Max5 Features And Specifications - IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

MAX5 features and specifications

The following information is a summary of the features and specifications of the
MAX5 memory expansion module:
Table 4. MAX5 Features and operating specifications
v Intel 7500 or 7510 scalable memory
buffer (depending on your model)
with eight memory ports (four
DIMMs on each port)
v Xcellerated Memory Technology
v EXA chip set
v QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
architecture technology:
– Four 6.4 Giga Transfers (GT) per
second QuickPath Interconnect
links (for up to 2
microprocessors)
– Three 10.0 GT per second EXA
scalability links
v Scalability:
– Connects to the x3690 X5 (2U)
rack servers using QPI cables
Note: When you add an optional
MAX5 to your server configuration
and you plan to use the optional USB
flash device with VMware ESXi
embedded hypervisor software, see
the documentation that comes with
the USB flash device and the
operating system installation
instructions for installing VMware
ESXi (or ESX, depending on your
environment) on your server at the
IBM website at http://
www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
The documentation provides
additional installation and
configuration information that you
need to follow before you use the
MAX5.
DIMMs (depending on the model):
v Minimum: 2 DIMMs (two 2 GB
DIMMs (4 GB))
v Maximum: 32 DIMM slots (up to 1
TB of memory, depending on the
DIMM size)
v Type of DIMMs: PC3-10600R-999
1333 MHz, PC3L-10600 1333 MHz,
or PC3-8500R 1066 MHz, ECC,
DDR3 registered SDRAM dual
inline memory modules (DIMMs)
v Supports 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
or 16 GB LP-RDIMMs, 32 GB
DIMMs
Note: The PC3L-10600 16 GB
LP-RDIMMs are supported in the
MAX5s with Intel 7510 scalable
memory buffer only.
v Supports l.35-volt (low-voltage)
and 1.5-volt registered DIMMs (see
"Replacing a MAX5 memory
module" on page 384 for more
information).
Fans:
v Five hot-swap 40 mm fans
Power supply:
v One 675-watt (110 - 220 V ac
auto-sensing) standard
v Supports up to two 675-watt (110 -
220 V ac auto-sensing) hot-swap
power supplies with built-in fans
for redundancy support
Light path diagnostics LEDs:
v Board LED
v Configuration LED
v Fan LEDs
v Link LED (for QPI and EXA links)
v Locate LED
v Memory LEDs
v Power-on LED
v Power supply LEDs
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