IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

6 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide
Table 1-5 x3690 X5 workload-optimized models
1.2.6 BladeCenter HX5 models
Table 1-6 shows the base models of the BladeCenter HX5, with and without the MAX5
memory expansion blade. In the table,
Opt indicates optional and Std indicates standard.
Table 1-6 Models of the HX5
Model
Intel Xeon
processors
(two maximum)
Memory
speed MAX5
Standard
memory
a
a. Up to 64 DIMM sockets: Each server has 16 DIMM sockets standard or 32 sockets with the addition of the internal
memory tray (mezzanine). With the addition of the MAX5 memory expansion unit, a total of 64 DIMM sockets are
available.
Memory tray ServeRAID M1015 std 10Gb Eth standard
b
b. Emulex 10Gb Ethernet Adapter.
Power
supplies
std/max
Drive
bays
std/max
Database workload-optimized models
7148-3Dx
2x X6550 8C,
2.00 GHz, 130W
1066 MHz Opt Server: 4x 4 GB
Std Opt Opt Server: 4/4 16x 1.8”/32
Virtualization workload-optimized models
7148-2Dx
2x E6540 6C,
2.00 GHz, 105W
1066 MHz Std
Server: 32x 4GB
MAX5: 32x 4GB
Std Opt Std
Server: 4/4
MAX5: 2/2
4x 2.5”/16
Model
a
a. This column lists worldwide, generally available variant (GAV) model numbers. They are not orderable as listed and
must be modified by country. The US GAV model numbers use the following nomenclature: xxU. For example, the
US orderable part number for 7870-A2x is 7870-A2U. See the product-specific official IBM announcement letter for
other country-specific GAV model numbers.
Intel Xeon
model and
cores/max
Clock
speed
TDP HX5 max
memory
speed
MAX5
memory
speed
MAX5 Scalable
to four
socket
10
GbE
card
b
b. Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Expansion Card (CFFh)
Standard
memory
c
c. The HX5 has 16 DIMM sockets and can hold 128 GB using 8 GB memory DIMMs. The MAX5 has 24 DIMM sockets
and can hold 192 GB using 8 GB memory DIMMs. A 1-node HX5 + MAX5 supports 320 GB total using 8 GB DIMMs.
7872-42x 1x E7520 4C/2 1.86 GHz 95W 800 MHz 800 MHz Opt Yes Opt 2x 4 GB
7872-82x 1x L7555 8C/2 1.86 GHz 95W 978 MHz 978 MHz Opt
Yes Opt 2x 4 GB
7872-61x 1x E7530 6C/2 1.86 GHz 105W 978 MHz 978 MHz Opt
Yes Opt 2x 4 GB
7872-64x 1x E7540 6C/2 2.00 GHz 105W 978 MHz 1066 MHz Opt
Yes Opt 2x 4 GB
7872-65x 1x E7540 6C/2 2.00 GHz 105W 978 MHz 1066 MHz Opt
Ye s Std 2x 4 GB
7872-63x 2x E6540 6C/2 2.00 GHz 105W 978 MHz 1066 MHz
Std No Opt
HX5: 4x 4GB
MAX5: None
7872-6Dx 2x E6540 6C/2 2.00 GHz 105W 978 MHz 1066 MHz
Std No Std
HX5: 4x 4GB
MAX5: None
7872-83x 2x X6550 8C/2 2.00 GHz 130W 978 MHz 1066 MHz
Std No Opt
HX5: 4x 4GB
MAX5: None
7872-84x 2x X7560 8C/2 2.26 GHz 130W 978 MHz 1066 MHz
Std No Opt
HX5: 4x 4GB
MAX5: None
7872-86x 1x X7560 8C/2 2.26 GHz 130W 978 MHz 1066 MHz Opt
Ye s Std 2x 4 GB

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