Overview

The IBM Blade HS20 (Types 1883,7981, 8832,8843 and 8678) is a highly compact server for installation in an IBM BladeCenter T. Two base configurations are available: The LV (Low Voltage) version offers (1) 2.8Ghz Xeon CPU (expandable to 2) and standard model features (1) 3.6Ghz Xeon CPU (expandable to 2). Both CPU types utilize an 800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) , 1MB of L2 cache, and EM64T Technology. (4) memory slots allow for the installation of 8GB of PC2100 ECC Registered memory which must be installed in matching pairs of RDIMMs.[Note: You must be running a 64-Bit Operating System or 32-Bit OS with Physical Address Extension PAE support to address memory above the 4GB barrier.]

Each HS20 has (2) SFF (Small Form Factor) U320 SCSI disk slots that can accommodate 73GB 10K disk drives. An optional Blade Center Expansion Unit (pictured above) can be attached such that two 3.5" (Large Form Factor) 300GB 10K U320 SCSI disk drives can be used in addition to more gigabit Ethernet or Fibre Channel adapters. The expansion bay is used in place of the internal small form factor drives.