Compute Book; Compute Book Design - IBM x3850 X6 Planning And Implementation Manual

3.6 Compute Book

In this section, we describe the central component of the X6 family servers, the Compute
Book. We discuss the Compute Book's design and its main components, explaining Compute
Books placement order for the 4U and 8U chassis. This section covers the following topics:
3.6.1, "Compute Book design" on page 64
3.6.2, "Compute Book population order" on page 66
The processor options are pre-installed in a Compute Book. See 3.7, "Processor options" on
page 67.

3.6.1 Compute Book design

The main component of x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 servers is the Compute Book. It contains the
following components:
One Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 or E7-8800 v2 processor
24 DDR3 memory slots, 12 on each side
Two hot-swap dual-motor fans
Figure 3-11 shows the Compute Book.
Figure 3-11 Compute Book
As shown in Figure 3-11, the Compute Book has a cover with a transparent window, which
allows you to check light path diagnostic LEDs without removing the cover.
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The side covers each have a
clear window allowing you to
view installed DIMMs and
light path diagnostics LEDs