IBM System x3850 X5 User Manual

18. Install the ServeRAID adapter onto the RAID adapter carrier, and then install
the carrier into the server.
Release
latch
Tabs
Post
19. Install the top cover bracket (see “Installing the top-cover bracket” on page
46).
20. Push the hard disk drives and hard disk drive fillers back into place so that
they connect to the backplane.
21. Install the top cover.
22. Connect the cables and power cords (see “Connecting the cables” on page 79).
23. Turn on all attached devices and the server.
24. (IBM Business Partners only) Complete the additional steps in “Instructions
for IBM Business Partners” on page 29.
Installing an eXFlash 1.8-inch drive cage and backplane
To confirm that the server supports the drive cage and backplane that you are
installing, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/
compat/us/.
Use the following instructions to install an eXFlash 1.8-inch drive cage when a
2.5-inch SAS hard disk drive backplane is also installed in the server.
To install an eXFlash 1.8-inch drive cage and backplane, complete the following
steps:
1. Read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on page 38.
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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