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IBM BladeCenter H
IBM Redbooks Product Guide
IBM® BladeCenter® remains an innovative solution to running business solutions. IBM BladeCenter H
efficiently integrates servers, storage, networking, I/O, and applications, which enables organizations to
build flexible IT infrastructures by using common building blocks. In 9U of rack space, the BladeCenter H
chassis can contain up to 14 blade servers, 10 switch modules, and four power supplies to provide the
necessary I/O network switching, power, and cooling to support the individual servers.

Figure 1 shows the IBM BladeCenter H.

Figure 1. The IBM BladeCenter H

Did you know?

IBM BladeCenter H delivers high performance, extreme reliability, and ultimate flexibility to even the most
demanding IT environments.

The chassis supports up to four traditional fabrics by using networking switches, storage switches, or
pass-through devices. The chassis also supports up to four high-speed fabrics for support of protocols
such as 40 Gb InfiniBand or 10 Gb Ethernet. The built-in media tray includes light path diagnostics, two
front USB inputs, and an optical drive.

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Key features
This section lists the key features of the IBM BladeCenter H chassis.

Scalability and performance

The BladeCenter H chassis offers numerous features to boost performance and improve scalability:

 Up to 14 servers with support for the latest generation of IBM BladeCenter blades, helping provide
performance and investment protection.
 IBM Virtual Fabric offers up to 18 I/O ports on a single-wide blade and up to 10 I/O modules in a
single chassis, with the choice of Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FCoE, InfiniBand, iSCSI, and SAS
connectivity.
 IBM BladeCenter H supports port speeds of up to 40 Gbps.
 IBM BladeCenter H provides up to 1.92 Tbps of switching capacity with up to four IBM Virtual Fabric
10 Gb switches.
 A flexible and scalable architecture with integrated servers and networking, storage, and
management infrastructure supports your growing business needs.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the BladeCenter H
chassis:

 The high degree of integration in the BladeCenter H chassis reduces the need for server components,
replacing numerous fans, KVM and Ethernet cables, power supplies, external switches, and other
components.
 The BladeCenter H chassis includes an Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM boosts
administrator productivity and reduces skill level requirements, which can help reduce costs, improve
overall productivity, and make administration easier, by providing a single point of control for the
solution. The AMM supports many industry-standard and open protocols.
 The AMM provides extensive security features, including role-based user authentication and access
control, LDAP support, and SSH and SSL protocols for secure remote systems management.
 IBM Systems Director remains a powerful and intelligent solution to manage BladeCenter systems
along side rack mount and tower servers. Systems Director uses the hardware’s capabilities by
surfacing pertinent information about your blade server. The easy-to-use wizards provide
step-by-step instructions and offer automated deployment capabilities.
 IBM Fabric Manager simplifies the deployment of infrastructure connections by managing network
and storage address assignments.
 IBM FastSetup simplifies, automates, and speeds up the deployment process from server power-up
to production, making BladeCenter easier to manage, deploy, and maintain.

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Availability and serviceability

The BladeCenter H chassis provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

 BladeCenter reduces the number of parts that are required to run the system. Sharing fans, power
supplies, systems management, and ports means that there are fewer parts to buy and maintain, and
fewer components that can fail and cause downtime.
 Hot-swap components, such as the server, switches, power supplies, and blowers, ensure maximum
uptime.
 Redundant components, such as blowers and power supplies, ensure that systems can remain
available even during hardware maintenance windows and failures.
 The Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) detects when system components operate outside of standard
thresholds and generates proactive alerts in advance of possible failure, therefore increasing uptime.
 Dual independent power and signal connectors to the BladeCenter H chassis midplane provide fault
tolerance to increase uptime.
 The light path diagnostics panel and individual light path LEDs quickly lead the technician to failed (or
failing) components. These features simplify servicing, speed up problem resolution, and improves
system availability.
 A 3-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty and next business day 9x5 provides
an additional peace of mind.

Energy efficiency

The BladeCenter H chassis offers the following energy-efficient features to save energy, reduce
operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment:

 The energy-efficient components and component-sharing design of the BladeCenter chassis provides
ultimate power and cooling savings.
 BladeCenter H helps reduce energy costs with leadership high-efficiency power supplies that are 94%
efficient and 80 PLUS Platinum Certified.
 The BladeCenter H uses hexagonal ventilation holes, a part of IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling™
technology. Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient
airflow through the system.
 IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ provides advanced power management features with
actual real-time energy monitoring, reporting, and capping features.

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Locations of key components
Figure 2 shows the front of the IBM BladeCenter H chassis.

Figure 2. Front of the IBM BladeCenter H chassis

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Figure 3 shows the rear of the IBM BladeCenter H chassis

Figure 3. Rear of the IBM BladeCenter H chassis

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Standard specifications
Table 1 lists the standard specifications.

Table 1. Standard specifications

Components Specification

Machine type x-config: 8852, e-config: 7989.

