IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

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Figure 3-21 Relative memory throughput by memory mode
3.9 Storage
In this section, we look at the internal storage and RAID options for the x3850 X5, with
suggestions where you can obtain the details about supported external storage arrays. This
section includes the following topics:
򐂰 3.9.1, “Internal disks” on page 90
򐂰 3.9.2, “SAS and SSD 2.5-inch disk support” on page 91
򐂰 3.9.3, “IBM eXFlash and 1.8-inch SSD support” on page 93
򐂰 3.9.4, “SAS and SSD controllers” on page 96
򐂰 3.9.6, “External storage connectivity” on page 101
3.9.1 Internal disks
The x3850 X5 supports one of the following sets of drives in the internal drive bays,
accessible from the front of the system unit:
򐂰 Up to eight 2.5-inch SSDs
򐂰 Up to eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA HDDs
򐂰 Up to sixteen 1.8-inch SSDs
򐂰 A mixture of up to four 2.5-inch drives and up to eight 1.8-inch SSDs
Figure 3-22 on page 91 shows the internal bays with eight 2.5-inch SAS drives.
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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