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IBM BladeCenter HS22V

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Highlights

  • Outstanding performance for virtualisation with maximum memory capacity and Central Processor Unit (CPU) performance
  • Improve service with superb Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) features and innovative management
  • Manage growth and reduce risk on a BladeCenter platform with proven stability.

Optimised for virtualisation

The IBM BladeCenter HS22V has been designed specifically for use in virtualised environments. With 18 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) slots supporting up to 288 GB of Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) memory, the HS22V allows you to fit more and larger virtual machines (VMs) per blade. Durable solid-state drives (SSDs) and hardware Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID)-0 and -1 provide outstanding reliability when virtualising multiple workloads on a single blade. An embedded hypervisor enables easy deployment of industry-leading third-party virtualisation solutions. Combine the HS22V with Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter for a flexible, easy, fast and reliable input/output (I/O) solution that helps reduce cost and complexity.

Optimised for virtualisation

The HS22V provides outstanding performance with support for the latest Intel® Xeon® processors, support for maximum memory capacity, fast memory throughput and high-speed I/O.

Product features

  • Generous memory capacity of up to 288 GB supports more and larger VMs than prior generation blades
  • Highly scalable memory optimises unpredictable workloads
  • Delivers superior energy efficiency with tools such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, power capping and SSDs and energy-efficient DDR-3 memory
  • Optional embedded hypervisor enables instant virtualisation
  • Equipped with light path diagnostics and Predictive Failure Analysis to detect component failure before the failure occurs – helping to maximise availability
  • Controls both physical and virtual IT resources from anywhere

Hardware summary

  • Two Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 series processors, supports advanced, standard, basic and low voltage
  • Up to 288 GB of memory with 18 VLP DDR-3 memory DIMMs
  • Support for up to two 1.8" SSDs
  • RAID-0, -1 and -1E (optional RAID-5 with battery-backed cache)
  • One CIOv slot (standard PCIe daughter card) and one CFFh slot (high-speed PCIe daughter card)
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Virtual Fabric Adapter ships integrated in some models
  • Broadcom 5709S onboard Network Interface Card (NIC) with dual GbE ports with TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE)
  • Support for all BladeCenter enterprise and office chassis

Feature Benefits
Ultra-fast 1333 MHz, 18 fully buffered 8 GB DDR-3 DIMM memory with up to 288 GB of memory
  • Highly scalable memory for compute-intensive applications and virtualised environments
  • Fits up to 50 percent more VMs per blade than prior generation blade servers
  • Ability to run two DIMMs per memory channel at 1333 MHz
  • Choose between 1.5 V memory or energy-efficient 1.35 V memory
  • 1.5 V memory operates at 17 percent lower power than the previous generation memory’s thermal design
  • Save up to an additional 10 percent on your memory power budget with low-voltage 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
High performance, energy-smart Intel® Xeon® 5500 or 5600 series processors
  • Improved productivity through higher processing performance
  • Significant gains over prior generation quad- and dual-core processors
  • Multi-threaded applications for faster concurrent execution
  • Large cache size for more transaction processing
Support for two 1.8" SSDs
  • Faster and more reliable performance with less overall power requirements than traditional spinning hard disk drives (HDDs)
Optional embedded hypervisor
  • Embedded hypervisor technology to simplify adoption and deployment of industry-leading third-party virtualisation solutions
  • New, system-friendly thin hypervisor architecture can help optimise virtualisation performance
  • Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pretested and optimised hardware configurations
One standard CIOv and one high-speed CFFh expansion slot
  • Expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter
  • Multiple virtual ports and protocols (Ethernet, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and SCSI over IP (iSCSI)) from a single physical port while allowing shared bandwidth across multiple applications
  • True line-rate 10 Gigabit (Gb) performance
  • Each virtual port operates anywhere between 100 Megabit (Mb) and 10 Gb and can run as Ethernet, FCoE or iSCSI
RAID-0, -1 and -1E (optional RAID-5 with battery-backed cache)
  • Enhanced system availability and data protection by supporting SSDs with advanced RAID capabilities
High-speed I/O
  • Support for up to four 10 GbE or eight ports of virtual I/O to each blade via Virtual Fabric from IBM BladeCenter
Support for all BladeCenter enterprise and office chassis
  • Support for all BladeCenter chassis, including the BladeCenter E, one of the industry’s most dense and energy-efficient chassis
IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM)
  • Around-the-clock remote management capabilities
  • Increased server availability through continuous system monitoring and notification of potential system failures or changes
  • Concurrent keyboard, video and mouse (cKVM) standard for flexible blade access without requiring an expansion slot
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
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
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
  • Next-generation BIOS with improved interface for more efficient boot of operating systems
  • 64-bit architecture that can address 16 TB of memory
  • Improved setup, configuration, updates and simplified error handling
Open Fabric Manager
  • Works with chassis to preassign network and storage addresses in the chassis before installation
  • Automatically moves network addresses from failed blades to available capacity
  • Supported by all daughter cards
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
  • Enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation
  • Provides keys for signing and data decryption
  • Does not expose private keys outside of the TPM
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
  • Advanced power notification, control and monitoring to help achieve lower heat output and cooling costs
xSmart Energy Control
  • Use p-state capping to limit the amount of power a system can draw to assist in power planning in the data centre
IBM Systems Director
  • Comprehensive systems management tools
  • Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities
IBM ServerGuide
  • Simplifies installation and configuration of your HS22V blade
Three year customer replacement unit (CRU) and on-site limited warranty
  • Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time

Form factor/height Single-wide (30 mm)
Processor (max) Choice of two Intel® Xeon® 5500 or 5600 series processors, supports advanced, standard, basic and low voltage
Number of processors (std/max) One/two
Cache (max) At least 4 MB Level 3 (L3) cache (12 MB max)
Memory (max) 18 DDR-3 Very Low Profile (VLP) DIMM slots (up to 288 GB of total memory capacity and memory speeds up to 1333 MHz) with memory sparing
Expansion slots One CIOv slot (standard PCIe daughter card) and one CFFh slot (high-speed PCIe daughter card) for a total of eight ports of I/O to each blade, including four ports of high-speed I/O or eight ports of virtual I/O using Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter
Disk bays (total/hot-swap) Up to two 1.8" SSDs (fixed)
Maximum internal storage Up to 100 GB
Network interface Virtual Fabric Adapter ships integrated in some models

Broadcom 5709S onboard Network Interface Card (NIC) with dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports with TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE)
RAID support RAID-0, -1 and -1E (optional RAID-5 with battery-backed cache)
Systems management Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM), Predictive Failure Analysis, optional embedded hypervisor for virtualisation, IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager, light path diagnostics, IBM Systems Director and IBM ServerGuide
Operating systems supported Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware, Oracle Solaris
Limited warranty Three year customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site limited warranty

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