Form factor 9U rack-mounted unit.

Server bays 14.

Servers supported Intel Xeon processor-based HS12, HS22, HS22V, HS23, HS23E, and HX5 servers.
IBM POWER® processor-based PS700, PS701, PS702, PS703, and PS704.
Certain older BladeCenter servers.

Standard I/O bays Six (Bays 1 - 6). Bays 1 - 4 support 1 Gb Ethernet, 4 Gb and 8 Gb Fibre Channel, and 3 Gb
SAS I/O modules. Bays 3 - 6 support Ethernet-to-Fibre Channel bridge I/O modules.

High-speed I/O Four (bays 7 - 10). Bays 7 - 10 support 10 Gb Ethernet, 10 Gb converged fabric, and 40 Gb
bays InfiniBand I/O modules. With a Multi-switch Interconnect Module (MSIM), bays 7 - 10 support
1 Gb Ethernet and 4 Gb and 8 Gb Fibre Channel I/O modules.

Connectivity type Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), InfiniBand, iSCSI, and SAS.

Management Up to two redundant hot-swap Advanced Management Modules (AMM): One AMM is
modules standard, and the second AMM is optional (standard on IBM SmartCloud® models).

Optical drive bays Media tray: One. There is support for an optional DVD-ROM or Multi-burner.

Ports AMM: One DB-15 video port, two USB 2.0 ports for keyboard and mouse, one RJ-45 serial
port, and one RJ-45 10/100 Mb Ethernet port for remote management.
Media tray: Two USB 2.0 ports.
Rear: One serial breakout port for optional serial breakout cable.

Cooling IBM Calibrated Vectored Cooling with two standard or enhanced redundant hot-swap blower
modules (model dependent). You can have up to four fan packs with power modules (one fan
pack per each power module).

Power modules Up to four redundant hot-swap 2900 W (older models) or 2980 W power modules support two
power domains; redundancy is provided within a pair in the same power domain. Power
modules 1 and 2 supply power to server bays 1 - 7; power modules 3 and 4 supply power to
server bays 8 - 14. (See the "Power modules" section for details.)

Hot-swap parts Servers, I/O modules, management modules, media tray, power modules, and blowers.

Systems AMM, light path diagnostics, Predictive Failure Analysis, IBM Systems Director, and IBM
management Systems Director Active Energy Manager. Remote presence (graphics, keyboard and mouse,
and virtual media) through AMM.

Security features User-based security, user profiles, LDAP, SSH, and SSL.

Limited warranty 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5/next business day
response time.

Service and Optional service upgrades are available through IBM ServicePacs: 9x5 or 24x7 4-hour or
support 2-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension.

Dimensions Height: 400 mm (15.8 in.), width: 483 mm (19.0 in.), depth: 711 mm (28.0 in.)

Weight Minimum: 41 kg (90 lb), maximum 159 kg (350 lb)

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Models
Table 2 lists the specifications of the standard BladeCenter H models.

Table 2. BladeCenter H standard models

Feature Specifications

Machine type/model 8852-5Tx† 8852-94x† 8852-95x† 8852-96x†

Server bays (total / 14 / 14 14 / 14 14 / 14 14 / 14

open)

Management 1/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

modules (std. / max.)

Standard I/O bays 6 / 6* 6 / 4* 6 / 4* 6 / 2*

(total / open)

High-speed I/O bays 4/4 None 4/2 4/2

(total / open)

I/O modules None 2x IBM Server 2x IBM Server 2x IBM Server

standard Connectivity Module Connectivity Module Connectivity Module
2x Brocade Converged 2x Cisco Nexus 4001I 2x IBM Virtual Fabric
10GbE Switch Module Switch Module 10Gb Switch Module
2x QLogic Virtual Fabric
Extension Module

SFP+ transceivers None 4x Brocade 8Gb SFP+ 8x Cisco 10GBASE-SR 8x 10GbE 850 nm Fiber
standard SW Optical Transceiver SFP+ Transceiver SFP+ Transceiver (SR)
8x Brocade 10Gb SFP+ 4x IBM 8Gb SFP + SW
SR Optical Transceiver Optical Transceiver

Software standard 1x BladeCenter Open 1x BladeCenter Open 1x BladeCenter Open

Fabric Manager Basic Fabric Manager Basic Fabric Manager Basic

Power supplies (std. / 2x 2980 W 4x 2980 W / 4 4x 2980 W / 4 4x 2980 W / 4

max.) /4

Enhanced blowers 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

(std. / max.)

Optical drive Optional Multi-burner Multi-burner Multi-burner

† x is a country-specific letter (for example, the EMEA MTM is 88524TG, and the US MTM is 88524TU).
* Two standard I/O bays (bays 3 and 4) can be used for either standard I/O modules or bridge I/O modules. For
details, see the "I/O architecture" section.

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Supported servers
Table 3 lists the blade servers that are supported in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The table also lists
the maximum number installable items based on thermal design power (TDP) of the Intel Xeon processor
that is installed in the servers.

