IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 (884325U) Server Review

Overall 2.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

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Sackosugar
Salt Lake City, UT

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Good density with inherent problems

a Network Administrator, a IT Professional

Pros

14 blades to a chassis

Cons

Difficult to troubleshoot problems

DEC

2007

We have experienced some problems with IBM blades, both HS20 and HS40, running a fairly large 33,000 mailbox Exchange system. We have experienced some hardware failures, CPU replacements mostly. IBM has been good to work with on the hardware replacements although on one of the replacements the technician had to come back 3 times before finally replacing the motherboard to resolve all of the problems. My greatest difficulty with the blade servers has been in troubleshooting fibre connectivity issues. The fibre passthrough modules make if difficult to isolate connectivity issues. Part of our problem is that the person that configured and got the servers online left the company and the rest of us had to try to figure out how things were configured. It just seems like it could be more straight forward.

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 (884325U) Server is not recommended by Sackosugar

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Key Features	Form Factor Blade Controller Type SCSI Ultra320 (Dual Channel) x 1 Chipset Intel E7520 Processor Xeon 3.2 GHz Processors Qty. 1 Installed Memory 1 GB (DDR2 SDRAM)
Processor	Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor Type Xeon Max Supported Qty 2 Processor Upgradability Upgradable Processor Speed 3.2 GHz Installed Qty 1
Memory	RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM Maximum RAM 8 GB Number of Memory Slots 4 x DIMMs Supported RAM speeds 400 MHz Installed RAM 1 GB
Networking	Networking Type 10/100/1000 Network Adapters x 2 Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet • Gigabit Ethernet
Technical Features	Integrated Input/Output Ports RJ45 Lan Port x 2 Security Features Power-On Password • Selectable Boot • Unattended Start-up
Motherboard	Video Output Interface PCI Installed L2 Cache Memory 2 MB
Audio / Video	Max. Video Resolution 2048 x 1536 Installed Video Memory 8 MB
Other Features	Power Configurations Wake On LAN Header Other Features Hyper Thread Technology Ready Bios Type Flash ROM Regulatory Approval EN 60950 • IEC 60950 • FCC Part 15 • CISPR 22 Class a • ISO 9241-3 • ISO 9241-8 • TUV GS
Dimensions	Width 1.1 in. Depth 17.6 in. Height 9.6 in. Weight 7.7 lb.
Warranty	Warranty 3 Years
Miscellaneous	Product ID 23979101 Exterior Color Black UPC 000435687395
Hard Drive	Maximum Storage Capacity 293.6 GB
Product MPN	MPN 884325U

IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 (884325U) Server