Positioning - IBM System x3850 X5 Implementation Manual

Also available is a virtualization workload-optimized model of these HX5s. This is a
pre-configured, pre-tested model targeted at large-scale consolidation. Table 1-7 shows the
model.
Table 1-7 Workload-optimized models of the HX5
Model Intel Xeon
model and
cores/max
Virtualization workload-optimized models (includes VMware ESXi 4.1 on a USB memory key)
7872-68x 2x E6540 6C/2
a. Memory speed of the HX5 is dependent on the processor installed; however, the memory speed of the MAX5 is
up to 1066 MHz irrespective of the processor installed in the attached HX5.
b. Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Expansion Card (CFFh).
c. HX5 has 16 DIMM sockets and can hold 128 GB using 8 GB memory DIMMs. MAX5 has 24 DIMM sockets and
can hold 192 GB using 8 GB memory DIMMs. A 1-node HX5 + MAX5 supports 320 GB total using 8 GB DIMMs.
Model 7872-68x is a virtualization-optimized model and includes the following features in
addition to standard HX5 and MAX5 features:
Forty DIMM sockets, all containing 4 GB memory DIMMs for a total of 160 GB of available
memory.
VMware ESXi 4.1 on a USB memory key is installed internally in the server. See 5.15,
"Integrated virtualization" on page 214 for details.
Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Expansion Card (CFFh).

1.3 Positioning

Table 1-8 gives an overview of the features of the systems that are described in this book.
Table 1-8 Maximum configurations for the eX5 systems
Maximum configurations
Processors 1-node
2-node
Memory 1-node
1-node with MAX5
2-node
Disk drives 1-node
c
(non-SSD)
2-node
SSDs 1-node
2-node
Standard 1 Gb 1-node
Ethernet interfaces
2-node
Clock TDP HX5 max
speed memory
speed
2.00 GHz 105 W 978 MHz
x3850 X5/x3950 X5
4
8
1024 GB (64 DIMMs)
1536 GB (96 DIMMs)
2048 GB (128 DIMMs
8
16
16
32
d
2
4
MAX5 Scalable
to four
a
socket
Std No
x3690 X5
2
Not available
a
512 GB (32 DIMMs)
a
1024 GB (64 DIMMs)
a
Not available
16
Not available
24
Not available
2
Not available
10GbE Standard
b
card memory
c
(max 320 GB)
160 GB
Std HX5: 16x 4GB
MAX5: 24x 4GB
HX5
2
4
b
128 GB (16 DIMMs)
b
320 GB (40 DIMMs)
256 GB (32 DIMMs)
Not available
Not available
2
4
2
4
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Chapter 1. Introduction