8" NHS SSD
Solid State Drive IBM 43W7746 IBM 200GB SATA 1.8'' MLC SSD
Solid State Drive IBM 49Y6119 IBM 200GB SATA 1.8'' MLC Enterprise SSD
Solid State Drive IBM 49Y6124 IBM 400GB SATA 1.8'' MLC Enterprise SSD
Tape IBM 00D8924 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive
Tape IBM 43W8478 IBM 400/800GB HH LTO3 SAS Tape Drive
Tape IBM 44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive
Tape Lib IBM 3572-Sxx IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader
Tape Lib IBM 3573-xxx IBM System Storage TS3100/TS3200 Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib IBM 3576-xxx IBM System Storage TS3310 Modular Tape Library (all models)
Tape Lib IBM 3580-H3x IBM System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model
Tape Lib IBM 3580-H4x IBM System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Model
Tape Lib IBM 3580-H5S/S5E IBM System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Model H5S/S5E
Tape Lib IBM 3580-S53/S5X IBM System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Model S53/S5X
Tape Lib IBM 3584-xxx IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library (all models)
Enterprise IBM 2107- 921, 931 IBM TotalStorage DS8100 2107 (all models)
Enterprise IBM 2107-xxx IBM System Storage DS8300 2107 (all models)
Enterprise IBM 2412-xxx IBM System Storage DS8700 2412 (all models)
Enterprise IBM 242x-95x IBM System Storage DS8800 242x (all models)
Enterprise IBM 2812-A14 IBM XIV Storage System (Machine Type 2812) Model A14
Enterprise IBM 281x-114 IBM XIV Storage System Gen 3 (Machine Type 281x) Model 114
Entry IBM 172621X IBM System Storage DS3200 (SAS Single Controller)
Entry IBM 172622X IBM System Storage DS3200 (SAS Dual Controller)
Entry IBM 172631X IBM System Storage DS3300 (iSCSI Single Controller)
Entry IBM 172632X IBM System Storage DS3300 (iSCSI Dual Controller)
Entry IBM 172641X IBM System Storage DS3400 (FC Single Controller)
Entry IBM 172642X IBM System Storage DS3400 (FC Dual Controller)
Entry IBM 1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System
Entry IBM 1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System
Entry IBM 1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System
Entry IBM 1746A4S IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System
Mid Range IBM 1814-20A IBM System Storage DS5020 Midrange Disk System
Mid Range IBM 18147Vx IBM System Storage DS4200 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Mid Range IBM 18147xx IBM System Storage DS4700 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Mid Range IBM 18149xx IBM System Storage DS3950 Express
Mid Range IBM 18158xx IBM System Storage DS4800 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Mid Range IBM 181851x IBM System Storage DS5100 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Mid Range IBM 181853x IBM System Storage DS5300 Midrange Disk System (all models)
Mid Range IBM 181880C IBM System Storage DCS3700
Mid Range IBM 2076,2072,2071 IBM Storwize V7000/ V3700/ V3500
Mid Range IBM 9406-xxx IBM System i (all models) Integration with BladeCenter and System x
N Series IBM 2858-A10, A20 IBM System Storage N6040 model A10/A20 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2858-A11, A21 IBM System Storage N6070 model A11/A21 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2858-A12, A22 IBM System Storage N6060 model A12/A22 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2858-C10, C20 IBM System Storage N6210 model C10/C201 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2858-E11,C21,E21 IBM System Storage N6240 model E11/C21/E21 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2858-E12, C22, E22 IBM System Storage N6270 model E12/C22/E22 and Gateway feature
N Series IBM 2859-A10, A20 IBM System Storage N3300 model A10/A20
N Series IBM 2859-A11/ A21 IBM System Storage N3400 model A11/A21
N Series IBM 2862-A10, A20 IBM System Storage N3600 model A10/A20
