Hitachi Compute Blade Server 2000

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Hitachi Compute Blade 2000

Enterprise Reliability, Scalability, Virtualization

Hitachi Compute Blade Server 2000
  • Enterprise-class platform for mission critical workloads
Overview

Mission-critical Blade Technology

Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 combines the traditional benefits of blade technology with the high-end features demanded by managers of today's mission critical data centers and cloud applications – especially for consolidation at the application and data tiers. Its flexible I/O and LPAR virtualization lets you tailor configurations to your applications, with the ability to dynamically adapt to changing workload demands.

  • 10U chassis houses up to 8 server blade modules
  • Mainframe class, high availability features (hot-swap, redundant components, automated failover)
  • Latest Intel Xeon processors for state-of-the-art performance
  • Multiple blade options for workload flexibility
  • Large maximum memory configurations (Up to 384GB per blade with 16GB DIMMS)
  • Multi-blade SMP interconnect technologywith the X57-A2 blade allows large applications to be supported by combining up to four X57-A2 blades to create a single system.
  • Hardware based logical partition (LPAR) capability for robust, secure, high performance virtualization
  • Ultimate IO flexibility by mixing integrated switched fabric and direct access to I/O slots
  • Chassis expansion capability for increased IO and internal storage capacity

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Features and Benefits

Scalability

  • Scale out: to 8 x dual-socket blades
  • Scale-up: to 4-blade (8-socket, 80-core) SMP
  • Blade performance: 1 or 2 CPUs, 2 to 10 cores, EN/EP

Flexibility

  • Hybrid I/O model: mix direct and shared I/O
  • High bandwidth, configurable connectivity
  • PCI connectivity expansion

Efficiency

  • Embedded LPAR logical partitioning
  • Dynamic partitions in shared mode
  • Large physical memory capability

Availability

  • Automated N+M blade detection and failover
  • Redundant and hot-swap power and cooling
  • Redundant I/O switch modules

Why Hitachi Compute Blade 2000?

  • Enjoy the high reliability, scalability and flexibility typically associated with high-end UNIX systems – without the high cost. Compute Blade 2000 supports a wide range of high performance mission critical applications.
  • Incrementally expand from a single blade to an eight socket, 4 blade system with up to 1.5TB addressable memory using Hitachi symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) – simply add additional blades and SMP connectors to scale up your server environment to satisfy future growth.
  • Achieve the right balance of throughput and connectivity with support for a mix of both integrated switched fabric and direct access to I/O slots provided by the Hitachi Blade Server 2000 hybrid I/O design.
  • Improve efficiency, performance and virtual server isolation with Hitachi logical partitions (LPAR).
  • Reduce dependency on proprietary UNIX server environments and switched only I/O fabrics with blade flexibility and hybrid I/O.
  • Add server management and system monitoring at no cost with Hitachi Compute Systems Manager (HCSM) which can seamlessly integrate with Hitachi Command Suite (HCS) in IT environments using Hitachi storage.
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Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 Chassis Specifications

Chassis
Size 10U (rack mountable)
Dimensions (W x D x H) 447mm x 820mm x 441mm
Operating Temperature 5°C ~ 35°C
Humidity 20% - 80%
Server Blade Modules Up to 8 server blade modules
Management Modules 1 standard, 2 maximum (redundant)
Management LAN Interface 2 Ethernet ports
Maintenance LAN Interface 1 Ethernet port
Maintenance Serial Interface 1 serial interface
Cooling Fans 8 standard
Switch Modules 2 standard, 6 maximum
Hitachi 1Gb LAN Switch Module
Internal Ports 20 ports
External Ports 4 ports
Hitachi 1Gb or 10Gb LAN Switch Module
Internal Ports 20 ports
External Ports Four 1GbE ports
Two 10GbE ports
PCIe IO Modules Up to 16 modules
AC Input Module 1 standard, 2 maximum
Power Supplies Up to 4 power supply modules
(N+1 Fully redundant)
Input Voltage 200 - 240VAC, Single Phase
Frequency 50/60Hz
Maximum Power Consumption 9.6kW

Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 X55-A2 and X57-A2 Server Blades

Feature CB 2000 Compute Blades
DP (X55)-A2 Blade
Compute Blade 2000 - DP (X55)-A2		 MP (X57)-A2 Blade
Compute Blade 2000 - MP (X57)-A2		 MP (X57)-A2 (SMP Mode)
Compute Blade 2000 - MP (X57)-A2 (SMP Mode)
Sockets 1-2 2 4, 8
CPU Xeon 5500/5600
(Max 3.46GHz)		 Xeon E7-8800
(10C 2.40GHz)		 Xeon E7-8800
(10C 2.40GHz)
Cores 2-12 6-20 Max 80
DIMM Slots 18 32 64, 128
Max Memory 192 GB (2-socket) 384 GB (2-socket) 768 GB (4-socket, SMP)
1536 GB (8-socket, SMP)
LDOM Support Yes (60) Yes (60) Yes (120, 240)
PCIe/Mezzanine Slots 2/2 2/2 4/4, 8/8
Hot Plug SAS Disks 4 - -
Internal 1GbE Ports 2 2 4, 8

Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 X55-R3 and X55-S3 Server Blades

Feature CB 2000 Compute Blades
X55-R3 Blade
Compute Blade 2000 - X55-R3		 X55-S3 Blade
Compute Blade 2000 - X55-S3
Sockets 1-2 2
CPU Xeon E5-2600 Xeon E5-2600
Cores 2-16 6-16
DIMM Slots 24 24
Max Memory 512 GB (2-socket) 512 GB (2-socket)
LDOM Support 30 30
PCIe/Mezzanine Slots 2/2 2/2
Hot Plug SAS Disks 6 -
Internal 1GbE Ports 2 2
RAID Cache backup Yes -
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