IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Guide

Chapter 2. IBM eX5 technology 31
For more information regarding each of the eX5 systems and the available I/O adapters, see
the following sections:
򐂰 IBM System x3850 X5: 3.12, “I/O cards” on page 104.
򐂰 IBM System x3690 X5: 4.10.4, “I/O adapters” on page 168.
򐂰 IBM BladeCenter HX5: 5.13, “I/O expansion cards” on page 209.
2.4 MAX5
Memory Access for eX5 (MAX5) is the name give to the memory and scalability subsystem
that can be added to eX5 servers. In the Intel QPI specification, the MAX5 is a node
controller. MAX5 for the rack-mounted systems (x3850 X5, x3950 X5, and x3690 X5) is in the
form of a 1U device that attaches beneath the server. For the BladeCenter HX5, MAX5 is
implemented in the form of an expansion blade that adds 30 mm to the width of the blade (the
width of one extra blade bay). Figure 2-9 shows the HX5 with the MAX5 attached.
Figure 2-9 Single-node HX5 and MAX5

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