Chapter 5. IBM BladeCenter HX5 191
Figure 5-10 Single-node HX5 + MAX5
The card that is used to connect the MAX5 to the HX5 is the IBM HX5 MAX5 1-Node
Scalability Kit, which is extremely similar in physical appearance to the 2-Node Scalability Kit
that was shown in Figure 5-8 on page 189. Table 5-10 lists the ordering information.
Table 5-10 HX5 1-Node Scalability Kit
Figure 5-11 shows the block diagram of the single-node HX5 with MAX5.
Figure 5-11 HX5 1-node with MAX5 block diagram
Part number Feature code Description
59Y5877 1742 IBM HX5 MAX5 1-Node Scalability Kit
Important: The MAX5 can be connected only to a single HX5 server. A configuration of
two MAX5 units connected to a 2-node HX5 is not supported.
QPI
links
MAX5
EXA
EXA EXA EXA
24 DIMMs
(2 DPC)
HX5 MAX5
1-node
scalability kit
HX5
QPI
QPI
SMI
links
CPU
1
SMI
links
CPU
2
16 DIMMs
(1 DPC)
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