Table 3. Supported blade servers and maximum quantities

Maximum number of servers per BladeCenter H chassis
2900 W power supplies 2980 W power supplies
Standard Enhanced Standard Enhanced
Blade server CPU TDP blowers blowers blowers blowers
BladeCenter HS12 (8028) All 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HS22 (7870) 130 W None 14 None 14
BladeCenter HS22V (7871)
95 W 6+6 14 14 14
Up to 80 W 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HS23 (7875, E5-2600 Up to 130 W None 14* None 14
v2) (excl. 80 W)†
80 W† 14** 14 14** 14
95 W# 14**§ 14 14**§ 14
70 W# 14** 14 14** 14
50 W# 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HS23 (7875, Up to 130 W None 14 None 14
E5-2600) (excl. 80 W)
80 W 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HS23E (8038) Up to 95 W 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HX5 (7872 and 7873) 130 W None 10 None 12
single-wide
Up to 105 W 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter HX5 (7872 and 7873) 130 W 6 6 7 7
+ MAX5 double-wide
Up to 105 W 7 7 7 7
BladeCenter PS700 All 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter PS701 All 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter PS702 All 7 7 7 7
BladeCenter PS703 All 14 14 14 14
BladeCenter PS704 All 7 7 7 7
† The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon standard thermal profile processors (all except Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2,
E5-2628L v2, E5-2648L v2, and E5-2658 v2).
* Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 and E5-2690 v2 processors throttle at Steady State at ambient temperature of 31 °C in the
BladeCenter H chassis.
** When one blower fails, the HS23 (7875, E5-2600 v2) with specified processor TDP only supports ambient
temperature of up to 28 °C when installed in the BladeCenter H chassis with the standard blower modules.
§ The HS23 (7875, E5-2600 v2) with the Intel Xeon processor E5-2658 v2 (95 W) only supports one DIMM per
channel when installed in the BladeCenter H chassis with the standard blower modules.
# The support that is shown is for Intel Xeon robust thermal profile processors: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v2 (50 W),
E5-2628L v2 (70 W), E5-2648L v2 (70 W), and E5-2658 v2 (95 W).

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For the latest information about the servers that are supported in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis, see
IBM ServerProven® at http://ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

I/O architecture
The BladeCenter H chassis provides connection paths between the server blade bays and I/O bays
through a hardwired dual redundant midplane.

The IBM BladeCenter H chassis has two types of fabrics inside:

 Standard fabric (I/O bays 1, 2, 3, and 4)

 High-speed fabric (I/O bays 7, 8, 9, and 10)

The IBM BladeCenter H chassis has a total of 10 I/O bays. Each blade bay has a total of eight dedicated
connection paths to the I/O modules, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4. BladeCenter H I/O topology

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The bays are:

 Bays 1 and 2 support only standard Ethernet-compatible I/O modules. These bays are routed
internally to the onboard Ethernet controllers on the blades.
 Bays 3 and 4 can be used either for standard switch or pass-through modules (such as 8 Gb Fibre
Channel or Gigabit Ethernet modules) or for bridge modules. These bays are routed internally to the
CIOv connector on the blades.
 Bays 5 and 6 are dedicated for bridge modules only and do not directly connect to the blade bays.
Bridge modules provide links to the I/O bays 7 - 10 and can be used as additional outputs for I/O
modules in those bays. If I/O bays 3 and 4 are used for bridge modules, they are not directly
connected to the blades, and bay 3 provides redundancy for bay 5, and bay 4 provides redundancy for
bay 6.
 I/O bays 7 - 10 are used for high-speed switch modules such as the IBM Virtual Fabric 10 Gb Switch
Module or Cisco Nexus 4001I Switch Module. These bays are routed internally through midplane
connectors to the ports on CFFh expansion cards (with HS23 blade, I/O bays 7 and 9 are routed to
the integrated 10GbE ports on HS23 through LOM Interposer Card). I/O bays 7 - 10 can also be
converted to the standard I/O bays with the Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM).

The I/O modules must be compatible with the I/O interfaces that are present in the blade servers. For
example, when a Fibre Channel expansion card is installed in a blade server, I/O modules 3 and 4 must
also be Fibre Channel-based (that is, an FC switch module), and vice versa. If you install FC switches in
bays 3 and 4, then any expansion cards that are installed in all other blade servers in the same chassis
must be Fibre Channel.

Table 4 shows the connections between the adapter slots in the compute nodes to the switch bays in the
chassis.

Table 4. Adapter to I/O bay correspondence

I/O adapter Port on the adapter Corresponding I/O module bay
in each server in the chassis

Onboard 1 Gb Ethernet Port 1 I/O bay 1

Port 2 I/O bay 2

Onboard 10 Gb Ethernet (HS23) Port 1 I/O bay 7

Port 2 I/O bay 9

CIOv adapter Port 1 I/O bay 3

Port 2 I/O bay 4

Port 1 I/O bay 7

Port 2 I/O bay 9

CFFh adapter
Port 3 I/O bay 8

Port 4 I/O bay 10

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Supported I/O modules
Tables 5 through 7 list the I/O modules that are supported by the BladeCenter H chassis and the
corresponding I/O bay into which the I/O module can be installed.

