Feature |
Benefits |
High-performance, energy-smart Intel Xeon 5600 series processors |
- Improve productivity through higher processing performance
- Provide significant gains over prior generation quad- and dual-core processors
- Maximize multithreaded applications for faster concurrent execution
- Larger cache size yields more transaction processing
- Lower overall system power requirements
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Ultra-fast 1333 MHz, 12 fully buffered 16 GB DDR-3 DIMM memory with up to 192 GB of memory |
- Scalable memory for computing-intensive enterprise applications and virtualized environments
- Ability to run two DIMMs per memory channel at 1333 MHz
- Choose between 1.5 V memory or energy- efficient 1.35 V memory
- 1.5 V memory operates at 17% lower energy than the previous generation memorys thermal design. Save up to an additional 10% on your memory power budget with 1.35 V memory
- Ability to transfer I/O data at eight times the speed of the memory cell it contains, enabling faster bus speeds and higher peak throughput than previous generation memory
- Interleaved memory to improve application performance
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Integrated memory controller |
- Increases bandwidth directly available to the processor at reduced latencies
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Optional embedded hypervisor |
- Embedded hypervisor technology helps simplify adoption and deployment of industry-leading third-party virtualization solutions
- New, thin hypervisor architecture is operating system-friendly and can help optimize virtualization performance
- Integrated into server hardware to help provide compatible, pretested and optimized hardware configurations
- Optimized for remote management tools and industry-standard protocols such as CIM
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One standard CIOv and one high-speed CFFh expansion slot |
- Provides expandability choices and the opportunity to increase I/O bandwidth for performance and productivity
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RAID-0, -1 and -1E (optional RAID-5 with battery-backed cache) |
- Enhances system availability and data protection by supporting SAS HDDs and solid-state drives with advanced RAID capabilities
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Support for two 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or solid-state drives (SSD) |
- Hot-swap storage bays enable quick replacement of internal drives
- Hot-swap SAS HDDs are the most robust drive choice to power your enterprise servers and storage solutions
- Hot-swap solid-state drives offer improved reliability and lower power consumption because they have no moving parts
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High-speed I/O |
- Supports up to four 10 Gigabit Ethernet to each blade and up to eight ports of total I/O per blade
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Blue Path Cooling design |
- Smart component design and layout creates virtual wind tunnels through the entire blade to keep all vital parts cool even under strenuous conditions
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Support for all BladeCenter enterprise and office chassis |
- Supports all BladeCenter chassis, including the BladeCenter E, one of the industrys most dense and energy-efficient chassis
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IBM Integrated Management Module (IMM) |
- Provides around-the-clock remote management capabilities
- Increases server availability by continuously monitoring your system and notifying you of potential system failures or changes
- Concurrent keyboard, video and mouse (cKVM) standard, for flexible blade access without taking up an expansion slot
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Light path diagnostics |
- Provides information on failing components without interrupting system operations
- Provides a lighted path to failing components inside the system
- Speeds hardware repairs to reduce service time
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Predictive Failure Analysis |
- Detects when components or hard drives are operating outside of set thresholds or are approaching historical failure thresholds
- Helps you increase uptime by enabling you to receive proactive alerts in advance of failure
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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) |
- Next-generation BIOS with improved interface for more efficient boot of operating systems
- Uses 64-bit architecture and can address 16 TB of memory
- Enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling
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Open Fabric Manager |
- Works with chassis to preassign network and storage addresses in the chassis before installation
- Automatically moves network addresses from failed blades to available capacity
- Supported by all daughter cards
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Trusted Platform Module 1.2 |
- Enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as digital signatures and remote attestation
- Provides keys for signing and data decryption
- Private keys are not exposed outside of the Trusted Platform Module
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IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager |
- Helps provide advanced power notification and control, monitor power consumption, achieve lower heat output and decrease cooling costs
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IBM Systems Director |
- Comprehensive systems management tools
- Helps increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities
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IBM ServerGuide |
- Simplifies installation and configuration of your HS22 blade
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Three-year customer replacement unit and onsite limited warranty |
- Provides peace of mind for an extended period of time
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