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memory and compute capacity in a blade
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17.
BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
Memory mirroring supported Yes
Memory rank sparing supported Yes
Memory scrubbing supported Yes
# of 1.8-inch drive bays total /
available
2 / 2 SSD (per server blade)
4 / 4 SSD (per 4-socket server
configuration)
# of 2.5-inch drive bays total /
available
None
# of 3.5-inch drive bays total /
available
None
Maximum internal SSD capacity 100GB (2 x 50GB) fixed 200GB (4 x 50GB) fixed
SSD capacities supported 50.0GB
# of SSDs standard None
Additional Internal SSD storage
via PCIe adapter
160GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter
320GB High IOPS MS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
640GB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter
High IOPS Adapters standard None
Modular Flash Drives supported 1
Internal USB Flash Drive
supported
1 standard (preloaded with VMware
vSphere 4.1 hypervisor)—68x
1 optional (preloaded with hypervisor)—all
other models
# of optical drives standard None (one in BladeCenter chassis)
# of diskette drives standard None (one standard in BladeCenter H chassis)
Internal tape drives supported None (SAN-attached)
SSD drive interface SATA
Integrated disk controller SATA controller integrated into the processor
Optional RAID controller LSI Logic 1064
RAID levels supported RAID-0/1/1E (optional)
External disk drive support NAS/SAN-attach
# of PCIe slots 1 CIOv and 1 CFFh per node
2 CIOv and 2 CFFh per 4-socket/2-node
server configuration
# of PCIe expansion slots
Up to 3 total, using 1 BladeCenter PCI
Express I/O Expansion Unit 3 (BPE3)
blade with one HX5 blade
Up to 10 total using 4 BladeCenter PCI
Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade (BPE4)
blades with one HX5 blade
PCIe expansion units standard Optional
# of I/O ports per blade
(maximum)
8 (16 in a 4-socket server configuration)
# of video ports None (chassis-attached)
Video controller Matrox G200eV (in IMM)
Video memory 16MB SDRAM
Maximum video resolution at 32-
bit color
1024x768 resolution (analog), with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz;
1440x90 resolution (digital), with a color depth of 32 bits at 60Hz
Gigabit Ethernet controllers std Dual-port Broadcom BCM5709S—TOE-enabled