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	Blades	Backup Tower	Backup Rack	Small Tower	Small Rack	Mid-Range Tower	Mid-Range Rack	Large Tower	Large Rack
Contract Number	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006	NBC050006
Manufacturer	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM	IBM
Model	HS21 (8853), Bladecenter (8677)	X3500 (7977)	X3650 (7979)	X3500 (7977)	X3650 (7979)	X3500 (7977)	X3650 (7979)	X3800 (8866)	X3650 (7979)
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Processor Make/Model	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel/Dual and Quad Cores	Intel Dual Core	Intel Dual Core
Number of Processors/Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	2 Processors, 8 Cores	4 processors/ 8 cores	4 processors/ 8 cores
64 Bit?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maximum Memory	16 GB	48 GB	48 GB	48 GB	48 GB	48 GB	48 GB	64 GB	64 GB
Number of Memory Slots	4	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16
Memory Type	DDR2, Fully Buffered DIMM	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz via 12 DIMM slots	PC2-3200 DDR II SDRAM	PC2-3200 DDR II SDRAM
Number of Hard Drive Bays	5	8/8 or 12/12 (SFF)	Six 3.5" or eight 2.5" (SFF)	8/8 or 12/12 (SFF)	Six 3.5" or eight 2.5" (SFF)	8/8 or 12/12 (SFF)	Six 3.5" or eight 2.5" (SFF)	12/12 3.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	6/6 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Number of Hard Drive Bays Hot Swappable	3	2.4 TB hot-swap SAS, 4.0 TB hot-swap SATA, 1.76 TB hotswap SFF	8	2.4 TB hot-swap SAS, 4.0 TB hot-swap SATA, 1.76 TB hotswap SFF	8	2.4 TB hot-swap SAS, 4.0 TB hot-swap SATA, 1.76 TB hotswap SFF	8	12	6
Hard Drive Options	The HS21 supports two internal small form factor 10,000rpm SAS HDDs.  Optional three hot-swap 2.5" SAS HDDs with Storage and I/O blade (SIO).  The SIO also allows you to add an optional RAID-5 controller with battery-backed cache	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10	Integrated RAID-0, -1 and -10 with optional upgrade to RAID-5 via IBM ServeRAID™-8k—no PCI slot required	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10	Integrated RAID-0, -1 and -10 with optional upgrade to RAID-5 via IBM ServeRAID™-8k—no PCI slot required	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10	Integrated RAID-0, -1 and -10 with optional upgrade to RAID-5 via IBM ServeRAID™-8k—no PCI slot required	RAID-0, -1, -5 optional (ServeRAID™-8i)	RAID-0, -1, -5 optional (ServeRAID™-8i)
Hard Drive Type	SAS	SATA and SAS	SAS and SATA	SATA and SAS	SAS and SATA	SATA and SAS	SAS and SATA	SAS	SAS and SCSI
Optical Drive Options	N/A	IBM 16X RAM-Read DVD-ROM IDE Drive, IBM 48X-20X CD-ROM Black Internal IDE Drive, IBM 48X/32X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive, IBM DVD Multi-Burner Plus Drive	CD-RW/DVD Combo V Ultrabay Enhanced,  CDROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive,  Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive	IBM 16X RAM-Read DVD-ROM IDE Drive, IBM 48X-20X CD-ROM Black Internal IDE Drive, IBM 48X/32X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive, IBM DVD Multi-Burner Plus Drive	CD-RW/DVD Combo V Ultrabay Enhanced,  CDROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive,  Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive	IBM 16X RAM-Read DVD-ROM IDE Drive, IBM 48X-20X CD-ROM Black Internal IDE Drive, IBM 48X/32X/48X/16X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combination Drive, IBM DVD Multi-Burner Plus Drive	CD-RW/DVD Combo V Ultrabay Enhanced,  CDROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive,  Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive	IBM 16X RAM-Read DVD-ROM IDE Drive	CD-RW/DVD Combo V Ultrabay Enhanced,  CDROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive,  Multi-Burner Ultrabay Enhanced Drive
Network Ports	Dual Gigabit Ethernet (TOE capable), up to 8 ports optional	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet	2 x Gigabit Ethernet and 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supplies		835W 1/2, hot swappable	835W 1/2, hot swappable	835W 1/2, hot swappable	835W 1/2, hot swappable	835W 1/2, hot swappable	835W 1/2, hot swappable	775W 2 or 3/3 hot-swap (N+1)	1300W 1 or 2/2 hot-swap
Expansion Ports		3 ( 2 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 8 ( 8 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H,  Ports:  2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ) , 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x display / video - VGA - 15	2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 7 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A , 1 x storage - Serial Attached SCSI, 2 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( 1 in front ) - Number:    6 ( 6 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" , 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" Slim Line	3 ( 2 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 8 ( 8 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H,  Ports:  2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ) , 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x display / video - VGA - 15	2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 7 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A , 1 x storage - Serial Attached SCSI, 2 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( 1 in front ) - Number:    6 ( 6 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" , 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" Slim Line	3 ( 2 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, 8 ( 8 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H,  Ports:  2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 in front ) , 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x display / video - VGA - 15	2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 7 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A , 1 x storage - Serial Attached SCSI, 2 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( 1 in front ) - Number:    6 ( 6 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" , 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" Slim Line	Total Free: 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 3.5" x 1/3H , 6 ( 6 ) x hot-swap - 3.5" x 1/3H, Ports:  2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 1 in front ), 1 x management - RS-485, 2 x serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9)	Total Free:  6 ( 6 ) x hot-swap - 2.5" x 1/3H , 1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/6H (Slim Line), Ports:  2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 1 x keyboard - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 1 in front ) , 1 x management , 1 x management - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, 2 x serial
Expansion Slots	1 PCI-X expansion card connection (traditional) and 1 PCI-Express (high-speed)	3 PCI-Express, 2 PCI-X and 1 PCI	Four PCI-Express slots x8 (1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile). Optional riser card for 2 PCI-X 133MHz slots	3 PCI-Express, 2 PCI-X and 1 PCI	Four PCI-Express slots x8 (1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile). Optional riser card for 2 PCI-X 133MHz slots	3 PCI-Express, 2 PCI-X and 1 PCI	Four PCI-Express slots x8 (1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile). Optional riser card for 2 PCI-X 133MHz slots	6/6, two Active PCI-X 2.0/266 MHz and four PCI-Express x8	6/6, two Active PCI-X 2.0/266 MHz and four PCI-Express x8
Expansion Slot Size		4 full height, 2 half height	1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile	4 full height, 2 half height	1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile	4 full height, 2 half height	1 full-length/1 half-length/2 low-profile	6 full height	2 full height, 4 half height
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