IBM HX5 Memory mirroring supported, Memory rank sparing supported, Memory scrubbing supported

Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum memory and compute capacity in a blade

	BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
Memory mirroring supported		Yes
Memory rank sparing supported		Yes
Memory scrubbing supported		Yes
# of 1.8-inch drive bays total /	2 / 2 SSD (per server blade)		4 / 4 SSD (per 4-socket server
available			configuration)
# of 2.5-inch drive bays total /		None
available
# of 3.5-inch drive bays total /		None
available
Maximum internal SSD capacity	100GB (2 x 50GB) fixed		200GB (4 x 50GB) fixed
SSD capacities supported		50.0GB
# of SSDs standard		None
	160GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
Additional Internal SSD storage	320GB High IOPS SS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
	320GB High IOPS SD Class SSD PCIe Adapter
via PCIe adapter
	320GB High IOPS MS Class SSD PCIe Adapter
	640GB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter
High IOPS Adapters standard		None
Modular Flash Drives supported		1
Internal USB Flash Drive	1 standard (preloaded with VMware		1 optional (preloaded with hypervisor)—all
supported	vSphere 4.1 hypervisor)—68x		other models
# of optical drives standard	None (one in BladeCenter chassis)
# of diskette drives standard	None (one standard in BladeCenter H chassis)
Internal tape drives supported	None (SAN-attached)
SSD drive interface		SATA
Integrated disk controller	SATA controller integrated into the processor
Optional RAID controller	LSI Logic 1064
RAID levels supported	RAID-0/1/1E (optional)
External disk drive support	NAS/SAN-attach
# of PCIe slots	1 CIOv and 1 CFFh per node		2 CIOv and 2 CFFh per 4-socket/2-node
			server configuration
	Up to 3 total, using 1 BladeCenter PCI		Up to 10 total using 4 BladeCenter PCI
# of PCIe expansion slots	Express I/O Expansion Unit 3 (BPE3)		Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade (BPE4)
	blade with one HX5 blade		blades with one HX5 blade
PCIe expansion units standard		Optional
# of I/O ports per blade	8 (16 in a 4-socket server configuration)
(maximum)
# of video ports	None (chassis-attached)
Video controller	Matrox G200eV (in IMM)
Video memory	16MB SDRAM
Maximum video resolution at 32-	1024x768 resolution (analog), with a color depth of 32 bits at 85Hz;
bit color	1440x90 resolution (digital), with a color depth of 32 bits at 60Hz
Gigabit Ethernet controllers std	Dual-portBroadcom BCM5709S—TOE-enabled

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