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BladeSymphony® 2000 with Virtage®

Taking Enterprise-Class Blade Computing to New Extremes
The Hitachi BladeSymphony 2000 blade server is an enterprise-class
platform. It features a balanced system architecture that eliminates
bottlenecks in performance and throughput; embedded LPAR virtualization;
and unprecedented configuration flexibility. With its unique combination of
power, efficiency, and flexibility, customers can now extend the benefits of
virtualization to new areas of the enterprise data center—including mission-
critical application servers and database servers—with minimal cost and
maximum simplicity.

Balanced Performance Intel Xeon 7500 Series six-core and eight- interconnect technology, you can scale
core processors. A single X57A1 blade up resources from two X57A1 blades to
BladeSymphony 2000 supports two blade
supports up to two physical sockets, achieve a single 4-socket (32-way) SMP
server options that can be combined within
supported by six-core or eight-core Xeon system with 64 memory slots, achieving
the same chassis. Compute power on
7500 Series processors. Each blade 512GB of memory per SMP environment.
the X55A2 blade module is delivered by
provides up to 32 memory slots, which In addition, you can take advantage of
Intel® Xeon® 5600 Series quad-core or
translates to a maximum of 256GB shared the large I/O throughput capacities of two
six-core processors, with up to two CPUs
memory per blade. Combined with Hitachi’s blades: four PCI Express mezzanine slots
per blade. Each blade provides 18 slots for
multi-blade SMP interconnect technology, and four standard PCI Express 2.0 (x8)
high-speed, DDR3-registered ECC memory
up to two physical X57A1 blades can be slots via the backplane provide up to 324
DIMMs (2GB/4GB/8GB), allowing up to 144
combined together to form a single SMP Gigabits-per-second I/O bandwidth.
GB of shared memory to be installed.
environment.
For the ultimate in
Both the X55A2 and X57A1 blade modules
performance
support two PCI Express mezzanine slots
and scalability,
and two standard PCI Express 2.0 (x8) slots
the X57A1 blade
via the backplane, which combined with
module
the two on-board Gigabit Ethernet ports
supports
totals up to 162 Gigabits-per-second I/O
bandwidth. This balanced performance
makes it possible to use virtualization
to consolidate application servers and
The
modular database servers for backbone systems—
architecture of areas where effective consolidation was
BladeSymphony 2000
delivers unprecedented difficult in the past.
Powered by Intel Xeon 7500 Series processors,
configuration flexibility.
BladeSymphony 2000 packs up to 128 cores
Leveraging Hitachi’s Multi-Blade SMP into a fully loaded system.

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Because they’re powered by Intel Xeon
processors, BladeSymphony blade modules
also give you access to the latest Intel
Key Features
innovations, including Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology, which delivers performance
on demand, Intel® Hyper-Threading
Extreme Performance
■ Powered by two-socket, quad-core or six-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 Series
Technology, which delivers greater processors and/or six-core or eight-core Intel® Xeon® 7500 Series processors
throughput and responsiveness for multi- ■ New high-performance, high-bandwidth, hybrid I/O subsystem
threaded applications, and Intel® QuickPath ■ Up to six switch bays and 16 PCIe Slots per chassis
Technology, which speeds traffic between
processors and I/O controllers.
Extreme Virtualization
■ Hitachi embedded LPAR virtualization, Microsoft® Hyper-V™ or VMware®—or all
three in a single system
Versatile Virtualization ■ Reduced overhead and increased security with software transparency

Hitachi’s logical partitioning (LPAR) Extreme Reliability

virtualization feature is embedded in the ■ N+M cold stand-by model: cascading failover for immediate recovery
firmware of BladeSymphony 2000 server ■ Hot-swap components; fully redundant chassis; N+1 and fully redundant power
blades. This is a proven, mainframe-class supplies
technology that combines Hitachi’s LPAR
Extreme Scalability
expertise with Intel® VT technologies to ■ Scale up to 16-way SMP per blade; scale out to 8 x 16-way per chassis
improve performance, reliability, and security. ■ Scale out to 128 cores and 256 threads per system

