IBM BladeCenter QS22 (2x)Cell BE 3.2GHz/8GB - 079338U
- IBM 3.2GHz / Not upgradable / 2 processor(s) installed / 2 processor(s) supported
- 8GB installed RAM / Technology is DDR2 SDRAM / 32GB maximum / 1MB installed cache / 0GB hard drive
- No Operating System Installed / Blade / supports Gigabit Ethernet networking
The IBM BladeCenter QS22 is based on the innovative multi-core IBM PowerXCell 8i processor, a new generation processor based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) Architecture. Offering extraordinary double precision floating point processing power, the QS22 can yield application results faster and with more fidelity. This can enable organizations to get information faster to facilitate important business decisions.
For many years, organizations have relied on performance gains from increasing clock speeds of traditional microprocessor architectures. However, in recent years this approach has been challenged by the physical limitations of semiconductors and by traditional processor architecture implementations. Issues with power consumption, heat dissipation and memory latencies have led to diminishing returns on performance. High performance computing (HPC) cluster applications such as digital content creation, digital video surveillance, electronic design automation, image and signal processing, financial algorithms, scientific research, and seismic processing, may need a fundamentally new technology and approach to the system-level architecture to achieve the desired level of performance.
IBM BladeCenter QS22 (2x)Cell BE 3.2GHz/8GB - 079338U
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General
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Chassis Form Factor
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Blade
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Memory
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Cache Memory (installed)
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1 MB
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RAM (installed)
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8 GB
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RAM (max)
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32 GB
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RAM Technology
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DDR2 SDRAM
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Operating System
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OS Provided
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No Operating System Installed
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Optical Drive Information
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CD/DVD Type
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No Optical Drive
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Processor
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# Processors Installed
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2
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# Processors Supported
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2
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Processor Manufacturer
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IBM
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Processor Speed
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3.2 GHz
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Processor Upgradability
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Not upgradable
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Protocols
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Networking Protocol
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Gigabit Ethernet
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Storage
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Hard Drive Capacity
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0 GB
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Video
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Video Card
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No Graphics Controller
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Video RAM (installed)
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0 MB
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Actual Weight
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12.00 lb(s)
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Compatibility Notes
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Features:
Third generation blade system based on an enhanced version of the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture
IBM PowerXCell 8i processor, offering five times the double precision performance of the previous Cell / B.E. processor
High-performance blade solution for selected workloads
Potential 10x or greater performance acceleration of target workloads such as rendering and medical imaging
Up to 32GB of processor memory
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Contents
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BladeCenter, documentation
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Memory Notes
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8GB DDR2 PC2-6400 SDRAM up to 32GB maximum. Each slot is occupied by 1GB modules.
There are 4 DIMM slots per IBM PowerXCell 8i processor.
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O/S Notes
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No operating system is installed.
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Physical Dimensions
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9.7"h x 1.1"w x 17.17.6"d
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Ports/Connectors
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Expansion slots: none
Expansion bays: none
Dual Gigabit 10 / 100 / 1000 ethernet controller: Broadcom 5704S
External storage:
Support for IBM TotalStorage solutions through DS3200 Boot Disk System / Optional Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card connected via PCI-X (CFFv) which can be used to connect to the BladeCenter Boot Disk System through a SAS switch module in the chassis
I/O:
(1) Connector for I/O expansion option
(1) Connector for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) options requiring the same interface modules in bays 3
and 4 of BladeCenter
Prerequisites:
Monitor, keyboard, mouse via rack console for setup; Ethernet switch modules; BladeCenter H Type 8852; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 operating system; storage device (no built-in disk storage)
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Power Notes
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Uses cooling from BladeCenter chassis / thermal sensors on each processor and BladeCenter modules and front panel
Uses power module(s) in BladeCenter chassis
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Returns Policy
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This product is subject to our return policy. Please see our complete return policy for details.
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Warranty - Labor
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3 Years
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Warranty - Parts
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3 Years
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IBM BladeCenter QS22 (2x)Cell BE 3.2GHz/8GB - 079338U
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