device drivers, and operating systems. The ToolsCenter for System x and
BladeCenter is at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-CENTER.
The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that
you received with the server. The documentation might be updated occasionally to
include information about those features, or technical updates might be available
to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation.
These updates are available from the IBM website. To check for updates, go to
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal.
Notices and statements in this document
The caution and danger statements in this document are also in the multilingual
Safety Information document, which is on the IBM Documentation CD. Each
statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in your
language in the Safety Information document.
The following notices and statements are used in this document:
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you
avoid inconvenient or problem situations.
v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data.
An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which
damage might occur.
v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous
to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially
hazardous procedure step or situation.
v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
Server features and specifications
Use this information for an overview of the server features and specifications.
The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
4U server model with non-hot-swap power supplies. For the 5U server model with
hot-swap power supplies, please see the next sub-section. Depending on the
model, some features might not be available, or some specifications might not
apply.
Microprocessor (depending on the model):
v Supports one Intel dual-core or quad-core (Xeon E3-1200 V3 series)
processor
v Multi-chip Package processor architecture
v Designed for LGA 1150 socket
v Scalable up to four cores
v 32 KB instruction L1 cache, 32 KB data L1 cache, 256 KB
instruction/data L2 cache, and up to 8 MB L3 cache that is shared
among the cores
v Support for Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T)
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