IBM E Chassis Side-by-Side Comparison

Chassis Side-by-Side Comparison

SMB Chassis Enterprise Chassis Telecom Chassis

Chassis name BladeCenter S BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT

DC -48V

to -60V

(nominal)

AC at

208V DC -48V

to -60V

(nominal)

AC at

208V;

3160W

AC at

240V

Power outlets

required 110V;

220V 220V 220V 220V 220V

Heat output

1365 BTUs/hr

(400W) min.;

11,942 BTUs/hr.

(3500W) max.

2342 BTUs/hr

(686W) min.;

18,680 BTUs/hr.

(5478W) max.

1700 BTUs/hr,

(500W) min.;

26,000 BTUs/hr

(7600W) max.

675 BTUs/hr,

(197W) min.;

11,900 BTUs/hr

(3490W) max.

4270 BTUs/hr

(1250W) min.;

21,850 BTUs/hr

(6400W) max.

# of blower/fan

modules std / max. 4 / 4 hot-

swap/redundant 2 / 4 hot-

swap/redundant 2 / 2 hot-

swap/redundant 4 / 4 hot-

swap/redundant

Blower/fan module

airflow

200 CFM (per

module) at 25ºC;

400 CFM (per

module) at 32ºC

or greater

250 CFM (per

module) at 25ºC;

455 CFM (per

module) at 32ºC

or greater

430 CFM (per

module) at 25ºC;

800 CFM (per

module) at 32ºC

or greater

330 CFM (per

module)

95 CFM (per

module) at 25ºC;

190 CFM (per

module) at 40ºC or

greater

Storage methods

supported

Shared

chassis; server

blade; expansion

blade

Server blade;

expansion blade Server blade;

expansion blade

# of internal H/S

HDD bays 12 0 0 0 0

# of legacy switch-

only module bays 4 4

4 (2 dedicated to

Gb Ethenet) 4 0

# of legacy switch/

bridge module

bays 0 0

2 (either 2 switch

or bridge 2

modules) 0 4 (either 4 switch or

bridge 4 modules)

# of high-speed

switch module

bays 0 0 4 0 4

# of concurrent

KVM (cKVM ports) 0 0 0 0 1

# of USB ports 4 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 1.1) 2 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 1.1) 4 (USB 2.0)—with

Media Trays

Embedded

Compact Flash

option No No No No Yes

Dimensions

12.0” (306.3mm)

17.5” (444mm)

28.9” (733.4mm)

12.0” (305mm) H

17.5” (442mm) W

28.0” (711mm) D

15.75” (400mm) H

17.4” (442mm) W

28.0” (711mm) D

13.75” (349mm) H

17.4” (442mm) W

20.0” (508mm) D

21.0” (528mm) H

17.4” (442mm) W

27.6” (706mm) D

Weight 90-240 lbs

40.8-108.9 kg 99-240 lbs

44.9-108.9 kg 90-350 lbs

41-159 kg 98-192 lb

44.5-87.4 kg 150-350 lb

62.8-159 kg

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