IBM X3850 X6 User Manual

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Summary of changes
This section describes the technical changes made in this edition of the book and in previous
editions. This edition might also include minor corrections and editorial changes that are not
identified.
26 September 2014
Changed information:
򐂰 All processors support eXFlash DIMMs
򐂰 The RAID 1 feature of eXFlash DIMMs is currently not supported
25 June 2014
New information:
򐂰 NVIDIA GPUs support a maximum of 1 TB of system memory, page 95
򐂰 Information about the cable management kit shipped with the server, page 53
Changed information:
򐂰 Corrected the depth dimensions, page 53 and page 108
17 June 2014
This revision reflects the addition, deletion, or modification of new and changed information
described below.
New information:
򐂰 Added Intel I350 Ethernet adapters
Changed information:
򐂰 Certain processors do not support eXFlash DIMMs
򐂰 The eXFlash DIMM driver does not support RAID
򐂰 VMware vSphere 5.1 supports a maximum of 160 concurrent threads

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