Features and specifications

Use this table to view specific information about the blade server, such as blade server hardware features and the dimensions of the blade server.

Notes:
  1. Power, cooling, removable-media drives, external ports, and advanced system management are provided by the BladeCenter® unit.
  2. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use USB media drives and devices. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communications with these devices.

The following table is a summary of the features and specifications of the blade server.

Table 1. Features and specifications

Microprocessor: Supports up to two multi-core Intel Xeon microprocessors

Note: Use the Setup utility to determine the type and speed of the microprocessors in the blade server.
Integrated functions:
  • Horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card interface
  • Vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion card interface
  • Local service processor: Integrated Management Module (IMM) with Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware
  • Vitesse VSC452 iBMC controller
  • Integrated Matrox G200e video adapter
  • LSI 1064E SAS controller
  • Broadcom BCM5709S dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller
  • Integrated keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) controller through IMM
  • Light path diagnostics
  • RS-485 interface for communication with the management module
  • Automatic server restart (ASR)
  • USB 2.0 for communication with cKVM and removable media drives (an external USB port is not supported)
  • Serial over LAN (SOL)
  • Redundant buses for communication with keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) alerts:
  • Microprocessors
  • Memory
  • Storage drives
Memory:
  • 18 dual inline memory module (DIMM) connectors
  • Type: Very Low Profile (VLP) double-data rate (DDR3) DRAM. Supports 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB DIMMs with up to 288 GB of total memory on the system board

Electrical input: 12 V dc

Environment:

  • Air temperature:
    • Blade server on: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F). Altitude: 0 m to 914.4 m (0 ft to 3000 ft)
    • Blade server on: 10°C to 32°C (50°F to 89.6°F). Altitude: 914.4 m to 2133.6 m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)
    • Blade server off: 10°C to 43°C (50°F to 109.4°F). Altitude: 914.4 m to 2133.6 m (3000 ft to 7000 ft)
    • Blade server storage: 1°C to 60°C (34 to 140°F)
    • Blade server shipping: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
  • Humidity:
    • Blade server on: 8% to 80%
    • Blade server off: 8% to 80%
    • Blade server storage: 5% to 80%
    • Blade server shipment: 5% to 100%
  • Particulate contamination:
    Attention: Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see Particulate contamination.

Drives: Supports up to two solid state drives (SSD)

Size:
  • Height: 24.5 cm (9.7 inches) (6U)
  • Depth: 44.6 cm (17.6 inches)
  • Width: 2.9 cm (1.14 inches)
  • Maximum weight: 4.8 kg (10 lb)
NEBS Environment:
  • Air temperature:
    • Blade server on: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F). Altitude: -60 m to 1800 m (-197 ft to 6000 ft)
    • Blade server on: 5°C to 30°C (41°F to 86°F). Altitude: 1800 m to 4000 m (6000 ft to 13000 ft)
    • Blade server off: -5°C to 55°C (23°F to 131°F). Altitude: -60 m to 1800 m (-197 ft to 6000 ft)
    • Blade server off: -5°C to 45°C (23°F to 113°F). Altitude: 1800 m to 4000 m (6000 ft to 13000 ft)
    • Blade server storage: -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
  • Humidity: 8% to 85%
  • Particulate contamination:
    Attention: Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see Particulate contamination.
Parent topic: Introduction