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| IBM BladeCenter S at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Form factor | Rack/7U, high-availability midplane |
| Blade bays | Up to six 1- or 2-processor and up to three 4-processor |
| Disk bays | Up to 12 SAS, 12 Nearline SAS, or 12 SATA, or an intermix of the disks |
| Media | Optional DVD multi-burner accessible from each blade server |
| Switch modules | SAS, GbE, FC switch modules available |
| Power supply module | Up to four (hot-swap, auto-sensing and redundant 950 W/1450 W with load-balancing and failover capabilities) |
| Cooling modules | 4 hot-swap and redundant blowers standard |
| Systems management hardware | One management module standard |
| I/O ports | Keyboard, video, mouse, Ethernet, Universal Serial Bus (USB) |
| Systems management software | Open and easy systems management and trial deployment tools |
| Predictive Failure Analysis | Hard disk drives (HDDs), processors, blowers, memory |
| Light path diagnostics | Blade server, processor, memory, power supplies, blowers, switch module, management module, HDDs and expansion card |
| Limited warranty3 | Three-year CRU and on-site limited warranty |
| External storage | Support for IBM System Storage solutions (including DS and Network Attached Storage (NAS) family of products) and many widely adopted non-IBM storage offerings |
3 IBM hardware products are made from new parts, or new and serviceable used parts. Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a copy of applicable product warranties, contact your local IBM sales representative or visit: ibm.com/servers/support/machine_warranties (US) IBM makes no representation or warranty regarding third-party products or services. Telephone support may be subject to additional charges. For on-site labour, IBM will attempt to diagnose and resolve the problem remotely before sending a technician.
