IBM Flex System p260 User Manual

Core electronics:
64-bit 2 x POWER7 processors
IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node
2-bay:
v Model 7895-42X 32-way SMP 2-bay:
4 socket, 4-core or 8-core at 3.2, 3.3,
or 3.5 GHz
v Model 7895-43X 32-way SMP 2-bay:
4 socket, 4-core at 4.0 GHz or
8-core at 3.6 or 4.1 GHz
v 32 DIMM DDR3 slots. Maximum
capacity is 1024 GB. With hard disk
drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives
(SSDs) installed, supports 4 GB and
8 GB very low profile (VLP)
DIMMs. With SSDs installed or in
diskless configurations, also
supports 2 GB (7895-42X only), 16
GB, and 32 GB low profile (LP)
DIMMs.
POWER7 IOC I/O hub x 4 for the
IBM Flex System p460 Compute
Node
On-board, integrated features:
v Service processor: IPMI, serial over
LAN (SOL)
v SAS controller
v USB 2.0
Local storage:
v Zero, one, or two SAS 2.5 in. 300
GB, 600 GB, or 900 GB HDDs
v Zero, one, or two SATA 1.8 in. 177
GB SSDs with SAS-to-SATA
conversion
v Hardware mirroring supported
Network and storage adapter card
I/O options:
For a mapping of location codes, see
“System-board connectors” on page
14.
v 1 Gb Ethernet 4-port or 10 Gb
Ethernet KR 4-port card or 8-port
10 Gb converged network adapter
card in the I/O expansion card
slots (P1-C34 through P1-C37) of
the IBM Flex System p460
Compute Node
v 8 Gb 2-port, 16 Gb 2-port, and 16
Gb 4-port Fibre Channel cards in
the M2 and M4 slots (P1-C35,
P1-C37) of the IBM Flex System
p460 Compute Node
v 2-port 4X InfiniBand QDR
network adapter form factor
expansion card in the M2 and M4
slots (P1-C35, P1-C37) of the IBM
Flex System p460 Compute Node
v 2-port 10 Gb RoCE card form
factor expansion card in the M2,
M3, and M4 slots (P1-C35 through
P1-C37) of the IBM Flex System
p460 Compute Node
Integrated functions:
v Two 1 Gb Ethernet ports for
communication with the
management module
v Automatic compute node restart
v SOL over the management
network
v Single USB 2.0 on base system
board for communication with
removable-media drives
v Optical media available by shared
chassis feature
Environment: These compute nodes
comply with ASHRAE class A3
specifications. For details, see the
Environment specifications at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/
infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/
com.ibm.acc.8721.doc/
features_and_specifications.html.
Size:
v Height: 55 mm (2.2 in.)
v Depth: 492 mm (19.4 in.)
v Width: 437 mm (17.2 in.)
Systems management:
v Supported by IBM Flex System
Enterprise Chassis management
module (CMM)
v Front panel LEDs
v Management console: IBM Flex
System Manager, Hardware
Management Console (HMC), or
Integrated Virtualization Manager
(IVM)
Note: The compute node can be
managed by only one management
console at a time.
v Energy scale thermal management
for power management, power
oversubscription (throttling), and
environmental sensing
v Field core override to disable cores
and save on licensing costs
v Concurrent code update by using
IBM Flex System Manager Update
Manager, Inventory Collection,
multiple VIOS, and PowerVM
Enterprise
8 Power Systems: IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Compute Nodes Installation and Service Guide

IBM Flex System p260 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Flex System p260
Category	Server
Language	English