Table 5. Supported Ethernet I/O modules

Feature
Part (x-config / Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay
I/O module number e-config) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Gigabit Ethernet

Cisco Catalyst Switch 43W4395 5450 / 3174 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3012#

Cisco Catalyst Switch 46C9272 A3FE / 3174 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3012

Cisco Catalyst Switch 41Y8523 2989 / 3173 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3110G#

Cisco Catalyst Switch 00Y3254 A3FD / 3173 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3110G

Cisco Catalyst Switch 41Y8522 2988 / 3171 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3110X#

Cisco Catalyst Switch 00Y3250 A3FC / 3171 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module 3110X

IBM 1/10Gb Uplink 44W4404 1590 / 1590 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Ethernet Switch Module

IBM L2/3 Copper GbE 32R1860 1495 / 3212 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Switch Module

IBM L2/3 Fiber GbE 32R1861 1496 / 3213 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Switch Module

IBM L2-7 Gb Ethernet 32R1859 1494 / 3211 Y Y Y Y N N N N N N

Switch Module

IBM Server Connectivity 39Y9324 1484 / 3220 Y Y Y Y N N Y* Y* Y* Y*

Module

10 Gb Ethernet

Brocade Converged 69Y1909 7656 / none N N N N N N Y† Y†

10GbE Switch Module

Cisco Nexus 4001I 46M6071 0072 / 2241 N N N N N N Y Y Y Y

Switch Module#

Cisco Nexus 4001I 46C9270 A3FF / 2241 N N N N N N Y Y Y Y

Switch Module

IBM Virtual Fabric 10Gb 46C7191 1639 / 3248 N N N N N N Y Y Y Y

Switch Module

# Withdrawn, not available for ordering.

* Requires MSIM (39Y9314, feature code 1465) to be installed in high-speed I/O bays 7 and 8 or 9 and 10 or both
when the module is used in bays 7 - 10.
† The Brocade Converged 10GbE Switch Module occupies two adjacent high-speed bays.

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Table 6. Supported Fibre Channel I/O modules
Feature
code
Part (x-config / Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay
I/O module number e-config) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4 Gb Fibre Channel

Cisco 4Gb 20 port FC 39Y9280 2983 / 3242 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Switch Module#

Cisco 4Gb 20 port FC 44E5696 A3FH / 3242 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Switch Module

Cisco 4Gb 10 port FC 39Y9284 2984 / 3241 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Switch Module#

Cisco 4Gb 10 port FC 44E5692 A3FG / 3241 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Switch Module

8 Gb Fibre Channel

Brocade Enterprise 42C1828 5764 / none N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

20-port 8Gb SAN Switch

Brocade 20-port 8Gb 44X1920 5481 / 5869 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

SAN Switch Module

Brocade 10-port 8Gb 44X1921 5483 / 5045 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

SAN Switch Module

QLogic 20-Port 8Gb SAN 44X1905 5478 / 3284 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Switch Module

QLogic 20-Port 4/8Gb 88Y6406 A24C / none N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

SAN Switch Module

QLogic 8Gb Intelligent 44X1907 5482 / 5449 N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Pass-thru Module

QLogic 4/8Gb Intelligent 88Y6410 A24D / none N N Y Y N N N Y* N Y*

Pass-thru Module

QLogic Virtual Fabric 46M6172 4799 / none N N Y N Y N N N N N

Extension Module

# Withdrawn, not available for ordering.

* Requires MSIM (39Y9314, feature code 1465) or MSIM-HT (44R5913, feature code 5491) to be installed in
high-speed I/O bays 7 and 8 or 9 and 10 or both when the module is used in bay 8 or 10 or both.

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Table 7. Supported SAS, InfiniBand, Pass-thru, and interconnect I/O modules
Feature
code
Part (x-config / Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay Bay
I/O module number e-config) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

SAS modules

SAS Connectivity 39Y9195 2980 / 3267 N N Y Y N N N N N N

Module

InfiniBand modules

Voltaire 40Gb InfiniBand 46M6005 0057 / 3204 N N N N N N Y* Y*

Switch Module

Pass-through modules

Intelligent Copper 44W4483 5452 / 5452 Y Y Y Y N N Y† Y† Y† Y†

Pass-thru Module

10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru 46M6181 1641 / 5412 N N N N N N Y Y Y Y

Module

Interconnect modules

IBM Multi-Switch 39Y9314 1465 / 3239 N N N N N N Y* Y*

Interconnect Module

* This module occupies two adjacent high-speed bays.

