| Features |
Benefits |
| Modular
4-way blade server for next generation network applications
|
Up
to 42 servers in an industry-standard rack or
up to 20 in a telco industry standard rack.
Hot-swappable
- designed to allow you to add capacity without
disrupting other chassis operations. |
| Supports
up to four Intel® XeonT MP processors |
Features
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology, three level
cache architecture and Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture
|
| Up
to 16GB of DDR ECC ChipkillT memory |
Double
data rate, error checking and correction, and
Chipkill offer high performance with mainframe
inspired fault protection.
Features
hot spare memory, an autonomic computing feature
designed to increase server availability. |
| Support
for up to two SCSI hard disk drives |
Supports
U160 and U320 SCSI hard disk drives at 73GB and
146GB capacities. |
| Four
integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet ports |
High-performance,
robust design supports teaming and failover. |
| Support
for up to two blade server interconnects |
Supports
an optional two-port (2Gb per port) Fibre Channel
Expansion Card to deliver a high performance and
highly available Storage Area Network.
Supports
an optional two-port (1Gb per port) Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion Card to enable additional Ethernet bandwidth
and allow for connection to multiple LAN segments.
|
| Four
high-availability midplane connections |
Provides
four durable and reliable connections to all shared
chassis components. |
| light
path diagnostics self diagnosis panel |
Provides
quick and easy guide to troubleshoot your server
for higher availability and system uptime.
Independently
powered, allowing you to remove the server from
the chassis and still illuminate the light path
LEDs. |
| Predictive
Failure Analysis® (PFA) |
Helps
save you time and money by decreasing planned
and unplanned downtime.
Increases
uptime by allowing you to receive proactive alerts
as much as 24-48 hours in advance. |
| Integrated
System Management Processor |
Increases
server availability by continuously monitoring
system and notifying you of potential system failures
or changes. |
| IBM
Director comprehensive system management tools |
Exploits
hardware capabilities by informing you of pertinent
information about your system, allowing you to
automate a response.
Helps
increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity
via advanced server management capabilities.
Provides
intelligent system management for rock-solid reliability.
IBM
Remote Deployment Manager simplifies and automates
deployment and redeployment for efficient installation
and startup of your IBM eServer BladeCenter T
Servers. |
| Operating
System Support |
Microsoft®
Windows®
Red Hat® Linux
SUSE LINUX |
| 3-year
on-site limited warranty for parts and labor |
The
IBM Global Services organization provides reliable,
dedicated and skilled assistance when you need
it.
Provides
peace of mind for an extended period of time.
|
Enterprise-class
performance and availability for mission-critical applications.
