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IBM BladeCenter HS23E

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Highlights

  • An all-in-one, versatile blade that offers flexible configurations to meet your changing business needs
  • Provides superior performance with the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family and 1600 MHz memory

The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23E offers you flexible configuration options and provides you the energy efficiency and density you need. Combine the twelve DIMM slots supporting up to 192 GB of DDR3 memory at 1600 MHz, with the integrated 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) onboard for flexibility with value.

Superior performance

The HS23E offers value for performance, with support for the new 8-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family that processes up to 16 simultaneous threads and 1600 MHz memory. It is ideal for a variety of workloads such as business applications, virtualisation, IT and web infrastructure, point of sale and smart computing.

Product features

  • Provides the value and performance you need to manage big data
  • Integrated tools such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ and Blue Path Cooling blade design deliver outstanding power management
  • Optional embedded hypervisor enables instant virtualisation
  • IBM Integrated Management Module provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
  • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface delivers improved interface for more efficient boot of operating systems
  • Predictive Failure Analysis and light path diagnostics help maximise availability by detecting component failure before the failure occurs

Hardware summary

  • Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, with up to 8 cores
  • Up to 192 GB (assuming 16 GB DIMMs), 12 DIMM sockets - VLP Registered ECC DDR3, at 1333 or 1600 MHz
  • 1 standard CIOv and 1 high-speed CFFh expansion slot
  • Broadcom BCM5718 B0 Dual 1 Gb
  • RAID-0, -1 with choice of software or hardware RAID
  • Supports hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or solid-state drives
  • Support for all BladeCenter chassis

Feature Benefits
Supports 8-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 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
Ultra-fast 1600 MHz, 12 DIMM slots
  • Scalable memory for computing-intensive enterprise applications and virtualized environments
  • Ability to run two DIMMs per memory channel at 1600 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
Integrated memory controller
  • Increases bandwidth directly available to the processor at reduced latencies
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
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
RAID-0, -1
  • Enhances system availability and data protection by supporting SAS HDDs and solid-state drives with advanced RAID capabilities
  • Option of software and hardware RAID
Support for two 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS or SATA) 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
High-speed I/O
  • Integrated 1 GbE
  • Supports up to four 10 GbE ports
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
Support for all BladeCenter chassis
  • Supports a BladeCenter chassis, including the BladeCenter E, one of the industry's most dense and energy-efficient chassis
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
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
  • Uses a 64-bit architecture and can address 16 TB of memory
  • Enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling
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
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
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
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
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™
  • Helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption, achieve lower heat output and decrease cooling costs
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 HS23E blade
Warranty
  • 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available
  • Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time

Form factor/height Single-width (30 mm)
Processor (max) Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family, with up to 8 cores, processing up to 16 simultaneous threads
Number of processors (std/max) 1/2
Cache (max) 20 MB
Memory (max) Capacity: 12 DIMM sockets at 192 GB Speed: VLP Registered ECC DDR3, at 1333 or 1600 MHz, memory mirroring and sparing supported
Expansion slots 1 CIOv slot (standard PCIe daughter cards) and 1 CFFh slot (high-speed PCIe daughter card)
Disk bays (total/hot swap) 2 hot-swappable hard disk drives or solid state drives
Maximum internal storage 2 TB (assumes 1 TB drives)
Network interface Broadcom 5718 onboard NIC with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with TOE
RAID support RAID-0, -1: choice of software and hardware RAID
Systems management Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), IBM Integrated Management Module, Predictive Failure Analysis, optional embedded hypervisor for virtualisation, Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, light path diagnostics, IBM Systems Director, IBM Server Guide, UpdateXpress, Dynamic System Analysis with Integrated RT Diagnostics, BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware
Limited warranty 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5, service upgrades available

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