IBM HX5 specifications Bottom Line

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

	BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
# of Gigabit Ethernet ports	2 (standard per blade); 12 with BladeCenter Virtual Fabric Adapter
# of RS485 ports	None
# of serial ports	None (1 direct via BladeCenter H chassis, or Serial over LAN in BladeCenter H)
# of parallel ports	None
# of mouse ports	None (1 via chassis)
# of keyboard ports	None (1 via chassis)
# of USB ports	1 (plus 2 via chassis)
Systems management controller	Integrated Management Module
Diagnostic LEDs (front panel)	Power good, blade location, over temperature, information, general fault
Predictive Failure Analysis	Processor, memory, SSDs, PCIe expansion cards
support
BIOS type	UEFI 2.1
Power supply size	Contained in chassis
# of power supplies standard /	Contained in chassis
maximum
# of fans/blowers standard /	Contained in chassis
maximum
	9.7” (245mm) H		12 lbs (maximum)
Dimensions (HWD) / weight	1.14” (29mm) W
		5.44 kg (maximum)
	17.6” (446mm) D
	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions)
Operating systems supported	32/64-bit, Windows HPC Server 2008 64-bit, RHEL 6 64-bit—without Xen, RHEL 5.3 64-
	bit—with or without Xen, SLES 11 64-bit with or without Xen, SLES 10 64-bit with or without
	Xen, VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0
Extended/long life support	Selected blades are supported for long life. (Contact IBM sales for details.)
Length of limited warranty	3 years (parts and labor) onsite

The Bottom Line

The HX5 offers maximum bang for the buck by incorporating industry-leading features in a tiny package:

Price/Performance

•Multi-core processors — Up to two 1.86GHz 4-core,1.86 to 2.26GHz 6-core, or 1.86GHz 4-core Xeon 7500 Series processors; up to two 1.73GHz 4-core Xeon 6500 Series processors (via CTO)

•Large cache — 12MB to 24MB of L3 processor cache (processor-specific)

•Fast memory access — 978MHz or 800MHz access (depending on the processor model and DIMMs used); up to 1066MHz, using MAX5

•Embedded virtualization (Separately orderable option)

•High-IOPS technology — Optional High IOPS SSD adapters

•Fast I/O — 10Gb Ethernet, 4X InfiniBand, iSCSI, 6Gb SAS or 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity via an optional expansion card

•Fast communications — Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet, with the option for two or four additional Gigabit Ethernet ports via expansion cards and expansion unit (total 12 ports per blade); support for

10Gb Ethernet

Flexibility

•Single-,double-, triple-, and quad-wideconfigurations (up to 2 blade servers and 2 MAX5 memory expansion units)

•Large memory capacity — Up to 128GB per blade; 320GB with 1 blade and 1 MAX5 unit; up to 640GB with 2 blades and 2 MAX5 units

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