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6 IBM BladeCenter PS700, PS701, and PS702 Technical Overview and Introduction
BladeCenter E’s lower power consumption and Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ allow more
servers to fit in a tight power or cooling environment.
Figure 1-2 displays the front view of an IBM BladeCenter E.
Figure 1-2 BladeCenter E front view
Figure 1-3 displays the rear view of an IBM BladeCenter E.
Figure 1-3 BladeCenter E rear view
The key features of IBM BladeCenter E chassis are as follows:
򐂰 A rack-optimized, 7 U modular design enclosure for up to 14 hot-swap blades
򐂰 A high-availability mid-plane that supports hot-swap of individual blades
򐂰 For 8677-3Sx, two 2,000-watt, hot-swap power modules and support for two optional
2,000-watt power modules, offering redundancy and power for robust configurations