† Requires MSIM (39Y9314, feature code 1465) to be installed in high-speed I/O bays 7 and 8 or 9 and 10 or both
when the module is used in bays 7 - 10.

For more information, see the following IBM Redbooks® Product Guides:

 Ethernet switches
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/BladeCenter?Open&page=pg&cat=ethswitches
 Fibre Channel switches
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/BladeCenter?Open&page=pg&cat=fcswitches

Optical drives
The BladeCenter H supports one optical drive in the optical drive bay on the media tray. The optical drive
and USB ports are available to any one blade server in the chassis. The drive and USB ports cannot be
shared among multiple servers. The drive and USB ports can be used to install operating systems, update
drivers, or to copy data to recordable media.

Table 8 lists the supported optical drives.

Table 8. Supported optical drives

Part Feature Description Maximum Standard
number code supported models
where used

46M0901 4161 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM 1 -

46M0902 4163 IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner 1 94x, 95x, 96x

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IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA DVD-ROM (part number 46M0901) supports the following media and
speeds for reading:
 CD-ROM 24X
 CD-R 24X
 CD-RW 24X
 DVD-ROM (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD-ROM (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
 DVD-R (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD-R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
 DVD+R (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD+R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 8X
 DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD+RW (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD-RAM (4.7 GB) 5X

IBM UltraSlim Enhanced SATA Multi-Burner (46M0902) supports the same media and speeds for reading
as DVD-ROM (46M0901). This drive also supports the following media and speeds for writing:
 CD-R 24X
 CD-RW 4X
 High Speed CD-RW 10X
 Ultra Speed CD-RW 24X
 Ultra Speed Plus CD-RW 24X
 DVD-R (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD-R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 6X
 DVD+R (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD+R (dual layer, 8.5 GB) 6X
 DVD-RW (4.7 GB) 6X
 DVD+RW (4.7 GB) 8X
 DVD-RAM (4.7 GB) 5X

Remote management
Remote management functionality is provided by the Advanced Management Module (AMM). The AMM
is a hot-swap module that you use to configure and manage all installed BladeCenter components. The
AMM provides system management functions and KVM multiplexing for all blade servers in the
BladeCenter unit that support KVM. It controls a serial port for remote connection, the external keyboard,
mouse, and video connections for use by a local console, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet remote
management connection.

The BladeCenter H chassis comes standard with at least one AMM, and it supports up to two redundant
hot-swap AMMs in an active/standby configuration. Table 9 shows the AMM ordering information.

Table 9. Advanced Management Module

Part number Feature code Description

2019A1X 1604 Advanced Management Module for BladeCenter

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Figure 5 shows the Advanced Management Module.

Figure 5. Advanced Management Module

The following tasks can be performed with AMM:

 Defining the login IDs and passwords

 Configuring security settings, such as data encryption and user account security
 Selecting recipients for alert notification of specific events
 Monitoring the status of the BladeCenter unit, blade servers, and other BladeCenter components:
 Event log
 LEDs
 Hardware and firmware VPD
 Fan speeds
 Temperatures
 Power usage
 Discovering other BladeCenter units in the network and enabling access to them through their
management-module web interfaces
 Controlling the BladeCenter unit, blade servers, and other BladeCenter components:
 Power on/off
 Firmware update
 Configuration settings
 Serial over LAN
 Configuring power management for the BladeCenter unit
 Accessing the I/O modules to configure them
 Changing the startup sequence in a blade server
 Setting the date and time

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 Using a remote console for the blade servers
 Mounting remote virtual media for the blade servers
 Changing ownership of the keyboard, video, and mouse
 Changing ownership of the removable-media drives and USB ports (The removable-media drives in
the BladeCenter unit are viewed as USB devices by the blade server operating system.)
 Using IBM Fabric Manager functions
 Using Service Advisor functions to autonomously inform IBM Support about any critical events that
happen

AMM supports the following management methods:

 Web-based interface with SSL support

 CLI through Telnet/SSH
 SMASH Command Line Protocol
 SNMP

For more information about AMM, see the following product documentation:

 IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module Installation Guide, found at:

http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073392
 IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module User's Guide, found at:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073887
 Advanced Management Module Command Line Interface Reference Guide, found at:
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-54667

Serial console
The BladeCenter H has a serial port breakout connector to provide a direct serial connection to installed
blades (for those blades with the functionality) with the Serial Port Breakout Cable. This cable connects
directly to the port on the rear of the BladeCenter H, providing 14 serial connections for terminal access,
one to each supported blade server.

Important: HS23, HS23E, HX5, PS700, PS701, PS702, PS703, and PS704 blades do not support direct
serial connections.

Table 10 contain the ordering information for the Serial Port Breakout Cable.

Table 10. Serial Port Breakout Cable ordering part number and feature code
Part number Feature code Description

40K9605 4811 Serial Port Breakout Cable for IBM BladeCenter

Power modules
The BladeCenter H supports up to four hot-swap redundant 2980 W AC power modules. Power module
redundancy is provided within a pair (power modules 1 and 2; power modules 3 and 4). Older models
might contain 2900 W power modules. To determine whether you need 2980 W power supplies, consult
the "Supported servers" section.

