IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

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Table 3-14 NUMA-compliant DIMM installation (three processors): x3850 X5
Table 3-15 shows the NUMA-compliant memory installation sequence for four processors.
Table 3-15 NUMA-compliant DIMM installation (four processors): x3850 X5
Number of DIMMs Hemisphere Mode
a
a. For more information about Hemisphere Mode and its importance, see 2.3.5, “Hemisphere
Mode” on page 26.
Processor 1 Processor 4 Processor 2 or 3
Card 1Card 2Card 7Card 8Card 3Card 4
DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5
6Nx x x
12
Y x x x x x x
18 N
x x x x x x x x x
24
Y x x x x x x x x x x x x
30 N
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
36
Y x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
42 N
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
48
Y x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Three-processor system: For a 3-processor system, you can use either processor slot 2
or processor 3. Processor 3 uses cards 5 and 6 instead of cards 3 and 4, which are used
for processor 2.
Number of DIMMs Hemisphere Mode
a
Processor 1 Processor 4 Processor 2 Processor 3
Card 1Card 2Card 7Card 8Card 3Card 4Card 5Card 6
DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5 DIMM 1 and 8 DIMM 3 and 6 DIMM 2 and 7 DIMM 4 and 5
8Nx x x x
16
Y x x x x x x x x
24 N
x x x x x x x x x x x x
32
Y x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
40 N
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
48
Y x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
56 N
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

IBM System x3850 X5 Specifications

General

Processor Cores	Up to 10 cores per processor
Chipset	Intel 7500
Hard Drive Interface	SAS/SATA
Processor	Intel Xeon E7-4800 series, Intel Xeon E7-8800 series
Memory Slots	64 DIMM slots
Storage	Up to 16 x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Network Interface	Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Form Factor	4U Rack