IBM BladeCenter S

Features and specifications
The following table provides a summary of the features and specifications of the
BladeCenter S chassis.
Media tray (on front):
v One DVD drive (can be either a
CD-RW/DVD-ROM or
DVD/RW drive)
v Two USB v2.0 ports
v Front system LED panel
v Two battery backup unit bay
locations, which support the SAS
RAID controller modules
Blade bays (on front): Six
hot-swap blade server bays
Disk storage module bays (on
front): Two storage bays, each
containing up to six 3.5-inch disk
drive bays or twelve 2.5-inch disk
drive bays.
Module bays (on rear):
v One hot-swap advanced
management module bay
v Four hot-swap power module
bays
v Four hot-swap fan module bays
v Four hot-swap I/O module bays
v One hot-swap serial pass-thru
module bay
Power modules:
v Minimum: Two hot-swap power
modules.
v Maximum: Four hot-swap power
modules
Cooling:
Four variable-speed, hot-swap fan
modules
Two fans in each power supply
cool the disk storage modules
Management module:
v One hot-swap advanced
management module
Upgradeable microcode:
v Advanced management module
firmware
v I/O module firmware
v Blade server firmware
v Disk storage module firmware
Security features:
v Login password for remote
connection
v Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security
for remote management access
v Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP)
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
alerts:
v Fan modules
v Blade-dependent features
Size (7 U):
v Height: 306.3 mm (12 in.)
v Depth: 733.4 mm (28.9 in.)
v Width: 444 mm (17.5 in.)
v Weight:
– Fully configured weight with
blade servers: approximately
108.86 kg (240 lb)
– Empty chassis without modules
or blade servers: approximately
40.82 kg (90 lb)
Environment:
v Air temperature:
– BladeCenter S system on:
- Altitude: 0 to 914 m (3000 ft) 10°
to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
- Altitude: 914 m to 2134 m (3000
ft to 7000 ft) 10° to 32°C (50° to
90°F)
– BladeCenter S system off: -40° to
60°C (-40° to 140°F).
v Humidity: 8% to 80%
v Acoustics: declared sound power level:
6.3 to 6.8 bels
Electrical input:
v Sine-wave input (50 - 60 Hz
single-phase) required
v Input voltage (110 V ac):
– Minimum: 100 Vrms
– Maximum: 127 Vrms
v Input voltage (220 V ac):
– Minimum: 200 Vrms
– Maximum: 240 Vrms
Heat output: Approximate heat output
in British thermal units (BTU) per hour:
v Minimum configuration: 1365 Btu per
hour (400 watts)
v Maximum configuration: 11942 Btu
per hour (3500 watts)
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