IBM X3850 X6 User Manual

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Chapter 5. Preparing the hardware
This chapter provides assistance for making configuration, monitoring, and maintenance
decisions when implementing an x3850 X6 or x3950 X6 server. Some of the topics described
in this section are only guidelines. Individual requirements and settings can vary from those
outlined herein.
This chapter contains the following topics:
򐂰 5.1, “Configuring the IMM2 settings” on page 132
򐂰 5.2, “UEFI settings for performance” on page 142
򐂰 5.3, “UEFI common settings” on page 146
򐂰 5.4, “PCIe adapter placement advice” on page 156
򐂰 5.5, “Hot-swap procedures” on page 159
򐂰 5.6, “Partitioning the x3950 X6” on page 163
򐂰 5.7, “Updating firmware” on page 169
򐂰 5.8, “Troubleshooting” on page 181
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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