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Figure 4. The following table lists the components that are used in the eight-Ethernet-ports-per-server configuration shown in Figure 4. Figure 5. Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both.

Lenovo Lenovo Press. Author David Watts. Subscribe to Updates. Subscribed to TIPS Rating No Rating. Your Name optional. Your Email Address optional. Comment optional. Thank you for your feedback. Download PDF. Table of Contents. Introduction Did you know? Part number information Benefits Features and specifications Standards supported. Did you know? Part number information The part numbers to order the module and supported optical transceivers are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. The switch consumes only 40 Watts, which is ideal for clients with power limitations or for those who simply want to reduce operating cost and be more environmentally friendly. It has a large L2 forwarding table 16K , which allows the switch to accommodate a larger flat network with minimum aging activity.

L3 functions allow the switch to segregate traffic into segments to improve latency and security within each segment of the network. Table 2. Basic two-port configuration Figure 2 shows basic use of the BladeCenter Ethernet Switch Modules to route the two-port Ethernet controller that is integrated onto the blade server.

Using BladeCenter Ethernet Switch Modules to route the integrated Ethernet ports The following table lists the components that are used in the two-port configuration shown in Figure 2. Table 5. These LEDs are OK, which indicates that the switch module has passed the power-on self-test POST with no critical faults and is operational, and switch module error, which indicates that the switch module has failed the POST or detected an operational fault.

The table lists the maximum number of installable servers based on the Intel processors that are installed in the servers. The BladeCenter S has four switch bays that can support various architectures. The switches are installed in switch bays in the rear of the chassis as shown in Figure 3. Figure 4. The following table shows the connections between adapter slots in the compute nodes to the switch bays in the chassis.

The following figure shows the drive DSM. Figure 5. The DSM is fundamentally a collection of disk drives that are made accessible to blade servers through a SAS switch module in the chassis and a SAS expansion card in each blade.

The following table shows the ordering information. Drives are assigned directly to blades by using built-in predefined configurations or through user-defined custom configurations. Both storage modules are accessible to all blades via a one or two SAS switch module. The SAS switch module is responsible for both the provisioning of physical disk drives through zoning and for failover redundancy when two SAS switch modules are present.

The use of the second SAS switch module provides higher levels of availability. When two SAS switch modules are installed, the modules provide redundant functionality because each module is able to access all hard disks in both storage modules. This enterprise-class redundant architecture allows the transparent data protection of all storage that is contained within the storage modules. With this enterprise-class redundant architecture, you can conduct the online replacement of either module.

The following table lists the drives that are supported in the 6-drive and drive DSMs. The table also lists which drives are supported in by the two SAS modules. Figure 6. The battery modules are installed in bays in the front of the chassis as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 7. If the Intelligent Copper Pass-thru Module 44W is used, ports 7 and 14 must be attached to each other by a standard Ethernet cable. It also provides four external SAS ports for further connectivity. The following data paths are controlled by predefined or user-defined zone configurations:.

The following table shows the ordering part number and feature code. Figure 8. The media tray is accessible from the front of the chassis and is shown in Figure 2. 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, to update drivers, or to copy data to recordable media. For blade servers to access the drive and USB ports, they first must be assigned to a specific blade bay.

This assignment is done either by physically pressing the media tray assignment button on the front of the blade server that you want or via the AMM web interface. After the drive and USB ports are assigned to a blade, they are not available to any other server in the chassis. If the devices are reassigned to another blade server, access is immediately dropped from the first server.

In addition, this drive supports the following media and speeds for writing:. The Serial Pass-thru Module provides six serial port connectors that can be used to attach directly to each blade server in the BladeCenter S chassis via a four-wire serial RJ connector.

Port connector links bypass the AMM and provide a dedicated link directly to each blade. The Serial Pass-thru Module is installed in the dedicated bay at the rear of the chassis. Figure 9. Serial Pass-thru Module. The port connections function at speeds of up to The port connectors are numbered from 1 to 6, from top to bottom, and correspond to blade servers in blade server bays 1 - 6.

The management module communicates with all components in the BladeCenter unit, detecting their presence or absence, reporting their status, and sending alerts for error conditions when required. The chassis supports one AMM. The following figure shows the Advanced Management Module. See Figure 3 for the location of the AMM in the chassis. Figure Advanced Management Module.

BladeCenter components are configured by using the AMM web-based user interface. The web interface communicates with the management and configuration application, which is part of the upgradeable firmware that is installed in the management module. The AMM also incorporates a reset button that has two functions, depending on how long the button is pressed:.

When you press the reset button, the blowers operate at full speed while the management module is initializing. The BladeCenter S supports up to four auto-sensing power modules, which can support either V or V ac power. Two power modules are standard, and a maximum of four power modules are supported. The power modules are hot-swappable components and can be replaced easily during normal BladeCenter operation, assuming that a redundant power policy was selected in the AMM.

This function is important, because the power supply fans cool the airflow to the storage modules. Within the BladeCenter S chassis, all power supplies are combined into a single power domain that distributes power to each of the blade servers and modules through the system midplane.

The two standard power modules are installed in bay 1 and bay 2 of the chassis the top and bottom module bays on the right side when you look from the back of the chassis, as shown in Figure 3. The second pair of power modules is required if any of these situations occur:.

Each power supply option includes two power cables, one for each power supply as listed in the previous table. The noise emission level stated is the declared upper limit sound power level, in bels, for a random sample of machines.

The BladeCenter S has a three-year on-site warranty with 9x5 next-business-day terms. 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. That is, 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. See the DE Series and DM Series product guides for specific controller models, expansion enclosures and configuration options:.

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply UPS units that are offered by Lenovo. The BladeCenter S chassis is supported in the rack cabinets that are listed in the following table. The BladeCenter S Office Enablement Kit, part number X, is an enclosure that is designed for the BladeCenter S chassis for use in offices without a dedicated server room, or where the dust level is high. Based on the NetBAY11, the Office Enablement Kit is an 11U enclosure with security doors, special acoustics, and air filtration to suit office environments.

With the BladeCenter S chassis installed, an extra 4U of space is left to hold other rack devices. The Office Enablement Kit also supports an optional air contaminant filter for BladeCenter S chassis that are deployed in dusty environments.

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The BladeCenter S is shown in Figure 1. Did you know? Key features This section lists the key features of BladeCenter S chassis. Performance The BladeCenter S chassis offers numerous features to boost performance and reduce costs: Support for the latest generation of BladeCenter blades, helping to provide performance and investment protection.

Blade servers communicate directly to switch modules inside the BladeCenter chassis via redundant midplane links to help increase the speed and efficiency of data transfers across blade servers and networks. Flexibility and scalability The BladeCenter S chassis can grow with your application requirements with these features: BladeCenter Virtual Fabric delivers a flexible, open, and connected infrastructure to help optimize application performance.

BladeCenter S can be used in either V or V power environments. Couple this flexibility with the office-friendly Office Enablement Kit and BladeCenter S fits well in a standard back-office environment, as well as in a data center. The two Disk Storage Modules support up to 24 TB of share storage that is integrated into the chassis, providing flexibility and convenience in your application design and data placement.

The Disk Storage Modules are available either with 3. Available Serial Pass-thru Module provides a dedicated serial port to every blade server in the chassis for the applications that need it. The BladeCenter server form factor has remained the same since , which means that most servers that are designed for BladeCenter are supported in all BladeCenter chassis.