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The power modules in bays 1 and 2 are used to power blade servers in blade bays 1 - 7 and I/O modules
in I/O module bays 1 - 4 and 7 - 10. The power modules are needed in power module bays 3 and 4 if you
install blade servers in blade bays 8 - 14, or if you install I/O modules in any of I/O module bays 5 - 10.

Two power modules are standard in model 5Tx, and a maximum of four power modules are supported.
Models 93x, 94x, and 95x come standard with four power supplies. Table 11 shows the ordering
information for power modules (the part number contains two power modules).

Table 11. Power modules ordering part number and feature code
Part number Feature code Description

68Y6601 2143 IBM BladeCenter H 2980 W AC Power Modules (2) with Fan Packs

No power cables are shipped with either the BladeCenter H chassis or the power module option. Order
them separately (two power cables per one chassis). Table 12 contains the ordering information for power
cables.

Table 12. Power cable ordering part numbers and feature codes
Part number Feature code Description

25R5783 6270 4.3 m 208 V Double 30A NEMA L6-30P

25R5784 6271 4.3 m 230 V Dual 32A IEC 309 P+N+G/16A IEC 320-C20

25R5785 6226 2.8 m 200-240 V Triple 16A IEC 320-C20

25R5811 6273 4.3 m 220 V Double 30A KSC 8305 (for South Korea)

25R5812 6272 4.3 m 230 V Dual 32A AS/NZS 3112/16A IEC 320-C20 (for Australia/NZ)

Cooling modules
The BladeCenter H comes with two hot-swap blowers for cooling redundancy. There are two types of
blower modules that are available:

 Standard blowers: Standard in model 8852-4Sx and older models.

 Enhanced Cooling Module (also referred to as the enhanced blower): Standard in models 5Tx, 94x,
95x, 96x, and some older models (4Tx, 91x, 92x, 93x). Optional in other older BladeCenter H models.

To determine whether you need Enhanced Cooling modules, consult the "Supported servers" section.

Table 13 lists the optional enhanced blowers that can be ordered for the IBM BladeCenter H chassis (the
part number contains two blowers).

Table 13. Enhanced cooling modules ordering part number and feature code
Part number Feature code Description

68Y6650 0724 IBM BladeCenter H Enhanced Cooling Modules (two blowers)

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Physical and electrical specifications
Dimensions and weight (approximate):

 Height: 400 mm (15.8 in.)

 Width: 483 mm (19.0 in)
 Depth: 711 mm (28.0 in)
 Weight:
 Minimum configuration: 41 kg (90 lb)
 Maximum configuration: 159 kg (350 lb)

Supported environment:

 Temperature and humidity:

 10.0 - 35.0 degrees C (50 - 95 degrees F) at 0 - 914 m (0 - 3,000 ft)
 10.0 - 32.0 degrees C (50 - 90 degrees F) at 914 - 2,133 m (3,000 - 7,000 ft)
 Relative humidity: 8% - 80%
 Maximum altitude: 2,133 m (7,000 ft)
 Supported electrical input:
 200 - 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 37 A (X2)/48 A maximum
 Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):
 Minimum configuration: 0.3 kVA
 Maximum configuration: 9.6 kVA
 BTU output:
 Minimum configuration: 1024 Btu/hr (300 VA)
 Maximum configuration: 32409 Btu/hr (9600 VA)
 Acoustical:
 Declared sound power level: 7.5 bels

Warranty options
The IBM BladeCenter H has a 3-year onsite warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. IBM offers the
warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac®. The IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged
warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of
services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and
conditions.

IBM ServicePac offerings are country-specific. Each country might have its own service types, service
levels, response times, and terms and conditions. Not all covered types of ServicePac might be available
in a particular country. For more information about IBM ServicePac offerings available in your country,
see the IBM ServicePac Product Selector at
https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac.

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Table 14 explains the warranty service definitions in more detail.

Table 14. Warranty service definitions

Term Description

IBM onsite A service technician comes to the server's location for equipment repair.
repair (IOR)

24x7x2 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within two hours after remote
problem determination is complete. We provide 24-hour service, every day, including IBM
holidays.

24x7x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within four hours after remote
problem determination is complete. We provide 24-hour service, every day, including IBM
holidays.

9x5x4 hour A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location within four business hours after
remote problem determination is complete. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the
client's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays. If it is after 1:00 p.m., and
it is determined that onsite service is required, the client can expect the service technician to arrive
the morning of the following business day. For noncritical service requests, a service technician will
arrive by the end of the following business day.

9x5 next A service technician is scheduled to arrive at your client’s location on the business day after we
business day receive your call, following remote problem determination. We provide service from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. in the client's local time zone, Monday through Friday, excluding IBM holidays.

