IBM BladeCenter HS12

Item specifics

• Manufacturer IBM
• Model IBM - BladeCenter HS12
• Product Type Blade Server
• Form Factor Blade Server
• Platform LINUX, Windows
• Announced 8-Apr-08
• Available 12-May-08
• Archived 3-Jan-13
• Architecture x86
• Rack Units Not Applicable
• Blade size Single-wide
• Operating System Solaris, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows
• Processor Family Xeon
• Processor Options Xeon E3113 (3.00GHz 65W) Xeon X3323 (2.50GHz 80W) Xeon X3363 (2.83GHz 80W) Xeon L5420 (2.50GHz 50W)
• Max Processor Chips 1
• Max Processor Cores 4
• Cache 6MB or 2x6MB L2 (Xeon X3300) or 2 x 6MB (Xeon 5400)
• Chipset Intel San Clemente +ICH9
• Memory Minimum 512 MB
• Memory Maximum 24 GB
• Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
• DIMM Type RDIMM
• Memory DIMM Slots Standard 6
• Max Memory DIMM Slots 6
• Memory Protection ECC, Chipkill, Two-way interleaving
• Disk Type SATA, SAS, Solid State
• Disk Controller LSI 1064E SAS
• Internal Disk Bays 1
• Bays Information 2 x 2.5" SFF SATA/SSD non/hot-swap disks or _x000D_ 2 x 2.5" SFF SAS/SSD hot-swap drive bays or _x000D_ Optional expansion via BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade (SIO) (supports up to three additional hot-swap SAS SFF drives in an adjacent blade slot)
• Disk Max Internal 1,000 GB (additional 438GB via optional SIO blade)
• RAID Support Integrated 0, 1 (hot-swap models); optional 0, 1, 5 (SIO Blade)
• Hot-Swap Disks SATA, SAS, SSD
• Media Drive None
• I/O Technology PCI Express
• I/O Slot Types Optional expansion via BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade (SIO) supports 2 x PCI Express expansion slots in an adjacent blade slot
• I/O Max Slots 2 (with optional SIO)
• I/O Internal Slots 0
• Networking Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
• Dimensions Height: 24.5 cm (9.65 in) Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 in) Depth: 44.6 cm (17.56 in)
• Weight 5.4 kg (11.9 lbs) (max)
• Max Power (Calculated) 219 W (1,262 CO2e kg pa)
• Max Power (Theoretical) Dependent on configuration
• Max Heat (Calculated) 788 kJ/hr (747 Btu/hr)
• Max Heat (Theoretical) Dependent on configuration
• 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 HS12 blade servers support the economics of application server deployment with power, scalability, control, and serviceability.

These new blade server models include:

• Powerful, high-performance 1.86 GHz/1066 MHz single-core or dual-core Intel processor on 8014 models; and powerful dual-core 2.13 GHz/1066 MHz or quad-core 2.50 GHz, 2.66 GHz, or 2.83 GHz, with 1333 MHz Intel FSB on the 8028 models
• 1.86 GHz processors feature 512 MB or 2 MB L2
• 2.13 GHz dual-core processor features 2 MB L2
• 2.50 GHz quad-core with 6 MB L2,
• 2.66 GHz and 2.83 GHz quad-core with 12 MB L2
• Standard models with high-speed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB DIMMs) PC2-5300 VLP 667 MHz high-performance double data rate (DDR2) ECC memory; maximum system memory 24 GB²
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
• Support for Ethernet or Fibre Channel expansion cards
• Integrated systems management processor
• Support for up to two non-hot-swap SATA/solid state drives or up to two hot-swap SAS HDDs, and RAID 0 and 1 support with RAID card

Overview

BladeCenter^® HS12 blade servers, coupled with the BladeCenter chassis, deliver advanced application serving with performance, density, and scalability ideal for enterprise environments.

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

• Blade servers supported in the IBM BladeCenter chassis
• Powerful 1.86 GHz/1066 MHz/512 MB single-core or 1.86 GHz/1066 MHz/2 MB dual-core Intel^® processors in 8014 models¹
• Powerful dual-core 2.13 GHz/1066 MHz/2 MB or 2.50 GHz/1333 MHz/6 MB or 2.66 GHz, and 2.83 GHz, with 1333 MHz FSB and 12 MB L2 cache high-performance, quad-core processors in 8028 models¹
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
• Up to 24 GB of high-speed memory with ECC DDR2 RDIMMs (six DIMM slots x 4 GB DIMM) very low profile (VLP) memory
• Up to two non-hot-swap SATA (up to 160 GB)/solid state (up to 62.8 GB) drives, in 8014 models
• Up to two hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs (up to 292 GB)/solid state drives (up to 62.8 GB) with RAID 0 and 1 via a RAID card, in 8028 models
• Optional IBM BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade with two additional I/O expansion slots
• Advanced high-availability and systems management features
• Service and support capabilities for business requirements
  • IBM Director and Remote Deployment Manager™
  • ServerProven^® compatibility testing and Web support
  • Warranty: Three years, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service³, limited warranty⁴; optional warranty service upgrades available on the 8028 models
  • Warranty: One year, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service³, limited warranty⁴; optional warranty service upgrades available on 8014 models

These features make BladeCenter HS12 models an attractive, economical approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers that effectively use space and power resources.