IBM BladeCenter HX5 Implementation Guide

4 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide
Table 1-2 Models of the x3950 X5: Workload-optimized models
1.2.3 x3850 X5 models with MAX5
Table 1-3 lists the models that are standard with the 1U MAX5 memory expansion unit.
Table 1-3 Models of the x3850 X5 with the MAX5 standard
1.2.4 Base x3690 X5 models
Table 1-4 on page 5 provides the standard models of the x3690 X5. The MAX5 memory
expansion unit is standard on specific models as indicated.
Model
a
a. The x character in the seventh position of the machine model denotes the region-specific character.
For example, U indicates US, and G indicates EMEA.
Intel Xeon
processors
(two standard,
maximum of four)
Memory
speed MAX5
Standard
memory
Memory cards (std/max) ServeRAID BR10i std 10Gb Ethernet standard
b
b. Emulex 10Gb Ethernet Adapter is installed in PCIe slot 7.
Power supplies (std/max)
Drive bays
(std/max)
Database workload-optimized models
7145-5Dx
X7560 8C 2.27 GHz,
24 MB L3, 130W
1066
MHz
Opt Server: 8x 4GB 4/8 No
Ye s 2 / 2 8x 1.8”/16
c
c. Includes, as standard, one 8-bay eXFlash SSD backplane; one additional eXFlash backplane is optional.
Virtualization workload-optimized models
7145-4Dx
4x X7550 8C 2.0 GHz,
18 MB L3, 130W
1066
MHz
Std
Server: 64x 4GB
MAX5: 32x 4GB
8/8 Ye s Ye s 2/2 4x 2.5”/8
Model
a
a. The x character in the seventh position of the machine model denotes the region-specific character.
For example, U indicates US, and G indicates EMEA.
Intel Xeon processors
(four standard and max)
Memory
speed
(MHz)
Standard
memory
(MAX5 is
standard)
Memory cards (std/max) ServeRAID BR10i std 10Gb Ethernet standard
b
b. Emulex 10Gb Ethernet Adapter is installed in PCIe slot 7.
Power supplies (std/max)
Drive bays
(std/max)
7145-2Sx
4x E7530 6C 1.86 GHz,
12 MB L3, 105W
c
c. Any model using the E7520 or E7530 CPU cannot scale beyond single-node 4-way, even with the addition of
MAX5.
978 MHz
Server: 8x 4 GB
MAX5: 2x 4 GB
4/8
Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8
7145-4Sx
4x X7550 8C 2.0 GHz,
18 MB L3, 130W
1066 MHz
Server: 8x 4 GB
MAX5: 2x 4 GB
4/8
Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8
7145-5Sx
4x X7560 8C 2.27 GHz,
24 MB L3, 130W
1066 MHz
Server: 8x 4 GB
MAX5: 2x 4 GB
4/8
Ye s Ye s 2 / 2 4x 2.5”/8

IBM BladeCenter HX5 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	BladeCenter HX5
Category	Server
Language	English