In general, the following types are the types of IBM ServicePacs that are available for the IBM
BladeCenter H:
 Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
 One, two, three, four, or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
 Onsite repair from the next business day to four or two hours
 One or two years of warranty extension

Regulatory compliance
The chassis conforms to the following regulations:

 FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A

 Canada ICES-003, issue 4, Class A
 UL/IEC 60950-1(11)
 CAN C22.2 No. 60950-1-03
 NOM-019(11)
 Japan VCCI, Class A
 Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 22:2008, Class A
 IEC-60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
 Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1
 CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950, and EN55024)
 CISPR 22, Class A
 TUV-GS (EN60950-1, EK1-ITB)

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External disk storage systems
Table 15 lists the external storage systems that are supported by the blade servers that are installed in the
BladeCenter H chassis and can be ordered through the IBM System x® sales channel. The servers might
support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System
Storage® Interoperation Center at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.

Table 15. External disk storage systems

Part number Description

IBM Storwize® V3700

20722LC IBM Storwize V3700 LFF Dual Control Enclosure

20722SC IBM Storwize V3700 SFF Dual Control Enclosure

IBM System Storage DS3500

1746A2D IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Dual Controller Storage System

1746A2S IBM System Storage DS3512 Express Single Controller Storage System

1746A4D IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Dual Controller Storage System

1746A4S IBM System Storage DS3524 Express Single Controller Storage System

IBM System Storage DS3950 (5020)

181494H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 94

181498H IBM System Storage DS3950 Model 98

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Storage Systems category at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=externalstorage.

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External backup units
The blade servers that are installed in the BladeCenter H chassis support the external backup attachment
options that are listed in Table 16.

Table 16. External backup options (Part 1)

Part number Description

External tape expansion enclosures for internal tape drives

87651UX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure

8767HHX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure

87651NX 1U Tape Drive Enclosure (with NEMA 5-15P Line Cord)

8767HNX Half High Tape Drive Enclosure (with NEMA 5-15P Line Cord)

Tape enclosure adapters (with cables)

44E8869 USB Enclosure Adapter Kit

40K2599 SAS Enclosure Adapter Kit

Internal backup drives that are supported by external tape enclosures

46C5399 IBM DDS Generation 5 USB Tape Drive

39M5636 IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive

43W8478 IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive

44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive

49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive

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Table 16. External backup options (Part 2)
Part number Description

External backup units*

3628L3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive (with US power cord)

3628L4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive (with US power cord)

3628L5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive (with US power cord)

3628N3X IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 External SAS Tape Drive (without power cord)

3628N4X IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 External SAS Tape Drive (without power cord)

3628N5X IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 External SAS Tape Drive (without power cord)

3580S3V System Storage TS2230 Tape Drive Express Model H3V

3580S4V System Storage TS2240 Tape Drive Express Model H4V

3580S5E System Storage TS2250 Tape Drive Express Model H5S

3580S5X System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive Express Model S53

3572S4R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO4 HH SAS drive & rack mount kit

3572S5R TS2900 Tape Library with LTO5 HH SAS drive & rack mount kit

35732UL TS3100 Tape Library Model L2U Driveless

35734UL TS3200 Tape Library Model L4U Driveless

46X2682† LTO Ultrium 5 Fibre Channel Drive

46X2683† LTO Ultrium 5 SAS Drive Sled

46X2684† LTO Ultrium 5 Half High Fibre Drive Sled

46X2685† LTO Ultrium 5 Half High SAS Drive Sled

46X6912† LTO Ultrium 4 Half High Fibre Channel Drive Sled

46X7117† LTO Ultrium 4 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled

46X7122† LTO Ultrium 3 Half High SAS DriveV2 Sled

* Note: The external tape drives listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support
other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System Storage
Interoperability Center.
† Note: These part numbers are the tape drives options for 35732UL and 35734UL.

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Backup units category at
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tape.

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Top-of-rack Ethernet switches
The chassis supports connectivity to the top-of-rack Ethernet switches that are listed in Table 17.

Table 17. IBM System Networking - Top-of-rack switches

Part number Description

IBM System Networking - 1 Gb top-of-rack switches

0446013 IBM System Networking RackSwitch™ G8000R

7309CFC IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000F

7309CD8 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8000DC

7309G52 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052R

730952F IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8052F

427348E IBM Ethernet Switch J48E

6630010 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port

6630011 Juniper Networks EX2200 24 Port with PoE

6630012 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port

6630013 Juniper Networks EX2200 48 Port with PoE

IBM System Networking - 10 Gb top-of-rack switches

7309DRX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS (Rear to Front)

7309DFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264CS (Front to Rear)

0446017 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124R

7309BF9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124F

7309BD5 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124DC

7309BR6 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124ER

7309BF7 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8124EF

7309G64 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264R

730964F IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264F

7309CR9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TR

7309CF9 IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8264TF

0719410 Juniper Networks EX4500 - Front to Back Airflow

0719420 Juniper Networks EX4500 - Back to Front Airflow

IBM System Networking - 40 Gb top-of-rack switches

8036ARX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316R

8036AFX IBM System Networking RackSwitch G8316F

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Top-of-rack switches category
at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=tor.

