IBM System x3850 X5 71454SG User Manual
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Product codes
71454SG
Ultrascalability combined with extreme availability
features and industry-leading performance
features and industry-leading performance
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Correcting) protection—for high performance and reliability. For even higher levels of availability,
the eX5 servers also offer Memory ProteXion
the eX5 servers also offer Memory ProteXion
™
, memory scrubbing, memory rank sparing,
and selectable memory mirroring
.
A dual-port integrated high-speed Gigabit Ethernet
controller with TOE (TCP Offload Engine) acceleration is standard. In addition, a dual-port 10
Gigabit Ethernet NIC is standard in most models. The 10GbE solution provides
Gigabit Ethernet NIC is standard in most models. The 10GbE solution provides
the benefits and
flexibility of I/O convergence in a single end-to-end solution. The x3850 offers seven high-
performance PCIe adapter slots (six available, if the 10GbE NIC is installed).
performance PCIe adapter slots (six available, if the 10GbE NIC is installed).
The x3850 X5 and x3950 X5 offer industry-leading scalability, including 4-processor support
(upgradeable to 8 processors / 64 cores), up to 1TB of memory per chassis (upgradeable to
2TB
(upgradeable to 8 processors / 64 cores), up to 1TB of memory per chassis (upgradeable to
2TB
overall), and a choice of up to eight 2.5-inch internal Serial-Attach SCSI (SAS) or Serial
ATA
(SATA) hot-swap hard disk drives with an internal storage capacity of 4TB per chassis (up
to 16 drives and 6TB overall, in a two-chassis configuration), or sixteen 1.8-inch solid-state
drives
drives
(SSDs) with a capacity of 800GB per chassis (upgradeable to 1.6TB).
All models include a ServeRAID-BR10i V2 controller, which supports hardware RAID-0/1/1E.
This controller is installed in a dedicated RAID slot, and can be upgraded with optional IBM
ServeRAID
This controller is installed in a dedicated RAID slot, and can be upgraded with optional IBM
ServeRAID
SAS RAID controllers, which add up to 512MB of battery-backed cache, RAID-
10/5/50
support, and optionally RAID-6/60 and full disk encryption, via SED (Self-Encrypting
Disk). The 4U size of the chassis helps you maximize your rack investments. Up to 10 of these
chassis can be installed in a single 42U rack, for a total of up to 40 processors, 70 PCIe slots,
and 80 HDDs or 160 SSDs, offering an ideal balance of performance, storage and I/O slots per
rack. Optional Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT) interconnect cabling helps reduce
cable clutter and cost and minimizes installation time when interconnecting many rack-mounted
servers.
chassis can be installed in a single 42U rack, for a total of up to 40 processors, 70 PCIe slots,
and 80 HDDs or 160 SSDs, offering an ideal balance of performance, storage and I/O slots per
rack. Optional Advanced Connectivity Technology (ACT) interconnect cabling helps reduce
cable clutter and cost and minimizes installation time when interconnecting many rack-mounted
servers.
Standard in both the x3850 X5 and the x3950 X5 is the Integrated Management Module (IMM)
that enables the user to manage and control the server easily—both locally and remotely. The
IMM offers a high level of manageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system
up—even when network usage increases. The drop-down light path diagnostics panel
enables quick servicing of the system if a problem develops. These advanced features help
maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as do IBM OnForever™ features, such as
hot-swap/redundant
that enables the user to manage and control the server easily—both locally and remotely. The
IMM offers a high level of manageability that is designed to keep costs down and the system
up—even when network usage increases. The drop-down light path diagnostics panel
enables quick servicing of the system if a problem develops. These advanced features help
maximize network availability by increasing uptime, as do IBM OnForever™ features, such as
hot-swap/redundant
HDDs, power and fans; Active Memory
™
; temperature-controlled fans
with Calibrated Vectored Cooling
™
; IPMI 2.0 support, including highly secure remote power
control
and Serial over LAN; as well as text- and graphics-console redirect over LAN.
Another improvement with the new generation of X-Architecture is the replacement of legacy
BIOS with a new generation Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI provides a
more intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and better management.
BIOS with a new generation Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI provides a
more intuitive user interface and understandable event logs and better management.
With the inclusion of unique IBM service and support features such as IBM Systems Director,
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™
(formerly known as PowerExecutive), and
IBM ServerGuide
™
, the x3850/x3950 X5 is designed for maximum uptime.
If you need a balance of high-performance four-socket processing, scalability up to eight
sockets, enormous memory expansion, and large I/O capacity in a rack-dense environment,
these are the ideal systems.
sockets, enormous memory expansion, and large I/O capacity in a rack-dense environment,
these are the ideal systems.
Key Highlights
eX5 Design Features
eX5 design offers numerous features per chassis to boost performance and reduce product and
operating costs:
operating costs:
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Support for up to four Intel Xeon processors with 12MB to 24MB of L3 cache (processor
dependant), Intel VT and Turbo Boost technology, and Intel EM64T technology.
dependant), Intel VT and Turbo Boost technology, and Intel EM64T technology.
•
Supports Xeon 8-core, 6-core or 4-core processors, scalable to 8 processors in a two-
chassis configuration.
chassis configuration.
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Support for a MAX5 memory expansion unit, increasing memory capacity by 50% for
memory-intensive workloads.
memory-intensive workloads.
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IBM FlexNode partitioning allows a physical two-node configuration to be remotely
reconfigured by software into logical single-node servers, as needs change or for daily
peak and off-peak workloads. For example, FlexNode partitioning provides the flexibility of
running the server as one 8-socket server at night for heavy-duty batch processing, and as
two 4-socket
reconfigured by software into logical single-node servers, as needs change or for daily
peak and off-peak workloads. For example, FlexNode partitioning provides the flexibility of
running the server as one 8-socket server at night for heavy-duty batch processing, and as
two 4-socket
servers during the day for separate interactive workloads—all remotely and
automatedly, without need for an onsite visit.
•
Fast PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC memory with Chipkill error correction, Memory ProteXion
™
(redundant bit steering), memory scrubbing, memory rank sparing, and selectable
memory mirroring
memory mirroring
protection provides speed and high availability.
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Seven
high-speed PCIe Gen 2 adapter slots (six available with 10GbE NIC installed) offer
investment protection by supporting high-performance adapters, such as 10Gb Ethernet,
Fibre Channel, Converged Network Adapter (CNA), and InfiniBand cards; the two Active
Fibre Channel, Converged Network Adapter (CNA), and InfiniBand cards; the two Active
™
PCIe hot-plug
slots help increase system availability.