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Workhorse 2-socket dual and quad-core
Intel Xeon blade server
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20.
BladeCenter T Chassis Specifications
# of management modules std / max
1 / 2
Systems management controller
BladeCenter T Advanced Management Module
# of RS485 ports
None
# of serial breakout ports
None
# of parallel ports
None (USB-based)
# of mouse ports
None (USB-based)
# of keyboard ports
None (USB-based)
# of USB 2.0 ports
2 (in Media Tray)
Light path diagnostic panel
Yes (in Media Tray)
Predictive Failure Analysis support
Blades, switch modules, management modules, power modules, blower modules,
media tray
Power supply size standard
1300W DC (8720-2RX), -38V to -75V (-48V nominal);
1300W AC (8730-2RX)
# of power supplies standard /
maximum
2 / 4
# of blower modules standard / max.
4 / 4
Blower module airflow (front-to-back)
330 CFM (per blower)
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
13.75” (349mm) H
17.4” (442mm) W
20.0” (508mm) D
98-192 lb
44.5-87.4 kg
Extended/Long Life Support 3 yrs production from date of GA, 5 yrs post production support (standard)
Length of limited warranty
3 years (parts and labor) onsite
The Bottom Line
The HS21 offers maximum bang for the buck by incorporating outstanding features in a tiny
package:
Performance:
• Dual-core processors — Up to two 1.6 to 2.33GHz quad-core or 1.6 to 3.0GHz dual-core 64-bit
(EM64T) Xeon processors
• Fast front-side bus — 1066 or 1333MHz FSB
• Large cache — 8MB or 4MB of shared L2 processor cache
• Fast memory — 667MHz Fully Buffered PC2-5300 DDR II ECC memory
• Fast disk technology — Internal SAS storage (2 HDDs), with the option for three additional SAS
HDDs in an adjacent Storage and I/O Expansion Unit (5 HDDs total); RAID-0 data striping
• Fast I/O — 4X InfiniBand, Myrinet, iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity via an optional expansion
card; support for 10Gb Ethernet when available
• Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet, with the option for two additional Gigabit
Ethernet ports via expansion cards (total 8 ports per blade) and expansion unit
Flexibility:
• Single-, double-, triple-, or quadruple-wide configurations
• Large memory capacity — Up to 16GB standard using four 4GB DIMMs (or up to 32GB and eight
DIMM slots, using the Memory and I/O Expansion Unit)
• High-capacity disk storage — Up to 146.8GB of internal SAS storage, with the option for three
additional 2.5-inch SAS HDDs in an adjacent Storage and I/O Expansion Unit (5 HDDs, 367GB
total)
• Integrated RAID — RAID-1 mirrored arrays standard; enhanced RAID-1E arrays optional (using a
Storage and I/O Expansion Unit); RAID-5 arrays available using the optional ServeRAID-8k
controller