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22 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide

A Flexible Service Processor (FSP) provides out-of-band system management capabilities,

such as system control, run-time error detection, configuration, and diagnostics. Generally,

you do not interact with the FSP directly but, rather, using tools, such as IBM Flex System

Manager, IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module, and external IBM Systems

Director Management Console. The FSP provides a Serial-over-LAN interface, which is

available with the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module and the console command.

The p260 and p24L do not have an on-board video chip and do not support keyboard, video,

and mouse (KVM) connection. Server console access is obtained by a SOL connection only.

SOL provides a means to manage servers remotely by using a command-line interface (CLI)

over a Telnet or secure shell (SSH) connection. SOL is required to manage servers that do

not have KVM support or that are attached to the IBM Flex System Manager. SOL provides

console redirection for both System Management Services (SMS) and the server operating

system. The SOL feature redirects server serial-connection data over a LAN without requiring

special cabling by routing the data using the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module

network interface. The SOL connection enables Power Systems compute nodes to be

managed from any remote location with network access to the IBM Flex System Chassis

Management Module.

The IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module CLI provides access to the text-console

command prompt on each server through a SOL connection, enabling the p260 and p24L to

be managed from a remote location.

I/O adapter slots

There are two I/O adapter slots on the p260 and the p24L which are identical in shape (form

factor). Also different is that the I/O adapters for the Power Systems compute nodes have

their own connector that plugs into the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis midplane.

The I/O is controlled by two P7-IOC I/O controller hub chips. This provides additional flexibility

when assigning resources within Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to specific Virtual Machine/LPARs.

1.4.5 IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node

The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node is also based on IBM POWER architecture

technologies. This compute node is a full-wide, Power Systems compute node with four

POWER7 processor sockets, 32 memory slots, four I/O adapter slots, and an option for up to

two internal drives for local storage. It runs in IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis units to

provide a high-density, high-performance compute node environment, using advanced

processing technology.

Highlights

The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node has the following features:

򐂰 Four processors with up to 32 POWER7 processing cores

򐂰 Thirty-two DDR3 memory DIMM slots that support IBM Active Memory Expansion

򐂰 Supports Very Low Profile (VLP) and Low Profile (LP) DIMMs

򐂰 Four P7IOC I/O hubs

򐂰 RAID-capable SAS controller that support up to two SSD or HDD drives

򐂰 Four I/O adapter slots

򐂰 Flexible Support Processor (FSP)

򐂰 System management alerts

򐂰 IBM Light Path Diagnostics

򐂰 USB 2.0 port

򐂰 IBM EnergyScale technology

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IBM Flex System V7000 Specifications

General

Form Factor	2U
Model	IBM Flex System V7000
Category	Storage
Power Supply	Dual redundant power supplies
Storage Controller	Dual active-active controllers
RAID Levels	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Maximum Drives	240
Expansion Enclosures	Up to 9
Drive Types Supported	SSD, HDD
Host Interface Ports	8 Gbps FC
Scalability	Scalable with expansion enclosures
Operating Temperature	5°C to 40°C
Management Interface	Web-based GUI, CLI, SMI-S