-Improve service with unparalleled RAS features and innovative management.
-Reduce cost through increased performance, utilization and efficiency.
-Manage growth and reduce risk on a BladeCenter platform with proven stability.
Designed for versatility
The IBM® BladeCenter® HS22 offers flexible options to support a broad range of workloads, including virtualization and enterprise applications. Along with intuitive UEFI-based tools, the HS22 can be customized and deployed quickly while best-in-class reliability features help keep you up and running. Mix and match the HS22 with the industry’s most diverse set of chassis and blades and that go beyond x86.
Built for performance
The HS22 provides outstanding performance with support for the latest Intel® Xeon® processors, high-speed I/O, and support for high memory capacity and fast memory throughput. The HS22 can run applications up to twice as fast compared to previous generation blades. In fact, you can run many applications faster than even competitor four-socket blades.
Processor | Processor family | Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence |
 | Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor model | X5570 |
| Processor frequency | 2.93 GHz |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.33 GHz |
| Processor cores | 4 |
| Processor cache | 8 MB |
| Memory channels supported by processor | Triple |
| Number of processors installed | 1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 W |
| Processor cache type | Smart Cache |
| System bus rate | 6.4 GT/s |
| Maximum number of SMP processors | 2 |
| Processor socket | Socket B (LGA 1366) |
| Processor lithography | 45 nm |
| Processor threads | 8 |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| Stepping | D0 |
| Bus type | QPI |
| Number of QPI links | 2 |
| Processor codename | Nehalem EP |
| Tcase | 75 °C |
| Maximum internal memory supported by processor | 144 GB |
| Memory types supported by processor | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) | 32 GB/s |
| ECC supported by processor | Yes |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Processor package size | 42.5 x 45 mm |
| Processor code | SLBF3 |
| Physical Address Extension (PAE) | 40 bit |
| Number of Processing Die Transistors | 731 M |
| CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio) | 22 |
| Processing Die size | 263 mm² |
| Processor system type | DP |
| Processor series | Intel Xeon 5500 Series |
Design | Chassis type | Blade |
Graphics | Maximum graphics card memory | 16 MB |
Other features | Disk array controller | LSI1064e |
Features | Images Type Map | <div><img src="https://ark.intel.com/inc/images/diagrams/diagram-17.gif" title="Block Diagram" /><img src="https://ark.intel.com/inc/images/diagrams/diagram-16.gif" title="Block Diagram" /></div> |
Processor special features | CPU configuration (max) | 2 |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 |
| Intel Enhanced Halt State | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel Demand Based Switching | Yes |
| Intel 64 | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Processor ARK ID | 37111 |
Software | Compatible operating systems | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, VMware |
Storage | Maximum storage capacity | 0.6 TB |
| HDD interface | Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) |
| HDD size | 2.5 " |
| RAID levels | 1 |
| Hot-swap | Yes |
Memory | Internal memory | 4 GB |
| Internal memory type | DDR3-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory | 96 GB |
| Memory slots | 12x DIMM |
| ECC | Yes |
| Memory clock speed | 1333 MHz |
| Memory layout (slots x size) | 2 x 2 GB |
Expansion slots | PCI Express x16 slots | 2 |
Weight & dimensions | Width | 29 mm |
| Depth | 435 mm |
| Height | 245 mm |
| Weight | 5400 g |
Network | Network ready | Yes |
| Supported network protocols | TCP/IP |
| Networking features | Gigabit Ethernet |
Ports & interfaces | Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 4 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity | 1 |
| Serial ports quantity | 1 |