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IBM System x3850 X6
IBM Redbooks Product Guide
The IBM® System x3850 X6 server is a four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth
generation of the IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an
agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise
applications, and virtualized environments.
The x3850 X6 packs numerous fault-tolerant and high-availability features into a high-density, 4U
rack-optimized lid-less package that helps reduce the space that is needed to support massive network
computing operations and simplify servicing. The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800
v2 high-performance processors and up to 6 TB of memory.
Suggested use : mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise
applications, and cloud applications.
The following figure shows the IBM System x3850 X6.
Figure 1. The IBM System x3850 X6
Did you know?
The x3850 X6 server employs a lid-less design where all serviceable components are front- and
rear-accessible. In addition, each major subsystem is implemented as modular "book" design, such as the
Compute Books and I/O Books. This configuration means that components are easy to upgrade and
service, which translates to greater uptime of applications to your users. The x3850 X6 offers enterprise
scalability and advanced RAS features to support the most demanding mission-critical applications that
require 24x7 operations.
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  • Page 1 IBM System x3850 X6 IBM Redbooks Product Guide The IBM® System x3850 X6 server is a four-socket 4U rack-mounted server that represents the sixth generation of the IBM Enterprise X-Architecture®. It delivers fast application performance, is based on an agile system design, and is a resilient platform that is needed for mission-critical databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments.

  • Page 2: Key Features

    Resilient platforms maximize application uptime and promote easy integration in virtual  environments. IBM X6 servers continue to lead the way as the shift toward mission-critical scalable databases, business analytics, virtualization, enterprise applications, and cloud-computing applications accelerates. Fast application performance...
  • Page 3  or Full-length I/O Books, depending on the adapters that you need to deploy. Most components are common between the four-socket x3850 X6 and eight-socket x3950 X6, making  for a simple upgrade path with minimal parts on the floor.
  • Page 4 Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster and stronger encryption.  IBM Systems Director® provides proactive systems management. It offers comprehensive systems  management tools that help increase uptime, reduce costs, and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.

  • Page 5: Locations Of Key Components And Connectors

    Locations of key components and connectors The following figure shows the front of the x3850 X6 server. Figure 2. Front view of the IBM System x3850 X6 The following figure shows the rear of the x3850 X6 server. Figure 3. Rear view of the IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 6: Standard Specifications

    ECC, Chipkill, RBS, memory mirroring, and memory rank sparing. protection Memory-channel IBM eXFlash DIMMs are installed in memory DIMM slots, but are seen by the OS as storage storage devices. Memory channels with eXFlash DIMMs must also have at least one RDIMM. Cannot be mixed with LRDIMMs.
  • Page 7 Power-on password, admin password, and two Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs). features Systems UEFI, IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) with remote presence feature, Predictive management Failure Analysis, Light Path Diagnostics, Automatic Server Restart, IBM Systems Director and Active Energy Manager™, and IBM ServerGuide.

  • Page 8: Standard Models

    ¤ This model includes the DIMMs that are rated at 1600 MHz, but operate at up to 1333 MHz, as noted, to match the processor memory speed * Models A7x and A8x include IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator for Direct v2.x; model A9x includes IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator for Virtual v2.x. All models include 3 years service and support ‡...
  • Page 9 SAP HANA Workload Optimized Solution models The IBM System x3850 X6 Workload Optimized Solutions for SAP HANA provide optimal solutions for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, data mart, and SAP Business Suite, Powered by SAP HANA applications. Preconfigured workload optimized server models for SAP HANA applications are configured with up to 1 TB of memory and are upgradeable to support larger single node and scale-out cluster implementations.

  • Page 10: Upgrading To An 8-Socket System

    Option 2: Upgrade your 4-socket x3850 X6 using an RPQ With this option, you don’t have to plan for 8-socket capacity up front. You start with an x3850 X6 then when you are ready to upgrade to a 6-socket or 8-socket server, you purchase an upgrade offering via an IBM Techline RPQ.
  • Page 11 The x3850 X6 components that can be migrated to the x3950 X6 as part of the RPQ upgrade are: Compute Books, provided they use Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 processors  All memory DIMMs  Storage Book  All internal drives ...
  • Page 12  x3950 X6, for a total of 8U of rack space. Down time: In order to upgrade the x3850 X6 server to a x3950 X6 server you will need to allow for  down time. The server will need to be completely powered off and have some of its components removed for re-installation into the new x3950 X6 server.

