IBM BladeCenter HT
Общие характеристики 
- Chassis features the functionality of BladeCenter with the added performance capabilities of multi-terabit networking (more than 1.2 Tbps throughput on backplane), a 10 Gbps-capable fabric and a very robust thermal solution.
- Delivers increased network infrastructure performance ideal for telecommunications Service, Control and Transport plane applications
- Improves network flexibility and interoperability via support for many blade processor types and operating systems
- Advanced proactive management, providing rich and broad systems management capabilities
- Certified testing by UL of the BladeCenter HT chassis is in progress, and when complete the BladeCenter HT chassis will be covered under a UL-certified NEBS Level 3/ETSI test report, which will be available for review with customers
- Three-year planned production life
Сводные сведения об аппаратных средствах
- 12U rack-optimized chassis supporting up to 12 blade server bays
- Supports high-performance dual-core and quad-core Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron and IBM POWER and a wide variety of operating systems, including Linux®, Windows®, IBM AIX® and Sun Solaris 10
- Up to four traditional hot-swap and redundant switch modules supporting Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel
- Up to four new high-speed capable switch module bays supported by 10 Gbps fabric
- Up to four hot-swap and redundant load-balancing power supply modules, DC or AC power
- Four hot-swap, redundant fan modules
- Redundant removable media trays with optional Compact Flash, two external USB ports and full alarm management panel
- High-availability midplane helps enable maximum uptime and enhances investment protection for future technologies
- Hot-swappable midplane active components help provide maximum reliability for deployment into a telecommunications central office
- Demonstrated history of compatibility so operators can standardize on a particular configuration for extended period of time