Unlike emulation Extreme Flexibility

solutions, the ■ Support for Intel® Xeon®, Windows® and/or Linux® operating systems, PCIe cards
■ Support for Hitachi’s embedded LPAR virtualization, Microsoft® Hyper-V™ and
embedded LPAR
VMware®
virtualization
■ Hybrid I/O supports standardized I/O interfaces, application-specific interfaces, or
feature does not both
degrade application ■ X55A2 Blades Supports up to four SAS drives on each blade, allowing up to 588 GB
performance; of local disk storage
and unlike third- ■ ● Modular design and standard components for unmatched configuration flexibility
party virtualization
blade modules (with Intel Xeon 7500 Series BladeSymphony reduces the risk of
solutions, it
processors) support up to eight cores for unplanned downtime for mission-critical
does not require Each blade provides
18 slots for memory a capacity of 128 cores (256 threads) per applications. All modules, including fans
the purchase DIMMs, supporting up
to 144 Gigabytes of system. The X55A2 blade modules support and power supplies, can be configured
and installation
DDR3 memory redundantly and hot-swapped, maximizing
of additional the installation of small-form-factor, hot-
pluggable, front-side-accessible SAS drives, system uptime.
components, keeping total cost of ownership
low. Two models are available: the Basic which are controlled by hardware RAID,
No system on the market today is more
model supports two LPARs included with allowing up to 588 GB of local disk storage.
flexible than BladeSymphony 2000. It
the system, and the Enterprise model For I/O versatility, BladeSymphony 2000
supports Windows® and Linux®—or both;
allows for configuration of up to 16 LPARs. provides six bays for internal switches and,
Intel Xeon 5600 & 7500 Series processor-
BladeSymphony 2000 customers can utilize uniquely for a blade server, up to 16 slots for
based blades; and massive memory
the embedded LPAR feature®, Microsoft® standard low-profile PCI Express 2.0 cards.
expansion. It also supports PCIe cards for
Hyper-V™ and VMware®—or all three in a The BladeSymphony 2000 chassis also investment protection; and it provides both
single system, providing additional flexibility. offers the very latest in power-saving features I/O switches and I/O card slots so customers
and capabilities. With sophisticated, built-in can consolidate blade systems with different
Unprecedented Configuration reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) I/O configurations.
Flexibility features such as hot-swap components,
In addition, BladeSymphony 2000
BladeSymphony 2000 elegantly integrates N+1 or fully
simplifies administration and management.
network, power, and server resources into redundant
Administrators can manage configurations
a single, space-efficient, flexible solution. power
and monitor system health from a single point
The rack-mountable 10U chassis houses supplies,
via a web console. They can also manage
up to eight server blade modules, and and N+M
BladeSymphony 2000 racks easily with GUI screens and administer
both the X55A2 and X57A1 blade modules features standards- cold stand-by
compliant energy
systems remotely with BladeSymphony
support up to two processors. The X57A1 failover protection,
efficiency Management Suite software.

Specifications

Chassis
Size 10U (Rack Mountable)
Dimensions (W x D x H) 447mm x 820mm x 441mm
Operating Temperature 5°C ~ 35°C
Humidity 20% - 80%
Server Blade Modules Up to 8 server blade modules
Management Modules One standard, two maximum (Redundant)
Management LAN Inteface Two 100Base-TX/10Base-T ports
Maintenance LAN Interface One 100Base-TX/10Base-T ports
Maintenance Serial Interface One Serial Interface
Cooling Fans Eight standard
Switch Modules Two Standard, six maximum
1Gb LAN Switch Module
Internal Ports Twenty 1000Base-SerDes ports
External Ports Four 1000Base-T/100Base-TX/10-Base-T ports
1Gb/10Gb LAN Switch Module
Internal Ports Twenty 1000Base-SerDes ports
Four 1000Base-T/100Base-TX/10-Base-T ports
External Ports
Two 10GBASE-LR/SR (XFP) ports
1Gb LAN Pass-Through Module
Internal Ports Sixteen 1000Base-SerDes ports
External Ports Sixteen 1000Base-T ports
8Gbps Fibre Channel Switch Module
Internal Ports Up to Sixteen 4/8Gbps Ports
External Ports Up to Six 2/4/8Gbps Ports
PCIe I/O Slots Up to 16 slots
AC Input Module One standard, two maximum
Power Supplies Up to 4 power supply modules (N+1 / fully redundant)
Input Voltage 200 - 240VAC, Single Phase
Frequency 50/60Hz
Maximum Power Comsumption 9.6kW

