IBM X3850 X6 Product Guide

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The following table shows the backplanes that are required per Storage Book and the number of adapters
that are required.
Table 8. Drive combinations per Storage Book
Drive combination Backplanes required Controllers
needed
4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays 1x IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4104 1
8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays 2x IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4104 1 or 2
4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays +
8x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays
1x IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4104
1x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106
2
8x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays 1x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106 1
16x 1.8-inch hot-swap SSD bays 2x IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4106 2
Controllers for internal storage
The following table lists the RAID controllers, HBAs, and additional hardware and feature upgrades that
are used for internal disk storage. The adapters are installed in slots in the Storage Book.
Table 9. RAID controllers and HBAs for internal storage
Part number Feature code Description Maximum
supported
x3850 X6
Where
used
46C9110 A3YZ ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller 2 All models
47C8675 A3YY N2215 SAS/SATA HBA for IBM System x 2 -
Hardware upgrades for the M5210
47C8656 A3Z0 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5
Upgrade
2 -
47C8660 A3Z1 ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
47C8664 A3Z2 ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
47C8668 A3Z3 ServeRAID M5200 Series 4GB Flash/RAID 5 Upgrade 2 -
Features on Demand upgrades for the M5210
47C8708 A3Z6 ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5
Upgrade
1 -
47C8706 A3Z5 ServeRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade 1* -
47C8710 A3Z7 ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator 1* -
47C8712 A3Z8 ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler 1* -
* These M5210 features upgrades require a cache memory upgrade (47C8656, 47C8660, or 47C8664).

IBM X3850 X6 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel C602J
Network Controller	Integrated quad-port Gigabit Ethernet
Processor	Up to four Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 series processors or Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 series processors
Memory	Up to 6 TB of DDR3 ECC Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or Load-Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs)
Form Factor	4U rack server
Storage	Up to 24x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Expansion Slots	Up to 11 PCIe 3.0 slots
Power Supply	Up to four 1400W or 900W hot-swap power supplies
Memory Type	DDR3 RDIMM/LRDIMM
Storage Controller	ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA controller
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware