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BladeCenter T (8720)

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Table 1. BladeCenter T (8720) at-a-glance
Part
number		 Withdrawal date
 Form Factor
(Width/Depth)		 Power
Modules		 Power
Modules
(Std/Max)
(Line cord)1		 Hot-Swap
(Power, Bays,
Blowers)		 Redundancy
(Optional,Standard)
8720-2RY Aug 31 2011 Rack 8U 17.4in x 20in 1300W-DC 2/4 P,B,B S-Blower S-Power


Table 1. BladeCenter T (8720) at-a-glance (continued)
Part
number		 Withdrawal date Management
Module
(Std/Max)2		 I/O Module
Bays
(Total/Avail)3		 Optical Drive Diskette
Drive		 Blade Bays
(Total/Avail)4
8720-2RY Aug 31 2011 1/2 4/4 24x CD/DVD R/W n/a 8/8

Notes:

  1. LC abbreviation indicates that the US models ship standard with a line cord. Models without line cords will be indicated with a hyphen.
  2. The Management Module incorporates a chassis-level management processor and dual Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) switches. No external KVM switching is required. Installation of additional Management Module will require additional power supplies.
  3. A maximum of four I/O switches can be installed in the rear of the system. A maximum of four Gbit Ethernet switches or a maximum of two Gbit Ethernet switches and two-fiber channel switches can be installed. The minimum system configuration requires one Gbit Ethernet switch to be installed.
  4. Supports up to 8 single-wide blade servers. Additional power supplies are required to maintain full redundancy beyond 4 blade servers.



Table 2. BladeCenter T (8720), Blade Server support
Blade Server Models Supported
HS12 (8014) All
HS12 (8028) All
HS21 (8853) Dual Core1 - L1Y, L2Y, L3Y, L4Y, L5Y, E1Y, E5Y, H1Y, NTY2 Quad Core3 - A1Y, A2Y, AMY, C1Y, C2Y, EHY, EQY, ERY, G1Y, G3Y, G4Y, G5Y, G6Y, J1Y, J2Y
HS21 XM (7995) Dual Core1 - L1Y, L2Y, L3Y, L4Y, L5Y, E5Y, H1Y, NTY Quad Core4 - J1Y, J2Y, J3Y
LS215 21Y, 31Y, 51Y, 2TY, E1Y, 61Y
LS41 5 31Y, 32Y, 51Y, 52Y, 61Y, 62Y, 4TY, E2Y

Notes:

  1. Blade servers up to 65 watts are supported.
  2. Due to limited power availability some higher power models require installation at lower densities.
  3. Supports a maximum capacity of 7 blade servers at 80 watts.
  4. Supports a maximum capacity of 7 blade servers at 65 watts.
  5. Blade servers up to 68 watts are supported.

         May 14, 2013