IBM BladeCenter HS21

Item specifics

• Manufacturer IBM
• Model IBM - BladeCenter HS21
• Product Type Blade Server
• Form Factor Blade Server
• Platform LINUX, Windows
• Announced 27-Jun-06
• Available 25-Aug-06
• Archived 31-May-11
• 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 5110 (1.60GHz 65W) Xeon 5120 (1.86GHz 65W) Xeon 5130 (2.00GHz 65W) Xeon 5138 (2.13GHz 35W) Xeon 5140 (2.33GHz 65W) Xeon 5148 (2.33GHz 40W) Xeon 5150 (2.66GHz 65W) Xeon 5160 (3.00GHz 80W) Xeon L5240 (3.00GHz 40W) Xeon X5260 (3.33GHz 80W) Xeon E5310 (1.60GHz 80W) Xeon L5310 (1.6GHz 50W) Xeon E5320 (1.86GHz 80W) Xeon L5320 (1.86GHz 50W) Xeon E5335 (2.00GHz 80W) Xeon E5345 (2.33GHz 80W) Xeon X5355 (2.66GHz 120W) Xeon X5365 (3.00GHz 120W) Xeon E5405 (2.00GHz 80W) Xeon L5408 (2.13GHz 40W) Xeon E5420 (2.50GHz 80W) Xeon L5420 (2.50GHz 50W) Xeon E5430 (2.66GHz 80W) Xeon L5430 (2.66GHz 50W) Xeon E5440 (2.83GHz 80W) Xeon E5450 (3.00GHz 80W) Xeon X5460 (3.16GHz 120W) Xeon X5470 (3.33GHz 120W)
• Max Processor Chips 2
• Max Processor Cores 8
• Cache 4MB L2 (Xeon 5100), 6MB L2 (Xeon 5200), 2 x 4MB L2 (Xeon 5300) or 2 x 6MB L2 (Xeon 5400)
• Chipset Intel 5000P
• Memory Minimum 1 GB
• Memory Maximum 32 GB
• Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM
• DIMM Type FB-DIMM
• Memory DIMM Slots Standard 4
• Max Memory DIMM Slots 8
• Memory Protection ECC, Chipkill, Sparing, Two-way interleaving
• Disk Type SATA, SAS
• Disk Controller LSI 1064E SAS
• Internal Disk Bays 2
• Bays Information 2 x 2.5" SFF non hot-swap drive bays _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 1,200 GB (additional 438GB via optional SIO blade)
• RAID Support Integrated 0, 1 (hot-swap models); optional 0, 1, 5 (SIO Blade)
• Hot-Swap Disks Optional (via SIO)
• Media Drive None
• I/O Technology PCI, PCI-X
• I/O Slot Types Optional expansion via following _x000D_ Blade Memory and I/O Expansion Blade (MIO): 1 x PCI _x000D_ Blade Storage and I/O Expansion Blade (SIO): 2 x PCI-X _x000D_ Blade PCI Expansion Unit (PEU): 2 x full-length 100 or 133MHz PCI-X
• I/O Max Slots 3
• I/O Internal Slots 0
• Networking Dual Broadcom 5708S Gigabit Ethernet connections with failover support Additional dual Gigabit Ethernet connections with Broadcom 5714s, using the IBM BladeCenter Memory and I/O Expansion Blade option
• 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) 378 W (2,178 CO2e kg pa)
• Max Power (Theoretical) Dependent on configuration
• Max Heat (Calculated) 1,361 kJ/hr (1,290 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 HS21 blade servers revolutionize the economics of application server deployment with power, scalability, control, and serviceability.

These new server models include:

• Single-wide (30 mm), high-performance blade servers
• Intel^® high-performance, low-voltage, quad-core processors with 3 MB L2 cache per core (12 MB per processor)
• Up to two quad-core Xeon processors with 1066 MHz¹ front-side bus (FSB)
• Standard models with high-speed 4 GB (2 x 2 GB DIMMs) PC2-5300 667 MHz high-performance double data rate (DDR2) ECC memory; maximum system memory 16 GB² expandable to 32 GB using the BladeCenter Memory and I/O Expansion Blade option
• Dual Broadcom 5708S Gigabit Ethernet connections with failover support; additional Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections with Broadcom 5714s, using the BladeCenter Memory and I/O Expansion Blade option
• Support for Ethernet or Fibre Channel expansion cards
• Integrated systems management processor
• Support for up to two non-hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs with RAID 0 and 1
• Support for BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade with three additional hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs and optional support for RAID 0, 1, or 5

 

Overview

BladeCenter^® HS21 low-voltage 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 BladeCenter chassis
• LV models that offer lower power consumption
• Powerful, high-performance, low-voltage, quad-core processors
• Shared 3 MB L2 cache per core (12 MB per quad-core processor)
• 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
• Up to 32 GB of high-speed memory with ECC (four DIMM slots x 4 GB/DIMM on 30-mm blade and eight DIMM slots x 4 GB/DIMM with Memory and I/O Expansion Blade)
• Up to two non-hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs (up to 146 GB each) with RAID 0 and 1 in the single-wide configurations, or up to two solid state SATA drives (15.8 or 31.4 GB each)
• Optional BladeCenter Storage and I/O Expansion Blade with support for up to three additional hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs with RAID 0 and 1, and optional RAID 5, as well as two additional I/O expansion slots
• Advanced high-availability and systems-management features
• Service and support capabilities for On Demand Business:
  • 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
• Optional BladeCenter Memory and I/O Expansion Blade that allows expansion up to 32 GB of high-speed memory with ECC (eight DIMM slots x 4 GB/DIMM), one additional I/O expansion slot, and two additional Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections (total of four)

These features make BladeCenter HS21 models an attractive, economical approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers that effectively use space and power resources.