N Series IBM 2863-A10, A20 IBM System Storage N3700 model A10, A20
N Series IBM 2864-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N5200 model A10, A20, G10, G20
N Series IBM 2865-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N5500 model A10, A20, G10, G20
N Series IBM 2866-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N7600 model A10, A20, G10, G20
N Series IBM 2866-A11,A21,G11,G21 IBM System Storage N7700 model A11, A21, G11, G21
N Series IBM 2867-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N7800 model A10, A20, G10, G20
N Series IBM 2867-A11,A21,G11,G21 IBM System Storage N7900 model A11, A21, G11, G21
N Series IBM 2867-E22 IBM System Storage N7950T model E22 and Gateway
N Series IBM 2868-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N5600 model A10, A20, G10, G20
N Series IBM 2869-A10,A20,G10,G20 IBM System Storage N5300 model A10, A20, G10, G20
SVC IBM 2145 v6.1.x IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller version 6.1.x
SVC IBM 2145 v6.2.x IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller version 6.2.x
Expansion Units
Expansion Units
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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Expansion IBM 46M6730 IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade
Expansion IBM 68Y7484 IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II
System Upgrades
System Upgrades
Product Type Manufacturer Part Number Product Description
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1700MHz IBM 69Y3062 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-2803 6C 1.73GHz 18MB Cache 105w
1860MHz IBM 88Y6070 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-4807 6C 1.86GHz 18MB Cache 95w
2000MHz IBM 69Y3068 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-2820 8C 2.00GHz 18MB Cache 105w
2000MHz IBM 69Y3084 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-2850 10C 2.00GHz 24MB Cache 130w
2000MHz IBM 88Y6076 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-4820 8C 2.00GHz 18MB Cache 105w
2000MHz IBM 88Y6092 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-4850 10C 2.00GHz 24MB Cache 130w
2130MHz IBM 69Y3074 Intel Xeon Processor E7-2830 8C 2.13GHz 24MB Cache 105W
2130MHz IBM 88Y6082 IntelŽ XeonŽProcessor E7-4830 8C 2.13GHz 24MB Cache 105w
2130MHz IBM 88Y6124 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-8867L 10C 2.13GHz 30MB Cache 105w
2260MHz IBM 69Y3094 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-2860 10C 2.26GHz 24MB Cache 130w
2260MHz IBM 88Y6102 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-4860 10C 2.26GHz 24MB Cache 130w
2400MHz IBM 88Y6150 IntelŽ XeonŽ processor E7-2870 10C 2.40GHz 30MB Cache 130w
2400MHz IBM 88Y6160 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-4870 10C 2.40GHz 30MB Cache 130w
2670MHz IBM 88Y6112 IntelŽ XeonŽ Processor E7-8837 8C 2.67GHz 24MB Cache 130w
RDIMM IBM 00D4985 8GB (1x8GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 00D5008 32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 46C0560 2GB (1x2GB, 1Rx8, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 46C0564 4GB (1x4GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 46C0570 8GB 4Rx8 2Gbit PC3L-8500R VLP RDIMM 1.35V Capable
RDIMM IBM 46C0599 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-10600 CL9 ECC DDR3 1333MHz VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 90Y3157 16GB (4Gb, 2Rx4, 1.5V) DDR3-1600 VLP RDIMM
RDIMM IBM 90Y3221 16GB (2Gb,4Rx4,1.35V) PC3L-8500 DDR3-1066 Planar-X VLP RDIMM
Upgrade Kit IBM 46M6973 IBM MAX5 for BladeCenter
Upgrade Kit IBM 59Y5877 IBM HX5 MAX5 1-Node Scalability Kit
Upgrade Kit IBM 88Y6128 IBM BladeCenter HX5 with MAX5
Adapter IBM 46M6908 SSD Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter HX5
Adapter IBM 46M6975 IBM HX5 2-node scalability kit
Adapter IBM 59Y5889 IBM HX5 1-Node Speed Burst card

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