  • Page 13: Processor Options

    Processor options The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v2 processors. Processors are installed in Compute Books, one processor in each Compute Book. The following figure shows the components of the Compute Book: One processor  A total of 24 DIMM slots, 12 on each side of the book ...
  • Page 14 (also known as independent mode). In Performance mode, the SMI2 link operates at twice the memory bus speed shown. * A configuration of one processor is only supported in model 3837-A4x. No other server model or CTO configuration supports one processor. IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 15: Memory Options

    IBM system warranty, and IBM provides service and support worldwide. The x3850 X6 supports DDR3 memory operating at speeds up to 1600 MHz. The x3850 X6 supports up to 96 DIMMs when all processors are installed, 24 DIMMs per processor. Each processor has four memory channels that are implemented using Scalable Memory Interface generation 2 (SMI2) chips, and the server implements three DIMMs per channel.
  • Page 16 The server also supports IBM eXFlash DIMMs, which are also installed in the DIMM slots. The "IBM  eXFlash memory-channel storage" section describes these eXFlash DIMMs and the configuration rules. The following table shows the characteristics of the supported DIMMs. Tables cells that are highlighted with a gray background indicate that the server supports higher memory frequencies or larger memory capacity (or both) than the Intel processor specification defines.

  • Page 17: Ibm Exflash Memory-Channel Storage

    IBM eXFlash memory-channel storage are storage offerings in the physical form of memory DIMMs. These IBM eXFlash DIMMs are installed in memory DIMM sockets but appear to the operating system and applications as block storage devices. This new and innovative technology brings storage electrically closer to the processor subsystem, therefore improving performance considerably.

  • Page 18: Internal Storage

    Internal storage The server supports 1.8-inch solid-state drives in the IBM eXFlash SSD units and 2.5-inch SSDs and HDDs. Drives are installed in the Storage Book. The x3850 X6 has one Storage Book. The Storage Book supports the following configurations: 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays...
  • Page 19 X6 44X4104 A4A6 IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane 44X4106 A4A7 IBM 8x 1.8" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane The backplanes are connected to one or two RAID controllers or HBAs depending on the number and type of backplane that is installed.

  • Page 20: Controllers For Internal Storage

    Backplanes required Controllers needed 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays 1x IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4104 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays 2x IBM 4x 2.5" HS 12Gb SAS HDD Backplane, 44X4104 1 or 2 4x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays + 1x IBM 4x 2.5"...
  • Page 21 PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface  Based on the LSI SAS3008 12 Gbps controller  For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks® Product Guides in the RAID adapters category at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=raid IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 22: Internal Drive Options

    00AJ166 A4U5 S3700 800GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise SSD 2.5" SATA HS Enterprise Value SSDs 00AJ395 A577 IBM 120GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ400 A578 IBM 240GB SATA 2.5" MLC G3HS Enterprise Value SSD 00AJ405 A579 IBM 480GB SATA 2.5"...

  • Page 23: Internal Backup Units

    X6 2.5" 15K SAS HS HDDs 00AJ081 A4TR IBM 300GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD 00AJ111 A4TQ IBM 146GB 15K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD 2.5" 10K SAS HS HDDs 00AJ146 A4TP IBM 1.2TB 10K 6Gbps SAS 2.5" G3HS HDD...

  • Page 24: I/O Expansion Options

    Optional I/O Books can be either of: Half-length I/O Book:  Two PCIe 3.0 x8 slots (x8 wired) One PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x16 wired) Full-length I/O Book:  Two PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 wired) One PCIe 2.0 x8 slot (x4 wired) IBM System x3850 X6...
  • Page 25 Table 11. Adapters that support hot swap Part number Feature code Description 00D8540 A4XH Emulex Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ VFA IIIr for IBM System x* 49Y7960 A2EC Intel X520 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 49Y7970 A2ED...
  • Page 26 One 2x4 power connector, which supplies up to 150 W of additional power to the adapter  One 2x3 power connector, which supplies up to 75 W of additional power to the adapter  IBM System x3850 X6...
  • Page 27 I/O Book, when installed, adds a 99 mm (3.9 in.) mechanical extension to the base length dimension of the chassis. The following figure shows a Full-length I/O Book and a Half-length I/O Book that are installed in the server. Figure 12. I/O Books that are installed in the x3850 X6 IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 28: Network Adapters

     SFP+ ports supporting fiber optic and direct-attach copper (DAC) cables  For more information about this adapter, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips1027.html?Open The Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter has the following specifications: Quad-port 1 Gb Ethernet connectivity ...
  • Page 29 00D9550 A3PN Mellanox ConnectX-3 40GbE / FDR IB VPI Adapter for IBM System x For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Networking adapters category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=networkadapters IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 30: Storage Host Bus Adapters

    Storage host bus adapters The following table lists storage HBAs that are supported by the x3850 X6. The maximum quantity listed is for configurations with all processors and I/O books installed. The maximum quantity listed is for configurations with all processors and I/O books installed.

  • Page 31: Pcie Ssd Adapters

    IBM 1.2TB High IOPS MLC Mono Adapter 90Y4397 A3DZ IBM 2.4TB High IOPS MLC Duo Adapter For more information about these adapters, see the IBM Redbooks Product Guide IBM High IOPS MLC Adapters , TIPS0907, found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0907.html?Open GPU adapters and co-processors The server supports the co-processors and graphics processing units (GPUs) that are listed in the following table.

