IBM HX5 Server User Manual


 
Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum
memory and compute capacity in a blade
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Up to two internal 1.8-inch non-hot-swap SSDs per node
Solid-state drives are an energy-saving, higher-reliability alternative to HDD storage
Optional IBM 160GB, 320GB, or 640GB High IOPS SSD Adapters for extremely high IOPS and
bandwidth storage (requires BPE4 expansion unit)
Integrated RAID — RAID-1 mirrored arrays optional
Two available adapter slots standard :
Two CFF (compact form factor) slots: one high-speed CFFh and one standard-speed CIOv
Additional optional adapter slots
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Up to 3 total, using 1 BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit 3 blade
Up to 10 total, using 4 BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blades (BPE4) blades
Manageability and Availability
IBM Systems Director systems management software, including:
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager
IBM Service and Support Manager
Integrated Management Module:
IPMI 2.0 compliance, including highly secure remote power control
cKVM
Advanced management capabilities
Interface to one or two Advanced Management Modules in the chassis for advanced systems
management capability
Supports LDAP and SSL industry standards
Text and graphics console redirection systems management
Serial over LAN
Active Memory protection:
Advanced Chipkill ECC memory correction
Memory ProteXion support
Memory rank sparing
Memory mirroring
Memory scrubbing
Solid-state drive as a high-reliability alternative to internal HDD storage (with up to three times the
MTBF of spinning disk drives)
Numerous hot-swap/redundant capabilities provided via the chassis