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Power distribution units
Power planning for an IBM BladeCenter H is strongly recommended. For details about possible power
configurations, see the IBM BladeCenter Power Guide, found at
http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4401.

The chassis supports attachments to the power distribution units (PDUs) that are listed in Table 18.

Table 18. Power distribution units

Part number Description

Switched and monitored PDUs

46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU

46M4003 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU

46M4167 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 30A 3 Phase PDU

46M4134 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 Switched and Monitored 50A 3 Phase PDU

46M4140 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 50A 3 Phase PDU

Enterprise PDUs

71762MX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU+ (WW)

71762NX IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 PDU (WW)

71763MU IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 phase 60A PDU+ (NA)

71763NU IBM Ultra Density Enterprise PDU C19 3 phase 60A PDU (NA)

39Y8923 DPI 60A Three Phase C19 Enterprise PDU with IEC309 3P+G (208 V) fixed power cord

39Y8948 DPI Single Phase C19 Enterprise PDU without power cord

Front-end PDUs

39Y8934 DPI 32amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd connector

39Y8938 30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P connector

39Y8939 30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P connector

39Y8940 60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 60A 2P+N+Gnd connector

0U Basic PDUs

46M4140 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU

46M4143 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category
at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power.

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Uninterruptible power supply units
The IBM BladeCenter H chassis supports attachments to the uninterruptible power supply units listed in
Table 19.

Table 19. Uninterruptible power supply units

Part number Description

21303RX IBM UPS 7500XHV

21304RX IBM UPS 10000XHV

53956AX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS (200 V/208 V)

53956KX IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS (230 V)

53959KX IBM 11000VA LCD 5U Rack UPS (230V)

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category
at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power.

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Rack cabinets
The IBM BladeCenter H chassis is supported in the rack cabinets that are listed in Table 20.

Table 20. Rack cabinets

Part number Description

201886X IBM 11U Office Enablement Kit

93072PX IBM 25U Static S2 Standard Rack

93072RX IBM 25U Standard Rack

93074RX IBM 42U Standard Rack

93074XX IBM 42U Standard Rack Extension

93084EX IBM 42U Enterprise Expansion Rack

93084PX IBM 42U Enterprise Rack

93604EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack

93604PX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack

93614EX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack

93614PX IBM 42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack

93624EX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack

93624PX IBM 47U 1200mm Deep Static Rack

93634CX IBM PureFlex™ System 42U Rack

93634DX IBM PureFlex System 42U Expansion Rack

93634EX IBM 42U 1100mm Dynamic Expansion Rack

93634PX IBM 42U 1100mm Dynamic Rack

99564RX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Rack

99564XX IBM S2 42U Dynamic Standard Expansion Rack

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options
category at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack.

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Rack options
The IBM BladeCenter H chassis supports the rack console switches and monitor kits that are listed in
Table 21.

Table 21. Rack options

Part number Description

Monitor kits and keyboard trays

172317X 1U 17in Flat Panel Console Kit

172319X 1U 19in Flat Panel Console Kit

Console switches

1754D2X IBM Global 4x2x32 Console Manager (GCM32)

1754D1X IBM Global 2x2x16 Console Manager (GCM16)

1754A2X IBM Local 2x16 Console Manager (LCM16)

1754A1X IBM Local 1x8 Console Manager (LCM8)

Rack conversion options

46M5382 IBM Serial Conversion Option (SCO)

46M5383 IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2)

39M2895 IBM USB Conversion Option (UCO)

For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options
category at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack.

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IBM Global Financing
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Here are several other reasons why working with us makes solid financial sense:
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IBM Global Financing operates in more than 50 countries. For financing options in your country and to
contact a local financing specialist, go to http://ibm.com/financing.

IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States and other IBM
subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial and government clients. Rates and
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options, and might vary by country. Non-hardware items must be one-time, non-recurring charges and are
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Related publications and links
For more information, see the following resources:

 BladeCenter home page

http://ibm.com/bladecenter
 IBM US Announcement Letter - BladeCenter H
http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS112-234
 BladeCenter Information Center
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/bladectr/documentation/
 Installation and User's Guide - IBM BladeCenter H
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-63306
 Problem Determination and Service Guide - BladeCenter H
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-63570
 IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology, SG24-7523
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247523.html
 IBM BladeCenter Interoperability Guide
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/big
 IBM BladeCenter Power Guide
http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4401
 Configuration and Option Guide
http://www.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/
 xREF: IBM x86 Server Reference
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/xref
 IBM System x Support Portal
http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
 IBM System Storage® Interoperation Center
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic

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