BladeCenter S Chassis Specifications
Machine type 8886-1Ex/Y, 1Mx/1MY, AC1
Rack form factor 7U
# of DVD/CD drives standard 1 DVD-RW/CD-RW (in Media Tray)
# of diskette drives standard None (USB-attached)
# of internal (chassis-based) H/S SAS
HDDs supported 12 (3.5-inch)
# of Media Tray module bays 2
Internal tape drives supported None (SAN-attached)
Internal hot-swap disk drive support 12 hot-swap SAS/SATA/Nearline SAS (mix-and-match)
Internal disk storage capacity 3.6TB (using 12 300GB SAS drives) 12TB (using 12 1TB SATA drives)
External disk drive support NAS/SAN
# of video ports 1 (on Advanced Management Module)
# of blade slots / orientation 6 x 30mm or 3 x 60mm (or combinations thereof) / vertical
# of switch module bays 4 hot-swap/redundant
Switch modules standard None
Fabric bandwidth 1Gbps Ethernet / 3Gbps SAS / 4Gbps Fibre Channel
# of management modules (std / max) 1 / 1
Systems management controller Advanced Management Module
# of RS485 ports None
# of serial breakout ports None standard (6 using optional Serial Passthru Module)
# of parallel ports None
# of mouse ports None (USB-attached)
# of keyboard ports None (USB-attached)
# of USB ports 4 (2 in Media Tray, front, 2 in Advanced Management Module, rear)
Light path diagnostic panel Yes (on Media Tray)
Predictive Failure Analysis support Blades, fan modules
Power supply size standard 950W/1450W AC (110V/220V)
Input voltage 110V / 220V autoswitching
# of power supplies standard /
maximum 2 / 4 hot-swap/redundant
(110V = N+1, 220V = N+N)
Heat output 1365 BTUs/hr (400W) min.; 11,942 BTUs/hr. (3500W) max.
# of fan modules standard / max. 4 / 4 hot-swap/redundant (two fans per module)
Fan module airflow (front-to-back) 200 CFM (per module) at 25ºC; 400 CFM (per module) at 32ºC or greater
Dimensions (HWD) / weight 12.0” (306.3mm) H
17.5” (444mm) W
28.9” (733.4mm) D
90-240 lbs
40.8-108.9 kg
Tape backup options 8765 1UX Tape Drive Enclosure w/ 43W8478 IBM HH LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive,
8767HHX HH Tape Drive Enclosure w/ 43W8478 HH LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive,
TS2230, TS2240, TS3100
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