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BladeCenter HX5

The IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 7872, 1910, and 1909 blade servers are high-density, scalable, high performance blade servers based on the ServerBlade architecture for high performance computing. Two BladeCenter HX5 blade servers can be combined to form a scalable blade complex.


Graphic of the HX5 blade server
  • PDF files
    Information about IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 7872, 1910, and 1909 blade servers is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
  • Introduction
    The IBM BladeCenter HX5 Type 7873, 7872, 1910, and 1909 blade servers are high-density, scalable blade servers ideally suited for high performance and virtualized environments. A BladeCenter HX5 can be combined with the IBM MAX5 for BladeCenter expansion blade to provide memory expansion for medium to large businesses.
  • Installing optional devices
    Use this information for instructions about installing optional hardware devices in the blade server and assembling blade servers into a scalable blade complex. Some device-removal instructions are provided in case you have to remove one device to install another.
  • Configuring the blade server
    There are several components on the blade server that you can configure and several methods for configuring those components.
  • Troubleshooting
    Use this information to diagnose and fix any problems that might occur in your BladeCenter HX5.
  • Removing and replacing blade server components
    Use this information to remove and replace components in the blade server.
  • Getting help and technical assistance
    If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to assist you.