Server Features And Specifications - IBM 7383 Installation And Service Manual

Server features and specifications

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
server. Depending on the model, some features might not be available, or some
specifications might not apply.
Table 1. Server features and specifications
Microprocessor (depending on the
model):
v Support up to two Intel Xeon
E5-2600 series multi-core
microprocessors with integrated
memory controller and Quick Path
Interconnect (QPI) architecture
v Up to 2.5M Level-3 cache/core
v Two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
links speed up to 8.0 GT per
second
Note:
v Use the Setup utility to determine
the type and speed of the
microprocessors in the server.
v For a list of supported
microprocessors, see
http://www.ibm.com/systems/
info/x86servers/serverproven/
compat/us.
Memory:
v Slot: 12 DIMM connectors (24
DIMM connectors when the
microprocessor 2 expansion board
is installed)
v Minimum: 2 GB
v Maximum: 768 GB
– 32 GB using unbuffered DIMMs
(UDIMMs)
– 384 GB using registered DIMMs
(RDIMMs)
– 768 GB using load reduction
DIMMs (LRDIMMs)
v Type:
– PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066),
PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333), or
PC3-12800 (DDR3-1600)
– Single-rank, dual-rank, or
quad-rank
– Registered DIMM (RDIMM),
unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), or
load reduced DIMM (LRDIMM)
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v Supports (depending on the
model):
– 2 GB unbuffered DIMM
(UDIMM)
– 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB
registered DIMMs (RDIMMs)
– 32 GB load reduction DIMM
(LRDIMM)
Drives:
v SATA:
– DVD-ROM
– Multi-burner
Note: Maximum of two devices
can be installed.
v Diskette: External USB hard disk
drive
v Supported hard disk drives:
– Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
– Serial ATA (SATA)
Expansion bays (depending on the
model):
v Up to thirty-two 2.5-inch HDD
bays
v Up to eight 3.5-inch HDD bays
v Up to two half-high 5.25-inch bays
Note: Full-high devices such as an
optional tape drive will occupy
two half-high 5.25-inch bays.
PCI and PCI-X expansion slots:
v Six PCI expansion slots on the
system board:
– Slot 1: PCI Express 2.0 x8
(support optional PCI-X
interposer card)
– Slot 2: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 3: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 4: PCI Express 3.0 x8
– Slot 5: PCI Express 3.0 x16
(support 225W GPU)
– Slot 6: PCI Express 3.0 x8
v Two PCI expansion slots on the
microprocessor 2 expansion board:
– Slot 7: PCI Express 3.0 x16
(support 225W GPU)
– Slot 8: PCI Express 3.0 x16
v PCI-X interposer card (optional):
– One PCI-X 64-bit/133 MHz
Video controller (integrated into
IMM2):
v Matrox G200eR2
Note: The maximum video
resolution is 1600 x 1200 at 75 Hz.
– SVGA compatible video
controller
– DDR3 528 MHz SDRAM video
memory controller
– Avocent Digital Video
Compression
– 16 MB of video memory (not
expandable)
Power supply:
v Up to two hot-swap power
supplies for redundancy support.
– 550-watt ac
1. Support up to 95-watt
processor.
2. Support up to eight HDDs.
3. GPU not supported.
4. Support up to sixteen 1R/2R
RDIMMs or UDIMMs. 4R
RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are
not supported.