IBM BladeCenter HS20

Item specifics

• Manufacturer IBM
• Model IBM - eServer BladeCenter HS20
• Product Type Blade Server
• Form Factor Blade Server
• Platform LINUX, Windows
• Announced 24-Sep-02
• Available 30-Nov-02
• Archived 4-Jan-08
• Architecture x86
• Rack Units Not Applicable
• Blade size Single-wide
• Operating System Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows
• Processor Family Xeon
• Processor Options Xeon EM64T (2.8GHz) LV
• Max Processor Chips 2
• Max Processor Cores 2
• Cache 1MB L2
• Chipset Intel Lindenhurst (E7520)
• Memory Minimum 512 MB
• Memory Maximum 16 GB
• Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
• DIMM Type RDIMM
• Memory DIMM Slots Standard 4
• Max Memory DIMM Slots 4
• Memory Protection ECC
• Disk Type SAS, SCSI
• Disk Controller Ultra320 SCSI, SAS
• Internal Disk Bays 2
• Bays Information 2 x 3.5" drive bays _x000D_ Optional SCSI expansion supporting up to 2 drives in an adjacent blade slot
• Disk Max Internal 294 GB (587.2GB with optional SEU)
• RAID Support 1, 1E
• Hot-Swap Disks SCSI
• Media Drive DVD, DVD/CD-RW (chassis)
• I/O Technology PCI-X
• I/O Slot Types Blade PCI Expansion Unit (PEU): 2 x full-length 100 or 133MHz PCI-X
• I/O Max Slots 2 (with optional PEU)
• I/O Internal Slots 0
• Networking Integrated Broadcom 5704S full duplex dual Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller with two full Gigabit Ethernet MAC and PHY layer functions, PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz, Wake-on-LAN, PXE 2.0 Boot agent, Alert Standard Format 2.0, Failover, adapter fault tolerance, Load balancing or teaming. One of the dual controllers connects to an optional, supported Ethernet switch or Optical Pass-through Module (the second controller requires a second optional switch or OPM).
• Dimensions Height: 24.5 cm (9.65 in) Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 in) Depth: 44.6 cm (17.56 in)
• Weight 108.86 kg (240 lbs) (chassis max)
• Max Power (Calculated) 163 W (939 CO2e kg pa)
• Max Power (Theoretical) 5,300 W (30,531 CO2e kg pa) (chassis max)
• Max Heat (Calculated) 587 kJ/hr (556 Btu/hr)
• Max Heat (Theoretical) 19,080 kJ/hr (18,084 Btu/hr) (Chassis max)
• Hot-Swap/Redundant Cooling Fans Yes (chassis)
• Hot-Swap/Redundant Power Supply Yes (chassis)
• System Management IBM Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - provides system and environmental monitoring event recording alert capability, _x000D_ RS-485 interface for intermanagement communication with BladeCenter Management module, _x000D_ Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) on hard drives processors and memory, _x000D_ Light Path Diagnostics and LEDs (indicate failing components) and on-board diagnostics (via PC-Doctor in BIOS),_x000D_ IBM SMASH Proxy (via command line protocol),_x000D_ Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) for BladeCenter (enables server configuration and deployment), _x000D_ IBM Director (view and monitor hardware of remote systems),_x000D_ IBM Director Optional Add-ons: Capacity Manager / Application Workload Manager / Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) / Software Distribution Premium Edition
• Warranty 30 Days (Dafault), 1, 2 & 3 Years (Upgradable)

Product Description

 

At a glance

BladeCenter HS20 blade servers are revolutionizing the economics of application server deployment with power, scalability, control, and serviceability.

These new server models include:

• Choice of 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, or 3.8 GHz¹ processor speeds with 2 MB L2 cache
• Intel^® Xeon processors with Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
• Up to two-way SMP processing with 800 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
• Standard models with high-speed 1 GB (2 x 512 MB DIMMs) double data rate (DDR2) ECC SDRAM memory; maximum system memory 16 GB²
• Dual Broadcom 5704S Gigabit Ethernet connections with failover support
• Support for HS20 Ethernet, Fibre Channel, or Fibre Channel expansion card
• Integrated systems management processor
• Integrated SCSI controller and connectors for two 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) SCSI HDDs
• Connector for adding optional BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit

Overview

BladeCenter^® HS20 blade servers, coupled with the BladeCenter, BladeCenter T, or BladeCenter H chassis, advance application serving with performance, density, and scalability.

Features, functions, support, and services at your command include:

• Powerful, two-way SMP-capable Xeon processors with EM64T
• Choice of processor speeds: 2.8, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, or 3.8 GHz
• 2 MB L2 cache
• 800 MHz front-side bus speed
• Up to 16 GB of high-speed memory with ECC (4 DIMM slots x 4 GB per DIMM)
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
• SCSI RAID-1 and -1E (mirroring)
• Advanced high-availability and systems management features
• Installation in BladeCenter, BladeCenter T, or BladeCenter H chassis³
• Service and support perfected for On Demand Business:
  • IBM Director and Remote Deployment Manager™
  • ServerProven^® compatibility testing and Web support
  • Three-year on-site⁴ limited warranty⁵

These features continue to make these BladeCenter HS20 models an attractive, economical approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers that effectively use space and power resources.