IBM BladeServer Chassis compatibility

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Hi,

I'm looking at buying a 3 year old blade server. My question is, if I buy it and want to insert a current model blade, will it fit?

Also, if the chassis goes "POP" and I need to replace it, will the current model chassis fit 3 year old blades?

What about Power supply replacements?

The chassis I'm looking at is this:

IBM FRU / PN: M8677-3XM with DVD reader

The blades are all IBM HS20's.

We've had a good run with IBM hardware and although there is some nice ex-lease HP hardware available, my understanding is that backwards comparability is not so well maintained. Is this true?

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