X55A2 Server Blades

Processor Dual-Core Intel® Quad-Core Intel® Six-Core Intel® Six-Core Intel® Quad-Core Intel®
Xeon® Processor Xeon® Processor Xeon® Processor Xeon® Processor Xeon® Processor
E5503 E5640 X5670 X5680 L5630
Processor Frequency 2.00 GHz 2.66 GHz 2.93 GHz 3.33 GHz 2.13 GHz
Min. 1 (2 cores) / Min. 1 (4 cores) / Min. 1 (6 cores) / Min. 1 (6 cores) / Min. 1 (4 cores) /
Number of Processors
Max. 2 (4 cores) Max. 2 (8 cores) Max. 2 (12 cores) Max. 2 (12 cores) Max. 2 (8 cores)
Cache 4 MB 12 MB 12 MB 12 MB 12 MB
System Bus (QPI) Frequency 4.80 GT/s 5.86 GT/s 6.40 GT/s 6.40 GT/s 5.86 GT/s
Main Memory DDR3 Registered DIMM 2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB
Capacity Max. 144 GB (18 DIMM slots)
Internal Hard Disk Up to 4 x 300 GB, 10 krpm, 2.5” SAS disks, hot-pluggable. RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 (LSI SAS 1078 Controller)
Internal Expansion Slot Two internal mezzanine card slots
Network interface 2 x integrated Gigabit Ethernet (SERDES) ports
Supported Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SP2 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard/Enterprise Edition (SP2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 5.4 Server/Advanced Platform

Specifications

X57A1 Server Blades

Processor Six-Core Intel® Xeon® Eight-Core Intel® Xeon® Eight-Core Intel® Xeon®
Processor E7540 Processor E7550 Processor X7560
Processor Frequency 2.00 GHz 2.00 GHz 2.26 GHz
Min. 1 (6 cores) / Min. 1 (8 cores) / Min. 1 (8 cores) /
Number of Processors
Max. 2 (12 cores) Max. 2 (16 cores) Max. 2 (16 cores)
Cache 18 MB 18 MB 24 MB
System Bus (QPI) Frequency 6.40 GT/s 6.40 GT/s 6.40 GT/s
Multi-Blade SMP Up to 2 Blades per SMP

Single Blade SMP Two Blade SMP

Processor Sockets 2 Sockets 4 Sockets

Processor Cores 16 Cores per SMP (32 Threads) 32 Core per SMP (64 Threads)
Main Memory DDR3 Registered DIMM 2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB
Capacity Max. 256 GB (32 DIMM slots) Max. 512 GB (64 DIMM slots)
Internal Expansion Slot Two internal mezzanine card slots Four internal mezzanine card slots
Network interface 2 x integrated Gigabit Ethernet (SERDES) ports 4 x integrated Gigabit Ethernet (SERDES) ports
Supported Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 SP2 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter Edition
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard/Enterprise Edition (SP2)
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 R2, Standard/Enterprise (SP2)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 5.4 Server/Advanced Platform

I/O Options

Supported Mezzanine Cards Hitachi Quad Port 1Gig Ethernet Network Mezzanine Card (Intel 82576) : GVX-CN2M1G1X1EX
Hitachi Dual Port 8Gb Fiber Channel Mezzanine Card : GVX-CC2M8G1X1EX
Hitachi Quad Port 8Gb Fiber Channel Mezzanine Card : GVX-CC2M8G2X1EX

Supported PCIe Cards Intel PCIe Dual Port 1Gig Ethernet Network Card (Intel 82576): GVX-CN2N1G1X1BX
Hitachi PCIe Single Port 8Gbps Fibre Channel Card : GVX-CC2N8G1X1BX
Hitachi PCIe Dual Port 8Gbps Fibre Channel Card : GVX-CC2N8G2X1BX
Emulex PCIe Dual Port 8Gbps Fibre Channel Card : LPE12002 / GVX-CC2N8G3X1BX
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