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Hitachi Compute Blade 2000

Enterprise Reliability, Scalability, Virtualization

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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Specifications

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
External 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
Feature	DP (X55)-A2 Blade	MP (X57)-A2 Blade	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
Feature	X55-R3 Blade	X55-S3 Blade
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	-
Boot	Local	SAN

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