IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

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Chapter 7. IBM System x3690 X5
The IBM System x3690 X5 offers flexibility in design to support a wide variety of uses. The
x3690 X5 supports up to16 internal drive bays and offers up to 7.5 TB of redundant storage.
This system is ideal for most general-purpose file servers.
Figure 7-1 System x3690 X5
This chapter provides assistance for making configuration, monitoring, and maintenance
decisions for the x3690 X5 server. The information provided is meant to help you make
informed decisions; however, the information provided must not be considered as an absolute
implementation process.
This chapter covers the following topics:
򐂰 7.1, “Before you apply power for the first time after shipping” on page 302
򐂰 7.2, “Processor considerations” on page 304
򐂰 7.3, “Memory considerations” on page 306
򐂰 7.4, “MAX5 considerations” on page 311
򐂰 7.5, “PCIe adapters and riser card options” on page 316
򐂰 7.6, “Power supply considerations” on page 326
򐂰 7.7, “Using the Integrated Management Module” on page 327
򐂰 7.8, “UEFI settings” on page 337
򐂰 7.9, “Operating system installation” on page 346
򐂰 7.10, “Failure detection and recovery” on page 369
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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