  • Page 32: Power Supplies

    Power supplies The x3850 X6 server supports up to four redundant power supplies. Standard models come with one, two, or four power supplies (model dependent). The following table lists the power supplies. Table 18. Power supplies Part number Feature code...

  • Page 33: Systems Management

    Systems management The server contains IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2), which provides advanced service-processor control, monitoring, and an alerting function. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the IMM2 lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem, records the error in the event log, and alerts you to the problem.

  • Page 34: Physical And Electrical Specifications

    Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximately):  Minimum configuration: 0.16 kVA Maximum configuration: 1.7 kVA BTU output:  Minimum configuration: 546 Btu/hr (160 watts) Maximum configuration: 10,912 Btu/hr (3,200 watts) Noise level:  6.6 bels (operating) 6.4 bels (idle) IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 35: Warranty Options

    Warranty options The IBM System x3850 X6 has a three-year onsite warranty with 9x5/next business day terms. IBM offers the warranty service upgrades through IBM ServicePac offerings. IBM ServicePac is a series of prepackaged warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

  • Page 36: Regulatory Compliance

    Russia/GOST ME01, IEC-60950-1, GOST R 51318.22, GOST R 51318.24, GOST R 51317.3.2, and  GOST R 51317.3.3 IEC 60950-1 (CB Certificate and CB Test Report)  CE Mark (EN55022 Class A, EN60950-1, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, and EN61000-3-3)  CISPR 22, Class A  TUV-GS (EN60950-1 /IEC60950-1, EK1-ITB2000)  IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 37: External Disk Storage Expansion

    ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller. The server can also be attached to supported external storage systems, such as the IBM System Storage® DS3500 series, by using a supported HBA (see the earlier "Storage HBA" section). The following table shows the RAID controllers and options for external disk storage expansion.
  • Page 38 The ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller supports connectivity to the IBM System Storage external expansion enclosures that are listed in the following table. Up to nine expansion enclosures can be daisy-chained per one M5120 external port. For better performance, distribute expansion enclosures evenly across both M5120 ports.

  • Page 39: External Disk Storage Systems

    The following table lists the external storage systems that are supported by the server and can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support other IBM disk systems that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System Storage Interoperation Center found at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic.

  • Page 40: External Backup Units

    IBM Half High LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive 44E8895 IBM Half High LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive 49Y9898 IBM Half High LTO Gen 5 Internal SAS Tape Drive 00D8924 IBM Half High LTO Ultrium Gen 6 Internal SAS Tape Drive IBM System x3850 X6...
  • Page 41 * Note: The external tape drives that are listed can be ordered through the System x sales channel. The server might support other IBM tape drives that are not listed in this table. For more information, see the IBM System Storage Interoperability Center.

  • Page 42: Top-Of-Rack Ethernet Switches

    Top-of-rack Ethernet switches The server supports the top-of-rack Ethernet switches from IBM System Networking that are listed in the following table. Table 28. IBM System Networking - Top-of-rack switches Part number Description IBM System Networking - 1 Gb top-of-rack switches 0446013 IBM System Networking RackSwitch™...

  • Page 43: Uninterruptible Power Supply Units

    IBM 6000VA LCD 4U Rack UPS (230 V) 53959KX IBM 11000VA LCD 5U Rack UPS (200V/208V/230V) For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 44: Power Distribution Units

    Switched and Monitored PDUs 46M4002 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4003 IBM 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4004 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager DPI PDU 46M4005 IBM 1U 12 C13 Active Energy Manager 60A 3 Phase PDU...
  • Page 45 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 60A 3 Phase PDU 46M4143 IBM 0U 12 C19/12 C13 32A 3 Phase PDU For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Power infrastructure category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=power...

  • Page 46: Rack Cabinets

    Smart Analytics 42U Rack Family Yes* * No support for Full-length I/O Books For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 47: Rack Options

    IBM Virtual Media Conversion Option Gen2 (VCO2) 46M5382 5340 IBM Serial Conversion Option (SCO) For more information, see the list of IBM Redbooks Product Guides in the Rack cabinets and options category found at the following address: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pg&cat=rack IBM System x3850 X6...

  • Page 48: Related Publications And Links

    IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing can help you obtain the IT solution that you need while preserving funding for other strategic investments and optimizing cash flow. Our Fair Market Value (FMV) lease helps ensure that you have the latest IBM technology and with our mid-lease upgrade capability, you can increase the capacity of the system with little to no change in monthly payments.
  • Page 49 ServerProven hardware compatibility page for the x3850 X6 and x3950 X6  http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/xseries/3837.html IBM Redbooks Product Guides for IBM System x servers and options  http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/portals/systemx?Open&page=pgbycat Configuration and Option Guide  http://www.ibm.com/systems/xbc/cog/ xREF - IBM System x Reference Sheets ...
  • Page 50 Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.
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