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BladeCenter E (8677)


Attention:
A four-digit feature code is used to specify a component that is configurable in the IBM configurators, the eBusiness Configurator (eConfig) and the IBM Web-based Hardware Configurator, used in US and Canada. Options that do not have feature codes cannot be integrated by IBM into a system using these IBM configurators. To purchase options separately, refer to the option part number provided in this document.

At-A-Glance Options

Table 1. BladeCenter E (8677) at-a-glance
Part number1 Withdrawal
date2		 Form
factor
(width/
depth)3		 Power modules Power module
qty
(std/
max)		 Hot-swap (power, bays, blowers) Redun.
(opt.,
std)

8677-3XY

Oct 26
2006

Rack (7U) 19in x 28in

2000w AC (200v-240v)

2/4

P, B, B

S-Blowers,
S-Power
8677-3RY7

-

Rack (7U) 19in x 28in

2000w AC (200v-240v)

2/4

P, B, B

S-Blowers,
S-Power
8677-E2Y

Dec 1
2006

Rack (7U) 19in x 28in

1800w AC (200v-240v)

4/4

P, B, B

S-Blowers,
S-Power
Note: BladeCenter E can provide increased density per rack over standalone 1U servers by housing multiple blades in less rack space. BladeCenter solutions increase usability and reduce complexity by providing common sourcing for blade servers, cabling, cabling connections, I/O options, power modules, system management requirements (optional adapters and external cabling), external Fibre Channel storage switching and connectivity, and network management and expansion.

Table 1. BladeCenter E (8677) at-a-glance (continued)
Part number1 W'drawal date2 Mgmt module
(std/
max)4		 I/O module bays (total/
avail)		 Optical
drive		 Diskette
drive		 Blade
bays
(total/
avail)

8677-3XY

Oct 26 2006

1/2

4/4

DVD-ROM (8x-SLIM)5

USB Floppy

14/146
8677-3RY7

-

1/2

 4/4

DVD-ROM (8x-SLIM)5

USB Floppy

14/146
8677-E2Y

Dec 1 2006

1/2

 4/4

DVD-ROM (8x-SLIM)5

USB Floppy

14/146
Note: BladeCenter E can provide increased density per rack over standalone 1U servers by housing multiple blades in less rack space. BladeCenter solutions increase usability and reduce complexity by providing common sourcing for blade servers, cabling, cabling connections, I/O options, power modules, system management requirements (optional adapters and external cabling), external Fibre Channel storage switching and connectivity, and network management and expansion.
Notes:
  1. Model number is a worldwide general available variant (GAV)
    model number which is not orderable as listed and needs to be
    modified by country. The U.S. GAV model numbers use the
    following nomenclature: xxU. For example, the U.S. orderable
    part number for 8677-3XY is 8677-3XU. See the product specific
    Official IBM announcement letter for other country-specific
    GAV model numbers.
  2. Withdrawal dates are provided for U.S. and Canada only. Business
    Partner Inventory may be available.
  3. Housed in a 19in rack-mountable E.
  4. The management modules for BladeCenter include KVM components.
  5. Only the read function is supported on DVD-ROM drives.
  6. Supports up to 14 single-wide blade servers. Additional power
    supplies are required to maintain full redundancy beyond six
    blade servers.
  7. Utilizes Advanced Management Module technology.
Table 2. BladeCenter E, blade server support
Blade Server 8677

HC10

All

HS12

All

HS20

All

HS21

Dual Core - All
Quad Core1 - C1Y, C2Y, A1Y, A2Y, J1Y, J2Y, EQY, ERY, AMY, EHY, G1Y, G2Y, G3Y, G4Y, G5Y, G6Y

HS21 XM2

All

JS20

All
JS21 All

LS20

All

LS21

All3

LS41

All3
Notes:
  1. Blade servers up to 80 watts are supported.
  2. When fully configuring a BC-E (8677) chassis with the maximum
    possible HS21 XM blade server configuration (fourteen HS21 XM blade
    servers, each with two 80W processors, eight 4GB memory DIMMs, one
    SAS HDD, one USB-based flash drive, one I/O card and one cKVM card),
    there could be periods of time that Power Domain 2 exceeds the
    13.5amp rating guidance (Power Domain 1 will not exceed the rating
    guidance). While this is not violating any safety rules, we recommend
    that your clients review the electrical infrastructure and power
    distribution of their installations to account for a peak of 14.4A.
  3. Two different processor wattage options are offered in the LS21
    and LS41: a 95W version and a High Efficiency 68W version. Versions
    of the LS21/41 that use the 95W processors are designed for use in
    the BladeCenter H chassis. Due to increased power and thermal needs,
    these 95W versions will run at 'n-2' processor speed in the BladeCenter
    and BladeCenter T chassis. In most cases this represents a speed
    reduction of 400 MHz. The versions of the LS21 and LS41 that use the
    High Efficiency 68W processors will run at full speed in all chassis.
Figure 1. 8677 front view

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July 1, 2008