The IBM BladeCenter was IBM's blade server architecture, until it was replaced by Flex System in 2012. The x86 division was later sold to Lenovo in 2014.
BladeCenter E front side: 8 blade servers (HS20) followed by 6 empty slots
BladeCenter E back side, showing on the left two FC switches and two Ethernet switches. On the right side a management module with VGA and PS/2 keyboard and mouse cables connected.
Magerit supercomputer (CeSViMa) has 86 Blade Centers (6 Blade Center E on each computing rack)
A blade server is a stripped-down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize p
IBM BladeCenter
…The IBM BladeCenter was IBM's blade server architecture, until it was replaced by Flex System in 2012. The x86 division was later sold to Lenovo in 2014. Introduced in 2002, based on engineering…
Supermicro SBI-7228R-T2X blade server, containing two dual-CPU server nodes
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure (populated with 16 blades), with two 3U UPS units below
Cray XC40 supercomputer cabinet with 48 blades, each containing 4 nodes with 2 CPUs each
Cisco UCS blade servers in a chassis