Lenovo HX5 7873C1G Data Sheet

BladeCenter

Highlights

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Provide optimal performance for your
demanding virtualization and database
applications

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Reduce qualification time by standard-
izing on same system for two- and 
four-socket server needs

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Scale memory without adding CPUs or
software licenses

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Get faster time to value by deploying
workload-optimized systems

Going beyond the industry standards with unique innovations from
fifth-generation IBM® X-Architecture® technology (eX5), the new
IBM BladeCenter® HX5 enables unprecedented performance and uti-
lization in a blade form factor for database and virtualization. With
enhanced MAX5 scalability, the HX5 blade offers memory capacity of
up to 640 GB—in a double-wide blade. The result is optimal server
utilization with more virtual machines per system and larger and faster
databases.

With MAX5, HX5 offers the most memory of any server in its class.
Reduce software license costs by expanding memory capacity with
MAX5 without purchasing additional processors.

Easy to own, manage and upgrade with pay-as-you-grow expansion,
the HX5 blade server helps protect your investments over the long
term. Capabilities such as advanced light path diagnostics, error han-
dling and around-the-clock remote access management help simplify
systems management and minimize downtime. Automatic node failover
and QPI faildown help promote greater system uptime.

Flexible configurations make it easy to implement the right system.
Get up and running up to four times faster by standardizing on a 
single platform for two- and four-socket server needs. Harness the
MAX5 module to boost memory without adding processors or software
license costs.

Select configurations of the HX5 blade are part of the IBM Express
Advantage® Portfolio designed to meet the needs of midsized 
businesses. Easy to manage, Express® models and configurations vary
by country.