IBM Blade Center E The IBM BladeCenter E (Type 8677) is a 7U, 14-slot rack-mounted chassis that integrates servers, storage, networking, and management into a single, compact unit. It is designed for high-density, energy-efficient environments and is backward compatible with various BladeCenter blades, including HS12, HS22, HS23, and HX5. Core Technical Specifications (Chassis) • Machine Type: 8677 • Form Factor: 7U Rack-mounted • Blade Slots: 14 hot-swap bays • Dimensions: Height 304 mm (12.0... IBM Blade Center E The IBM BladeCenter E (Type 8677) is a 7U, 14-slot rack-mounted chassis that integrates servers, storage, networking, and management into a single, compact unit. It is designed for high-density, energy-efficient environments and is backward compatible with various BladeCenter blades, including HS12, HS22, HS23, and HX5. Core Technical Specifications (Chassis) • Machine Type: 8677 • Form Factor: 7U Rack-mounted • Blade Slots: 14 hot-swap bays • Dimensions: Height 304 mm (12.0 in. ), width 444 mm (17.5 in. ), depth 711 mm (28.0 in. ) • Weight: 39 kg (85 lb) minimum to 102 kg (225 lb) maximum • Cooling: Two redundant, hot-swap blower modules with Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ • Media Tray: Located at the front, featuring one USB 2.0 port, and (depending on model) a DVD-ROM or multi-burner Power and Efficiency • Power Supplies: Up to four hot-swap 2000 W or 2320 W power modules • Redundancy: Provides two power domains (power modules 1&2 for bays 1-6, modules 3&4 for bays 7-14) • Input: 200-240 V AC (C19/C20 connectors) Networking and I/O The chassis has four bays for hot-swap switch or pass-through modules, supporting 1 Gb Ethernet, 4 Gb/8 Gb Fibre Channel, and 3 Gb SAS connectivity. It offers external uplink bandwidth up to 288 Gbps. Management Up to two Advanced Management Modules (AMM) provide redundancy and management features like IBM Systems Director, Active Energy Manager, and Light Path Diagnostics. The AMM includes various ports for video, USB, serial, and Ethernet. Supported Blades (Examples) Supported blade servers include models with Intel Xeon (HS12, HS22, HS22V, HS23, HS23E) and Power (PS700) processors, as well as the HX5. Price: PKR 50,000 Show More