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Feature |
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Benefits |
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64-bit IBM PowerPC 970FX 2.20GHz, 512MB L2 cache |
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- Single-core POWER™ processor capable of running 32-bit and 64-bit AIX and Linux applications
- Integrated AltiVec technology co-processor delivering leadership SIMD performance for computer-intensive floating point and graphically-rich scientific applications.
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High-density blade form factor |
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- Up to 14 blade servers per chassis
- Only 250W maximum per blade
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Up to 8GB of DDR ECC memory |
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- Double data rate, error checking and correction offer high performance with mainframe-inspired fault protection.
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120GB maximum internal storage |
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- Two internal IDE hard disk drives (HDDs) for up to 120GB of maximum internal storage with the 60GB IDE 2.5" SFF HDD
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Integrated Broadcom 5704 dual Gigabit Ethernet controller |
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- Enabled to transmit increasing amounts of data at high speeds for high performance network applications.
- Robust design supports teaming and failover.
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Two high-availability midplane connections |
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- High performance and reliability for exceptional network throughput
- Software support for load-balancing, teaming and failover
- Provides durable and reliable connection to all chassis resources.
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BladeCenter interconnects |
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- Dual midplane connections on the blade for redundancy and performance
- Expansion capabilities for Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, Myrinet and InfiniBand
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NEBS-3-/ETSI-compliant (with BladeCenter T only) |
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- Designed to meet the rigorous Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standards for electromagnetic compatibility, thermal robustness, fire resistance, earthquake and office vibration resistance, transportation and handling durability, acoustics and illumination, and airborne contaminant resistance.
- Increases server availability under extreme temperatures via a power management capability that automatically reduces the frequency of the processor in order to maintain acceptable thermal levels. The processor frequency will automatically cycle back up as thermal conditions improve.
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Operating system support |
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- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 & 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux V3 & V4
- AIX 5L™ V5.2
- AIX 5L V5.3
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3-year onsite limited warranty |
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- Flexible 3-year limited warranty for parts and labor with 9x5 next business day response, upgradable to 24x7, same business day, and 4-hour response
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The BladeCenter JS20 represents a convergence of leadership, combining AIX® and BladeCenter into a single, highly reliable, high-performance blade server. With the 64-bit PowerPC 970FX processor delivering two-core performance at 2.20GHz and up to 8GB of ECC DDR memory, the JS20 is perfect for WebSphere® on AIX or AltiVec* technology-optimized HPC workloads on Linux.
