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Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum
memory and compute capacity in a blade
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BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
# of Gigabit Ethernet ports 2 (standard per blade); 12 with BladeCenter Virtual Fabric Adapter
# of RS485 ports None
# of serial ports None (1 direct via BladeCenter H chassis, or Serial over LAN in BladeCenter H)
# of parallel ports None
# of mouse ports None (1 via chassis)
# of keyboard ports None (1 via chassis)
# of USB ports 1 (plus 2 via chassis)
Systems management controller Integrated Management Module
Diagnostic LEDs (front panel) Power good, blade location, over temperature, information, general fault
Predictive Failure Analysis
support
Processor, memory, SSDs, PCIe expansion cards
BIOS type UEFI 2.1
Power supply size Contained in chassis
# of power supplies standard /
maximum
Contained in chassis
# of fans/blowers standard /
maximum
Contained in chassis
Dimensions (HWD) / weight
9.7” (245mm) H
1.14” (29mm) W
17.6” (446mm) D
12 lbs (maximum)
5.44 kg (maximum)
Operating systems supported
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions)
32/64-bit, Windows HPC Server 2008 64-bit, RHEL 6 64-bit—without Xen, RHEL 5.3 64-
bit—with or without Xen, SLES 11 64-bit with or without Xen, SLES 10 64-bit with or without
Xen, VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0
Extended/long life support Selected blades are supported for long life. (Contact IBM sales for details.)
Length of limited warranty 3 years (parts and labor) onsite
The Bottom Line
The HX5 offers maximum bang for the buck by incorporating industry-leading features in a tiny
package:
Price/Performance
• Multi-core processors — Up to two 1.86GHz 4-core, 1.86 to 2.26GHz 6-core, or 1.86GHz 4-core
Xeon 7500 Series processors; up to two 1.73GHz 4-core Xeon 6500 Series processors (via CTO)
• Large cache — 12MB to 24MB of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)
• Fast memory access — 978MHz or 800MHz access (depending on the processor model and
DIMMs used); up to 1066MHz, using MAX5
• Embedded virtualization (Separately orderable option)
• High-IOPS technology — Optional High IOPS SSD adapters
• Fast I/O — 10Gb Ethernet, 4X InfiniBand, iSCSI, 6Gb SAS or 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity via an
optional expansion card
• Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet, with the option for two or four additional
Gigabit Ethernet ports via expansion cards and expansion unit (total 12 ports per blade); support for
10Gb Ethernet
Flexibility
• Single-, double-, triple-, and quad-wide configurations (up to 2 blade servers and 2 MAX5 memory
expansion units)
• Large memory capacity — Up to 128GB per blade; 320GB with 1 blade and 1 MAX5 unit; up to
640GB with 2 blades and 2 MAX5 units