IBM System x3500 - Features and specifications

Features and specifications
The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some
specifications might not apply.
Table 1. Features and specifications
Microprocessor:
v Support up to two Intel Xeon E5-2600
series multi-core microprocessors with
integrated memory controller and Quick
Path Interconnect (QPI) architecture
v Up to 2.5M Level-3 cache/core
v Two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links
speed up to 8.0 GT per second
Note:
v Use the Setup utility program to
determine the type and speed of the
microprocessors.
v For a list of supported microprocessors,
see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/compat/us/.
Memory:
v Slot: 12 DIMM connectors (24 DIMM
connectors when the microprocessor 2
expansion board is installed)
v Minimum: 2 GB
v Maximum: 768 GB
– 32 GB using unbuffered DIMMs
(UDIMMs)
– 384 GB using registered DIMMs
(RDIMMs)
– 768 GB using load reduction DIMMs
(LRDIMMs)
v Type:
– PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066), PC3-10600
(DDR3-1333), or PC3-12800
(DDR3-1600)
– Single-rank, dual-rank, or quad-rank
– Registered DIMM (RDIMM),
unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), or load
reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)
v Supports (depending on the model):
– 2 GB unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM)
– 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB
registered DIMMs (RDIMMs)
– 32 GB load reduction DIMM
(LRDIMM)
Drives:
v SATA:
– DVD-ROM
– Multi-burner
Note: Maximum of two devices can be
installed
v Diskette: External USB hard disk drive
v Supported hard disk drives:
– Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
– Serial ATA (SATA)
Expansion bays (depending on the
model):
v Up to thirty-two 2.5-inch HDD bays
v Up to eight 3.5-inch HDD bays
v Up to two half-high 5.25-inch bays
Note: Full-high devices such as an
optional tape drive will occupy two
half-high 5.25-inch bays.
PCI and PCI-X expansion slots:
v Six PCI expansion slots on the system
board:
– Slot 1: PCI Express 2.0 x8 (support
optional PCI-X interposer card)
– Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 4: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x16
(support 225W GPU)
– Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x8
v Two PCI expansion slots on the
microprocessor 2 expansion board:
– Slot 7: PCI Express 3.0 x16
(support 225W GPU)
– Slot 8: PCI Express 3.0 x16
v PCI-X interposer card (optional):
– One PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz
Video controller (integrated into
IMM2):
v Matrox G200eR2
Note: The maximum video resolution
is 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz.
– SVGA compatible video controller
– DDR3 528 MHz SDRAM video
memory controller
– Avocent Digital Video Compression
– 16 MB of video memory (not
expandable)
Power supply:
v Up to two hot-swap power supplies for
redundancy support.
– 550-watt ac
1. Support up to 95-watt
processor.
2. Support up to eight HDDs.
3. GPU not supported.
4. Support up to sixteen 1R/2R
RDIMMs or UDIMMs. 4R
RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are not
supported.
v Up to two hot-swap power supplies for
redundancy support.
– 750-watt ac
1. Support up to sixteen HDDs.
2. GPU not supported.
3. Support up to sixteen LRDIMMs,
UDIMMs, or twenty-four RDIMMs.
– 900-watt ac
1. No GPU installed:
a. Hard disk drive:
- Support up to thirty-two
HDDs, or,
- Support up to sixteen HDDs
if more than sixteen
LRDIMMs are installed.
b. Memory:
- Support up to sixteen
UDIMMs, or,
- Support up to twenty-four
RDIMMs/LRDIMMs, or,
- Support up to sixteen
LRDIMMs if more than
sixteen HDDs are installed.
2. One GPU installed:
a. Hard disk drive:
- Support up to eight HDDs.
b. Memory:
- Support up to sixteen
LRDIMMs/UDIMMs, or,
- Support up to twenty-four
RDIMMs.
Two 900-watt ac are required and
used in non-redundant mode in the
following scenarios:
1. Two GPUs are installed.
2. One GPU is installed and more
than eight HDDs are installed.
3. One GPU is installed and more
than sixteen LRDIMMs are
installed.
4. More than sixteen HDDs are
installed and more than sixteen
LRDIMMs are installed.
Note: Power supplies in the server must be
with the same power rating or wattage.
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