IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Manual

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IBM BladeCenter HX5 18I/O expansion optionsThe HX5 server offers the following PCI Express 2.0 slots. Neither are hot-swap.CIOv expansion slotCFFh expansion slotThe CIOv I/O expansion connector provides I/O connections through the midplane of the chassis tomodules located in bays 3 and 4 of a supported BladeCenter chassis. It is a PCIe 2.0 x8 slot.The CFFh I/O expansion connector provides I/O connections to high-speed switch modules that arelocated in bays 7, 8, 9, and 10 of a BladeCenter H or BladeCenter HT chassis, or to switch bay 2 in aBladeCenter S chassis. The CFFh slot is a PCIe x16 slot.The MAX5 does not include any I/O expansion slots.Some models include the IBM BladeCenter PCIe Gen 2 Expansion Blade as standard. This expansionblade is optional on others. The expansion blade provides the capability to attach selected PCI Expresscards to the HX5. This capability is ideal for many applications that require special telecommunicationsnetwork interfaces or hardware acceleration using a PCI Express card.The expansion blade provides one full-height and full-length PCI Express slot and one full-height andhalf-length PCI Express slot with a maximum power usage of 75 watts for each slot. It integrates PCIExpress card support capability into the BladeCenter architecture. Up to three expansion blades can beattached to a single-node HX5. Up to two expansion blades can be attached to a two-node HX5. Thefollowing table lists the external SAS cable for external storage expansion enclosures.Table 12. Expansion bladesPart number FeaturecodeDescription Maximum supported46M6730* 9295* IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade Single-node HX5: 3Two-node HX5: 268Y7484 A247 IBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II Single-node HX5: 3Two-node HX5: 2* Withdrawn from marketingFor details, see the IBM Redbooks Product GuideIBM BladeCenter PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Bladeand PCI Express Gen 2 Expansion Blade II, available at:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0783.html?Open